ACADEMIC PROFILE 2020-2021

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Dean of Student Services SCHOOL PROFILE Becca Freeland Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA), a public charter school located in the heart of Santa Dean of Instruction Ana, California, provides a six-year comprehensive academic and conservatory arts program to Sally Lopez students in grades 7-12. Established in 1987, OCSA is one of the premier arts schools in the nation, where aspiring young artists have the opportunity to refine their skills and flourish in one of Dean of Facilities and Supervision 16 pre-professional arts conservatories. Michael Ciecek

Dean of Arts OCSA serves a culturally diverse student body of nearly 2,300 students from more than 100 cities Maria Lazarova, D.M.A. throughout Southern California. Based on the belief that creative artistry is fueled by intellectual insight, OCSA provides a rigorous college-preparatory academic program that produces Dean of Special Services high-achieving, motivated scholars. Students attend five hours of academic classes in addition to Gregory Endelman, Ed.D. three hours of daily arts instruction. Over the past three decades, the school has impacted Learning Specialist, Special Services thousands of students, molding generations of creative thinkers, leaders, artists, innovators, and Leon Metoyer entrepreneurs. School Counselors Alyx Braun ENROLLMENT STUDENT DISTRIBUTION BY ETHNIC CODE Daniel Hulse Kara McCann 2,299 students (grades 7-12) African American: 0.96% Vanessa Musso American Indian: 0.09% Ashley Talbert DEMOGRAPHICS Asian-American: 22.75% Rebecca Vance-Freeland Seniors: 421 Filipino: 1.96% Juniors: 429 Hispanic or Latino: 20.88% ACCREDITATION Sophomores: 428 Pacific Islander: 0.09% • Western Association of Schools and Colleges Freshmen: 473 White: 31.32% • Recognized ASCA Model RAMP Program 8th Grade: 272 Multi-Ethnic: 13.01% (2017-2021) 7th Grade: 276 Undeclared: 8.96% RECOGNITIONS • #1 Best Charter High School in California CURRICULUM (Niche, 2020) • The academic program is organized on an alternating block schedule, where each class • Exemplary School meets every other day. Students take three 90-minute block classes daily. (Arts Schools Network, 2006, 2010-2011, 2013-2022) • The arts conservatory program consists of two 70-minute blocks, four days a week. • Exceptional Charter School in Special students attend one block each day while high school students attend two (National Association of blocks. These pre-professional arts courses vary in content and day of the week, based on Teachers, 2017-2020) the conservatory. • Best High Schools in America (U.S. News & World Report, 2008-2020) • California Gold Ribbon School HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS (California Department of Education, 2017) Course Length Credits • GRAMMY Signature School Literature & Composition 8 Semesters 40 (GRAMMY Foundation, 2016) Mathematics (Integrated I and II) 4 Semesters 20 • America’s Top Public High Schools Life 2 Semesters 10 (Newsweek, 2007-2010, 2013-2014) Physical Science 2 Semesters 10 • Top 10 Charter School Health 1 Semester 5 (University of Southern California, 2013) Global Studies (Required for freshmen only) 1 Semester 5 MEMBERSHIPS World History 2 Semesters 10 • International NETWORK of Schools for US History 2 Semesters 10 the Advancement of Arts Education Government 1 Semester 5 • National Association of Special 1 Semester 5 Teachers World Language 4 Semesters 20 Fine Arts 2 Semesters 10 4 Semesters 20 FACULTY Required Course Credits 170 • All academic faculty are fully credentialed. Electives 70 • The majority of the 300 arts and academic Total Credits Required to Graduate: 240 teachers hold advanced degrees. Thirty-two credits of conservatory courses are required each year of all students in grades 9-12 from • Guest artists and industry leaders share one of the following conservatories: Acting, Ballet Folklórico Dance, Ballroom Dance, Classical their expertise and creativity with students Voice, Classical & Contemporary Dance, Commercial Dance, Creative Writing, Culinary Arts & through lectures, presentations, and Hospitality, Digital Media, Film & Television, Instrumental Music, Integrated Arts, Musical Theatre, hands-on training. Popular Music, Production & Design, or Visual Arts. TESTING INFORMATION

