Cooper City High School Profile - Class of 2020

Principal Vera Perkovic Guidance Director, Ronald Ziccardi CEEB/ACT Code: 100286 [email protected] Main Office (754) 323-0200 Guidance Office (754) 323-0215 9401 Stirling Rd., Cooper City, Fl. 33328 www.browardschools1.com/coopercityhigh

2BSchool Cooper City High School (CCHS) is located in Cooper City, FL and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. CCHS is a comprehensive public school, nationally acclaimed as a Blue Ribbon School and recognized as one of America’s Best High Schools by US News & World Report – ranked among the top 9% in the nation, and recognized as a designated Florida School of Excellence by the FLDOE. Moreover, the school has been recognized by Broward County Public Schools for its 99% graduation rate – one of the highest in the county – 55% were Honor Grads 90% of seniors had college post-secondary plans. CCHS has 2343 students, grades 9 through 12, with a culturally diverse population: 47% White, 34% Hispanic/Latino, 9% Black, 6% Asian and 4% Multi-racial or Other. Cooper City High School offers 25 Advanced Placement classes as well as 52 honors classes, in addition to 15 AICE Cambridge courses. Students also earn Industry Certifications through Career and Technical education courses. Please visit the “Academic Profile, Awards and Accolades” section of our website www.browardschools1.com/coopercityhigh for details of CCHS’ award-winning co-curricular and extra-curricular programs.

4BAdvanced Placement and Dual Enrollment In 2020, 633 CCHS students took over 1,111 AP tests in 25 subjects, and 67% scored 3 or higher. Also, 10 students received an AP Capstone Diploma, and 1 student received AICE Diploma. In 2020, 509 CCHS students took over 785 AICE tests, with 698 passing their Cambridge Exam. In 2020, 331 students took Dual Enrollment courses and 31 students were Early Admission students at Broward College and University of Florida.

5B 2020 SAT Mean Scores 2020 ACT Mean Scores Pattern of School Year Reading/Writing 561 Reading 25.2 A/B Block Math 545 Math 21.9 Class Length 90 minutes Total Score 1106 English 24.6 Periods of Instruction 4 per day

Grading Scale 7BNational Merit Recognition

A 90-100 4.0 8BIn 2020, the National Merit Scholarship Program recognized: B+ 87-89 3.5 • 1 National Hispanic Recognition Program Honoree B 80-86 3.0 • 5 National Merit Commended Scholars C+ 77-79 2.5 Weighting of Grades C 70-76 2.0 D+ 67-69 1.5 All subjects are given grades and credit. Grades in courses which are labeled honors, D 60-66 1.0 Advanced Placement or Dual Enrollment receive extra quality points when students earn a F 0 –59 0.0 “C” or better. The school district determines class rank based upon the weighted GPA that is officially recalculated each semester. Graduation Requirements*

9B English 4 credits

Class of 2020 Weighted GPA Distribution Mathematics 4 credits

Science 3 credits Median GPA 3.96 Highest GPA 5.48

World History 1 credit 109 students 170 students 206 students 55 students

U.S. History 1 credit earned 2.0-2.99 earned 3.0-3.99 earned 4.0-4.99 earned 5.0+

U.S. Government .5 credit

Economics .5 credit

HOPE 1 credit Post-High School Choices for the Class of 2020 Performing Arts 1 credit

4-year 50% 2-year 40% Military/Other 10% B Total Required 16 credits

Total Electives 8 credits Total 24 credits Some of the Colleges Attended by Our Graduates

Additional Requirements: American University Hofstra University Tulane University • Minimum GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale Barry University Johns Hopkins University U.S. Merchant Marines Academy Boston University Mass. Institute of Technology U.S. Naval Academy • Passing score on the FSA or Bowdoin University New York University University of Alabama passing concordant scores on ACT Brandeis University Northeastern University University of California-Berkeley or SAT. Brigham Young University Northwestern University University of California-LA • Passing Score on Algebra EOC Carnegie Mellon University Notre Dame University of Florida • 40 hours of community service. Columbia University Nova Southeastern University University of Miami Cornell University Ohio State University University of Michigan • Online course requirement. Dartmouth University Penn. State University University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Duke University Princeton University University of Pennsylvania Emerson College Purdue University University of Rochester Emory University Rice University University of Texas Florida Gulf Coast University St. Andrews University University of Virginia Florida State University St. John’s University Vanderbilt University George Washington University St. Thomas University Washington University-St. Louis Georgia Tech Syracuse University Williams College Harvard University Tufts University

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9401 Stirling Road Cooper City, Florida 33328 Phone: 754-323-0215 Fax: 754-323-0297 www.browardschools1.com/coopercityhigh