and Mary Benjamin Drake Wright, psychometrician Edward Irving Wortis, author Daniel Menaker, editor and father of Chapo Trap House host, Will Menaker Affiliations The Little Red School House's companion school from 1944 to 1971 was the Downtown Community School (DCS) on the Lower East Side, whose alumni include the writers Peter Manso, Ann Lauterbach, Peter Knobler and Richard Kostelanetz. Its director from 1951 to 1970 was educator and folklorist Norman Studer. Affiliated organizations National Association of Independent Schools New York State Association of Independent Schools New York Interschool See also The New York Foundation Education in New York City Elisabeth Irwin References External links Official website New York State Association of Independent Schools Educational institutions established in 1921 Private K-12 schools in Manhattan 1921 establishments in New York City