SAT Reasoning Test – Mean Scores Grade and GPA Scale Class of 2020 OCSA 2019 State SAT Data OCSA utilizes a four-point scale to # of students taking exam 248 272,892 calculate students’ grade point averages, but does not rank students by GPA. Reading & Writing 630 534 Math 618 531 Grade Scale: A = 4.0 B = 3.0 C = 2.0 D = 1.0 Total Mean Scores 1248 1065 /Honors courses (+) are weighted with an additional value of one point for each course semester. ACT Test – Mean Scores Average Cumulative Class of 2019 OCSA 2019 State ACT Data Academic GPA: 3.3 # of students taking exam 190 98,032 Advanced Placement Classes Composite Score 27.4 22.6 AP Art and Design English 28.9 22.4 AP Art History Math 25.4 22.3 AP Biology Reading 28.7 23.0 AP AB AP Calculus BC Science 26.0 22.2 AP Chemistry AP Chinese AP Economics AP Environmental Science 100% AP French • May 2020, 768 students took AP exams AP Government AP Language and Composition • A total of 1,631 exams were taken in 23 AP subjects 80% • 86% of the AP exams received passing scores AP Literature and Composition AP Music Theory AP Physics 1 • May 2019, 714 students took AP exams 60% AP Physics 2 • A total of 1,617 exams were taken in 20 AP subjects AP Psychology • 84% of the AP exams received passing scores 40% AP Research AP Seminar • May 2018, 726 students took AP exams 20% AP Spanish • A total of 1,360 exams were taken in 19 AP subjects SCORE PERCENTAGES PASSING AP • 84% of the AP exams received passing scores AP U.S. History 0% AP World History 2018 2019 2020 Honors Classes Literature and Composition l Honors STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Literature and Composition ll Honors (+) Integrated III Enhanced (+) National Merit Scholarship Awards Class of Class of Class of Class of Pre-Calculus (+) 2017 2018 2019 2020 Chemistry Honors (+) National Merit Finalists 5 7 6 4 Spanish IV Honors (+) National Merit Semifinalists 5 7 6 5 French III Honors (+) National Merit Commended Scholars 13 20 15 18 Extracurricular Opportunities National Hispanic Recognition Scholars 4 12 3 4 • Student Body Leadership • National Honor Society • California Scholarship Federation Advanced Placement Awards 2017 2018 2019 2020 • Camp OCSA Counselor • Mock Trial National Honors 16 22 28 22 • More than 100 student-led clubs and Scholar with Distinction 94 114 139 153 organizations Scholar with Honors 65 62 67 66 Scholar 120 96 109 97 AP Capstone Diploma n/a n/a n/a 18 TUITION OCSA is tuition free and donation AP Seminar & Research Certificate n/a n/a n/a 4 dependent. No student is offered or denied enrollment based on financial capacity. COLLEGE PREPARATORY (CP) COURSE OFFERINGS BY SUBJECT AREA OCSA offers seven yearlong Honors courses and 23 Advanced Placement courses. Courses indicated with an asterisk * receive an extra point in the grade point average calculation.

English World Languages • Folklórico Repertory • 19th Century Literature/Science Fiction • *AP Chinese • Graphic Design Composition • *AP French Language and Culture • Hip Hop Dance I • *AP English Language • *AP Spanish Language and Culture • Hip Hop Dance II • *AP English Literature and Composition • French I • Illustration • Literature and Composition I • French II • Improvisation • Literature and Composition IH • French III • Jazz Combos • Literature and Composition II • *French IIIH • Jazz Dance • *Literature and Composition IIH • French IV • Jazz Orchestra • Literature and Composition III • Mandarin I • Jewelry • Media Analysis/Modern Plays • Mandarin II • Landscape Painting • Mythology/Science Fiction Composition • Mandarin III • Latin Ballroom Dance • Popular Culture/Film Literature Composition • Mandarin IV • Modern Dance Technique • Spanish for Native Speakers A • Music History Science • Spanish for Native Speakers B • Music Theory • Anatomy • Spanish I • Painting • *AP Biology • Spanish II • Percussion Ensemble • *AP Chemistry • Spanish III • Photography • *AP Environmental Science • Spanish IV • Piano • *AP Physics 1 • *Spanish IVH • Piano Masterclass • *AP Physics 2 • Playreading and Analysis • Biology of the Living Earth Visual and Performing Arts • Saxophone Ensemble • Chemistry • 3-D Design • Standard Ballroom Dance • *Chemistry Honors • Acting Technique • String Orchestra • Environmental Science • Advanced Painting • Strings Chamber Music • Physics • Animation • Tap Dance • Zoology • *AP Art and Design • Theatre for Social Justice • *AP Art History • Theatre History Mathematics • *AP Music Theory • Vocal Ensemble • *AP Calculus AB • Art History • Voice • *AP Calculus BC • Ballet Dance • Watercolor • *AP Statistics • Ballet Technique • Winds Ensemble • Financial Algebra • Ballroom Dance • Woodwind Quintet • Integrated Math I • Yearbook • Integrated Math