School Profile 2015–16
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SCHOOL PROFILE 2015–16 BACKGROUND MEAN GPA THROUGH SIX SEMESTERS 100 Landon School, founded in 1929, is an independent day school 88.19 87.6 87.2 88.24 87.9 for boys in Grades 3-12. We have 680 boys currently enrolled in 80 our school, which is situated on a beautiful 75-acre campus just outside of Washington, D.C., and 340 of these boys are students 60 in the Upper School. There are 74 boys in the Class of 2015; approximately 35 percent are students of color. The school is Mean GPA accredited by the Association of Independent Maryland Schools 40 (AIMS) and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, and certified by the Maryland Department of 20 Education. 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND REQUIREMENTS CLASS OF 2016 GPA DISTRIBUTION The school year is divided into two semesters with an examination 30 period at the end of each. Report dates for 2015-16 are in 30 October, December, March and June. Landon’s curriculum is entirely college preparatory. Twenty-two Upper School units and a successful Independent Senior Project are required for graduation. 20 Of the 22 units required for graduation, 4 are in English, 3 are in 15 mathematics (through advanced algebra or precalculus), 3 are in a world language (through junior year or Level III), 3 are in history, 10 3 are in science (including 2 lab courses), 2 are in art or music, and 10 8 Number of Students 4 2 are in academic electives. Humanities, required of all juniors, is 3 2 2 worth 2 credits (1 English, 1 history). Students are not permitted 0 0 0 to enroll in more than 3 Advanced Placement (AP) classes each 100-96 95-93 92-90 89-87 86-83 82-80 79-77 76-73 72-70 below 70 year without special permission. GPA To acknowledge the added rigor of Honors and Advanced HONORS COURSES Placement courses, grades in these courses are weighted five • Algebra II • French III, IV, V, Senior points. This weighting is included in the grade reported on the • Geometry Honors transcript and in the calculation of a student’s grade point average • Turbo Precalculus • Latin III, IV, Senior Honors • Chinese Senior Honors • Spanish III, IV, V, Senior (GPA). Landon does not rank its students. Honors At Landon, athletics are “co-curricular.” That means every boy, across all divisions, is required to participate in sports — ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES interscholastic, club or intramural — every day to learn about the value of teamwork and healthy living. Each student is required • Biology • U.S. History • Calculus AB and BC • Economics to play on at least one interscholastic team during their Upper • Chemistry • Music Theory School years. • Computer Science • French Language • Statistics • French Literature CHARACTER EDUCATION • Physics 1 and C • Environmental Science • Studio Arts • Latin (Vergil) Our Code of Character defines our community with its student- All Landon students enrolled in AP courses must take the created Honor and Civility Codes. We strive to instill in boys corresponding examinations. the values of respect and honesty that guide their actions and relationships with others through planned ethics programs, special guest lectures, and small advisory groups with faculty mentors. CLASS OF 2016 (74 STUDENTS) STUDIO AND PERFORMING ARTS • Mean Critical Reading SAT: 616 Each student must meet specific graduation requirements in • Mean Math SAT: 634 • Mean Writing SAT: 597 studio or performing arts at Landon, where we emphasize artistic • Combined total SAT: 1848 (56 students) excellence by encouraging our talented and creative boys to • Mean Composite ACT: 29 (27 students) explore a variety of advanced course offerings in theater, vocal and • Highest GPA: 97.5 instrumental music, painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, • Mean GPA: 87.9 mixed media and ceramics. COLLEGES THAT ADMITTED LANDON STUDENTS FROM 2008 TO 2015 Adelphi University Durham University Marquette University Rochester Institute of Technology The University of Alabama Eckerd College University of Mary Washington University of Rochester Allegheny College University of Edinburgh University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Roger Williams University American University Elon University University of Maryland, Baltimore Rollins College Amherst College Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University County Rutgers University-New Brunswick Arizona State University - Daytona Beach University of Maryland, College Park Saint Joseph’s University The University of Arizona Emory & Henry College Massachusetts Institute of Technology Saint Mary’s College of California Auburn University Emory University University of Massachusetts, Amherst Saint Michael’s College Auburn University Montgomery Endicott College McDaniel College Salisbury University