College Admission Profile 2014-2015
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MASTERY CHARTER THOMAS CAMPUS 927 JOHNSON STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19148 P 267-236-0036 F 267-236-0030 CEEB 393396 MASTERYCHARTER.ORG 2014-2015 PRINCIPAL Kristy Fruit [email protected] COLLEGE ext. 3136 ADMISSION COLLEGE ADVISOR Christopher Horne [email protected] PROFILE ext. 3145 Mastery Charter’s mission is to ensure that all students learn the academic and personal skills they need to succeed in higher education, compete in the global economy, and pursue their dreams. GRADE POINT AVERAGE The Mastery Charter GPA quantifies overall student achievement QUARTILE GPA RANGE and is calculated based on a 4.0 scale. Summer school courses TOP 4.17 – 3.62 are pass/fail and are weighted on a 3.0 scale. All courses receiving SECOND 3.57 – 2.95 a cumulative semester grade below 76% do not earn credit and must be recovered in summer school or repeated the following THIRD 2.89 – 2.55 academic year. FOURTH 2.52 – 1.41 The class of 2015 has 97 students. Students in the senior class are not ranked in accordance with school policy. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS In order to receive a high school diploma from a Mastery Charter school, all students must: • Complete and pass all courses registered from the start of enrollment to senior year, or retake said courses until a passing grade is earned • Receive a score of proficient or advanced on the Literature and Algebra Keystone and/or an 18 or higher on the math and reading portions of the ACT or an equivalent test • Complete a professional internship • Complete a Mastery created Senior Project demonstrating the student’s ability to work independently 1 COLLEGE ADMISSION PROFILE 2014-2015 THE SCHOOL Mastery Charter School – Thomas Campus is a high-performing, college-preparatory turnaround school serving students in South Philadelphia. The school opened its doors as a Mastery public charter school in 2005 and currently has an enrollment total of 650 students in grades 7 through 12 . Before the conversion, the school was in the lowest 10% of District schools by performance. Under Mastery, Thomas is now in the top 10% of all 80 public and pubic charter high White 14% schools in the city by student performance. Hispanic 6% African Eighty-two (82) percent of our student body is classified as American Multi-Ethnic 3% economically disadvantaged (qualifying for the Free/Reduced Lunch 58% program) and sixteen (16) percent receive Special Education services. Asian 18% A breakdown of student ethnic backgrounds is shown below. CURRICULUM OFFERED TO THE THOMAS CLASS OF 2015 ENGLISH HISTORY MATHEMATICS English 9: Intro to Literature Modern World History Pre-Algebra English 9: Reading Enrichment US History Algebra I English 9: Honors Literature Government and Economics Geometry English 9: Composition AP US History Algebra II & Trigonometry English 10 Pre-Calculus American Literature SEMINAR/ELECTIVES AP Calculus British and World Literature Health/PE 9/10 AP Language Technology 9 LANGUAGE AP Literature Art 10 Spanish I Music 10 Spanish II SCIENCE Technology 10 Conversational Spanish Introductory Physics Sophomore Sem: Internship Biology Senior Seminar: College Prep Chemistry Psychology Physics I/II Multi-Media Expressions AP Chemistry Forensics Sociology Reading Comprehension Intervention EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES OFFERED TO THE THOMAS CLASS OF 2015 Art Club Girls’ Basketball Softball Boys’ Basketball Girls’ Volleyball Poetry Club Choir Environmental Club Student Council Cross Country Hospitality Club Theater Debate Team Keyboard Club Track & Field Divas Lacrosse Yearbook Fashion & Modeling Queer/Straight Alliance Forensic Science Club Soccer 2 COLLEGE ADMISSION PROFILE 2014-2015 ACT RANGE READING MATH COMPOSITE 11 - 16 40 38 44 All Mastery Charter students take the ACT once in the spring of their junior year and 17 - 21 27 28 27 a second time in fall of their senior year. 22 - 26 10 13 8 The following data is based on the spring test 27+ 45 5 scores for the Thomas Class of 2015. MEAN SCORE 17 18 18 COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES FOR THE MASTERY CHARTER CLASS OF 2014 • 96% of Mastery Charter students earned postsecondary acceptance • 78% of Mastery Charter students earned 4 year college acceptance to 218 unique 4 year institutions • Mastery Charter students earned over $23 million in scholarships List of College Acceptances for Mastery Charter Students Academy of Art University Boston College Chubb Institute of Technology Drexel University Alabama A&M University Bowie State University Cittone Medical Institute Duke University Albertus Magnus College Bryn Athyn College Claflin University East Stroudsburg University Albright College Bryn Mawr College Clarion University Eastern Nazarene College All State