II • Brass Ensemble • Integrated Math III • Ceramics • Chamber Orchestra Electives • *Integrated Math III/Enhanced • *AP Macro Economics • *Pre-Calculus • Choreography • Clarinet Ensemble • *AP Psychology • *AP Research Social Science • Commercial Music Theory • *AP Seminar • *AP Government and Politics • Conducting • CA Food History • *AP United States History • Dance Conditioning • CW Core Short Story • *AP World History • Dance History • CW Inkblot • Government • Directing • Economics • United States History • Digital Printing • Emergency Medical Technician • World History • Drawing • Elements of Music Theory • Introduction to Computer Science • Fashion and Costume Design • Journalism • Flute Masterclass • Screenwriting • Senior Project Thirty-two credits of conservatory courses are required each year of all students in grades 9-12 from one of the following conservatories: SCHOOL CONSERVATORY STUDENTS ENROLLED School of Applied Arts The Mekjian Family Culinary Arts & Hospitality 86 School of Dance Ballet Folklórico Dance 67 Ballroom Dance 63 Classical & Contemporary Dance 56 Commercial Dance 118

School of Fine & Media Arts Creative Writing 155 Digital Media 79 Film & Television 82 Integrated Arts 235 Visual Arts 194 School of Music Classical Voice 114 Instrumental Music Frederick Fennell Wind Studies Program 70 The Garn Family Jazz Studies Program 36 Guitar Program 26 Pianist Program 41 Strings & Orchestra Program 82 Popular Music 87 School of Theatre Acting 196 Musical Theatre 225 Production & Design 122 MATRICULATION Ninety-eight percent of the Class of 2020 was accepted into institutions of , and 82% are attending a four-year college program. Additionally, 16% are attending a two-year college or conservatory program, and 2% of seniors are going directly into the workplace or taking a gap year.

OCSA students apply to and enroll at schools that reflect each student’s individual interests and strengths. The following post-secondary campus acceptances and matriculation (in parenthesis) data was reported by the Class of 2020.

Academy of Art University 1 Eckerd College 3 (2) Pepperdine University 12 (1) University of California, Riverside 39 (6) Agnes Scott College 1 (1) El Camino College 3 Pitzer College 1 University of California, Santa Barbara 47 (2) AMDA College and Conservatory Elon University 1 Point Loma Nazarene University 6 (1) University of California, Santa Cruz 36 (7) of the Performing Arts 4 (3) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott 1 Point Park University 6 University of Colorado Boulder 10 American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York 1 (1) Emerson College 9 (2) Pomona College 6 University of Colorado Colorado Springs 1 American University 8 (1) Emory University 3 Portland State University 2 (1) University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Amherst College 1 Fashion Institute of Technology 2 Pratt Institute 5 (1) Medical Campus 3 Amsterdam Fashion Institute 1 (1) FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design & PrattMWP 1 University of Denver 4 Arcadia University 1 (1) Merchandising) - Los Angeles 3 (3) Princeton University 1 University of Evansville 2 Arizona State University - College of Nursing Florida State University 3 Purdue University 7 University of Florida 1 (1) and Health Innovation 1 Fordham University 12 Queens University of Charlotte 1 University of Glasgow 1 (1) Arizona State University - Tempe 13 Franklin University Switzerland 1 Reed College 8 University of Hartford 2 ArtCenter College of Design 2 Fullerton College 12 (10) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 University of at Hilo 2 (1) Auburn University 1 George Mason University 4 (2) Rhode Island School of Design 7 (2) University of Hawaii at Manoa 5 (1) Azusa Pacific University 10 (2) George Washington University 9 (1) Rhodes College 1 University of Hong Kong 1 Babson College 2 Gnomon School of Visual Effects 2 (2) Rice University 1 (1) University of Illinois at Chicago 1 Baldwin Wallace University 5 (1) Golden West College 1 (1) Rider University 8 (1) University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign 3 Ball State University 4 (1) Gonzaga University 1 Ringling College of Art and Design 2 University of Iowa 6 (2) Bard College 2 Goshen College 1 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 University of La Verne 5 (1) Barnard College 1 Goucher College 1 Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design 1 University of Mary Hardin - Baylor 1 Baylor University 5 (1) Guildhall