THE TOME SCHOOL 581 S. Maryland Avenue • North East, MD 21901

410-287-2050 Fax 410-287-8999 www.tomeschool.org

CEEB code: 210835

Founded 1889 HOME OF THE TITANS

2019-2020

Upper School Profile

SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PROFILE The Tome School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school established in 1889 by Port Deposit philanthropist Jacob Tome. It was the founding school of the Cum Laude Society in 1906 and continues to value honor and academic excellence. The school’s curriculum provides a broad liberal arts education for students from kindergarten through twelfth grade in an environment emphasizing academic success, high standards of personal behavior, and full participation in school life. Tome School’s 100 acre campus is in Cecil County and is located at the head of the Chesapeake Bay, halfway between Baltimore and Philadelphia. It is chartered by the State of Maryland Board of Education.

ENROLLMENT Students come from Delaware, Pennsylvania, and three counties in Maryland with a current enrollment of 429 students in grades K through 12. Thirty percent of students receive financial aid. The Upper School is comprised of grades 9-12, with 134 students, 29 in the class of 2020.

ADMISSIONS PROCEDURE Applicants must pass entrance tests in reading comprehension, mathematics, and general intellectual ability. Prospective students also spend a day attending classes both in their grade level and the level for which they are applying.

STAFF Head of School: Mrs. Christine Szymanski College Admissions Counselor: Shelley Pierce Upper School Faculty: 14 academic teachers, 7 holding MA or MS degrees, 1 holding MFA & MA degrees.

SCHOOL YEAR The 173-day school year is divided into quarters, with grades available two weeks after quarter’s end. The school day is divided into seven 50-minute periods, with an additional 20-minute study hall at the end of the day.

HONORS CURRICULUM Tome Upper School students take six academic classes each year. The typical schedule includes one class in each of the following disciplines: English composition, foreign language, history, literature, mathematics and science. To graduate from Tome a student must successfully complete a minimum of 21 academic credits with a minimum distribution of 4 credits in English and 3 credits each in foreign language, history, mathematics and science according to the MSDE under COMAR 13A.09.09.

Courses offered at Tome include: English Composition: Levels 9, 10, 11,12 Foreign Language: French and Spanish, Levels 1-4, Latin 1-3 History: Ancient, World, U.S., Government/Economics Literature: Ancient, American, British, and World Mathematics: Algebra I and II, Geometry, Precalculus, Calculus, Statistics Science: Biology, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Physics, Advanced Biology

Seventh period elective classes are not for credit and include the arts, physical education, Yearbook, Literary Magazine, Envirothon, Drama, all students must successfully pass a Physical Education and Health class to qualify for graduation among other courses.

To ensure a rigorous and intellectually probing curriculum, all classes are taught at the Honors level. Tome School eschews AP courses – to avoid the rigidity of “teaching to the test”. However, many students elect to take AP exams.

ACADEMIC STATISTICS/TESTING RESULTS GPA is calculated for academic subjects only. Class rank is not calculated beyond first and second place.

Class of 2019 Testing Profile

SAT Distribution Grading System GPA CALCULATION Middle 50% Tome Maryland National GRADE STANDARD (Weighted for Honors) (31 Scores) (2019) (2018) (2018) (Not Weighted) 95 – 100 = 4.8 EBRW 610-670 637 545 536 A = 90 – 100 = 4.0 90 – 94 = 4.5 Math 560-640 603 535 531 B = 80 – 89 = 3.0 85 – 89 = 3.8 C = 70 – 79 = 2.0 80 – 84 = 3.5 F = 69 and below 75 – 79 = 2.8 ACT Mean Composite 70 – 74 = 2.5 Tome (2018) 24.8 69 = 0

Maryland (2018) 22.5 National (2018) 20.8

Weighted Grade Unweighted Grade Distribution of Distribution of Academic Average Academic Average (4.0 scale)

Class of 2018 (35) Class of 2019 (34) Class of 2018 (35) Class of 2019 (34) 95-100% 5 students 2 students 4.5-4.8 11 students 7 students 90-94.9 11 students 13 students 4.1-4.4 9 students 11 students 85-89.9% 9 students 10 students 3.7-4.0 7 students 7 students 80-84.9% 6 students 5 students 3.3-3.6 4 students 4 students 70-79.9% 4 students 4 students 2.9-3.2 4 students 5 students Below 70 0 students 0 students 2.5-2.8 0 students 0 students avg: 88.55% avg: 87.92% 2.1-2.4 0 students 0 students

POST GRADUATE EDUCATION

98% of Tome graduates (in the last 3 years) pursue further schooling; 98% have gone to four-year schools or joined the military and 2% have gone to two-year schools. Over the past five years, Tome students have been accepted to the following schools and an * signifies a 2019 graduate will attend.

