School Profile 2018-19 Shared
San Marino High School 2701 Huntington Drive, San Marino, CA 91108
A California Distinguished School, A National Blue Ribbon School, A Bravo Award School
School Profile 2018-2019
Principal: Dr. Issaic Gates Assistant Principal: Instruction & Guidance Address: 2701 Huntington Drive Dr. Soomin Chao San Marino, CA 91108
Assistant Principal: Athletics and Activities Telephone: (626) 299-7020 Mr. Jorge Munoz Fax: (626) 299-7023 Counselors: Mollie Beckler (Comprehensive) Web Address: www.sanmarinohs.org Kristine Franco (Comprehensive) Lisa Perry (Comprehensive) Email Address: [email protected] Martha Velasco (Comprehensive) Hiyas Mutia (Comprehensive / College) CEEB-ACT Code: 053158 Wellness Counselor: Laura Ives
COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL • 1104 students: Grades 9-12, 269 seniors San Marino is a small suburban residential • Ethnicity: 62.3% Asian; 27.89% White; 5.89% Hispanic; 1.36% community northeast of Los Angeles. The African American; 0% Two or more races; 2.56% other internationally renowned Huntington Library is • 59 teachers, 6 counselors, 11 support personnel located in the city, and Caltech is nearby. San • Academic Year: Two 20 week semesters Marino schools benefit from partnerships with • More than 61% of students attend a six week summer school both institutions. SMHS is fully accredited by program primarily for enrichment and advancement • Wireless campus with Apple TV in each classroom the Western Association of Schools and Colleges • BRAVO Award-Winning Performing Arts Program through the Focus on Learning process. • SMHS has a 1:1 ratio of Chromebooks to students
HIGHER EDUCATION 98% of the students in the Class of 2018 will pursue higher education. Other students are pursuing careers in the military or finishing specialized educational programs. Four Year Colleges 81% University of California 16% CSU Campuses 3% California Privates 20% Out of State Privates 25% Out of State Publics 14% Military Academies 0% International Universities 2% Two Year Colleges 17% Other 2% GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Students are required to earn a total of 230 credits in the following subjects: English: 4 years Mathematics: 2 years Visual & Performing Arts: 1 year Science: 2 years (1 year physical, 1 year biological) History: 3 years (World History, American History, Economics & American Government) Health: 1 semester Physical Education: 2 years Electives: Remaining credits to total 230 Career Technical Education: 1 semester Community Service: 40 hours over 4 years
HONORS/AP CLASSES*
The following courses are The following AP courses are designated as Honors by an (HP) offered as shown by the letters appearing after the course title: “AP” in the course title: Algebra 2 (HP) American Government AP Calculus AB 12 (HP) Biology AP Caltech STEM Research (HP) Calculus AB AP English 1-2 (HP) Calculus BC AP English 3-4 (HP) Chemistry AP English 7-8 (HP) Computer Science AP Geometry (HP) English Language AP Humanities Seminar (HP) English Literature AP Math Analysis (HP) Environmental Science AP Physics (HP) Music Theory AP U.S. History (HP) Spanish Language AP Statistics AP Studio Art AP
*Admission to Honors and AP classes offered on our campus is dependent upon previous classroom performance and/or examination. Scheduling conflicts sometimes prevent qualified students from taking available Honors and AP courses. Humanities Seminar and Caltech Stem Research courses are restricted in size, and participants are selected through a competitive application process. AP Psychology and AP European History were permitted online as of September 2010.
RANK IN CLASS • Rank is not reported
GPA • Physical Education / Athletics, Teacher’s Assistant, Office Aide, peer mentoring, summer school enrichment classes and Pep are not calculated into GPA. • Grades, but not credits, in repeat courses are included in addition to the original grades. • AP and Honors classes are weighted and earn an additional grade point for calculation purposes. • GPA is weighted and computed to the nearest one-thousandth. • GPA is cumulative, reflecting an average of academic courses from grade 9.
