Rye Country Day School Cedar Street, Rye, New York 10580

Profile for the Class of 2018

Headmaster The Community Scott A. Nelson Located 25 miles northeast of New York City and three miles from the Connecticut state line, Rye Country Day draws its diverse student population from over 40 school districts in Westchester, Fairfield, and Putnam Upper School Principal Counties; New York City; and New Jersey. Our location provides us significant diversity: 29% of our overall Paul Wieman student body are students of color.

Director of College Counseling The School Jeff Bates Founded in 1869, the school now includes six buildings located on 26 acres. Rye Country Day's rigorous email: [email protected] academic program is supported by outstanding facilities, including seven science laboratories, 700 networked computers, and significant library and online resources. Our strong commitment to the fine and performing Assoc. Director of College Counseling arts allows students access to superb studio and performance spaces, including a 515-seat theater and a 120- Dion Reid seat performance/lecture hall. Because New York City is 40 minutes away, students are able to attend the email: [email protected] theater, concerts, and art exhibitions and take advantage of the resources of the greater metropolitan area. Rye Country Day has a longstanding tradition of athletic excellence; over 75% of our students participate on Assoc. Director of College Counseling one or more interscholastic teams. The school's endowment funds exceed $53,400,000. Susan Davidson email: [email protected] The Faculty Assistant to the College Counselors Of the diverse and talented 69-member Upper School faculty, over 86% hold advanced academic degrees and Sarah Phipps a substantial number have served the School for many years. Many have experience teaching at the college email: [email protected] and university level. Recognizing that Rye Country Day's strength depends on its exceptional faculty, both the school and the RCDS Parents Association offer significant grants to teachers to help further individual Telephone: 914-925-4637 professional development.

Website: http://www.ryecountryday.org The Students The Upper School consists of 401 students in grades 9-12, (the senior class has 100 students); 31% are CEEB: 334965 students of color; nearly 20% of Upper School students receive financial aid. In an area of fine public and

private schools, Rye Country Day students have chosen the school for its demanding academic program, small and caring community, and outstanding classroom teaching. For 2017-2018 academic year, our Accreditation: New York Association acceptance rate was 22%; our yield was 71%. Rye Country Day grants over $5,500,000 annually in financial of Independent Schools; Middle States aid. Association of Schools and Colleges. Academic Philosophy Rye Country Day is a demanding college preparatory school where academic rigor is a given. Faculty advisors Mission Statement and students design an individualized academic program which typically exceeds well beyond graduation Rye Country Day School is a coeducational, requirements. For even moderate success, significant outside preparation is necessary both on a daily basis and throughout the academic year. college preparatory school dedicated to providing students from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 with an excellent We do not encourage students to compete against each other for grades or recognition. The school has education using both traditional and thoughtfully chosen not to have an honor roll, a dean's list, or academic societies. We do not innovative approaches. In a nurturing and calculate a grade point average, nor do we rank our students. supportive environment, we offer a challenging program that stimulates The Curriculum individuals to achieve their maximum All entering ninth graders begin the English program with English 9; other departments admit students at potential through academic, athletic, various levels. From these starting points, students progress individually, making choices which meet their creative and social endeavors. We are current interests and their future needs. (Students at Rye Country Day must meet specific academic actively committed to diversity. We expect criteria to enroll in Advanced, Honors, or AP courses.) Students are encouraged to take risks and to and promote moral responsibility and strive reinforce skills and understanding. They may accelerate beyond the boundaries of our own curriculum via to develop strength of character within a independent studies and through nearby college programs. respectful school community. Our goal is to foster a lifelong passion for learning, Disciplinary Reporting understanding and service in an ever- When requested by colleges or schools, Rye Country Day will answer questions about suspension-level and changing world. higher disciplinary actions taken by the school. (At RCDS, suspension always involves a follow-up period of probation.) We also report to colleges and schools when a senior has dropped a year-long course or has been removed from a major leadership role, such as peer mentoring, student government, or team captaincy after they have made application to a school or college. When asked, we expect our students to answer honestly any questions about suspension-level and higher offenses during their high school years.

Minimum Subject Requirements Arts 1 ½ units in art, music, drama, or dance Humanities 2 units (World Civilizations; U.S. History) (or 2 units in one specific area) Mathematics 3 units (through Algebra 2/Trigonometry) English 4 units (plus 2 writing labs in grade 9/10) Natural Sciences 2 units (laboratory-based: 1 physical, 1 biological) Foreign Language 3 units of one language Physical Ed. 4 years Health ¼ unit Senior Term Seniors must complete service learning project

