2019-20 Baylor School Profile Baylor School, founded in 1893, is an independent, coeducational boarding and day school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, enrolling 1,059 students in grades six through twelve.
171 Baylor School Road THE HONOR CODE is a core value instilled in students from the moment they enter Baylor. Chattanooga, TN 37405 A seat on the Honor Council is considered the most important position of leadership within the (423) 267-8505 student body. www.baylorschool.org CEEB# 430275 THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR is organized on CIVIC SCHOLARS PROGRAM Civic Scholars a semester system; students in grades 9-12 seek to contribute to the greater good. COLLEGE COUNSELING take six courses each semester. Earning the Civic Scholar designation involves Stephen R. Jackson, Director completing relevant courses, engaging in (423) 757-2540 THE TEACHING FACULTY consists of 57 male purposeful civic engagement experiences, [email protected] and 61 female, 92 of whom hold advanced undertaking a capstone project, and reflecting Anders Swanson degrees, of which 15 are on the doctoral level. on these activities in a digital portfolio. Assistant Director (423) 757-2845 CURRICULUM Baylor expects students to GLOBAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM Students [email protected] enroll in a minimum of 20 units, including 16 must complete five academic pillars including Ann Katherine Taylor academic courses. an international travel experience and a digital Associate Director English: 4 units portfolio in order to earn the Global Scholars (423) 757-2847 Mathematics: 4 units designation. [email protected] Laboratory Sciences: 3 units Social Sciences: 3 units RESEARCH SCHOLARS PROGRAM Baylor Elizabeth Young Foreign Language: 2 units School provides advanced research Associate Director Fine Arts: 1 unit opportunities in three areas: Biomedical, (423) 757-2842 Environmental and Engineering. Students [email protected] Additional requirements include three years of earn entry into the program by completing two Physical Education and Wellness. Sam Green ’08 semester-long research courses. Programming & Logistics GRADE POINT AVERAGES Advanced (423) 267-8505, ext. 241 DISCIPLINE POLICY Per Baylor’s long-standing [email protected] Placement (AP) Courses receive an additional policy, the college counselors report a student’s boost to the course grade (+4 points) as do Fax: (423) 757-2891 dismissal or withdrawal to colleges and Honors courses (+2 points). Baylor does not universities where supporting materials have rank. Weighted grades are shown on the been submitted. ENROLLMENT transcript and are used for determining GPA. The grading scale is as follows: A: 90-100 C: 70-79 F: 64 or below 744 B: 80-89 D: 65-69 U.S. (GRADES 9-12) 7% INTERNATIONAL
OUR MISSION is to foster CORE VALUES 190 in our students both the ability Academics, Character, Honesty, BOARDING STUDENTS and the desire to make a positive Individuality, Leadership, Respect, 24 STATES difference in the world. and Spirituality. 12 FOREIGN COUNTRIES
NUMERICAL AVERAGE STANDARDIZED TESTING CLASS OF 2020 GRADE DISTRIBUTION BY DEPARTMENT FOR CLASS OF 2019 CUMULATIVE WEIGHTED GPAS English: 85.9 MIDDLE 50% SCORE RANGE GPA STUDENTS PERCENTAGE Fine Arts: 96.2 4.00+ 26 13.5% Language: 91.18 23-30 540-700 3.75-3.99 45 23.3% Math: 87.8 ACT COMPOSITE SAT MATH 3.5-3.74 53 27.5% 3.0-3.49 55 28.5% Science: 87.5 580-700 1150-1420 2.0-2.99 14 7.26% Social Studies: 89.6 New Seniors 2 SAT EBRW SAT TOTAL World Languages: 89 TOTAL 195 100% THE CURRICULUM 9th ENGLISH SOCIAL STUDIES SCIENCE MATH FINE ARTS Grade Eng I or World History I Biology or Algebra I *Theater 100: Intro to Acting Eng I Honors Biology Honors Geometry or Geometry Honors *Theater 200: Acting for Chemistry or Algebra II Production 10th Eng II or World History II or Chemistry Honors Algebra II w/Trig or Alg II w/Trig Honors *Theater 300: Advanced Grade AP Language AP World History Physics or Physics Honors Precalculus or Precalculus Honors Acting and Directing (added 2017-18) AP Biology Trigonometry and Analysis Concert Choir AP Chemistry *Calculus I Concert Band 11th English III or US History or AP Physics C *Calculus II Orchestra Grade AP Literature AP US History AP Biology Statistics *Digital Design I and II AP European History; AP Chemistry AP Calculus AB *Photography *Studio Art AP Human Geography AP Environmental Science AP Calculus BC *Pottery I and II 12th Seniors are required to *American Government *Astronomy AP Statistics *Drawing Grade choose two semester-long *Classical Mythology Honors Abstract Math† *Engineering Design *Design: Form and English courses: *History of Hinduism & *Environmental Science WORLD LANGUAGES Function Buddhism *Contemporary Popular Lit *Forensic Science Chinese: 300, 400, AP, Post-AP Chinese† *Intermediate Drawing *Economics *Identity and Society in Lit *Molecular Methods French: 100, 200, 300, 400, AP and Painting *Ethics *Literary Classics *Research: German: 300, 400, AP, Post-AP German† *Painting *History of American Law *Visual Literacy *Literature of Medicine Biomedical Latin: 100, 200, 300, 400, AP, *History of the Modern US Engineering Post-AP Latin† *Design Fundamentals *Travel Literature AP Studio Art *History of Rome Environmental Spanish: 100, 200, 300, 350, 400, *Wilderness Lit AP 3D Art *Disease and History Advanced Research AP Lang, AP Lit Choreography and Dance Additional English *Western Religions Biomedical Studies electives: *World War II Engineering COMPUTER SCIENCE *Computer Sci I: Intro to Computer Sci *For Better or Verse Environmental *Protest LIterature *AP Computer Science Principles † indicates course offered beyond AP level *one-semester course
COLLEGE CHOICES Ninety-nine percent of Baylor graduates attend four-year colleges and universities. In the last five years Baylor graduates have matriculated at228 institutions around the world; below is a sampling of representative matriculations by region. Agnes Scott College Duke University Mississippi State University University of Denver Appalachian State University East Tennessee State University New York University University of Florida Auburn University Eckerd College Northeastern University University of Georgia Austin Peay State University Elon University Northwestern University University of Illinois at Baylor University Emory University and Oxford College University of Oxford Urbana-Champaign Belmont University Florida State University Pace University University of Kentucky Berry College Fordham University Pennsylvania State University Birmingham-Southern College Furman University Pepperdine University University of Michigan Boston College George Washington University Princeton University University of Mississippi Boston University Georgetown University Purdue University University of Montana, Missoula Bowdoin College Georgia Institute of Technology Rhodes College University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Brandeis University Gettysburg College Samford University University of Pennsylvania Brown University Goucher College Savannah College of Art and Design University of Richmond Bryn Mawr College Grinnell College Scripps College University of Seattle California Institute of the Arts Hamilton College Sewanee: The University of the South University of South Carolina Carleton College Hampton University Southern Methodist University University of Tampa Carnegie Mellon University Harvard College Stanford University University of Tennessee Case Western Reserve University Hendrix College Stevens Institute of Technology Centre College Howard University Syracuse University University of Tennessee, Chattanooga Chapman University Jacobs University Tennessee Technological University University of Virginia Claremont McKenna College James Madison University Texas Christian University University of Wisconsin, Madison Clemson University Johns Hopkins University Tufts University Vanderbilt University Colby College Kenyon College Tulane University Vassar University Colgate University Lake Forest College United States Air Force Academy Virginia Tech College of Charleston Lee University United States Military Academy Wake Forest University College of William & Mary Lewis and Clark College University of Alabama Warren Wilson College Colorado College Louisiana State University University of Alabama at Birmingham Washington & Lee University Colorado State University Loyola University Chicago University of California at Berkeley Washington University in St. Louis Cornell University McGill University University of California at Davis Dartmouth College Mercer University University of California at Irvine Wesleyan University Davidson College Merchant Marine Academy University of California at Los Angeles Wofford College Denison University Middlebury College University of California at San Diego Worcester Polytechnic Institute DePaul University Middle Tennessee State University University of Chicago Xavier University Drew University Millsaps College University of Colorado at Boulder Yale University