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SIGNATURE SCHOOL An IB World School A public charter school with open enrollment/lottery • founded 2002 • www.signature.edu Anchoring one end of Main Street in Evansville, IN, Signature School, grades 9-12, brings to life a renovated 1920’s hotel and a reawakening river city. The downtown is our campus. Our gym is the YMCA, and two public libraries within walking distance provide research opportunities and an after-school commons in which to gather and do homework. Evansville’s Civic Center, the arena, and the new IU School of Medicine are our neighbors. We share a building with the restored historic , where classes and many student performances occur. We come from four counties and more than thirty feeder schools. What we have in common is a commitment to academic excellence.

CLASS OF 2018 SCHOOL PROFILE 2017-2018 Class Size: 64 Enrollment: 366 students GPA Range: 4.53-2.54 Mean: 3.93 Median: 4.25 Weighted GPA based on 4-point scale/8 sem. AP Scholar: 18 We do not rank. AP Scholar with Honor: 11 Total Number IB Courses Offered: 23 AP Scholar with Distinction: 23 Total Number AP Courses Offered: 18 National AP Scholar: 8 International Baccalaureate Program: (2017-2018) SAT Averages: (2018) Sig Seniors National 57 diploma candidates graduated Critical Reading 663 536 412 exams administered/63 certificate exams Math 656 531 36 diploma recipients (63% pass rate) Composite 1319 1068 Advanced Placement Program: (2017-2018) ACT Averages: (2018) Sig Seniors National 361 students took 999 exams English 29.3 20.2 ISTEP+10 Assessment Pass Rates: (2017-2018) Math 27.7 20.5 Alg 1: 85.4% Bio: 99% Eng 10: 98.9% Reading Comp. 30.0 21.3 Highest % in state for both Math and ELA pass rate. Extra-Curricular Activities: Science Reason. 28.7 20.7 30 clubs & organizations, mostly academic Composite 29.2 20.8 3 lifetime sports: golf, cross-country, track/field Community Service is part of the mission of Academic Honors Diploma: 92% Signature School. All students perform more than Additional Numbers: 100 hours of service to their school, local, and global communities. The class of 2018 logged 3 National Merit Finalists 7896 hours in four years. 6 Commended Scholars Nationally Ranked: 97% attendance rate #3 most challenging school in the nation 100% graduation rate by Washington Post $22,704,168 in scholarships/grants offered #1 in the Midwest by Washington Post #9 charter by U.S. News and World Report #17 in the nation by U.S. News and World Report SENIOR CLASS OF 2018-2019 National Blue Ribbon School 2008, 2014 79 students Four Star School 2015, 2016, 2017 77 IB Diploma Candidates State Ranked: 2 IB Certificate Candidates #1 by Washington Post/U.S. News ‘A’ school by Department of Education

610 Main St. • Evansville, IN 47708 • Phone: (812) 421-1820 • Fax: (812) 421-9189 • CEEB Code: 150966 Jean Hitchcock, Executive Director • Elizabeth Mumford, Director of Student Services Classes of 2010-2018 Acceptances

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