SOUTHWEST CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC PROFILE

Southwest Christian High School College-prep high school, grades 9-12

Head of School: Dan Beckering, [email protected] Records: Ann Broscoff, [email protected] Counselors/Transcripts: [email protected] Enrollment: 415 School year: 2 semesters School day: Modified block schedule, 7 periods

About Southwest Christian High School Southwest Christian High School (SWCHS) was founded in 1996 to foster spiritual, academic, athletic, and artistic growth in its students. SWCHS is a challenging college preparatory school that teaches all subjects from a biblical worldview perspective. SWCHS students are held to high academic expectations and perform as well or better than students in any public or private high school in Minnesota. SWCHS is not associated with any church or denomination. SWCHS is accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and AdvancEd. The school is governed by a Board of Education which is comprised of SW parents and leaders in the community.

Vision Southwest Christian High School exists to develop mature disciples of Jesus Christ who seek, know, live and proclaim the Truth and glorify God through academic, artistic, and athletic excellence.

Academic Calendar The academic school year is comprised of approximately 174 instructional days and is divided into two semesters. Southwest Christian uses a modified block schedule format including weekly chapels and discipleship groups. Wednesday and Friday mornings have a late start (8:55 a.m.) to accommodate student government meetings and one-on-one student/faculty time for tutoring or make-up work.

Student Body High school enrollment for the 2020–21 school year is 415 students. Minority students represent approximately 12% of the freshman class. Students come from over 33 communities in the southwest metro region and represent over 40 area churches.

Faculty All members of the high school faculty have bachelor’s degrees and 56% have advanced degrees.

Class Sizes Class size for core classes averages 23 students per class. Southwest Christian High School ACT Test Results (4 year average) Standardized Test Results SWCHS MN State 10th grade students take the Pre-ACT and 11th grade students take the PSAT. Juniors and seniors have the option to complete the ACT and/or the SAT for English 25.3 20.6 college entrance. SWCHS students have consistently scored above the MN state Science 23.9 21.75 averages in the ACT. Reading 26.0 21.95 Math 23.7 21.73 Composite 24.85 21.65

1981 Bavaria Rd, Chaska, MN 55318 | P: 952.556.0040 | F: 952.556.5567 | swchs.org Advanced Placement Courses Grading Information SWCHS offers AP classes in English 11, world history, studio art, and calculus. In the The Grade Point Average (GPA) is computed at last 5 years, 289 students have taken 312 AP exams, 81% of whom earned college the end of each semester beginning with grade 9. credit by scoring a 3 or higher on their exam(s). (The MN average is 67% and the All academic subjects are considered when figuring global average is 59%.) SWCHS has had 11 AP Scholars in the last 5 years. the GPA. D– is a passing grade. All Honors, AP, and PSOS classes that are offered on-site at our school Honors Courses are weighted. SWCHS offers honors courses in 9th–11th grade English, 9th–11th grade Bible, algebra II, pre-calculus, and biology. Cumulative GPA’s are calculated as follows: PSOS — Post Secondary On Site - Honors Classes on a 4.5 scale Several Post Secondary On Site (PSOS) courses are offered, including: - AP and SWCHS PSOS Classes on a 5.0 scale • Introduction to Philosophy - All other classes are on a 4.0 scale. • U.S. National Government • Principles of Economics Grading Scale: • Introduction to Literature A 4.0 C 2.0 • Composition I • US History to, and since, 1877 A- 3.75 C- 1.75 • Principles of Biology B+ 3.25 D+ 1.25 • General Chemistry I B 3.0 D 1.0 • Concepts of Personal Finance B- 2.75 D- 75 • Math Survey C+ 2.25 F 0 • Pre-Calculus • Calculus Class Rank • Spanish III • Advanced Spanish IV Since Southwest Christian offers a college-prep • Entrepreneurship & Business Consulting program, ranking students can be misleading and • Business Ethics not indicative of their true achievement. Therefore, SWCHS does not calculate class rank for its Curriculum students. Several curriculum sources–both Christian and secular–are used including original source documents, classical literature, Christian Schools International, Graduation Requirements Prentice Hall, McGraw Hill and Thomson and Holt. 27 credits are required for graduation. PSEO—Off Campus English 4.0 Foreign Language 2.0 PSEO is open to juniors and seniors who meet admission requirements of area Bible 4.0 Fine Arts 1.0 universities. Students may take college courses part-time while accommodating Social Studies 3.5 Health .5 their course load at SWCHS. Mathematics 4.0 Physical Education .5 Science 3.0 Electives 4.5 Programs for Unique Learners SWCHS also offers Learning Lab, a class for students with identified learning needs who receive consistent counsel and training to balance the workload of a college-prep environment.

