THE TOME SCHOOL 581 S. Maryland Avenue • North East, MD 21901

410-287-2050 Fax 410-287-8999 www.tomeschool.org

CEEB code: 210835

Founded 1889 HOME OF THE TITANS

2018-2019

Upper School Profile

SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PROFILE The Tome School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school established in 1889 by Port Deposit philanthropist Jacob Tome. It was the founding school of the Cum Laude Society in 1906 and continues to value honor and academic excellence. The school’s curriculum provides a broad liberal arts education for students from kindergarten through twelfth grade in an environment emphasizing academic success, high standards of personal behavior, and full participation in school life. Tome School’s 100 acre campus is in Cecil County and is located at the head of the Chesapeake Bay, halfway between Baltimore and Philadelphia. It is chartered by the State of Maryland Board of Education.

ENROLLMENT Students come from Delaware, Pennsylvania, and three counties in Maryland with a current enrollment of 439 students in grades K through 12. Thirty percent of students receive financial aid. The Upper School is comprised of grades 9-12, with 133 students, 32 in the class of 2019.

ADMISSIONS PROCEDURE Applicants must pass entrance tests in reading comprehension, mathematics, and general intellectual ability. Prospective students also spend a day attending classes both in their grade level and the level for which they are applying.

STAFF Head of School: Mrs. Christine Szymanski College Admissions Counselor: Shelley Pierce Upper School Faculty: 14 academic teachers, 7 holding MA or MS degrees, 1 holding MFA & MA degrees.

SCHOOL YEAR The 173-day school year is divided into quarters, with grades available two weeks after quarter’s end. The school day is divided into seven 50-minute periods, with an additional 20-minute study hall at the end of the day.

HONORS CURRICULUM Tome Upper School students take six academic classes each year. The typical schedule includes one class in each of the following disciplines: English composition, foreign language, history, literature, mathematics and science. To graduate from Tome a student must successfully complete a minimum of 21 academic credits with a minimum distribution of 4 credits in English and 3 credits each in foreign language, history, mathematics and science according to the MSDE under COMAR 13A.09.09.

Courses offered at Tome include: English Composition: Levels 9, 10, 11,12 Foreign Language: French and Spanish, Levels 1-4, Latin 1-3 History: Ancient, World, U.S., Government/Economics Literature: Ancient, American, British, and World Mathematics: Algebra I and II, Geometry, Precalculus, Calculus, Statistics Science: Biology, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Physics, Advanced Biology

Seventh period elective classes are not for credit and include the arts, physical education, Yearbook, Literary Magazine, Envirothon, Drama, all students must successfully pass a Physical Education and Health class to qualify for graduation among other courses.

To ensure a rigorous and intellectually probing curriculum, all classes are taught at the Honors level. Tome School eschews AP courses – to avoid the rigidity of “teaching to the test”. However, many students elect to take AP exams. Tome students experience a high rate of success with a 2018 pass rate of 87% amongst juniors.

ACADEMIC STATISTICS/TESTING RESULTS GPA is calculated for academic subjects only. Class rank is not calculated beyond first and second place.

Class of 2018 Testing Profile

SAT Distribution Grading System GPA CALCULATION Middle 50% Tome Maryland National GRADE STANDARD (Weighted for Honors) (35 Scores) (2018) (2017) (2017) (Not Weighted) 95 – 100 = 4.8 EBRW 620-700 655 536 533 A = 90 – 100 = 4.0 90 – 94 = 4.5 Math 590-670 619 524 527 B = 80 – 89 = 3.0 85 – 89 = 3.8 C = 70 – 79 = 2.0 80 – 84 = 3.5

F = 69 and below 75 – 79 = 2.8 ACT Mean Composite 70 – 74 = 2.5 Tome (2018) 26.4 69 = 0

Maryland (2017) 23.6 National (2017) 21

Weighted Grade Unweighted Grade Distribution of Distribution of Academic Average Academic Average (4.0 scale)

