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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 Ascension St. Vincent 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’s Stone Family Center for Health Sciences are our neighbors. We share a building with the restored historic , where classes and many student performances occur and we have just expanded our Koch Center for Arts and Sciences. We come from five counties and more than thirty feeder schools. What we have in common is a commitment to academic excellence.

CLASS OF 2019 SCHOOL PROFILE 2018-2019 Class Size: 78 Enrollment: 390 students GPA Range: 4.51-2.6 Mean: 3.98 Median: 4.04 Weighted GPA based on 4-point scale/8 sem. AP Scholar: 27 AP Scholar with Honor: 7 We do not rank. AP Scholar with Distinction: 34 National AP Scholar: 14 Total Number IB Courses Offered: 23 AP Seminar & Research Certificate: 2 Total Number AP Courses Offered: 21 AP Capstone Diploma: 13 International Baccalaureate Program: (2018-2019) 74 diploma candidates graduated SAT Averages: (2017-18) Sig Seniors National 510 exams administered/17 certificate exams Critical Reading 663 536 47 diploma recipients (65% pass rate) Math 656 531 Advanced Placement Program: (2018-2019) Composite 1319 1068 375 students took 1,150 exams ACT Averages: (2017-18) Sig Seniors National ISTEP+10 Assessment Pass Rates: (2018-2019) English 29.3 20.2 Alg 1: 80% Bio: 96.2% Eng 10: 98% Math 27.7 20.5 Highest % in state for Biology, Math and ELA pass rate. Reading Comp. 30.0 21.3 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 Signature School. All students perform more than Academic Honors Diploma: 95% 100 hours of service to their school, local, Additional Numbers: and global communities. The class of 2019 logged 9022.5 hours in four years. 3 National Merit Finalists 1 National Merit Semifinalist 10 Commended Scholars 2 National Hispanic Recognition Nationally Ranked: #1 Most Challenging High School in the Nation 97% attendance rate Jay Matthews Challenge Index 100% graduation rate #10 Best High School in the Nation $20,522,078 in scholarships/grants offered #1 Best High School in the Midwest #3 Best Charter School by U.S. News & World Report ‘Best High Schools’ SENIOR CLASS OF 2019-2020 National Blue Ribbon School 2008, 2014 96 students Four Star School 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 95 IB Diploma Candidates State Ranked: 1 IB Certificate Candidates #1 in 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 Academic Services, Grades 11 & 12 Classes of 2010-2019 College Acceptances

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