College Admissions Profle 2019-20 Academic Year Falls School Quick Facts Tallulah Falls School - Profle Tallulah Falls School is an independent, coeducational college preparatory boarding Grades: ................................ 5-12 and day school with 547 students in grades fve through 12. TFS ofers a rigorous Enrollment: ......................... 547 curriculum in a small classroom setting inspiring student engagement. Students receive Upper school: ............... 316 close personal attention from teachers, advisors and other members of the campus Middle school: .............. 231 community. With 22 dual enrollment college courses taught on campus, TFS students Faculty and staf: are well prepared to maximize the post-secondary experience. Upper school: ............... 40 Middle school: .............. 28 Student/Teacher ratio: .......... 10:1 Academic Information Tallulah Falls School operates on a two-semester schedule with exams at the conclusion of each semester. All academic courses are ofered as college prep, honors Class of 2019 level or dual enrollment college courses. • 70 graduates Grading System GPA Weighting Policy • 100% college acceptance A ........... 90-100 Tier 1 - 4.0 scale - college preparatory classes • More than 1,000 hours of B ........... 80-89 Tier 2 - 4.5 scale - honors level classes C ........... 70-79 Tier 3 - 5.0 scale - dual enrollment classes community service F ........... below 70 • Earned more than $9.25 million in scholarship ofers, excluding HOPE • Mid-year and fnal grades are included on the TFS transcript. Scholarships available to qualifed Georgia • Both weighted and unweighted GPAs are included on the transcript. residents • Weighted GPAs are calculated according to the GPA weighting policy above, which is also included on the transcript. Graduation Requirements - 24 total credits Student Body English - 4 credits Social Studies - 4 credits Health - 1/2 credit • 20 countries represented Math - 4 credits Foreign Language - 2 credits Senior Capstone - 1 credit • 84% score above the national Science - 4 credits Personal Fitness - 1/2 credit Electives - 4 credits average on the SAT • 92% score above the national Dual Enrollment Courses average on the ACT Dual enrollment courses, taught on the TFS campus, allow students to earn both • 65% of TFS students participate in the high school and college credit. Students are permitted to earn up to 15 hours of dual fne arts enrollment credits per semester. Students interested in dual enrollment must meet • 66% of the TFS student body is involved the SAT/ACT requirements for the University System of Georgia. TFS employs in extracurricular activities, athletics instructors that meet the SACS qualifcations to teach college courses. Texts and syllabi (more than 40 teams) and more than are provided by the colleges. 20 clubs College English 101, 102 College Chemistry 214, 224 College Algebra 102 College Latin 113, 123, 223, 243 Faculty & Staf College Precalculus 116 College Spanish 113, 123 College Statistics 200 College Government 213 • All TFS faculty are certifed within College Calculus 220, 221 College U.S. History 233, 243 their feld of teaching College Biology 114, 124 College Art/History/Humanities 113, 123 • 60% of TFS faculty have 10+ years of teaching experience SAT/ACT Score Results - Class of 2019 CLASS SAT SAT SAT ACT OF 2019 ERW MATH TOTAL COMPOSITE 201 Campus Drive UPPER 25% 580-730 680-800 1370-1510 28-34 P. O. B ox 1 0 MID 50% 550-720 500-750 1120-1370 22-28 Tallulah Falls, GA 30573 (706) 754-0400 www.tallulahfalls.org Upper School Administrative Staf Dr. Larry A. 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