Babson College Fairfield University McGill University University of San Diego Bard College Fayetteville State University Miami University, Oxford Santa Clara University Bates College Flagler College University of Miami Savannah College of Art and Design Baylor University Florida Institute of Technology Michigan State University School of the Museum of Fine Arts Beijing Language and Culture Florida International University University of Michigan Sewanee: The University of the South University Florida Southern College Middlebury College Shenandoah University Beloit College University of Florida University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Skidmore College Bentley University Fordham University - Lincoln Center University of Mississippi University of South Carolina Boston College Campus/Rose Hill Campus The University of Montana, Missoula University of Southampton Boston University Francis Marion University Morehouse College University of Southern California Bowdoin College Franklin and Marshall College Mount Saint Mary’s University Southern Methodist University Brigham Young University Furman University Muhlenberg College University of St. Andrews University of British Columbia George Mason University University of Nevada, Las Vegas St. John’s College Brown University The George Washington University University of New Hampshire St. John’s University - Queens Campus Bryant University Georgetown University New Jersey Institute of Technology St. Lawrence University Bucknell University Georgia Institute of Technology New York University St. Mary’s College of Maryland University of California, Berkeley Georgia Regents University - North Carolina A&T State University Stanford University University of California, Davis Summerville Campus University of North Carolina at Stetson University University of California, Irvine The University of Georgia Asheville Susquehanna University University of California, Los Angeles Gettysburg College The University of North Carolina at Swarthmore College University of California, San Diego Gordon College Chapel Hill Syracuse University University of California, Santa Barbara Goucher College University of North Carolina at Temple University University of California, Santa Cruz Guilford College Charlotte University of Tennessee, Knoxville Carleton College Hamilton College - NY University of North Carolina at Texas Christian University Carnegie Mellon University Hampden-Sydney College Wilmington The University of Texas, Austin Case Western Reserve University Hampton University North Carolina State University The Ohio State University The Catholic University of America Harvard University Northeastern University Towson University Champlain College Harvey Mudd College Northwestern University Trinity College College of Charleston Haverford College University of Notre Dame Trinity University University of Chicago University of Hawaii at Manoa Oberlin College Tufts University University of Cincinnati High Point University Occidental College Tulane University The Citadel, the Military College of Hillsdale College Oglethorpe University Union College South Carolina Hobart and William Smith Colleges Ohio University United States Military Academy - Claremont McKenna College Hofstra University Ohio Wesleyan University Army Clark Atlanta University College of the Holy Cross Old Dominion University United States Naval Academy Clemson University University of Houston Oregon State University Vanderbilt University Coastal Carolina University Howard University University of Oregon Vassar College Colby College University of Illinois at Urbana- University of the Pacific University of Vermont Colgate University Champaign Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Villanova University University of Colorado at Boulder Imperial College London Pennsylvania State University, Virginia Commonwealth University University of Colorado at Colorado Indiana University at Bloomington Harrisburg Virginia Military Institute Springs Iowa State University Pennsylvania State University, Virginia Tech University of Colorado at Denver Ithaca College University Park University of Virginia Colorado College Jacksonville University Pennsylvania State University, York Wake Forest University Colorado State University James Madison University University of Pennsylvania Washington and Lee University Columbia University Johns Hopkins University Pepperdine University Washington College Connecticut College University of Kentucky University of Pittsburgh Washington University in St. Louis Coppin State University Kenyon College Pitzer College University of Washington Cornell University Lafayette College Pomona College Wesleyan University University of Dallas Lehigh University Princeton University West Virginia University Dartmouth College Liberty University Providence College Wheaton College MA Davidson College Livingstone