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 Ford Center arena, and the new IU School of Medicine are our neighbors. We share a building with the restored historic Victory Theatre, 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 Indiana 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 College Acceptances Agnes Scott College Fashion Institute of Technology* North Carolina State University University of Arizona Alaska Pacific 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