Jonathan Kellam Headmaster Noble Groves Upper School Head THE OAKRIDGE SCHOOL Sarah Kramer 5900 W. Pioneer Pkwy. • Arlington, TX 76013 College Advisor Phone: 817-451-4994 • Fax: 817-457-6681 Peggy Pfursich CEEB Code: 442-551 • College Advisor, Ext. 2784 Registrar www.theoakridgeschool.org Tony Barriteau/ Shawn Meadows Athletic Directors Profile of the Graduating Class of 2012

History Grading System The Oakridge School of Arlington, Texas, founded in 1979, is an Scale GPA Scale GPA independent, nondenominational, college preparatory school serving 97-100 A+ 4.33 73-76 C 2.00 the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area. Oakridge is a coeducational 93-96 A 4.00 70-72 C– 1.67 day school with an enrollment of 876 students consisting of grades preschool through 12, with 306 students in the upper school. The 90-92 A– 3.67 67-69 D+ 1.33 school educates students from 38 towns in Dallas/Fort Worth and 10 87-89 B+ 3.33 63-66 D 1.00 foreign countries. The first graduating class was in 1985. 83-86 B 3.00 60-62 D– 0.67 80-82 B– 2.67 0-59 F 0.00 Affiliations 77-79 C+ 2.33 Member Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools Weighted Courses National Association of College Admission Counselors Advanced Placement: The Oakridge School weights courses National Association of Independent Schools designated “AP” toward the student’s GPA by adding one additional Texas Association of College Admission Counselors quality point (1.0) for each grade of C– and above. Texas Association of Non-Public Schools The College Board Honors: The Oakridge School weights “H” courses toward the Accreditation student’s GPA by adding one-half quality point (0.5) for each grade of Independent Schools Association of the Southwest C– and above.

Upper School Faculty Graduation Requirements Instructors 32 Course Credits Masters’ Degrees 19 Doctoral Degrees 4 ENGLISH ...... 4.0 Five or more years of experience 31 MATHEMATICS ...... 3.0 Student-Faculty Ratio 10:1 SCIENCE ...... 3.0

SOCIAL STUDIES ...... 3.0 Curriculum FOREIGN LANGUAGE ...... 3.0 Advanced Placement courses are offered in Calculus AB and BC, English Language and Composition, English Literature and FINE ARTS ...... 1.0 Composition, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science, ELECTIVES ...... 6.0 U.S. History, European History, United States Government & ATHLETICS ...... 6 Seasons Politics, French Language, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, Computer Science A, Statistics, Music Theory, and Studio Art. A total of 23 units is required for graduation with one unit equivalent Foreign language choices are Chinese, French and Spanish. Honors to two semesters. Students in grades 9-12 must complete 60 hours of credit is offered in acting, broadcasting, choir, English, foreign community service to graduate. language, mathematics, science, social studies, strings, digital production, video production, film, theatre production, studio art and yearbook. Fine arts course offerings include art, choir, strings, School Calendar and theatre arts. Additional elective offerings include yearbook, anthropology and archaeology, environmental science, anatomy and The school operates on a 36-week school year that is divided into physiology, digital production, video production, film, effective two semesters; these semesters are divided into two 9-week periods. writing, creative writing, and survey of religion. See descriptions All classes meet five days a week, 45 minutes per day. The school online, http://www.theoakridgeschool.org/page.cfm?p=411. day consists of seven academic periods.

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College Admission Testing for the Class of 2012 Cumulative GPA Distribution for Class of 2012 SAT Reasoning Test: 4.00+ 32 Critical Reading average 588 3.75-3.99 10 Mathematics average 599 3.50-3.74 8 Writing average 576 3.25-3.49 15 Critical Reading, middle 50% 530-680 3.00-3.24 8 Mathematics, middle 50% 540-680 2.75-2.99 5 Writing, middle 50% 530-650 2.50-2.74 1 Students tested 80 2.25-2.49 1 2.00-2.24 0 ACT Assessment: below 2.00 0 Composite average 27 Total Students 80 Composite, middle 50% 22-30 Students tested 71

Class Rank It is the policy of The Oakridge School not to rank its students other than to determine valedictorian and salutatorian. With small classes, ranking cannot always accurately reflect the academic accomplishments of the students. The Oakridge School prepares its graduates to face the challenging academic demands of highly selective colleges and universities.

Colleges Accepting Oakridge Graduates from 2007-11 In the past five years 100% of Oakridge graduates have enrolled in post-secondary education.

