a public charter school

SCHOOL PROFILE 2019-2020

Sussex Academy originated as Sussex Academy of Arts and GRADING SCALE Sciences in 2000 serving grades 6-8. In 2013, the school name was changed to Sussex Academy, and grade 9 was first enrolled. Letter Numeric Quality Points for With steady enrollment growth each year since, we have since Grade Grade GPA calculation graduated 3 classes. A+ 97-100 4.3 A 93-96 4.0 Sussex Academy is located in rural southern Delaware and is the only operating charter school in Sussex County. Admission is by A- 90-92 3.7 lottery. B+ 87-89 3.3

B MISSION 83-86 3.0 B- To foster academic achievement and social responsibility in a 80-82 2.7 small-school environment where students participate in an C+ 77-79 2.3 accelerated college preparatory program that prepares them C 73-76 2.0 for the technological and global challenges of the 21st century C- and fosters ethical conduct and service to others in their day-to- 70-72 1.7 day lives. D 65-69 1.0 F 64 and below 0 ENROLLMENT FOR 2019-2020 Number of Students GPA Grade Enrolled Only numerical grades are reported on transcripts and 12 100 report cards. Weighted GPA reflects +1.0 Quality 11 115 Points for IB, AP, and all college-level coursework. 10 125 Honors courses receive +0.5 Quality Points. 9 145 RANK Sussex Academy does not report rank. SPORTS AND EXTRACURRICULARS Class of 2020  11 Varsity and JV girls sports Graduation Requirements  9 Varsity and JV boys sports  4 credits each of English, Math, Social Studies,  Student Government Association, National Honor Society, Tech- Science and World Language

 nology Student Association, Leo Club, Odyssey of the Mind, Mock 3 credits in Career Pathway (STEM or Liberal Arts) Trial, Band, Choir, Theater, and many other student-organized  1 Credit PE, ½ credit Health clubs  1 credit Theory of Knowledge (TOK)

Eric Anderson, Head of School ([email protected]) CEEB Code: 080053 Janet Owens, Dean of Humanities ([email protected]) 21150 Airport Road Thomas Peet, Dean of STEM ([email protected]) Georgetown, DE 19947 Debbie Fees, Counselor, grades 10-12 ([email protected]) Phone: 302.856.3636 Fax: 302.856.3376 Kathy Roberts, Counselor, grades 6-9 www.SussexAcademy.org COURSE OFFERINGS FOR CLASS OF 2020

ENGLISH SOCIAL STUDIES MATH SCIENCE

Honors English 9 Honors Civics/Geography Honors Algebra I Honors Integrated Science Honors English 10 Honors Econ./ Personal Finance Honors Geometry Honors Biology Honors Literature 11 Honors U.S. History Honors Algebra 2 Honors Chemistry Honors Literature 12 Honors World History Honors Precalculus Honors Anatomy IB Literature HL IB History HL +Senior Math Topics Honors Environmental Science OTHER GRADUATION Honors Calculus Honors Physics WORLD LANGUAGE IB Math SL +AP Biology REQUIREMENTS IB Math HL IB Chemistry SL Spanish 1, 2 Level 1 and 2 PE 1 & 2 Honors Spanish 3,4 languages are Health DUAL ENROLLMENT OFFERED through Delaware Technical & Community IB Spanish SL not tracked, Theory of Knowledge College; All courses taught by Del Tech instructors IB Spanish HL starting in 3 Credits in Career Pathway Bus 101: Intro. to Business, +PSY 121: Intro. to Psychology, +French 1 2019-2020 +SOC 111: Intro. to Sociology

