1798 WEST HUNTING PARK AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19140 P 215-227-4408 F 215-227-3694 Mastery Charter School CEEB 393505 Simon Gratz High masterycharter.org PRINCIPAL 2018-2019 Nadia Bennett [email protected] I 267-838-1128 COLLEGE COLLEGE ADVISOR Maureen Quiles-Rosa [email protected] I 267-273-8268 ADMISSION Jade Roane [email protected] I 610-675-4633 PROFILE Christopher Chaplin [email protected] I 215-510-5674 MISSION All students learn the academic and personal skills they need to be truly prepared for postsecondary success and able to pursue their dreams. GRADE POINT AVERAGE All Mastery coursework is graded on a 1-100 scale. QUARTILE GPA RANGE Anything below 76 earns zero credit. TOP 4.32 - 3.30 GPA is based on a 4.0 scale. AP courses are weighted SECOND 3.29 - 2.80 on a 5.0 scale. Summer school courses are pass/fail and weighted on a 3.0 scale. THIRD 2.79 - 2.16 GPA is calculated by multiplying the grade earned FOURTH 2.15 & BELOW by the course credit. GPA SCALE 93-100 = 4.00 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 90-92 = 3.66 In order to receive a high school diploma from a 87-89 = 3.33 Mastery charter school, all students must: 83-86 = 3.00 • Complete and pass all courses registered from the start 80-82 = 2.66 of enrollment to senior year 77-79 = 2.33 • Complete a professional internship 76 = 2.00 • Complete a Mastery-created senior project demonstrating >76 = 0.00 the student’s ability to work independently The class of 2019 has 259 students. Students in the senior class are not ranked in accordance with school policy. 1 COLLEGE ADMISSION PROFILE 2018-2019 THE SCHOOL Mastery Charter School – Simon Gratz High Campus is a college-preparatory turnaround school serving students in North Philadelphia. Originally one of the lowest-performing public schools operated by the District of Philadelphia, the school opened its doors as a Mastery public charter school in 2011 and currently has an enrollment total of 1,225 students in grades 6 through 12. Gratz has more than doubled its college enrollment rate under Mastery and been recognized by the local and national media for its remarkable turnaround in student performance and school safety. 73% of our student body is classified as economically disadvantaged (qualifying for the Free/Reduced Lunch program) and 28% receive Special Education services. 93% of our students come from African-American ethnic backgrounds. CURRICULUM OFFERED ENGLISH HISTORY LANGUAGE English 9 African American History Spanish I English 9: Composition Modern World History Spanish II English 10 US History English 10: Literature AP US History AP Literature AP Government and Politics ELECTIVE / SEMINAR Literature 11 Government and Economics Sophomore Seminar: Internship Literature 12 Internship Practicum Senior Seminar MATHEMATICS Physical Education and Health SCIENCE Algebra I Social Emotional Learning Physical Science Algebra II Art Biology Geometry Music Chemistry Pre-Calculus AP Biology Calculus Environmental Science Honors Physics EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Art Club Cross-Country Gospel Choir Stay Woke Production Band: Brass and Winds Debate Club Indoor Track Student Government Varsity Baseball Dog Pound Varsity Lacrosse Studio Session (Interactive Video) Boys’ Basketball Live Wire Dance Crew Track & Field (Varsity & JV) Drum Line National Honor Society Volleyball Club Bulldog Ambassadors Football (Varsity & JV) Poetry & Spoken Word X.P.O.S.U.R.R. Newspaper Club Girls’ Basketball (Multi Media) Runway Royalty (Varsity & JV) Varsity Cheerleading/Spirit Yearbook Varsity Softball Gay/Straight Alliance Chess 2 COLLEGE ADMISSION PROFILE 2018-2019 SPRING 2018 ACT RANGE READING MATH COMPOSITE Mastery students take the 11 - 16 103 134 133 ACT twice. The chart to the right 17 - 21 40 32 32 shows the number of Simon Gratz 22 - 26 8 9 6 High students who scored in a given 27+ 2 0 0 range and the mean score for all students. MEAN SCORE 16 16 15 COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE DATA FOR THE CLASS OF 2018 • 87% of Mastery Simon Gratz High students earned postsecondary acceptance • Mastery Simon Gratz High students earned more than $2 million in scholarships COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES FOR ALL MASTERY CHARTER STUDENTS Agnes Scott College Beloit College Cedar Crest College Columbia University Edinboro University Alabama A&M University Benedict College Central Penn College Community College of Edward Waters College Albertus Magnus College Bennett College Central State University Philadelphia Elizabeth City State Albright College Bentley University Chaminade University of Coppin State University University Alderson-Broaddus College Berkeley College Honolulu Cornell University Elizabethtown College All State Career Truck Bethune-Cookman Champlain