The Macduffie School Profile for 2017 - 2018 Steven Griffin, Head of School William B
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Excellence in Education since 1890 The MacDuffie School Profile for 2017 - 2018 Steven Griffin, Head of School William B. Morris, Director of College Counseling David Ruiz, Academic Dean Jennifer Rogers, College Counselor CEEB Code: 222045 THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM MacDuffie is an independent college preparatory MacDuffie’s integrated and interdisciplinary approach to learning school for students in grades 6-12. Founded in 1890 as helps students comprehend the broad connections between a school for women, MacDuffie began admitting young and among subjects while learning in-depth information in each men in 1991. The School holds accreditation from the academic discipline. Courses across the curriculum emphasize New England Association of Schools and Colleges. writing, critical thinking and analysis, computer use and research, cooperative learning, and a multicultural focus. Science courses 2017 - 2018 Enrollment: accentuate laboratory work, and math courses focus on problem 272 students, 135 female, 137 male solving. Upper level language courses employ original texts, and 126 boarding, 132 day, 14 homestay students students often excel in national language exams. Geographic Distribution: GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 25 Massachusetts cities and towns Each student must earn a minimum of 20 academic credits in 3 New York cities and towns grades 9-12. Of those, the following are required: 2 Connecticut towns Arizona, California, New York, and Texas English or ELL: 4 credits 25 countries worldwide World Languages: 2 credits (3+strongly recommended) FACULTY Mathematics: 3 credits (2 algebra, 1 geometry) Science: 2 credits (3+ strongly recommended) 42 teaching faculty Social Studies: 2 credits (U.S. History required) 40% with advanced degrees Fine Arts: 2 credits Average tenure: 6 years Public Speaking: 1/2 credit (or 1 credit of Acting) Average class size: 11 Student/teacher ratio: 7:1 CALENDAR / COURSE LOAD ADVANCED PLACEMENT The academic year has two semesters; since the first AP courses offered include Calculus (AB + BC), Chemistry, ends in January, quarterly grades are sent with all Computer Science Principles, English (Language + Literature), college applications. Exams take place each semester. French, Latin, Physics 1 & 2, Spanish, Statistics, U.S. History, and All full-year courses earn one credit. Classes generally World History. meet for 50-minute periods four days per week; lab - 69 students took a total of 129 AP exams in 2017 sciences meet for double periods weekly. Students - 72% were 3 or above must take at least four academic courses per semester, - 44% were 4 or 5 but the normal load consists of five or six full credits - 24 students were named AP Scholars based on their per year. Many students take four years of all five major performance on 3 or more exams. subjects plus arts, electives, and physical education. CLASS RANK The School’s policy is not to rank its students. CLASS OF 2017 CLASS OF 2018 Students: 78 Students: 80 Highest GPA: 4.32 (weighted) Highest GPA: 4.17 (weighted) Mean GPA: 3.24 (weighted) Mean GPA: 3.19 (weighted) Mean SAT: EBR + W: 600, M: 610 Mean SAT: EBR + W: 600, M: 640 Mean ACT: 27 Mean ACT: 26 66 School Street macduffie.org 413.255.0000 (phone) Granby, MA 01033 GRADING SYSTEM UPPER SCHOOL COURSES COMPUTING HONOR ROLL GRADE DISTRIBUTION MacDuffie grades on a letter scale, “A” to “F,” with pluses and Subject A B C D F minuses. At the end of each term, students may earn Honors (“B” or better in each course), High Honors (“A” or better in three courses English 52 105 29 7 1 with a “B” or better in other courses), or Maximum Honors (all “A”s). Grades are weighted for determining grade point averages. For World Languages 67 35 15 4 - example, in Honors courses, a “B” counts as a “B+”; for AP couses, a “B” becomes an “A-”. Mathematics 89 83 28 8 1 A+ 4.33 B+ 3.33 C+ 2.33 D+ 1.33 Sciences 73 100 38 17 1 A 4.00 B 3.00 C 2.00 D 1.00 History 86 92 30 5 - COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES: 2012 - 2017 Allegheny College Lehigh College Syracuse University American University Loyola University, New Orleans Texas Tech University Babson College Marist College Trinity College Bard College Marlboro College Union College Bennington College Massachusetts College of Pharmacy University of California, Berkeley Bentley University Merrimack College University of California, Davis Boston College Miami University University of California, Irvine Boston University Michigan State University University of California, Los Angeles Bowdoin College Middlebury College University of California, San Diego Brandeis University Mount Holyoke College University of California, Santa Barbara Bucknell University Muhlenberg College University of Connecticut Bryant University New College of Florida University of Hartford Carleton College New York University University of Illinois Carnegie Mellon University Northeastern University University of Iowa Case Western Reserve University Northwestern University University of Kentucky Champlain College Occidental College University of Maine Claremont McKenna College Ohio State University University of Maryland Clark University Pace University University of Massachusetts Clarkson University Parsons School of Design University of Michigan Colby College Penn State University University of Minnesota Colgate University Pratt Institute University of Nebraska College of Charleston Purdue University University of New Hampshire College of the Holy Cross Quinnipiac University University of North Carolina College of William and Mary Reed College University of Pittsburgh Connecticut College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Richmond Cornell University Rhode Island School of Design University of Rochester Drew University Rice University University of San Francisco Drexel University Rochester Institute of Technology University of Southern California Elon University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology University of South Florida Emory University Rutgers University University of Texas Fairfield University Sacred Heart University University of Toronto Fordham University Sarah Lawrence College University of Vermont George Mason University School of Visual Art University of Washington Georgetown University Siena College University of Wisconsin George Washington University Skidmore College Vassar College Georgia Institute of Technology Smith College Villanova University Gettysburg College Springfield College Virginia Polytechnic Institute Goucher College Stevens Institute of Technology Washington University in St. Louis Hampshire College Suffolk University Wentworth Institute of Technology Harvard University SUNY, Albany Wesleyan University Ithaca College SUNY, Binghamton Western New England University Lafayette College SUNY, Purchase Wheaton College La Salle University SUNY, Stonybrook Williams College.