School of Music & Drama 1 Rollins College 1 University of Maryland - College Park 1 Belmont University 12 (1) Hartwick College 1 Roosevelt University 5 (2) University of Massachusetts Boston 1 Berklee College of Music 9 (4) Harvard University 2 (2) Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 1 (1) University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 1 Biola University 1 Hawaii Pacific University 3 Rutgers University - New Brunswick 2 University of Massachusetts - Amherst 2 Birmingham Southern College 2 Hobart William Smith Colleges 1 Rutgers University - Newark 1 University of Massachusetts - Lowell 1 Boise State University 4 (2) Hollins University 1 Saddleback College 4 (3) University of Miami 2 Boston College 3 Howard University 3 (1) Saint Mary's College of California 1 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 10 (1) Boston Conservatory at Berklee 1 (1) Humboldt State University 3 San Diego State University 18 (3) University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 11 Boston University 14 (4) Hussian College Los Angeles - In Studio 2 San Francisco Art Institute 1 University of Montana 1 Bradley University 2 Indiana University - Bloomington 7 (1) San Francisco Conservatory of Music 2 (2) University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1 Brandeis University 4 (2) Institute of the Arts, Barcelona 1 San Francisco State University 17 (2) University of Nevada - Las Vegas 4 (1) Brigham Young University - Provo 2 (2) Irvine Valley College 13 (10) San Jose State University 4 (1) University of Nevada - Reno 1 Brown University 2 Johns Hopkins University 2 (1) Santa Ana College 3 (3) University of New Haven 1 (1) Bryn Mawr College 1 Johnson & Wales University, Providence 3 Santa Clara University 3 University of New Mexico 1 Butler University 2 (2) Juniata College 1 Santa Monica College 6 (6) University of North Carolina at Asheville 1 California Baptist University 4 Kalamazoo College 1 Santiago Canyon College 6 (5) University of North Carolina School of the Arts 3 (2) California College of the Arts 4 Keene State College 1 Sarah Lawrence College 2 (1) University of North Texas 3 California Institute of the Arts 10 (2) Keiser University - Flagship Campus, FL 1 Savannah College of Art and Design 5 University of Northern Colorado 1 California Lutheran University 2 Laguna College of Art and Design 9 (4) School of the Art Institute of Chicago 8 (1) University of Notre Dame 1 (1) California Polytechnic State University, Pomona 27 (3) Lake Forest College 1 School of Visual Arts 9 (1) University of Oklahoma - Norman Campus 4 California Polytechnic State University, Lehigh University 2 Po / UC Berkeley Dual Degree 1 (1) University of Oregon 9 San Luis Obispo 22 (5) Lewis & Clark College 2 Scripps College 7 (1) University of Pennsylvania 2 (1) California State University, Channel Islands 2 LIU Post 4 Seattle Pacific University 3 University of Pittsburgh 1 California State University, Maritime Academy 1 Long Beach City College 4 (3) Seattle University 2 University of Portland 5 California State University, Dominguez Hills 2 Long Island University, Brooklyn 1 Seton Hall University 1 University of Puget Sound 2 California State University, East Bay 2 Louisiana State University 1 Shenandoah University 1 (1) University of Redlands 2 (1) California State University, Long Beach 50 (6) Loyola Marymount University 11 (2) Smith College 5 (2) University of Rochester 5 California State University, Chico 5 Loyola University - Chicago 2 Soka University of America 1 University of San Diego 7 (1) California State University, Fresno 2 Loyola University - New Orleans 2 Sonoma State University 5 University of San Francisco 18 California State University, Fullerton 59 (15) Marist College 1 Southern Methodist University 5 University of South Carolina - Columbia 2 California State University, Los Angeles 6 (2) Marquette University 1 Southern New Hampshire University 1 University of South Florida 1 California State University, Monterey Bay 6 Maryland Institute College of Art 3 Southern Oregon University 3 University of Southern California 39 (16) California State University, Northridge 9 Marymount Manhattan College 8 (1) Southern Utah University 1 University of the Arts Barcelona 1 (1) California State University, San Bernardino 4 Massachusetts College of Art and Design 1 Spelman College 1 University of the Arts London 1 California State University, San Marcos 4 (1) Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and St Lawrence University 1 University