Upper School Profile 2019-2020 The Kinkaid School THE SCHOOL 201 Kinkaid School Dr. Founded in 1906, Kinkaid is the oldest in . From its earliest days, Kinkaid has emphasized academic Houston, TX 77024 attainment and character development. Today’s Kinkaid remains faithful to Margaret Kinkaid, its founder, valuing its students for 713.782.1640 their potential as well as their achievement and striving always for their balanced growth - intellectual, physical, social and ethical. kinkaid.org CEEB Code # 443-390 MISSION STATEMENT Dr. Edward M. Trusty, Jr. The Kinkaid School’s mission is to promote educational excellence, personal responsibility and balanced growth, and thereby to Interim Head of School help its students to discover and develop their talents to fulfill their best potential. CORE VALUES Peter Behr Honesty, Respect, Responsibility and Kindness Upper School Divison Head STUDENTS FACULTY Quenby Mott • 1465 total enrollment (PK-12) • 214 teaching faculty Head Upper School Dean • 617 students in the Upper School • 136 with advanced degrees 713.243.6520 • 29.3% students of color • $240,000 devoted annually to professional development [email protected] ACADEMICS Kinkaid provides a college preparatory curriculum to achieve its primary goal of intellectual endeavor and achievement. Tanya Aydelott The School offers a robust range of on-level, Honors, Advanced Placement (AP), and college level (CL) courses. Kinkaid holds Upper School Dean membership in the Cum Laude Society, inducting students in January of their senior year. 713.243.6503 [email protected] HONOR CODE Each Kinkaid student must know that he or she will be evaluated on the basis of his or her own accomplishment and must trust Brian Burbank that all other students are evaluated correspondingly. To assure such knowledge and trust, an Honor Council and Honor Code Upper School Dean have been established, their primary purpose being the creation of an atmosphere of optimum learning and trust, not suspicion 713.243.6547 and fear. The Honor code, therefore, is not a long list of regulations, but instead is a simple statement espousing our belief that “An [email protected] honorable student does not lie,cheat, or steal.” ARTS ATHLETICS Dr. Shannon Hardie Arts education is integral to the total school program and is In alignment with Kinkaid’s mission and core values, the Upper School Dean essential to helping students develop their individual voices. Department of Athletics believes in educating the whole 713.243.6561 All students have learning experiences in music, visual arts, student and promotes multiple-sport participation. Kinkaid is [email protected] dance, or theatre. a member of the Southwest Preparatory Conference (SPC). • 56 classes offered • Awarded SPC Athletic Directors’ Cup - Top Overall Co-Ed Jennifer Kincaid • 16 gallery exhibitions Program in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018; Top Overall Boys Associate Head • 12 juried visual arts competitions Program in 2017 and Top Overall Girls Program in 2015, Upper School Dean • 24 fine arts performances 2016, 2018 and 2019 713.243.6521 • 11 programs finished first in SPC in the last four years [email protected] • 24 Varsity sport programs • 24 Members of the Class of 2019 play sports at the James Onwuachi collegiate level Upper School Dean 713.243.6509 DEAN SYSTEM [email protected] The Dean System at Kinkaid reflects the School’s commitment to holistic counseling. Before entering the ninth grade, students are assigned to one of eight Upper School Deans. The Dean model provides council and support for students with regard to academic Tyler-Rose Veguez achievement, personal accountability, and social dynamics. The Deans works as a team and frequently collaborate to best serve Upper School Dean students. While students and parents work primarily with their assigned Dean, that work is informed by the broad expertise and 713.243.6532 varied experiences of the entire Deans’ Office and the other members of the Student Support Team. [email protected] INTERIM TERM Norma Villanueva For three weeks in January, Interim Term provides Upper School students a selection of elective courses, foreign study Upper School Dean opportunities, cultural programs, and, for seniors, professional career internships. The primary purpose is enrichment through 713.243.6574 experience, affording students opportunities to study in areas and situations unavailable in the regular curriculum. To that end, [email protected] Kinkaid upper school faculty design and implement a variety of course offerings and programs involving subjects not offered elsewhere or delving in greater depth into subjects addressed only in survey courses in the regular curriculum. INDEPENDENT STUDY Students who have exhausted the options for study within the regular curriculum, or have a special interest may complete an Independent Study (IS). All IS are approved by a committee made up of the Upper School Head, Assistant Head of Upper School, the approprate department chair and the Independent Study Coordinator. Depending on the IS students will receive credit and a grade for their IS semester or year basis. The Independent Study does not count toward the five- course minimum required of students.

