Cooper City High School Profile - Class of 2018

Principal Wendy Doll 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

School2B 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 one of America’s Best High Schools by The Washington Post and Newsweek – 76th in Florida and 927 in the nation. Moreover, the school has been recognized by Broward County Public Schools for its 98% graduation rate – one of the highest in the county – and by the state of Florida for the 5-Star School Award. CCHS has 2397 students, grades 9 through 12, with a culturally diverse population: 46% White, 34% Hispanic/Latino, 8% Black, 6% Asian and 6% Multi-racial or Other. Cooper City High School offers 23 Advanced Placement classes as well as 46 honors classes. 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.

Advanced4B Placement and Dual Enrollment In 2018, 830 CCHS students took over 1326 AP tests in 24 subjects, and 63% scored 3 or higher. Also, 14 students received an AP Capstone Diploma. In 2018, 228 students took Dual Enrollment courses and 24 students were Early Admission students at

Broward College, Florida Atlantic University and University of Florida.

5B 2018 SAT Mean Scores 6B 2018 ACT Mean Scores Pattern of School Year

A/B Block Reading/Writing 520 Reading 24.2 Class Length 90 minutes Math 504 Math 22.4 Periods of Instruction 4 per day Total Score 1024 English 23.5

Grading Scale

A 90-100 4.0 National7B Merit Recognition

B+ 87-89 3.5 In8B 2018, the National Merit Scholarship Program recognized B 80-86 3.0  3 National Merit Finalist C+ 77-79 2.5  4 National Hispanic Recognition Program Honorees C 70-76 2.0  9 National Merit Commended Scholars D+ 67-69 1.5 D 60-66 1.0 Weighting of Grades F 0 –59 0.0 All subjects are given grades and credit. Grades in courses which are labeled honors, Graduation Requirements* Advanced Placement or Dual Enrollment receive extra quality points when students earn a English 4 credits “C” or better. The school district determines class rank based upon the weighted GPA that is Mathematics 4 credits officially recalculated each semester. Science 3 credits

9B

World History 1 credit

Class of 2018 Weighted GPA Distribution

U.S. History 1 credit

Median GPA 3.75 Highest GPA 5.3923

U.S. Government .5 credit

124 students 172 students 195 students 43 students

Economics .5 credit

earned 2.0-2.99 earned 3.0-3.99 earned 4.0-4.99 earned 5.0+

HOPE 1 credit

Performing Arts 1 credit Post-High School Choices for the Class of 2018 Total Required 16 credits Total Electives 8 credits 4-year 49% Military/Other 6% Total 24 credits 2-year 45%

Additional Requirements: 3B SomeS of the Colleges Attended by Our Graduates • Minimum GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale • Passing score on the FSA or American University Hofstra University Syracuse University passing concordant scores on ACT Barry University Johns Hopkins University Tulane University or SAT. Boston University Mass. Institute of Technology U.S. Merchant Marines Academy  Passing Score on Algebra EOC Bowdoin University New York University U.S. Naval Academy Brandeis University Northeastern University University of Alabama • 40 hours of community service. Brigham Young University Northwestern University University of California-Berkeley • Online course requirement. Carnegie Mellon University Notre Dame University of California-LA Columbia University Nova Southeastern University University of Florida Cornell University Ohio State University University of Miami Dartmouth University Penn. State University University of Michigan Duke University Purdue University University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Emerson College Rice University University of Pennsylvania Emory University St. Andrews University University of Rochester Florida Gulf Coast University St. John’s University University of Texas Florida State University St. Thomas University University of Virginia George Washington University Savannah Coll. Art & Design Vanderbilt University Georgia Tech Sara Lawrence Washington University-St. Louis Harvard College Williams College

*Please check Cooper City High School’s website for graduation requirements for Class of 2015 and beyond