1981 Bavaria Rd, Chaska, MN 55318 | P: 952.556.0040 | F: 952.556.5567 | swchs.org Colleges and Universities The following is a list of colleges and universities that have accepted SWCHS students since the first graduating class of 1999:

Abilene Christian University, TX Iowa State University, IA Union College, NE Arizona State University John Brown University, AR U.S. Air Force Academy Augsburg College MN Judson University, IL U.S. Military Academy-West Point Augustana College, SD Kansas University, KS U.S. Naval Academy Azusa Pacific University, CA LeTourneau University, TX University of California–Los Angeles Baylor University, TX Liberty University, VA (UCLA) Belmont University, TN Loyola University, IL University of California–Irvine, CA Bethel University, MN Messiah College, PA University of California–San Diego, CA Bethlehem College & Seminary Michigan Technical University University of California–Santa Barbara Biola University, CA Milwaukee School of Engineering, WI University of Central Florida, FL Bryan College, TN Minnesota State University–Moorhead University of Colorado–Boulder, CO Calumet College, IL Minnesota State University–Mankato University of Illinois, IL Calvin College, MI Minneapolis College of Art & Design University of Kentucky, KY Carlson School of Management, MN Montana State University, MT University of Mary, ND Carroll University, WI Moody Bible Institute, IL University of Miami, FL Cedarville University, OH North Central University, MN University of Michigan Clemson University, SC North Dakota State University University of Minnesota Colby Sawyer College, NH North Park University, IL University of Minnesota–Duluth College of Saint Benedict, MN Northern Michigan University University of Nebraska College of St. Catherine, MN Olivet Nazarene University, IL University of Northern Iowa Colorado Christian University, CO Oral Roberts University, OK University of Northwestern-St. Paul, MN Colorado State, CO Ottawa University, KS University of North Dakota Columbia College, IL Palm Beach Atlantic University, FL University of Portland, OR Concordia University–St. Paul, MN Pepperdine University, CA University of Sioux Falls, SD Concordia University–Wisconsin Point Loma Nazarene University, CA University of St. Thomas, MN Concordia College–Moorhead, MN Purdue University, IN University of Tampa, FL Creighton University, NE Ridgewater College, MN University of Texas– Austin Crown College, MN Roberts Wesleyan College, NY University of Utah, UT Dallas Baptist University–TX Samford University, AL University of Washington–Seattle, WA Dordt College, IA Seattle Pacific University, WA University of Wisconsin– Eau Claire, WI Drake University, IA Simpson College, IA University of Wisconsin–Madison, WI Elon University, NC Southeastern University, FL University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, WI Emmanuel College, MA Southwest Baptist University, MO University of Wisconsin–River Falls, WI Evangel University, MO South Dakota State University University of Wisconsin–Stout, WI Full Sail University, FL St. Cloud State University, MN Waldorf University, IA Georgia Highlands College St. Johns University, MN Walla Walla State University, WA George Washington University, MD St. Johns University, NY West Point Military Academy Gordon College, MA St. Olaf, MN Westmont College, IL Grand Canyon University, AZ Sterling College, KS Wheaton College, IL Grove City College, PN Syracuse University, NY Whitworth College, WA Gustavus Adolphus College, MN Taylor University, IN Winona State University, MN Hamline University, MN Texas Christian University, TX WP Carey School of Business, AZ Hillsdale College, MI Texas A&M, TX YWAM University of the Nations Hope College, MI Travecca Nazarine University, TN Huntington University, IN Trinity Christian College, IL Illinois Institute of Technology, IL Trinity International University, IL

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