2017 profile

SCHOOL CLASS RANKING/WEIGHTING SAT Kenston High School is a public four-year All courses are used in computing class The Scholastic Aptitude Test is taken during comprehensive high school with a rank and all students are ranked beginning the junior and senior years population of 1,020 students. Newsweek in the ninth grade. by many students applying to college. and US News included KHS among the top Regular Regular Honors AP The test provides verbal and math aptitude high schools in the United States. Letter Grade Scale Points Points Points scores. The test scale is A...... 92-100% 4.0 4.5 5.0 200-800 per section. In 2016-2017, FACULTY A-...... 90-91% 3.7 4.2 4.7 89 students took the test. Faculty and Administration...... 79 B+...... 88-89% 3.3 3.8 4.3 Test Area Kenston Avg. National Avg. B...... 82-87% 3.0 3.5 4.0 Advanced Degrees...... 76% Verbal 599 538 B-...... 80-81% 2.7 3.2 3.7 Average Teaching Experience...... 16.2 years Math 585 533 Class Ratio Teacher to Student...... 1:22.2 C+...... 78-79% 2.3 2.3 3.3 C...... 72-77% 2.0 2.0 3.0 ACT 2017 CLASS PROFILE C-...... 70-71% 1.7 1.7 2.7 Many students applying to college take ★★ 248 graduates D+...... 68-69% 1.3 1.3 1.3 the American College Test during their ★★ 90% will attend two- or four-year colleges D...... 60-67% 1.0 1.0 1.0 junior and senior years. The test provides or universities F...... Below 60% 0 0 0 a combined aptitude/achievement score ★★ 10% will enter the work force I...... Incomplete 0 0 0 in English, reading, science, math and a or join the military composite score. The test scale is 1-36. ★★ 46 graduated with 4.0 and higher GPA CURRICULUM In 2016-2017, 227 students took the test. ★★ 115 graduated with over 3.5 GPA A variety of honors, college preparatory Test Area Kenston Avg. National Avg. State ★★ 16 graduated summa cum laude and skill level courses are available in Verbal 23.7 20.3 21.2 earning all As in high school academic and vocational disciplines. Math 23.6 20.7 21.6 ★★ 30 graduated magna cum laude Individual and small group instruction Reading 24.7 21.4 22.5 earning less than 4 Bs laboratories are offered in the areas of Science 24.2 21.0 22.0 in high school writing and mathematics. Fourteen Honors Composite 24.1 21.0 22.0 ★★ 23 graduated cum laude courses and 20 Advanced Placement (AP) earning less than 8 Bs in high school courses are available: ADVANCED PLACEMENT 2017 ★★ 100 received Honors Diplomas Advanced Biology/Pre-AP Bio ★★ 369 students took 677 tests ★★ 185 participated in Senior Mentorship Honors Algebra II ★★ 120 students were named scholars ★★ 221 seniors will attend 70 colleges Honors Biology Honors Chemistry ★★ 5 National AP Scholar in 21 states Honors Geology ★★ 42 AP Scholars with Distinction Honors English I, II, III ★★ 17 AP Scholars with Honors GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Honors Geometry ★★ 56 AP Scholars Twenty-six credits are required for Honors Seminar Economics graduation from Kenston High School. All Honors Seminar English IV Honors Physics NATIONAL MERIT 2017 students are scheduled for eight classes per Honors Precalculus ★★ 5 National Merit Commended year and must pass all five (5) sections of Honors Statistics the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT). AP Biology AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC English 4.0 credits AP Computer Science A Mathematics 4.0 credits AP English Language & Composition III Science 4.0 credits AP English Literature & Composition IV Social Studies 4.0 credits AP Environmental Science Physical Education .5 credits AP European History AP French Language Health Education .5 credits AP Government & Politics: Comparative SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION Electives 9.0 credits AP Government & Politics: United States Nancy R. Santilli, Superintendent 26.0 credits AP Macroeconomics Kathleen M. Poe, Assistant Superintendent AP Microeconomics (* online) AP Physics 1 Jeremy P. McDevitt, Assistant Superintendent AP Psychology Thomas Gabram, Principal AP Spanish Language Kathleen Phillips, Assistant Principal AP Statistics Matthew Watts, Assistant Principal AP Studio Art 2-D Rita S. Pressman, Special Education Director AP U.S. History AP World History Katherine Detwiler, Guidance Counselor Jessica Kardamis, Guidance Counselor Kenston High School adopted a block Raymond Kimpton, Guidance Counselor schedule in 2000-2001. The school day is divided into four blocks, each lasting KENSTON LOCAL SCHOOLS approximately 87 minutes. The maximum 17419 Snyder Road number of classes a student may take per Chagrin Falls, OH 44023 semester is four. 440-543-9677 Class of 2017 Accepted Attending

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TO MAXIMIZE PERSONAL GROWTH IN A COMMUNITY WHICH DEMONSTRATES

AND DEVELOPS MUTUAL RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY AND LIFE-LONG LEARNING.

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