NATIONAL MERIT • Class of 2019 (269 students) 8 National Merit Semifinalists were commended this year.
GRADE DISTRUBTION Class of 2019 as of September 2018
GPA Range Number of Students 4.0 – 4.5 71 3.5 – 3.9 98 3.0 – 3.4 50 2.5 – 2.9 32 2.0 – 2.4 15 1.5 – 1.9 3 1.0 – 1.4 0 Below 1.0 0
For the last administration of the CST, San Marino High School’s Academic Performance Index (API) was 932, as determined by the California Department of Education. The score was consistently 900+ since 2004.
SAT SCORES 156 graduates of the Class of 2018 took the SAT Reasoning Test; 289 took Subject Tests.
SAT Subject Test Mean Scores SAT Reasoning Mean Scores Critical Reading 670 Exam Mean Writing 658 Literature 637 Mathematics 698 US History 649 Math II 734 Biology E 701 Biology M 731 Chemistry 743 Physics 771 Chinese with Listening 779
Note on ACT: 105 graduates of 2018 took the ACT. The average composite score was 28.4
AP SCORES 382 students (45.6 % of students in grades 10-12) took 838 AP exams in May 2018. The chart below shows the total number of AP exam grades of 3, 4, or 5 (scores reported for exams taken by 15 or more students).
Total Total 5 4 3 5 4 3 Exams Exams Biology 11 13 29 64 Environ Sci 2 12 5 36 Calculus AB 37 4 1 43 Psychology 15 15 13 64 Calculus BC 21 1 0 23 Physics I 3 12 13 37 Chemistry 29 22 9 61 Spanish Lang 5 19 16 47 Comp Sci A 9 7 10 28 Statistics 29 12 12 60 Chinese Lang 21 0 1 22 US Gov & Pol 24 22 35 90 English Lang 31 33 24 88 US History 9 13 13 51 English Lit 17 26 29 67
Students of the Class of 2018 will matriculate at the following higher learning institutions:
Arizona State University Lawrence University University of Arizona Art Center College of Design Lewis and Clark College University of California Berkeley Auburn University Loyola Marymount Univ. University of California Davis Baylor University Marymount California University University of California Irvine Bellevue College Massachusetts College of University of California Los Angeles Biola University Pharmacy and Health Sciences University of California Riverside Boston University Mira Costa Community College University of California San Diego California Institute of Technology New York University University of California Santa California Lutheran University Northwestern University Barbara California Polytechnic State Oberlin College University of California Santa Cruz University San Luis Obispo Parsons School of Design University of Chicago California Polytechnic State Pasadena City College University of Colorado-Boulder University Pomona Pennsylvania State University University of Illinois California State University Long Pepperdine University University of Iowa Beach California State University Los Pratt Institute University of La Verne Angeles Purdue University University of Michigan California State University Monterey Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Minnesota Bay Rhode Island School of Design University of Mississippi California State University Ringling College of Art + Design University of Nevada Northridge Rose-Hulman Institute of California State University San University of Oregon Technology Marcos University of Pennsylvania Saint May's College of California Carnegie Mellon University University of Pittsburgh San Francisco State University Chapman University University of Puget Sound Santa Barbara City College Citrus College University of San Diego Santa Clara University Colorado School of Mines University of San Francisco Seattle University Columbia University University of Southern California Siena College Creighton University University of the Pacific Skidmore College Drexel University University of Wisconsin-Madison Southern Methodist University Emmanuel College Utah State University St. Joseph's College Fordham University Valparaiso University Stanford University Georgia Institute of Technology Washington State University Texas Christian University Gonzaga University Wellesley College The Los Angeles Film School Hamilton College Westmont College The New School Harvard College Whitman College Trinity College Haverford College Whittier College United States Military Academy - John Cabot University Willamette University West Point Kenyon College Universidad Europea de Madrid