Liberal Arts Career Pathway STEM Career Pathway Other options: Photography, Drama, Other options: Principles of Engineer- Required: Elements of Writing and Required: Introduction to Print Media, Graphic Design, various ing, Engineering Design, IB Design SL/ Integrated Communications Engineering and Design art courses, and other related courses HL, and other science courses + Course is being offered for the first time in 2019-2020 school year GRADE DISTRIBUTION IN CORE CLASSES: Junior Year (Class of 2020) Percentage of students earning letter grade Average # of Course Final Students A+ A B+ B B- C+ C C- D 97- 93- A- 87- 83- 80- 77- 73- 70- 65- F Grade 100 96 90-92 89 86 82 79 76 72 69 <65 Honors English 11 40 0% 26% 15% 18% 18% 8% 13% 3% 3% 0% 0% 77 IB Literature HL 1 60 7 23 23 32 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 91 Honors Algebra 2 101 3 10 8 10 9 10 8 10 6 14 13 77 (includes non-juniors) Honors Precalculus 39 0 13 21 8 18 8 15 3 5 10 0 83 IB Math SL 1 30 3 13 16 16 33 16 0 0 0 0 0 87 IB Math HL 1 9 11 22 0 11 44 0 11 0 0 0 0 88 Honors Chemistry 64 0 11 6 14 16 8 5 11 8 13 9 79 IB Chemistry SL 1 36 0 6 8 22 19 31 3 11 0 0 0 84 Honors US History 42 5 38 33 2 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 91 IB History HL 1 54 50 26 13 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 Honors Spanish 3 57 0 12 19 21 16 12 4 7 4 5 0 85 IB Spanish SL 1 28 0 7 14 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 86 IB Spanish HL 1 9 11 44 11 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92

IB Results for the Class of 2019  Of the 71 graduates of the Class of 2019, 60 took one or more IB exams  213 total IB exams administered in May 2019  Of the 14 IB Diploma Candidates, 11 were awarded the IB Diploma  IB Literature HL average score = 4.8  IB Spanish average score = 4.9 (SL); 7.0 (HL)  IB History HL average score = 3.8  IB Chemistry SL average score = 4.3  IB Design Tech SL average score = 3.9

SAT Results

Sussex Academy National Date State Mean Test % of Students Tested Mean Total Mean Total Administered Total Score Score Score SAT March 2019 100% of juniors 1116 949 973 School Day PSAT 10 March 2019 96% of sophomores 1068 904 935 PSAT 8/9 March 2019 95% of freshmen 1009 849 891 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

The Class of 2019 had 71 graduates. This was Sussex Academy’s third graduating class. 77% will be attending a 4-year college 17% will be attending community college 17% will be attending the University of Delaware

Partial list of college acceptances for the Classes of 2017, 2018, 2019 (Bold = college of matriculation, italicized = multiple graduates matriculating):

Albright College Haverford College Thomas Jefferson University American Musical and Dramatic High Point University Towson University Academy Hofstra University Tulane University American University Houghton College Merchant Marine Academy Arcadia University Immaculata University University of Alabama Arizona State Indiana University of Pennsylvania University of California Los Angeles Auburn University Ithaca College University of Central Florida Bates College James Madison University University of Dallas Bennington College Juniata College University of Delaware Boston College La Salle University University of Kentucky Boston University Lafayette College University of Maryland College Park Bowling Green State University Lebanon Valley College University of New Hampshire Bridgewater College Liberty University University of New Haven Bucknell University Loyola University of Maryland University of New – Main Campus Butler University Lycoming College University of North Carolina School of the Catholic University of America Lynchburg College Arts Cedar Crest College Maine Maritime Academy University of North Carolina -Wilmington Christopher Newport University Marietta College University of Pittsburgh Coastal Carolina University Millersville University University of South Carolina College of Charleston Mount St. Mary College University of Tampa College of William and Mary University (Stern) Delaware State University Old Dominion University University of the Sciences Delaware Technical & Community Pace University – New York University of Vermont College Palm Beach Atlantic University University of Virginia DeSales University Penn State – University Park University of Wisconsin-Madison Drew University Portland State University Ursinus College Drexel University Quinnipiac University Vanderbilt University East Carolina University Radford University Vassar College Eastern University Randolph-Macon College Villanova University Elon University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Virginia Tech Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univer- Roanoke College Virginia Union University sity Rochester Institute of Technology Wake Forest University Emmanuel College Rollins School of Nursing Washington and Jefferson College Emory University Saint Leo University Washington College Flagler College Salisbury University Washington University in St. Louis Florida Gulf Coast University Santa Barbara City College Webb Institute Florida Technical College Shepherd University Wesley College Fordham University St. John's University West Virginia University Franciscan University St. Mary's College of Maryland Widener University Furman University St. Vincent College York College Georgetown University Stockton University George Mason University Swarthmore College George Washington University Syracuse University Gettysburg College Temple University Hartwick College