HONORS, ADVANCED PLACEMENT & COLLEGE LEVEL CLASSES Entrance into Honors, Advanced Placement (AP) and College Level (CL) courses requires departmental recommendation. All students enrolled in an AP course are required to take the AP exam. Students are not limited in the number of AP courses they can take. In 2019: In 2018: * 755 exams taken 697 exams taken 88% of scores were 3 or higher 85% of scores were 3 or higher 63% of scores were 4 or 5 60% of scores were 4 or 5 * Due to Hurricane Harvey the school lost 7 teaching days, which impacted the amount of material the teachers could cover. GRADE DISTRIBUTION - CLASS OF 2020 GRADING SYSTEM

A + 97 - 100 = 12.0 11 and above 31% A 93 - 96 = 11.0 A - 90 - 92 = 10.0 10.0 -10.9 31% B + 87 - 89 = 9.0 9.0-9.9 B 83 - 86 = 8.0 21% B - 80 - 82 = 7.0 8.0-8.9 C + 77 - 79 = 6.0 9% C 73 - 76 = 5.0 C - 70 - 72 = 4.0 Below 8.0 7% D 60 - 69 = 2.0 F 59 or below = 0.0 Grade Point Average Scale CURRICULUM & GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Kinkaid’s curriculum is college-preparatory, and students are required to carry a minimum of five graded courses, four of which are academic, per semester. A weighted GPA will be calculated at the end of each year along with a cummulative GPA. In calculating the weighted GPA for a course, the following formulas will be used: in Honors courses 0.6 will be added to the scale grade before averaging; in AP and CL courses 1.2 will be added to the scale grade before averaging. HONORS, ADVANCED PLACEMENT & COLLEGE LEVEL (CL) CLASSES GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

English AP Computer Science AP Biology II Required Graded Credits (22) AP English Literature CL Computer Science: AP Chemistry II English 4 Algorithms and Structures AP Environmental Science History 3 History * Not offered every year AP Physics C Honors World History I Mathematics 3 (this course was not available to Mathematics Foreign Language Science 3 the Class of 2020; instead World Honors Geometry Honors French III World Language 2 Civilizations: Ancient & Medieval Honors Algebra II AP French Language Fine Arts 1 was the only option and this Honors Precalculus CL French Literature course did not have an honors AP Statistics Honors Spanish II Academic or Graded Electives 4 option) AP Calculus AB Honors Spanish III Interim Term (1/2 credit for each year in atten- 2 AP World History II AP Calculus BC AP Spanish Language dance) AP US History CL Linear Algebra* AP Spanish Literature AP US Government & Politics CL Multivariable Calculus* Honors Latin III Additional Required Credits AP Modern European History AP Latin Community Service 4 Science CL Latin Literature Other * Honors Biology I Physical Education 6 AP Music Theory* Honors Chemistry I Decisions for Healthy Living 1 AP Studio Art* Honors Physics I