Career Truck School Bucknell University Clark Atlanta University Eastern University Allegheny College Bucks County Community College Clark College Eckerd College Allen University Buffalo State College of SUNY Clemson University Edinboro University Alvernia College Burlington College Cleveland State University Edward Waters College AMDA College Cabrini College College of William & Mary Elizabeth City State University American River College Caldwell College Columbia College Chicago Elizabethtown College American University California State University, Columbia University Elmira College Amherst College Sacramento Community College of Philadelphia Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Andrew College California University of Coppin State University University - FL Arcadia University Pennsylvania Cornell University Emmanuel College Art Institute of Philadelphia Campbell University Dartmouth College Empire Beauty School Ashford University Canisius College Dean College Esperanza College Atlanta Job Corps Center Carlow University DeKalb Technical Institute Everest Institute - Bensalem Ball State University Carnegie Mellon University Delaware County Fairleigh Dickinson University Beloit College Cazanovia College Community College Fashion Institute of Technology Benedict College Cedar Crest College Delaware State University Fayetteville State University Bennett College Central Pennsylvania College Delaware Valley College Fisher College Berkeley College NYC Midtown Central State University DePaul University Fisk University Bethune-Cookman University Chaminade University of Honolulu DeSales University Five Towns College Bloomfield College Champlain College DeVry University Flagler College Bloomsburg University Chatham University Dillard University Florida A&M Blue Ridge Community and Chestnut Hill College Dowling College Florida Institute of Technology Technical College Cheyney University Drew University Florida Memorial University Christopher Newport University 3 List of College Acceptances for Mastery Charter Students (continued) Franklin & Marshall College LIM College Philadelphia University Universal Technical Institute Franklin Pierce University Lincoln Technical Institute Pierce College University of Advancing Tech Full Sail Real World Education Lincoln University Pike’s Peak College University of Bridgeport Gannon University Lock Haven University Pine Manor College University of CA - Riverside George Mason University Long Island University Pointe Park University University of Charleston Georgetown University Loyola University Portland State Unitersity University of Cincinnati Georgia State University Luzerne Community College Pulse Beauty Academy University of Colorado Gettysburg College Lycoming College Purdue University University of Delaware Goldey Beacom College Lynn University Quentin N. Burdick Job Corps University of Denver Goucher College Manhattan College Center University of Hartford Grambling State University Manhattanville College Radford University University of Kansas Gwynedd-Mercy College Manor College Reading Area Community College University of Kentucky Hampton University Mansfield University Restaurant School at Walnut Hill University of Maryland Harcum College Mars Hill University Roanoke College University of Miami Harrisburg University of Mary Baldwin College Robert Morris University University of Nebraska at Lincoln Science & Technology Marymount Manhattan College Rochester Institute of Tech University of New Hampshire Hartwick College Maryville College Roosevelt University University of New Haven Haverford College Marywood University Rosemont College University of Notre Dame Hiram G. Andrews Center Mass College of Pharmacy Rutgers University University of Oregon Hobart and William Smith College McDaniel College Sage College of Albany University of Pennsylvania Hofstra University Medaille College Saint Augustine's University University of Pittsburgh Holy Family University Mercy College Saint Francis University University of San Francisco Howard University Methodist University Saint Joseph’s University University of Scranton Huston-Tillotson University Miami Dade College Saint Leo University University of Southern California Illinois College Miami University, Oxford San Jose State University University of the Arts Philadelphia Immaculata University Michigan State University Sanford Brown Institute University of the Sciences Indiana State University Millersville University Savannah College Art & Design University of Toledo Indiana Technical College Misericordia University School of Visual Arts NY University of Vermont Indiana University of Pennsylvania Monmouth University Seton Hall University University of Virginia Ithaca College Monroe College Shaw University Ursinus College ITT Technical Institute Montgomery County Shippensburg University VA Commonwealth University Ivy Bridge College