Immaculata Academy 2014-15 profile for parents
Sr. Paulette Tirone, FSSJ, President Rachel Andelora, Freshman/Sophomore Counselor Jill Monaco, Principal Saima Horab, Junior/Senior Counselor, Director of Student Services Sr. Jean Cherry, FSSJ, Assistant Principal Andrea Drabik, Director of Admissions
SCHOOL Immaculata Academy is a private, Catholic, college-preparatory high school dedicated to educating young women based on Franciscan values.
With a family spirit, our goal for each student is that she maximize her potential academically, spiritually and personally, so as to be an instrument of positive change in society.
ACCREDITATION New York State Board of Regents Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools
GRADUATION All students must successfully complete the graduation requirements of New York State, In addition, Immaculata REQUIREMENTS Academy also requires students to complete four years of theology, participate in four annual retreats, provide a minimum of 20 hours each year of community service, complete a senior syntheses paper with an exit interview, and successfully complete a senior research paper. Students must achieve a passing grade of at least 65% on the NYS exams listed below to obtain the specified designations. Students, who achieve an average of 90 or above on the required NYS exams, will receive a diploma with the designation with Honors. Immaculata tracks all students to earn an Advanced Regents Diploma unless there is a special circumstance with parental request.
NYS Exam Requirements: Regents Diploma/Common Core (CC) Advanced Regents Diploma/Common Core (CC) Algebra 1 (CC) or Geometry (CC), Algebra 1(CC), Geometry (CC) or Algebra 2/Trigonometry and Algebra 2/Trigonometry English Language Arts (CC) English Language Arts (CC) Global History and Geography Global History and Geography US History US History One Regents Science Living Environment and either Earth Science, Chemistry or Physics
GRADE SYSTEM Students must achieve a final average of at least 65 to receive credit for a course. Course grades receive quality points according to course difficulty. Honor Roll: Course Quality Points: First Honors 95-100 AP & College Level Courses 1.06 Second Honors 90-94 Honors Level Courses 1.04 Blue & White Honors An increase in quarterly average Regents Level Courses 1.02 by 3 points or more Non-Regents Courses 1.00
COLLEGE CREDIT The following courses are taught at IA and follow a Hilbert Additionally, the colleges listed below allow students College or Niagara University approved curriculum. that have completed their junior year of high school Students are eligible to receive 1 semester of course credit to take courses during the summer or simultaneously upon successful completion of the course: during their senior year for college credit. These Hilbert Niagara University courses are taken outside of the school day: Calculus Environmental Biology Bryant & Stratton College Hilbert College Spanish Writing and Thinking Canisius College Niagara University French Introduction to Literature Daemen College America & the Contemporary World Public Speaking Sociology AP COURSES The following are AP Courses currently offered at Immaculata: Sculpture American History 2D Design Biology Government and Politics Drawing Chemistry
STATISTICS Class of 2014 – 51 graduates Earned over $6.3 million in scholarships
SAT National Average Women’s National Average IA Average Verbal 496 493 506 Math 514 499 504 Writing 488 494 538
ACT National Average 22 IA Average 23 100% of the graduating class received a NYS Regents diploma; 71% of those were with Advanced designation
8% achieved a Regents with Honors designation
100% attended a two or four-year college or university
FACTS 90% of students earned at least an 85 grade point average; 66% earned a 90% or higher. Our athletes earned an average of 92.2%.
Average student-to-teacher ratio: 13:1
Our students represent 19 school districts, 31 surrounding townships and more than 34 parishes.
Immaculata Academy offers over 50 opportunities for students to enter leadership roles at the school through student government, club officer opportunities, various leadership programs and a variety of academic, club and sports offerings.
Recent graduates were accepted to the following colleges/universities: Alfred State College; Alfred University; Allegheny College; Art Institute of Pittsburgh; Baylor University; Bentley University; Binghamton University; Brooklyn College; Canisius College; Carnegie Mellon University; Case Western Reserve University; Catholic University of America; Clarkson College; Coastal Carolina University; College of the Holy Cross; College of Wooster; Culinary Institute of America; D’Youville College; Daemen College; Drew University; Drexel University; Duquesne University; Edinboro University; Elizabethtown College; Elmira College; Erie Community College; Fashion Institute of Technology; Florida Institute of Technology; Fordham University; Franciscan University of Steubenville; Gannon University; Genesee Community College; Hartwick College; Hilbert College; Hobart and William Smith; Hofstra University; Houghton College; Indiana University; Iona College; Ithaca College; John Carroll University; Johnson & Wales University; Kent State University; Keuka College; Le Moyne College; Marietta College; Medaille College; Mercyhurst College; Michigan State University; Monroe Community College; Mount St. Mary’s University; Nazareth College; New York Institute of Technology; New York University; Niagara University; Nova Southeastern University; Parsons The New School for Design; Paul Smith College; Penn State University; Point Park University; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Pratt Institute; Purdue University; Roberts Wesleyan College; Rochester Institute of Technology; Sacred Heart University; School of Visual Arts; Seton Hall University; Seton Hill University; Siena College; Slippery Rock University; St. Bonaventure University; St. Francis University; St. John Fisher College; St. John’s University; St. Xavier University; Stonybrook University; SUNY-- Albany, Brockport, Buffalo State College, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Cortland, Fredonia, Geneseo, Ithaca, Oneonta, Oswego, Plattsburgh, Potsdam, Purchase, University at Buffalo; Syracuse University; The College of St. Rose; The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; Trocaire College; United States Air Force Academy; University of Chicago; University of Connecticut; University of Dayton-Ohio; University of Findlay; University of Hartford; University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign; University of Massachusetts; University of New England; University of New Hampshire; University of New Haven; University of Notre Dame; University of Pittsburgh; University of Rochester; University of South Florida; University of Tampa; University of the Pacific; US Naval Academy; Villa Maria College; Virginia Commonwealth University; Waldorf College; Walsh University; Washington and Jefferson College; Xavier University