2016-2017 School Profile

2016-2017 SCHOOL PROFILE MISSION To inspire students to become innovative thinkers who communicate with intelligence and clarity, create with vision and purpose, and act with courage and compassion to confidently make a meaningful difference in the world. THE SCHOOL Carolina Day School is an independent, coeducational, non-sectarian, college preparatory day school serving grades PK through 12. We are dually accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Southern Association of Independent Schools. The School’s total enrollment, PK-12, for 2016-2017 is 645. Carolina Day School complies with the NACAC Statement of Principles of Good Practice. THE UPPER SCHOOL BY THE NUMBERS School Code: 340119 Enrollment grades 9-12: 208, Enrollment Class of 2017: 44, Average class size: 11, Student/Faculty ratio: 7/1, Number of teaching faculty: 34, Faculty/Staff holding advanced degrees: 69% HONOR CODE A hallmark of Carolina Day School is the atmosphere of trust and respect that exists among students, teachers, and administrators. Maintenance of this environment requires that each community member understands and practices values such as honesty, self-discipline, self-respect, and respect for others. The Honor Code has been developed by students, teachers, and administrators to guide the community in achieving these goals. The student-led Honor Council is responsible for ensuring that the principles of the Honor Code are understood and upheld by the student body. ACADEMIC PROGRAM A minimum of 22 credits are required for graduation. Required credits include English (4), Science (3) Biology and Chemistry required, Social Studies (3) American History required, Mathematics (3), World Language (3), Arts (1), Speech or Debate (.5). Beginning in academic year 2015-2016 students are restricted to 3 AP credits per year. Subject Area Honors Courses AP Courses English * English 9 (not offered after ‘14-’15), English 10 (not offered after ‘14-’15), Reading Language and Composition, Literature and Composition a Movie (’15-’16), Critical Reading & Writing (’15-’16), Social Justice, Litera- ture of Civic Life: American Journalism, Western Philosophy (offered in even years), Modern Philosophy (offered in odd years) Social Studies * Western Philosophy (offered in even years), Modern Philosophy (offered in odd Psychology, European History, US History, US Government years), History of Terrorism & Counterinsurgency & Politics, Art History Mathematics Algebra 2 (not offered after ‘15-’16), Geometry (not offered after ‘14-’15), Precal- Statistics, Calculus BC culus, Calculus 1 (’15-’16), Advanced Modeling/Multivariable Calculus (post AP) Science * Chemistry (not offered after ‘14-’15) Physics 1, Biology, Chemistry World Language Spanish 4, Spanish 5, French 4, French 5 Spanish Language, French Language Fine Arts Studio Art * Most upper level English, social studies, and science courses are designed by semester, granting teachers greater flexibility and creativity in designing advanced curriculum and allowing students to study topics in greater depth. TESTING PROFILE Scores for the Classes of 2013-2016 include our GRADING The average unweighted GPA of the Class of 2017 is international students and are calculated using each student’s highest score 3.47, average weighted GPA is 3.84. Students are graded out of in each section. Note: we do not have enough students who have taken the 100 on a 10-point scale, grades are then translated to a 4.0 scale redesigned SAT to provide meaningful averages. as follows: (Old) SAT ACT Section A+ 97-100 4.0 C+ 77-79 2.4-2.6 Honors weight Middle Middle adds 1.0 Section Mean (142 students) Mean 50% 50% A 93-96 4.0 C 73-76 2.0-2.3 (142 students) A- 90-92 3.7-3.9 C- 70-72 1.7-1.9 AP weight Critical English 25-32 27.9 adds 2.0 Reading 530-670 594 Math 23-29 26.2 B+ 87-89 3.4-3.6 D+ 67-69 1.4-1.6 Math 530-670 599 Reading 24-32 28.4 B 83-86 3.0-3.3 D 63-66 1.0-1.3 Writing 520-660 590 Science 23-30 26.6 B- 80-82 2.7-2.9 D- 60-62 0.7-0.9 Total 1600-1980 1783 Composite 24-31 27 F <60 0.0 Kirk Duncan Peggy Daniels Margot Moses Jessica Browning Phyllis Armstrong Head of School Upper School Principal Upper School Dean of Students Director of College Counseling Registrar [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 1345 Hendersonville Road Asheville, NC 28803 (828) 274-0757 www.carolinaday.org COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES 2013-2016 * Students now attend colleges indicated Agnes Scott College *High Point University *The College of Wooster Alaska Pacific University Hillsdale College The George Washington University American University Hobart and William Smith Colleges The Ohio State University Anderson University Hofstra University *The University of Alabama *Appalachian State University *Hope College *The University of Edinburgh *Arcadia University *Indiana University at Bloomington The University of Georgia Arizona State University Jacksonville University *The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill *Asheville-Buncombe Tech Community Coll James Madison University The University of Texas, Austin *Auburn University Johns Hopkins University The University of the Arts Ave Maria University Juniata College Thomas More College Bard College Kenyon College *Trinity University Barry University Knox College Tufts University Bates College Lees-McRae College *United States Military Academy Baylor University Limestone College Universiteit Maastricht Belmont University Louisburg College University of Aberdeen Berea College *Loyola Marymount University *University of Amsterdam *Berry College Loyola University Chicago *University of California, Berkeley Birmingham-Southern College Loyola University Maryland University of California, Davis *Boston College Loyola University New Orleans University of California, Irvine Boston University Luther College University of California, Santa Cruz Brevard College Lynchburg College University of Charleston *Bryn Mawr College Marquette University University of Cincinnati Butler University Mars Hill University *University of Colorado at Boulder Campbell University Marymount Manhattan College University of Connecticut Carleton College Maryville College University of Florida *Carnegie Mellon University Mercer University *University of Glasgow *Case Western Reserve University Meredith College University of Hawaii at Manoa *Catawba College *Miami University, Oxford University of Houston *Centre College *Middlebury College University of Illinois at Chicago Champlain College Millsaps College University of Kansas Christopher Newport University *Montreat College University of Kentucky Clarkson University Mount Holyoke College University of Louisiana Clemson University New College of Florida University of Miami Coker College New York University *University of Michigan *Colgate University Newberry College *University of Mississippi *College of Charleston North Carolina Central University University of Nevada, Las Vegas *College of William and Mary *North Carolina State University University of New Orleans Colorado College *North Greenville University *University of North Carolina at Asheville Concord University *Northeastern University *University of North Carolina at Charlotte Converse College Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences *University of North Carolina at Greensboro *Davidson College *Oglethorpe University University of North Carolina at Pembroke *Denison University Ohio Wesleyan University *University of North Carolina at Wilmington DePauw University Pace University, New York City *University of North Carolina School of the Arts Dickinson College *Presbyterian College *University of Oregon Drexel University Providence College *University of Pennsylvania Duke University Purdue University University of Pittsburgh Earlham College Queens University of Charlotte University of Richmond East Carolina University Quinnipiac University University of San Diego East Tennessee State University Radford University University of San Francisco Eckerd College Randolph College University of South Carolina *Elon University Randolph-Macon College University of Southern California Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Reed College University of Stirling *Emory & Henry College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Strathclyde Emory University *Rhode Island School of Design University of Tennessee, Knoxville *Erskine College *Rhodes College University of the Pacific Fairfield University Rice University University of Virginia Fairleigh Dickinson University Roanoke College *University of Washington Florida Atlantic University Rochester Institute of Technology *University of Wisconsin, Madison *Florida Gulf Coast University Rocky Mountain College Ursinus College Florida Institute of Technology Rollins College *Vanderbilt University *Florida State University *Saint Mary’s College Vassar College Fordham University Savannah College of Art and Design Villanova University Fort Lewis College School of the Art Institute of Chicago Virginia Commonwealth University Franklin & Marshall College School of Visual Arts *Virginia Tech *Furman University Sewanee: The University of the South *Wake Forest University Gallaudet University Shenandoah University *Warren Wilson College Gardner-Webb University *Smith College Washington and Lee University *Georgetown University Southern Methodist University *Washington College Georgia Institute of Technology Southwestern University Wellesley College Gettysburg College Spelman College *Western Carolina University Gonzaga University St. Edward’s University Western State Colorado University Guilford College *Stanford University *William Peace University Hampden-Sydney College Stetson University *Wingate University Harvard University *Stevens Institute of Technology Wittenberg University Hawaii Pacific University Texas A&M University Wofford College *Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

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