Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science A public school at a prestigious university

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Proud to be named #1 Public High School in Massachusetts by Niche.com 2017, 2018, 2019 Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science A public high school at a prestigious university

WHO WE ARE SENIOR YEAR ACADEMICS Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science (Mass Academy) is a Seniors enroll as full-time students at Worcester Polytechnic public high school of excellence for 100 academically accelerated Institute, where they must successfully complete three WPI Massachusetts juniors and seniors. It was established in 1992 by courses in each of four seven-week terms, for a total of 12 the State Legislature to provide an enriching educational oppor- courses. In every term, students are required to take one course tunity that emphasizes math and science in a comprehensive and in each of three major academic areas: Mathematics, Science, interactive academic environment. and Humanities. Seniors also complete a 100-hour Independent Study Project (past examples include learning American Sign The rigor of the junior year curriculum exceeds that of traditional Language, aircraft flight training, and participating in research Honors and Advanced Placement courses and involves more than at university and medical labs). 1,100 hours of academic instruction. For senior year, students are enrolled in classes at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Mass Academy seniors attend classes along with WPI students a premier technological university, which makes Mass Academy and earn WPI university credit. They receive letter grades of A, the only public school in Massachusetts where students attend a B, C, or NR (no record), along with an official WPI transcript. The private university full-time while they are seniors in high school. cumulative GPA for seniors in WPI courses is 3.80, based on data from the past five years. ADMISSIONS Mass Academy is highly selective in its admissions process, ac- COMMUNITY SERVICE & EXTRACURRICULARS cepting approximately 50 students to the junior class each year All students perform a minimum of 100 hours of Community from a pool of more than 180 applicants from as many as 120 Service over their two years at the Academy. Examples include communities. Successful candidates are typically sophomores Habitat for Humanity, the e-NABLE Project, Seven Hills Founda- ranked in the top 10% of their class in public and private schools tion, assisting at food pantries and nursing homes, and teach- throughout Massachusetts. ing at local schools. Over the past five years, our students have contributed over 25,000 hours of service to their communities. JUNIOR YEAR ACADEMICS All students participate in extracurricular activities, which in- The junior year focuses on authentic and project-based learning clude FIRST Robotics, Math Team, CyberPatriot, BioTech, Photog- experiences in mostly collaborative, but also independent, set- raphy, Art Club, and more. tings. Every junior takes Mathematical Modeling, Physics, Humani- Students may also participate in the music program at WPI or in ties (which combines English and History), Computer Science, athletics at their sending schools. Foreign Language (French or Spanish), Science and Technical Writ- ing, STEM I (Research), STEM II (Engineering/Assistive Technology), and Physical Education. Students prepare and present five major CONTACT US projects during the year in the following areas: math modeling (HiMCM), individual research (STEM Fair), group engineering/as- Director: Michael Barney Counselor: Lisa Post sistive technology (Design Review), foreign language film in the [email protected] [email protected] target language (Film Festival), and computer Apps For Good (App Fair). Phone: 508-831-5859 Fax: 508-831-5880 Mass Academy juniors receive a final letter grade of A, B, C, or D for each course. Because our students are admitted into grade CEEB CODE: 222504 Accreditation: NEASC eleven from widely varying high schools, we do not report indi- vidual GPA or class rank. The cumulative GPA for juniors is 3.62, based on data from the past five years.

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STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES [FOR THE SEPT 2019 PROFILE DATA PAGE v3f]

Unless otherwise noted, all totals and averages are based on the past five years, consisting of the classes of 2015 through 2019, for a total of 237 students.

PSAT Avg Scores (Max Score 760) ACT Avg Scores (Max Score 36)

ERW Math Composite Scores 723 683 32.7 512 502 521 519 25.5 20.8

National State (MA) MAMS National State (MA) MAMS

The National and State PSAT average scores are taken The National and State ACT average composite scores from the College Board SAT Suite of Assessments 2018 are taken from The Condition of College and Career report. The Mass Academy (MAMS) PSAT scores are Readiness ACT 2018 report. Although only 25% of based on a 3-year average for classes of 2017 - 2019, as Massachusetts graduates take the ACT, over 54% of the scores for the classes of 2015 - 2016 used the former Mass Academy students take the ACT. Our ACT scores scoring system out of maximum of 80 points. All our are based on a 5-year average for the classes of 2015 - juniors take the PSAT/NMSQT and average in the 98th 2019. If a student took the ACT more than once, then percentile nationally. Over the past 5 years, 58% of our the Super Score value was used. Our students have a students have earned National Merit Letters of 32.2 ACT Reading average score, and a 33.9 ACT Math Commendation or Awards, 22% were Semifinalists, and average score. 21% were Finalists.

