Ellis Island
Between 1905 and 1914, an average of one million immigrants per year arrived in the United States. Immigration officials reviewed about 5,000 immigrants per day during peak times at Ellis Island. Two-thirds of those individuals emigrated from eastern, southern and central Europe. The peak year for immigration at Ellis Island was 1907, with 1,004,756 immigrants processed. The all-time daily high occurred on April 17, 1907, when 11,747 immigrants arrived. After the Immigration Act of 1924 was passed, which greatly restricted immigration and allowed processing at overseas embassies, the only immigrants to pass through the station were those who had problems with their immigration paperwork, displaced persons, and war refugees. Today, over 100 million Americans—about one-third to 40% of the population of the United States—can trace their ancestry to immigrants who arrived in America at Ellis Island before dispersing to points all over the country.
The Ellis School
Members of the Ellis Alumnae Association, organized in 1919, volunteer as class agents, event hosts, guest speakers, and Ellis Magazine correspondents.
The Middle and Upper Schools are based on an eight-day cycle. One day every other cycle, students participate in activities that provide community resources and partnerships. In the Middle School, there are division-wide co-curricular programs, while at the Upper School, the students are involved with numerous community programs. There is an Extended Day Program offered to students in Pre-K through 8th Grade. Students who remain on campus after 3:30 and do not participate in any extracurricular activities must enroll in this program. For Lower School students, there is an After School Adventures Program that provides young girls activities in various areas, such as creative arts, sciences, and athletics.