Advanced, Honors, and AP Course Offerings ART AP Psychology AP Art History AP U. S. History* Honors Drawing & Painting *Strong students in U.S. History may be selected MUSIC Honors Filmmaking to prepare for the AP exam. AP Music Theory Special Topics in Art, Photo, & Ceramics Historical Research Select ensembles (by audition only) AP Studio Art (2D, 3D, & Photography) Honors Concert Choir: Madrigals, Bel Canto Post-AP: Advanced Honors Photography MATHEMATICS Honors Jazz Band Honors Geometry Honors Wind Ensemble CLASSICS Advanced Algebra 2/Trigonometry (Students in Honors Choir must also participate st nd Honors Intensive Latin (1 and 2 yr combined) Honors Algebra 2/Trigonometry in Concert Choir) Honors Latin 2, 3 Advanced Precalculus AP Latin Honors Precalculus NATURAL SCIENCES Post-AP: Honors Latin 5: Roman History in Lit AP Calculus AB Honors Biology Ancient Greek: Guided Study AP Calculus BC AP Biology Multivariable Calculus COMPUTER SCIENCE Honors Chemistry AP Statistics AP Chemistry AP Computer Science A Linear Algebra AP Computer Science Principles Advanced Physics AP Physics 1 Post-AP: Advanced Topics in Computer Science MODERN LANGUAGE AP Physics C - Mechanics/Electricity/Magnetism DRAMA and DANCE Honors Intensive French (1st and 2nd yr combined) AP Environmental Science Advanced Dance (by audition only) Honors French 2, 3, 4 Science Research* Advanced Acting Workshop Language & the French-Speaking World (4th yr) * In this course, selected students Advanced Topics in Theatre Advanced Topics in French (5th yr) produce a research project for possible entry in Play Production: From Page to Stage AP French Language & Culture the Siemens, Intel, or similar competition. Honors Intensive Spanish (1st and 2nd yr combined) INDEPENDENT STUDY ENGLISH Honors Spanish 2, 3, 4 Honors English 10 Language and the Spanish-Speaking World (4th yr) Available to juniors and seniors whose proposals AP English Language & Composition (11) Advanced Topics in Spanish (5th yr) are approved by a faculty committee, these allow a AP English Literature & Composition (12) Hon. Sp. Lit. & Lang. (AP Sp. Language & Culture) student to advance beyond the limits of our AP Spanish Language & Culture departmental offerings, or to pursue a subject not HUMANITIES AP Spanish Literature & Culture covered in the traditional high school curriculum. AP European History AP Chinese Language & Culture

The Class of 2018 100 students

SAT Results (through September 2017) ACT (through September 2017)

Evidence Based Read. & Writ. Math (n=43) Mean Composite: 31.4 (n = 80) Mean: 710 690 Middle 50% EBRW: 740 - 650 Middle 50% MA: 720 - 630

National Merit Semi-Finalists: 7 National Hispanic Recognition: 4

Advanced Placement Results In 2017, 196 students took 563 AP exams. 514, or 91%, earned scores of 3 or higher. National AP Scholars: 18 Scholars with Distinction: 63 Scholars with Honor: 28 AP Scholars: 41

87 (of 100) students in the Class of 2017 have taken 251 exams to date. (Students in AP classes are required to take the corresponding exam.) 77% of all seniors’ scores were 4’s or 5’s. 96% were 3 or above.

Junior AP Scores 5 4 3 total exams 5 4 3 total exams

Biology 3 11 4 18 Latin 2 5 6 13 Calculus BC 3 3 Macro. Econ. 1 1 Calculus AB 4 4 Physics 1 7 11 5 23 Chemistry 1 1 Physics C: MEM 2 2 Chinese Lang. 1 1 Physics C: MECH 2 2 Computer Sci. A 1 1 2 Spanish Lang/Cult 8 8 2 18 Computer Sci. Princ. 4 4 8 Statistics 4 4 English Lang/Comp 32 30 14 76 Studio Art: 2D 2 1 1 4 Environmental Sci. 1 7 6 14 U.S. Gov’t./Politics 1 1 French Lang/Cult 1 1 U.S. History 20 20 5 45

Class of 2017 Matriculation List (one unless otherwise noted)

American University Emerson College Skidmore College (2) Amherst College (2) Franklin & Marshall College University of Southern California (3) Bard College Gordon College Stanford University (2) Boston College Harvard University (5) University of Texas, Austin Boston University (2) Haverford College Trinity College Bowdoin College Iona College Trinity College, Dublin (IRE) Brown University (2) Johns Hopkins University Tufts University (3) Bucknell University Lafayette College Tulane University University of Cal. Berkeley Lehigh University University of St. Andrews (UK) University of Chicago (3) University of Michigan (2) Vanderbilt University (2) Claremont McKenna College New York University (4) University of Virginia Colby College Northwestern University (2) Wake Forest University Colgate University (3) Pennsylvania State University Washington & Lee University Columbia University (2) University of Pennsylvania (6) Washington University in St. Louis Cornell University (6) Pitzer College Wesleyan University Dartmouth College (2) Pomona College University of Wisconsin, Madison Davidson College Quinnipiac University Yale University (3) Duke University Rochester Institute of Technology

Colleges Enrolling More Than One Student 2013-2017

Cornell University (28) Lafayette College (6) Syracuse University (3) University of Pennsylvania (28) Tulane University (6) Villanova University (3) Harvard University (23) Middlebury College (6) Wellesley College (3) New York University (19) University of St. Andrews, UK (6) American University (2) Colgate University (16) Amherst College (5) Bard College (2) Brown University (13) Princeton University (5) Carleton College (2) Georgetown University (13) Skidmore College (5) Carnegie Mellon University (2) Vanderbilt University (12) University of Wisconsin, Madison (5) Colby College (2) University of Michigan (11) Franklin and Marshal College (4) Dickinson College (2) University of Southern California (11) University of Notre Dame (4) Emory University (2) Yale University (11) Trinity College (4) The George Washington University (2) Duke University (10) University of Virginia (4) Hobart and William Smith Colleges (2) Bucknell University (9) Boston College (3) Indiana University at Bloomington (2) Dartmouth College (9) Boston University (3) Johns Hopkins University (2) Washington University in St. Louis (9) Bowdoin College (3) University of Maryland, College Park (2) Northwestern University (8) Colorado College (3) Muhlenberg College (2) Stanford University (8) Fordham University (3) Oberlin College (2) Tufts University (8) Hamilton College (3) Ohio Wesleyan University (2) University of Chicago (7) University of Miami (3) Reed College (2) Columbia University (7) Rochester Institute of Technology (3) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2) Wake Forest University (7) University of Rochester (3) University of Richmond (2) Wesleyan University (7) Southern Methodist University (3) Trinity College Dublin, IRE (2) Williams College (7) Swarthmore College (3) University of Vermont (2) Washington & Lee University (2)