SAT Avg Scores (Max Score 800) Mass Academy AP Scores ERW Math 713 761 36% 536 531 562 563 5 14% 4

3 7% 2 or less National State (MA) MAMS 43%

The National and State SAT average scores are taken from the College Board SAT Suite of Assessments 2018 The total number of AP tests taken by Mass Academy report. The Mass Academy SAT scores are based on a 5- students has increased significantly from 28 tests for the year average for the classes of 2015 - 2019. If a student class of 2015, to recently over 140 tests per year. Now took the SAT more than once, then the Super Score over 95% of our students take at least one AP test. The value was used. Typically, 98% of our students take the most common AP tests taken by our students are SAT, and more than 97% take at least one SAT Subject Calculus BC (average score: 4.52), Physics including Test. The two most common SAT Subject Tests that our Physics-1, Physics-C Mechanics, and Physics-C Electricity students have taken in the past 5 years are Math 2 (96%) and Magnetism (combined average score: 4.07), and with an average score of 769, and Physics (90%) with an Computer Science A (average score: 4.10). average score of 747.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS It is the policy of the Massachusetts Academy of Mathematics and Science that each qualified individual, regardless of race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age as defined by law, or handicap, shall have equal opportunity in education and services of the Massachusetts Academy of Mathematics and Science. STEM ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS Mass Academy annually fulfills its maximum allotment of 12 projects per school per year at the Worcester Regional STEM Fair, which is the gate- way to Massachusetts State and International (ISEF) Fairs. This represents approximately 25% of all Mass Academy student projects. In addition, over the last five years, Mass Academy students have regularly represented the school and the commonwealth at regional, state, and national competitions and conferences, including ISEF, JSHS, AJAS, NCSSS Research Conferences, Cyberpatriot, Intel STS, Regeneron, HiMCM, American Math Competitions, New England Math League Championship, and the Who Wants to Be a Mathematician National Finals. Several individual students and student teams have earned patent awards and have patents pending for their projects.

COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES The listed below are the acceptances for the classes of 2015 through 2019. *Bolded colleges indicate where students have matriculated

Amherst College Lehigh University University of Connecticut* Arizona State University* MAKE School* University of Hawaii Baylor University Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign* Boston College Health Sciences* University of Maine* * Massachusetts Institute of Technology* University of Maryland, College Park* Brandeis University* Massachusetts Maritime Academy University of Massachusetts Amherst* * McGill University University of Massachusetts Boston Bryant College Middlebury College University of Massachusetts Dartmouth* Bryn Mawr College Mount Holyoke College* University of Massachusetts Lowell* Bucknell University* New Jersey Institute of Technology University of Miami New York University* University of Michigan* California Institute of Technology* Northeastern University* University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill* Carleton College* Olin College* University of Notre Dame* Carnegie Mellon University* Penn State University University of Pennsylvania* Case Western Reserve University * University of Pittsburgh* Champlain College Purdue University* University of Portland Clarkson University Quinnipiac University University of Rhode Island Clemson University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute* University of Rochester* Colby College Rice University* University of Texas at Austin* College of St. Rose Rochester Institute of Technology University of Texas at Dallas* College of the Holy Cross* Roger Williams University University of Texas at Houston Columbia University* University of the Pacific Cooper-Union Seattle University University of Toronto Cornell University* Simmons University* University of Vermont* Dartmouth College* Smith College Drexel University Southern University of Washington * St. Andrew’s College University of Wisconsin-Madison* Durham University England Stanford University Vanderbilt University Emmanuel College Stevens Institute of Technology* Villanova University * Stonehill College* Virginia Military Institute Institute of Technology Stony Brook University Virginia Polytechnic Institute Fordham University* Swarthmore College Wake Forest University George Mason University Texas A&M University Washington University in St. Louis* George Washington University* Truman State University* Webb Institute Georgetown University Tufts University* Wellesley College* Institute of Technology* Air Force Academy Wentworth Institute of Technology* Gordon College* University of Western New England University Grove City College University of California, Berkeley* Wheaton College * University of California, Davis Williams College Harvey Mudd College* University of California, Los Angeles* Worcester Polytechnic Institute* Hofstra University University of California, San Diego Xavier University Ithaca College University of Chicago Yale University* Johns Hopkins University* University of Colorado Boulder

Proud to be named #1 Public High School in Massachusetts by Niche.com 2017, 2018, 2019