SJA=ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Attending St. Johnsbury Academy is often a life-changing experience. Our students attend top universities and liberal arts colleges, culinary The top 60 students (25% ) taking schools, fashion design schools, fine arts schools, the SAT on our all-school test day engineering schools, technical colleges, and an had the following average scores: array of other 2- and 4-year institutions. College List READING 635 St. Johnsbury Academy graduates attend a wide MATH 695 range of colleges and universities each year. This is a representative list of schools SJA graduates TOTAL 1330 have enrolled in over the past five years. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY KENT STATE UNIVERSITY UNION COLLEGE ART INSTITUTE CHICAGO KING’S COLLEGE (LONDON) UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA BARD COLLEGE LANDER UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BAYLOR UNIVERSITY LEHIGH UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY BENTLEY UNIVERSITY LOYOLA UNIVERSITY (NEW ORLEANS) UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC MACALESTER COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES BOSTON UNIVERSITY MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE BOWDOIN COLLEGE MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO BROWN UNIVERSITY MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY MCGILL UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT BUSINESS SCHOOL LAUSANNE MIAMI UNIVERSITY (OXFORD) UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA — CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE CHAMPAIGN CLARK UNIVERSITY MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CLARKSON UNIVERSITY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF MAINE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY (MONTREAL) PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRATT INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA PROVIDENCE COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, MISSOULA DARTMOUTH COLLEGE PURDUE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS DAVIDSON COLLEGE REED COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DENISON UNIVERSITY REGENT’S UNIVERSITY (LONDON) UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (UK) DICKINSON COLLEGE RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON ELON UNIVERSITY RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS EMORY UNIVERSITY ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN AND RUTGERS UNIVERSITY (NEW BRUNSWICK) UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MERCHANDISING (LOS ANGELES) SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS (UK) FLAGLER COLLEGE SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DALLAS FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND, FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE SKIDMORE COLLEGE BRISTOL (UK) GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SMITH COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON HAMILTON COLLEGE ST. OLAF COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON HARVARD UNIVERSITY SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY VASSAR COLLEGE IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON TEMPLE UNIVERSITY VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY INDIANA UNIVERSITY AT BLOOMINGTON TRINITY COLLEGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY TRINITY COLLEGE (DUBLIN) WELLESLEY COLLEGE KEIO UNIVERSITY (JAPAN) TUFTS UNIVERSITY WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE The AP Capstone program involves a two-course sequence: AP Seminar followed by AP Research. Students AP RESULTS who complete the AP Seminar and Research courses and earn scores of 3 or higher on the subsequent exams, as well Our Advanced Placement program allows college-bound as on at least 4 other AP exams, earn the AP Capstone students to stand out from their peers in college Diploma. Students successfully completing only the AP admissions, earn college credit, skip introductory Seminar and AP Research courses and exams earn the AP programs, and develop college-level skills. The results Seminar and Research Certificate. This year, 17 students of the many exams administered each year are truly earned the AP Capstone Diploma; seven earned the AP impressive. We currently offer 30 AP courses. A total of Capstone Seminar and Research Certificate. Out of 27 237 Academy students took 490 Advanced Placement eligible students, 25 passed the AP Research exam and exams in May 2019. received recognition, a 93% pass rate. The national average rate of passing the AP Research exam is 74%. St. Johnsbury AP Capstone Program Academy is currently the only school in northern New This year marked the third year of our AP Capstone England to offer this program. program. The program was developed with input from the faculty and admissions staff from more than 50 colleges AP Scholars and universities, including Stanford, Columbia, Duke and An impressive 87 Academy students were honored for UC Berkeley. Philip Ballinger, Associate Vice Provost for exceptional performance on their AP exams: 34 were Enrollment and Undergraduate Admissions at the recognized as AP Scholar with Distinction for receiving an University of Washington, said, “At the University of average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and Washington, we are very interested in enrolling students scores of 3 or higher on five or more exams; 20 students who have distinguished themselves through the AP received AP Scholar with Honor for an average score of at Capstone program. Students who successfully participate least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher in the AP Capstone program learn how to read and assess on four or more exams; 33 students received the distinction sources critically, distill and synthesize conclusions based of AP Scholar for receiving a 3 or higher on three or more on evidence, and effectively communicate their AP exams. Two students were further honored as National conclusions to others. This developed skill of critical AP Scholars for receiving an average score of at least 4 on reading, thinking, and communicating is precisely what all AP exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or leads to high achievement and outcomes in college.” more exams. SJA AP Honors AP Scholar AP Scholar AP Scholar National AP Capstone AP Seminar and with Honor with Distinction AP Scholar Diploma Research Certificate Number 33 20 35 2 22 6 of Scholars Average 3.28 4.03 4.44 4.50 3.00 2.94 Score NEW ENGLAND MATH LEAGUE MATH MADNESS Our math students earned the highest cumulative score in America’s Premier High School Mathematics Competition the state of Vermont for the 2018/19 school year in the St. Johnsbury Academy’s results have ranked among the annual New England Mathematics League competition, top-five New England boarding schools along with Phillips leading the Vermont teams with a cumulative score of Andover Academy, Middlesex School, Tabor Academy, 142. The Academy was also included in the cumulative and Choate Rosemary Hall. SJA has ranked in the top-100 league-wide High Scoring Schools list, ranking 18th out schools nationally for the last four years. of more than 150 participating schools from throughout New England; among the other schools included on the High Scoring Schools list were Philips Andover Academy, Taft School, and St. Paul’s School..