Columbus Academy School Profle 2015-2016

Founded in 1911 as an early pioneer in the country day school model, School Contacts Columbus Academy is a coeducational day school enrolling 1,082 students Melissa Soderberg, Head of School from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12. Academy ofers a challenging liberal [email protected] arts, college preparatory program. Located on a 231-acre campus nine miles northeast of Columbus, the school draws a diverse student body of Cory Izokaitis, Head of Upper School 379 students in grades 9 through 12 from a forty-mile radius in central [email protected] Ohio. Approximately 23% of the student body receives fnancial assistance to help with the cost of tuition. Columbus Academy is fully accredited by Darnell Heywood the Independent School Association of the Central States (ISACS), the Ohio Department of Director of College Counseling Education, and the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). [email protected] Grading Policy & Curriculum Jen FitzPatrick Columbus Academy does not rank its students. Cumulative GPAs are calculated using all Associate Director of College Counseling graded courses and only those grades earned at Academy. Our traditional grading scale allows [email protected] for a 10-point diferential within each letter grade. Jill Grube Students are graded on the Standard college-preparatory courses are unweighted. Ten College Counseling Ofce Manager following scale: percent additional weight is added to grades in “Advanced” [email protected] A+ 97-100 courses, and ffeen percent additional weight to grades in A 93-96 “Honors” courses. A- 90-92 Columbus Academy B+ 87-89 Advanced courses typically are accelerated versions of the 4300 Cherry Bottom Road B 83-86 college-preparatory courses. Honors courses are those in Gahanna, Ohio 43230 B- 80-82 which the syllabus is designed predominantly to prepare 614-475-2311 C+ 77-79 students for a college-level, external examination. Courses columbusacademy.org C 73-76 that cover two years’ worth of material in one year are also CEEB/ACT Code: 361525 C- 70-72 included. Prerequisite criteria must be met for entry to D+ 67-69 Advanced and Honors courses. D 63-66 Class of 2016 - Snapshot D- 60-62 Weighted grade point averages (WGPA) are reported on Below 60 is not a passing 93 Total Students GPA Distribution transcripts and documents sent to colleges and scholarship mark 4.30-4.61 11 agencies. Te recommended academic schedule is fve core Approximately 30% of the academic classes plus electives. class is recognized by the 4.00-4.29 23 Honors Courses/AP Preparation National Merit Corporation. 3.66-4.00 22 Columbus Academy ofers Advanced Placement Examination preparation in all Honors and 3.33-3.65 18 many Advanced courses. However, the designation “AP” is not included on the transcript for those respective courses. Students typically take AP exams in the following subject areas: *4 new seniors not included in 3.01-3.32 6 Biology English Language Physics C: Electricity & GPA distribution < 3.00 9 Calculus AB English Literature Magnetism Calculus BC Environmental Science Psychology SAT Subject Test Averages: Chemistry Latin: Vergil Spanish Language Chemistry (787) Chinese Language & Macroeconomics Statistics Physics (736) Culture Microeconomics U.S. Government & Politics Biology-Molecular (716) Comparative Government & Physics I U.S. History Math II (702) Politics Physics B World History Biology-Ecology (694) Computer Science English Literature (688) U.S. History (681) Graduation Requirements World History (639) Minimum Credits: Physical Education - 3 semesters English - 4 Standardized Testing Averages SAT ACT Health - 1/2 credit History - 3 CR+M Mathematics - 3 (through Algebra 2) Ethics and Character - 1/2 credit Science - 3 Additional Requirements: National 1010 20.9 Fine Arts, Music, Performing Arts - 1 Public Speaking (Junior Speech) - 1/4 credit NAIS 1190 n/a Language - 3 (same language) or 4 Community Service - 50 hours *Columbus Academy 1312 29.9 (2 credits each of 2 languages) Senior Project (in May of Grade 12) - 75 hours *scores as of 9/1/2015 Global Online Academy (GOA) Columbus Academy is a member of Global Online Academy (GOA), a consortium of the world’s leading independent schools whose mis- sion is to translate into online classrooms the intellectually challenging programs and excellent teaching that are hallmarks of its member schools. School Profle 2015-2016 National Merit Scholarship Results 27 students (29.3%) of the Class of 2015 were recognized through the National Merit and National Achievement Scholarship Corporation. 