NATIONAL MERIT RECOGNITION STANDARDIZED TEST RESULTS - CLASS OF 2020

CLASS OF 2017-2020 ACT SAT * Class Semifinalists Commended Section Middle 50% Range Mean Section Middle 50% Range Mean 2020 12 17 English 31-35 32.7 Evidence Based RW 630-740 684 2019 13 19 Math 27-32 29.4 Mathematics 630-750 684 2018 9 21 Reading 30-35 32.6 Total 1280-1490 1368 2017 9 18 Science Reasoning 27-34 30.3 * TAKEN MARCH 2016 OR LATER Composite 29-34 30.9 COLLEGE MATRICULATIONS Between 2018-2019, Kinkaid students received acceptances to the following colleges and universities. Schools in bold indicate at least one member of the Class of 2019 is attending. American University Georgetown University University Park Austin University of Redlands Arizona State University Georgia Institute of Pepperdine University The University of , University of Richmond Auburn University Technology Point Park University Dallas University of San Francisco Austin College Grinnell College Pomona College The University of Texas, University of South Austin Community College Hamilton College - NY Princeton University San Antonio Carolina Babson College Harvard University Purdue University The University of Texas, University of Southern Baldwin Wallace University Haverford College Reed College Tyler California Bard College High Point University Rensselaer Polytechnic The University of the Arts University of St. Andrews Barnard College Hill College Institute Trinity College University of St. Thomas Bates College Houston Baptist University Rhodes College Trinity University Univerisity of the Incarnate Baylor University Howard University Rice University Tufts University Word Belmont University Illinois Wesleyan University Rider University Tulane University University of Tennessee Bentley University Indiana University at Rollins College Air Force University of Tulsa Berklee College of Music Bloomington Roosevelt University Academy University of Utah Boston College James Madison University Rose-Hulman Institute of United States Naval University of Vermont Boston Conservatory at John Carroll University Technology Academy University of Virginia Berklee Johns Hopkins University Saint Louis University University of Alabama at University of Washington Boston University Lafayette College Sam Houston State Birmingham University of Wisconsin, Brigham Young University Lamar College University University of Arkansas Madison Brown University Lehigh University Samford University University of British Vanderbilt University Bucknell University Lewis & Clark University Santa Clara University Columbia Villanova University California Institute of Louisiana State University Sarah Lawrence College University of California, Virginia Commonwealth Technology Loyola Marymount Savannah College of Art and Berkeley University CAP21 Performing Arts University Design University of California, Virginia Tech Conservatory Loyola University New Science Po-UC Berkely Dual Davis Wake Forest University Carleton College Orleans Degree University of California, Washington and Jefferson Carnegie Mellon University Marymount Manhattan Seattle University Los Angeles College Case Western Reserve College Sewanee: The University of University of California, San Washington and Lee University Massachusetts Institute of the South Diego University Chapman University Technology Shenandoah University University of California, Washington University in Claremont McKenna College McDaniel College Smith College Santa Barbara St, Louis Clark University McGill University Southern Methodist University of Chicago Webster University Clemson University Menlo College University University of Cincinnati Wellesley College Coastal Carolina University Miami University, Oxford Southwestern University College Wesleyan University Colby College Midland College Spelman College Conservatory of Music Wheaton College - MA College of Charleston Millikin University St. Edward’s University University of Colorado at Whitman College Colorado College Millsaps College St. John Fisher College Boulder Williams College Colorado School of Mines Missouri State University Stanford University University of Delaware Worcester Polytechnic Colorado State University Montclair State University Swarthmore College University of Denver Institute Columbia College, Chicago Morehouse College Syracuse University University of Georgia Xavier University of Columbia University Muhlenberg College Texas A&M University University of Hawaii at Louisiana Connecticut College Nebraska Wesleyan Texas A&M University, Manoa Yale University Cornell University University Corpus Christi University of Houston Dartmouth College New York University Texas Christian University University of Kansas Davidson College North Carolina State Texas State University University of Miami DePaul University University Texas Tech University University of Michigan Dickinson College Northeastern University The College of William & University of Mississippi Duke University Northwestern University Mary University of Missouri, East Carolina University Occidental College The George Washington Columbia Elmhurst College Oklahoma City University University University of Missouri, Elon University Old Dominion University The New School Kansas City Emerson College Oregon State University The Ohio State University University of North Carolina Emory University Otterbein University The University of Alabama at Greensboro Florida State University Oxford Collegeof Emory The University of Arizona University of North Texas Fordham University University The University of North University of Notre Dame * TAKEN MARCH 2016 OR LATER Franklin and Marshall Pace University, New York Carolina University of Oregon College City at Chapel Hill University of Pennsylvania Furman University Pennsylvania State The University of Oklahoma University of Pittsburgh George Mason University University, The University of Texas, University of Puget Sound