Albright College Frostburg State University North Carolina State University University of Connecticut Alfred University Furman University Northern Michigan University * University of Delaware Allegheny College Gardner-Webb University Notre Dame of Maryland Univ. University of Denver American University George Mason University Ohio State University University of Findlay Anderson University George Washington University * Old Dominion University University of Florida Appalachian State University Georgetown University Olivet Nazarene College University of Georgia Arcadia University Georgia Military College* Palm Beach Atlantic University University of Kansas Arizona State University Georgia Southern University Penn State University * University of Kentucky Auburn University * Georgia State University Plymouth State University University of Maryland **** Babson College Gettysburg College Pratt Institute * University of Massachusetts Baylor University Goldey-Beacom College Purdue University University of Memphis Belmont University Goucher College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Miami Bloomsburg University Harford Community College Ringling College of Art & Design University of Michigan Boston University Harvard University Roanoke College University of Minnesota Bridgewater College Hawaii Pacific University Rochester Institute of Technology University of Mississippi Bryant University High Point University Rollins College University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Bryn Mawr College Hofstra University Rowan University University of North Carolina Wilmington Bucknell University Hood College Rutgers University University of Pittsburgh Campbell University Howard University Saint Leo's University University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Case Western Reserve University Indiana University of PA Salisbury University ** University of Rhode Island Catholic University Ithaca College San Diego State University University of Richmond Cecil College James Madison University Sarah Lawrence College University of Scranton Charleston Southern University * Johns Hopkins University Savannah College of Art & Design University of South Carolina Christopher Newport University Johnson and Wales University School of the Art Institute of Chicago University of South Florida Clemson University Keystone College Seton Hill University University of Tampa Coastal Carolina University Kutztown University Shenandoah University University of Tennessee College of Charleston LaSalle University Shippensburg University ** University of Virginia College of William and Mary Lebanon Valley College Slippery Rock University University of Washington Colorado School of Mines Lehigh University South Dakota School of Mines University of Wisconsin-Madison Connecticut College Liberty University St. John's College University of Wyoming Cornell University Lipscomb University St. Joseph's University Ursinus College Delaware Valley College Longwood University St. Mary's College of Maryland * Valley Forge Military Academy Denison University Louisiana State Universtiy Stevenson University Villanova University DeSales University Loyola University Maryland * Stonehill College Virginia Commonwealth Univ. Dickinson College Lynchburg College Susquehanna University * Virginia Polytechnic Institute Drexel University Macalester College Syracuse University Virginia Wesleyan University Duquesne University Marist College Temple University * Washington College East Carolina University Maryland Institute College of Art The College of New Jersey Washington University in St. Louis Eckerd College Marywood University Towson University ** Wayne State University Elizabethtown College McDaniel College ** Trinity College Dublin * Webb Institute Elon University Messiah College * Tulane University West Chester University Emory University Miami University U.S. Air Force Academy West Virginia University Fairfield University Miami University of Ohio U.S. Coast Guard Academy * Widener University Fairleigh-Dickinson University Michigan State University U.S. Marine Corps * Willamette University * Fairmont State University Millersville University * U.S. Naval Academy Wilmington University Flagler College Montana State University U.S. Naval Academy Prep School Wilson College Florida Atlantic University Moore College of Art & Design UMBC Wingate University Florida Gulf Coast University Moravian College University Mary Washington Xavier University Florida Institute of Technology Mount St. Mary's University University of Houston * York College * Florida State University Muhlenberg College University of Alabama Fordham University New York University University of Central Arkansas Franklin & Marshall College Niagara University University of Colorado Boulder *