College Culinary Institute of Elmira College School University Chatham University America Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Allegheny College Bloomfield College Chestnut Hill College Dartmouth College Emmanuel College Allen University Bloomsburg University Cheyney University Dean College Emory University Alvernia College Bluffton University Christopher Newport DeKalb Technical Institute Empire Beauty School Alvernia University Boston College University Delaware County Endicott College AMDA College Boston University Chubb Institute of Community College Esperanza College American River College Bowie State University Technology Delaware State University Everest Institute American University Brandeis University Cittone Medical Institute Delaware Valley University Fairfield University Amherst College Bryn Athyn College Claflin University Denison University Fairleigh Dickinson Andrew College Bryn Mawr College Claremont McKenna DePaul University University College Antioch College Bucknell University DeSales University Fashion Institute of Clarion University Antonelli Institute Buffalo State College of DeVry University Technology Clark Atlanta University Arcadia University SUNY Dickinson College Fayetteville State University Clark College Art Institute of Philadelphia Burlington College Dillard University Fisher College Clemson University Art Institute of Philadelphia Cabrini University Dowling College Fisk University Cleveland State University Ashford University Cal State, Sacramento Drew University Five Towns College Colby College Ashland University Caldwell College Drexel University Flagler College California University of PA College of Mount Saint Duke University Florida A&M University Automotive Training Center Vincent Campbell University East Carolina University Florida Institute of Aviation Institute of College of Saint Rose Maintenance Canisius College East Stroudsburg Technology College of Southern University Florida Memorial University Babson College Carlow University Nevada Ball State University Carnegie Mellon University Earlham College Franklin & Marshall College College of William & Mary Eastern Nazarene College Franklin Pierce University Bates College Case Western Reserve College of Wooster University Eastern University Full Sail Real World Baylor University Columbia College Chicago Cazanovia College Eckerd College Education 3 COLLEGE ADMISSION PROFILE 2018-2019 (continued) Gannon University Lebanon Valley College Northern Illinois University Stevenson University University of San Francisco George Mason University Lees-McRae College Norwich University Strayer University University of Scranton George Washington Lehigh University Notre Dame de Namur SUNY at Albany University of South Carolina University Lehigh Valley College University Susquehanna University University of South Florida Georgetown University Liberty University Oberlin College of Swarthmore College University of Southern Georgia State University LIM College Arts and Sciences Sweet Briar College California Gettysburg College Lincoln Technical Institute Oglethorpe University Syracuse University University of Tampa Goldey Beacom College Lincoln University Ohio University Talladega College University of the Arts Goucher College Lock Haven University Old Dominion University Temple University University of the Sciences Grambling State University Long Island University Oregon State University Tennessee State University University of Toledo Grand Valley State Loyola University Chicago Orleans Technical Institute Thaddeus Stevens College University of Valley Forge University Loyola University Maryland Our Lady of the Thiel College University of Vermont Gwynedd-Mercy University Lycoming College Lake University Tiffin University University of Virginia Hampton University Lynn University Pace University Toni & Guy Academy Ursinus College Harcum College Manhattan College Peirce College Tougaloo College Utica College Harrisburg University of Manhattanville College Pennsylvania College of Towson University VA Commonwealth Science & Technology Technology Manor College Tufts University University Hartwick College Pennsylvania Institute of Mansfield University Tulane University Valley Forge Haverford College Technology Military College Marquette University Tuskegee University Hiram G. Andrews Center Pennsylvania State Vassar College Mars Hill University Tyler School of Art Hobart & William University Villanova University Mary Baldwin College Universal Technical Smith College Pike’s Peak College Virginia Commonwealth Marymount Institute Hofstra University Pine Manor College University Manhattan College Pointe Park University University of Advancing Holy Family University Tech Virginia State University Maryville College Portland State Unitersity Howard University University of Akron Virginia Union University