of the Pacific 3 California State University, Stanislaus 1 Health Sciences (MCPHS) 2 St. John's University 4 University of Toronto 2 Campbell University 1 McDaniel College 1 Stanford University 6 (4) University of Utah 8 (2) Carleton College 1 McGill University 2 (1) Stony Brook University, State University University of Vermont 1 Carnegie Mellon University 10 (4) Menlo College 1 of New York 1 University of Virginia 1 Case Western Reserve University 2 Mercy College 1 SUNY at Purchase College 3 (1) University of Washington, Seattle 17 (4) Central Washington University 1 Miami University - Oxford 2 SUNY Buffalo State 1 University of Wisconsin - Madison 3 (1) Chaminade University of Honolulu 1 Michigan State University 2 SUNY College at Cortland 1 Ursinus College 1 Chapman University 56 (22) Middlebury College 3 SUNY College of Environmental Science Utica College 1 Citrus College 1 (1) Millikin University 1 (1) and Forestry 2 Vanderbilt University 2 (1) Claremont McKenna College 1 Mills College 3 Swarthmore College 2 Vanguard University of Southern California 3 (3) Clark University 1 Missouri State University 3 Syracuse University 13 Vassar College 2 Clemson University 3 (1) Montana State University 1 Temple University 1 Villanova University 1 (1) Coastal Carolina University 2 Montclair State University 3 Texas A&M University 1 Virginia Commonwealth University 1 Colgate University 1 Mount Holyoke College 1 Texas Christian University 6 (2) Virginia Military Institute 1 Colorado College 1 Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles 1 Texas State University 5 (1) Virginia Tech 1 Colorado School of Mines 3 Mt. San Antonio College 2 (2) The American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Viterbo University 1 Colorado State University - Fort Collins 5 Muhlenberg College 3 Los Angeles 2 Wagner College 7 (1) Columbia College Chicago 16 (2) Nazareth College 1 The Citadel, The Military College Washington & Jefferson College 1 Columbia University in the City of New York 5 (2) New College of Florida 1 of South Carolina 1 Washington State University 1 Concordia University - Irvine 5 New York University 25 (8) The College of New Jersey 1 Washington University in St Louis 2 (2) Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science North Carolina A & T State University 1 The College of Saint Rose 1 Webster University 2 and Art 1 (1) North Carolina State University at Raleigh 1 The Culinary Institute of America - CA 2 (2) Wellesley College 2 (1) Cornell University 6 (4) Northeastern University 11 (2) The Juilliard School 2 (1) Wells College 1 Creighton University 1 Northern Arizona University 9 (3) The New England Conservatory of Music 1 Wesleyan University 1 (1) Culinary Institute of America 3 Northwestern University 2 The New School - All Divisions 11 (3) West Los Angeles College 1 (1) CUNY Hunter College 1 Norwich School of Art and Design 1 The Ohio State University 3 (1) West Virginia University 1 Cypress College 2 (2) Norwich University of the Arts 1 (1) The University of Alabama 2 Western Washington University 2 (1) Dartmouth College 1 Oberlin Conservatory of Music 1 The University of Arizona 30 (3) Westmont College 1 (1) Dean College 1 Occidental College 7 The University of Texas at Austin 2 Whitman College 1 DePaul University 11 (2) Ohio University 3 (1) The University of the Arts 5 Whittier College 6 DePauw University 1 Oklahoma City University 2 Tufts University 1 Willamette University 2 Diablo Valley College 1 Orange Coast College 13 (13) Union College - Schenectady 1 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 Dickinson College 1 Oregon State University 1 United States Military Academy 1 (1) Yale University 4 (3) Dillard University 2 Otis College of Art and Design 6 (2) United States Naval Academy 1 (1) Yale - NUS College 1 Dominican University of California 2 Otterbein University 1 University of California, Merced 5 York University 1 Drew University 1 Pace University - New York 28 (3) University of California, San Diego 41 (1) Drexel University 9 Pacific Northwest College of Art 1 University of California, San Francisco 1 Duke University 3 (1) Paul Mitchell Academy Barbering 1 (1) University of California, Berkeley 24 (7) Earlham College 1 Pennsylvania College of Art & Design 1 University of California, Davis 28 (6) Eastman School of Music of the University Pennsylvania State University 4 (1) University of California, Irvine 40 (8) of Rochester 2 (1) Pennsylvania State University - World Campus 1 University of California, Los Angeles 34 (13)