In State University of California, Davis Kansas State University Pratt Institute Abilene Christian University University of California, Irvine Kansas Wesleyan University University of Puget Sound Angelo State University University of California, Los Angeles University of Kentucky Purdue University Art Institute of Dallas University of California, Riverside Kenyon College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Austin College University of California, San Diego University of La Verne Rhode Island School of Design Baylor University California Institute of the Arts Lehigh University Rhodes College Concordia University Cameron University Lewis & Clark College Richmond University in London University of Dallas Carleton College Lindenwood University Ringling College Dallas Baptist University Carnegie Mellon University Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus University of Rochester Hardin-Simmons University Case Western Reserve University University of Louisiana, Lafayette Rochester Institute of Technology University of Houston Centenary College of Louisiana Louisiana State University Rollins College Houston Baptist University University of Central Florida Louisiana Tech University St Andrews University-Scotland University of the Incarnate Word Centre College Loyola College Maryland St. Anselm College LeTourneau University Chapman University Loyola University Chicago St. John's University University of Mary Hardin-Baylor University of Chicago Loyola University New Orleans St. Louis University McMurry University Claremont McKenna College University of Maine University of St. Mary Midwestern State University Clark Atlanta University University of Maryland St. Peter's College University of North Texas Clark University Maryland Institute College of Art University of San Diego Northwood University Cleveland Institute of Music Marymount Manhattan College San Diego State University Prairie View A&M University College of the Holy Cross Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of San Francisco Rice University College of William and Mary Mercer University San Francisco State University St. Edward's University College of Wooster Merrimack College Santa Clara University St. Mary's University University of Colorado, Boulder Methodist University Savannah College of Art and Design Sam Houston State University Colorado State University University of Miami School of the Art Institute of Chicago Schreiner University Columbia University Miami University of Ohio School of Visual Arts Southern Methodist University University of Connecticut University of Michigan Seton Hall University Southwestern University Cornell College Michigan State University Sewanee: The University of the South Stephen F. Austin State University Cornell University Middle Tennessee State University Smith College Tarleton State University Dakota State University Mills College University of South Carolina University of Texas, Arlington Davidson College Millsaps College Southeastern Oklahoma State University University of Texas, Austin University of Dayton Minneapolis College of Art & Design University of Southern California University of Texas, Austin - Architecture University of Denver University of Minnesota Spelman College University of Texas, Austin - Dean's DePauw University University of Mississippi Stanford University Scholars Dordt College University of Missouri Swarthmore College University of Texas, Austin - Plan II Drury University University of Missouri, Kansas City Syracuse University University of Texas, Dallas Duke University Missouri State University University of Tampa University of Texas, San Antonio Earlham College Missouri University of Science and Temple University Texas A&M University Eckerd College Technology University of Tennessee Texas A&M University, Commerce Ecole de Mode Internationale Munich Missouri Valley College The University of the Arts Texas A&M University, Kingsville Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University University of Montana Trevecca Nazarene University Texas Christian University Emerson College Mount Holyoke College Trinity College Texas Lutheran University Emory University Murray State University Tulane University Texas State University University of Evansville Naval Academy Preparatory School University of Tulsa Texas Tech University Fisk University University of Nebraska Vanderbilt University Texas Wesleyan University University of Florida New York University University of Vermont Trinity University Florida Atlantic University Newman University University of Virginia Fordham University University of North Carolina, Asheville Virginia Commonwealth University Out of State Fort Hays State University University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Agnes Scott College Franklin & Marshall College University of North Carolina, Wilmington University University of Alabama George Washington University Northeastern University Virginia Wesleyan College Alcorn State university Georgetown University Northern Arizona University Wabash College American University Georgia Institute of Technology University of Northern Colorado Wagner College University of Arizona Goucher College Northwestern Oklahoma State University Warren Wilson College Arizona State University Grinnell College Northwestern State University of Louisiana University of Washington University of Arkansas Hampshire College Northwestern University Washington and Lee University Assumption College Hampton University University of Notre Dame Washington University in St. Louis Auburn University Hanover College Oglethorpe University Western Illinois University Azusa Pacific University Harding University The Ohio State University Westminster College Barry University University of Hartford University of Oklahoma Wheaton College Belmont University Harvard College Oklahoma Baptist University Willamette University Bentley College Haverford College Oklahoma City University William Woods University Biola University University of Hawaii, Manoa Oklahoma State University Williams College Birmingham Southern College Henderson State University Otis College of Art and Design University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Boston Architectural College Hillsdale College Oxford College of Emory University University of Wisconsin, Madison Boston College Hofstra University Pace University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Boston University Howard University The Peabody Institute University of Wyoming Bradley University University of Illinois of The Johns Hopkins University Yale University Brigham Young University Indiana University University of Pennsylvania Brigham Young University, Idaho Iona College The Pennsylvania State University Bryant University University of Iowa Pepperdine University Butler University Jefferson College Pittsburg State University University of California, Berkeley University of Kansas Pomona College rev. 1/13/2012