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
2020-2021
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 414 students in grades K through 12. Thirty percent of students receive financial aid. The Upper School is comprised of grades 9-12, with 125 students, 32 in the class of 2021.
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: 15 academic teachers, 7 holding MA or MS degrees, 1 holding PhD degree
SCHOOL YEAR The 170-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. Tome students experience a high rate of success with a 2020 pass rate of 86% among junior and seniors.
ACADEMIC STATISTICS/TESTING RESULTS GPA is calculated for academic subjects only. Class rank is not calculated beyond first and second place.
Class of 2020 Testing Profile
SAT Distribution Grading System GPA CALCULATION Middle 50% Tome Maryland National GRADE STANDARD (Weighted for Honors) (28 Scores) (2020) (2019) (2019) (Not Weighted) 95 – 100 = 4.8 EBRW 610-670 637 535 531 A = 90 – 100 = 4.0 90 – 94 = 4.5 Math 560-640 596 523 528 B = 80 – 89 = 3.0 85 – 89 = 3.8 C = 70 – 79 = 2.0 80 – 84 = 3.5 ACT Mean Composite F = 69 and below 75 – 79 = 2.8 Tome (2020) 25.7 70 – 74 = 2.5 Maryland (2019) 22.3 69 = 0
National (2019) 20.9 Weighted Grade Unweighted Grade Distribution of
Distribution of Academic Average Academic Average (4.0 scale)
Class of 2019 (34) Class of 2020 (29) Class of 2019 (34) Class of 2020 (29) 4.5-4.8 7 students 9 students 95-100% 2 students 3 students 90-94.9 13 students 11 students 4.1-4.4 11 students 6 students 85-89.9% 10 students 7 students 3.7-4.0 7 students 5 students 80-84.9% 5 students 8 students 3.3-3.6 4 students 9 students 70-79.9% 4 students 0 students 2.9-3.2 5 students 0 students Below 70 0 students 0 students 2.5-2.8 0 students 0 students avg: 87.92% avg: 88.93% 2.1-2.4 0 students 0 students
POST GRADUATE EDUCATION
100% of Tome graduates (in the last 3 years) pursue further schooling; 97% have gone to four-year schools or joined
the military and 3% have gone to two-year schools. Over the past five years, Tome students have been accepted to the following schools and an * signifies a 2020 graduate will attend.
Adrian College Georgia Southern University Penn State University ** University of Georgia Albright College Georgia State University Plymouth State University University of Hawaii at Manoa Alfred University Gettysburg College Pratt Institute University of Kansas Allegheny College Goucher College Purdue University University of Kentucky American University Harford Community College Radford University University of Lynchburg Appalachian State University Harvard University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Mary Washington * Arcadia University Hawaii Pacific University Ringling College of Art & Design University of Maryland CP ** Arizona State University High Point University Roanoke College University of Massachusetts Amherst Auburn University Hofstra University Rochester Institute of Tech University of Memphis Babson College Hood College Rollins College University of Miami Belmont University Howard University Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech University of Michigan Bloomsburg University Immaculata University Rosemont College University of Minnesota Boston University Indiana University of PA Rowan University University of Mississippi Bryant University Ithaca College Rutgers University University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Cabrini University IUPUI Salisbury University University of North Carolina Charlotte Campbell University Jacksonville University San Diego State University University of North Carolina Wilmington Case Western Reserve University James Madison University Sarah Lawrence College University of Pittsburgh Catholic University John Carroll University Savannah College of Art & Design University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Cazenovia University Johns Hopkins University School of the Art Institute of Chicago University of Rhode Island Cecil College * Keystone College Shippensburg University University of Richmond Charleston Southern University Kutztown University South Dakota School of Mines University of South Carolina Christopher Newport University La Salle University St John's College University of South Florida Clemson University Lehigh University St. John's University University of Tampa Coastal Carolina University Liberty University St. Joseph's University University of Tennessee College of Charleston Lipscomb University St. Mary's College of Maryland ** University of Virginia College of William and Mary Louisiana State Universtiy Stevenson University University of Washington Colorado School of Mines Loyola University Maryland Stonehill College University of Wisconsin-Madison Connecticut College Macalester College Susquehanna University University of Wyoming Culinary Institute of America * Maryland Institute College of Art Syracuse University Ursinus College Denison University Marywood University Temple University Valley Forge Military Academy DeSales University * McDaniel College The Citadel * Villanova University Dickinson College Messiah College The College of New Jersey Virginia Commonwealth Univ. Drexel University * Miami University Towson University ** Virginia Military Institute Duquesne University Michigan State University Transylvania University Virginia Polytechnic Institute East Carolina University Michigan Tech University Trinity College Dublin Virginia Wesleyan University Elizabethtown College Millersville University Tulane Univerisity Washington College Elon University Montana State University UMass Amherst Washington University in St. Louis Emory University Moore College of Art & Design UMBC Wayne State University Fairfield University Moravian College UNC Charlotte Webb Institute Fairmont State University Mount Saint Mary's University UNC Wilmington West Virginia University ** Flagler College * Muhlenberg College United States Air Force Academy Whitman College * Florida Atlantic University Neumann University * United States Coast Guard Academy Widener University Florida Gulf Coast University New York University United States Marine Corps. Wilkes University * Florida Institute of Technology Niagara University United States Naval Academy ** Willamette University Florida State University North Carolina State University United States Naval Academy Prep Wilmington University * Fordham University North Carolina State University School Wilson College Franklin & Marshall College Northern Michigan University University of Houston Wingate University Frostburg State University Notre Dame of Maryland University University of Alabama Wisconsin Lutheran College Furman University Ohio State University University of Central Arkansas Worcester Polytechnic Institute Gardner-Webb University Old Dominion University University of Colorado Boulder Xavier University George Mason University Olivet Nazarene College University of Connecticut York College of Pennsylvania George Washington University Pace University University of Delaware ***** Georgetown University Palm Beach Atlantic University University of Findlay Georgia Military Academy Penn State Harrisburg * University of Florida