Class of 2017 (25) Class of 2018 (35) Class of 2017 (25) Class of 2018 (35) 95-100% 4 students 5 students 4.5-4.8 9 students 11 students 90-94.9 7 students 11 students 4.1-4.4 6 students 9 students 85-89.9% 7 students 9 students 3.7-4.0 3 students 7 students 80-84.9% 6 students 6 students 3.3-3.6 6 students 4 students 70-79.9% 1 students 4 students 2.9-3.2 1 students 4 students Below 70 0 students 0 students 2.5-2.8 0 students 0 students avg: 89.47% avg: 88.55% 2.1-2.4 0 students 0 students

POST GRADUATE EDUCATION

100% of Tome graduates (in the last 3 years) pursue further schooling; 97% have gone to four-year schools and 3% to two-year schools. Over the past five years, Tome students have been accepted to the following schools and an * signifies a 2018 graduate will attend.

Albright College George Washington University Ohio State University University of Maine Alfred University * Georgetown University Old Dominion University University of Mary Washington Allegheny College Georgia Southern University Olivet Nazarene College UMBC *** Alvernia University Georgia State University Pace University University of Maryland CP *** American University * Gettysburg College Palm Beach Atlantic University * University of Massachusetts Amherst * Anderson University Goldey-Beacom College Penn State University University of Memphis Appalachian State University Goucher College Plymouth State University University of Miami Arcadia University Harford Community College * Purdue University University of Michigan Auburn University Harvard University Radford University University of Minnesota Twin Cities Baylor University Hawaii Pacific University * Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Mississippi Bellarmine University High Point University Ringling College of Art & Design University of Mount Union Belmont University Hofstra University Roanoke College University of New England Boston University Hood College Robert Morris University University of New Haven Bridgewater College Howard University Rochester Institute of Technology University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Bryant University Indiana University of PA Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology University of North Carolina Wilmington Bryn Mawr College Ithaca College Rutgers University University of Pennsylvania Bucknell University James Madison University Sacred Heart University University of Pittsburgh Case Western Reserve University Johns Hopkins University Saint Leo's University University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Catholic University * Johnson and Wales University Saint Mary's College of MD University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Cecil College Juniata College Salisbury University ** University of Richmond Cedar Crest College Kent State University-Trumbull San Diego State University University of San Francisco Charleston Southern University Keystone College Savannah College of Art & Design University of Scranton Christopher Newport University Kutztown University Seton Hall University University of South Carolina Clemson University La Salle University Shenandoah University University of South Florida Coastal Carolina University Lebanon Valley College Shepherd University University of Tampa College of Charleston Lehigh University Shippensburg University University of Tennessee College of the Atlantic Liberty University Slippery Rock University University of Vermont College of William and Mary Lipscomb University South Dakota School of Mines University of Virginia Colorado School of Mines Longwood University St John's College University of Washington Connecticut College Louisiana State University St. John's University University of Wisconsin Madison Cornell University Loyola University Maryland St. Joseph’s University Ursinus College DE College Of Art & Design Lynchburg College Stevenson University Valley Forge Military Academy Delaware Valley College Macalester College Susquehanna University Villanova University DeSales University Marist College Swarthmore College Virginia Commonwealth College Dickinson College Maryland Institute College of Art Temple University * Virginia Tech University Drexel University Marywood University Towson University Virginia Wesleyan University Duquesne University * McDaniel College * Tulane Univerisity Washington College ** East Carolina University * Messiah College United States Air Force Academy Washington University in St. Louis * Eastern Nazarene College Miami University of Ohio United States Coast Guard Academy Wayne State University Eastern University Michigan State University United States Naval Academy Webb Institute Eckerd College Michigan Tech University U.S. Naval Academy Prep School * Wesley College Elizabethtown College Millersville University University of Alabama West Chester University Elon University Montana State University University of Central Arkansas West Virginia University Emory University Moore College of Art & Design University of Central Florida Widener University Fairleigh-Dickinson University Moravian College University of Connecticut Wilmington University Flagler College Mount Saint Mary's University University of Delaware ****** Wilson College Florida Gulf Coast University Muhlenberg College University of Denver Wingate University Florida State University *** New York University University of Findlay Worcester Polytechnic Institute Franklin & Marshall College Niagara University University of Florida Xavier University Frostburg State University North Carolina State University University of Georgia * York College * Gardner-Webb University Northeastern University University of Kansas George Mason University * Notre Dame of Maryland University University of Kentucky