14 Commended students, 12 Semi-Finalists, 1 National Achievement Program. 2014-2015 Standardized Test Scores ACT Averages Mid 50% Mean Class of 2015 College Enrollments & Acceptances Composite 27-33 30.0 Typically 100% of Columbus Academy graduates will enroll at four-year colleges and universities across the country. Names in bold italics indicate colleges to which SAT Reasoning Mid 50% Mean graduates of the Class of 2015 matriculated. Critical Reading 580-720 653 Agnes Scott College Emory University Rollins College Math 600-720 663 Te University of Alabama University of Evansville Rose-Hulman Institute of - Alfred University Florida Institute of Technology Technology Writing 620-720 665 Allegheny College Fordham University Santa Clara University American University Furman University Scripps College Amherst College George Washington University Sewanee: Te University of - SAT Subject Tests Mid 50% Mean Auburn University Georgetown University the South Biology-Ecology 630-730 679 Babson College Gettysburg College Skidmore College Barnard College Goucher College University of South Carolina Biology-Molecular 630-710 676 Beloit College Hampton University University of Southern - Boston College Harvard University California Chemistry 610-670 647 Boston University Haverford College Southern Methodist - Bowdoin College High Point University University English Literature 620-740 675 Brandeis University Hobart & William Smith - University of St. Andrews Math Level II 650-760 698 Brown University Colleges St. Edward’s University Bryn Mawr College University of Illinois Stony Brook University Physics 630-730 681 Bucknell University Indiana University Te University of Tampa U.S. History 630-700 667 Butler University Ithaca College Te Ohio State University University of California, Johns Hopkins University Trinity College World History 620-700 681 Berkeley Kalamazoo College Trinity University University of California, Davis University of Kentucky Tufs University University of California, Irvine Kenyon College Tulane University University of California, Lafayette College Union College 2015 AP Examination Results Los Angeles Lewis & Clark College Vanderbilt University University of California, San - University College London Vassar College Total Exams 528 Diego Loyola Marymount University Villanova University Students Taking Exams 238 University of California, Loyola University Chicago Virginia Tech Santa Barbara Macalester College Wake Forest University Number of AP Scholars 120 University of California, Miami University, Oxford Washington and Lee - Scores of 3 or above 471 (89.2%) Santa Cruz University of Miami University Capital University Michigan State University Washington University - Scores of 4 or above 341 (64.6%) Case Western Reserve - University of Michigan in St. Louis University Middlebury College University of Washington Centre College University of Mississippi Wells College Chapman University Mount Holyoke College Wesleyan University 2015 Average AP Scores College of Charleston New York University Wheaton College (MA) Calculus BC 4.41 U.S. History 4.0 Chatham University University of North Carolina- Williams College University of Chicago Wilmington Wittenberg University Physics C (Mech) 4.37 Physics B 3.90 University of Cincinnati Northeast Ohio Medical - Woford College Claremont McKenna College University Te College of Wooster Comp Sci A 4.18 Calculus AB 3.74 Clark University Northeastern University Worcester Polytechnic - Clemson University Northwestern University Institute Physics C (E+M) 4.12 Comp Govt & 3.67 Politics Colby College University of Notre Dame Xavier University World History 4.08 Colgate University Occidental College Chemistry 3.56 University of Colorado- Ohio Northern University English Language 4.06 Boulder Ohio University Chinese 3.56 Statistics 4.06 Colorado College Ohio Wesleyan University Columbia University University of Oregon Microeconomics 4.0 University of Connecticut Otterbein University Cornell University University of the Pacifc Dartmouth College Pennsylvania State University Davidson College University of Pennsylvania University of Dayton University of Pittsburgh Denison University Pitzer College Columbus Academy University of Denver Pomona College 4300 Cherry Bottom Road DePaul University Purdue University Gahanna, Ohio 43230 DePauw University Reed College 614-475-2311 Dickinson College Rice University columbusacademy.org Drexel University University of Richmond University of Edinburgh Rochester Institute of - CEEB/ACT Code: 361525 Elon University Technology Embry-Riddle University University of Rochester