Avon Lake High School 175 Avon Belden Road, Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 Guidance Department: (Phone) 440-933-8135 (Fax) 440-930-2798 2020-2021 School Profile U.S. News and World Report Nationally Ranked High School (2007 – 2020) Mission Statement The mission of the Avon Lake City Schools, a district committed to personalized educational excellence, is to challenge all students and develop their individual goals through community partnerships, resources, and technologies which will produce responsible and compassionate citizens. MEMBER: ACT: 240 Tested in 2019-2020, reported means: Southwestern Conference of Ohio Athletic Association English 24.8 Mathematics 25.7 COMMUNITY Reading 25.1 Suburban Residential city with a population of Science 24.9 25,401 located 18 Miles West of Cleveland by Composite Average: 25.3 Lake Erie Shore Line SCHOOL SAT: 328 Tested in 2019-2020, reported means: Avon Lake High School (Grades 9-12) Evidence Based Reading/Writing 556 Total Pupil Enrollment 1291 Math 566 Mean 1122 Served by Lorain County Joint Vocational School, in Oberlin, OH (63 Students) COLLEGE ATTENDANCE: Class of 2020 – Graduates: 340 H.S. ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY: To 4-Year Colleges: 69% 70 Members To 2-Year Colleges/Tech. School : 13% Average Years in Education 16.68 Military: 2% Master’s Degrees or Above 87.14% 84% Pupil-Professional Staff Ratio 18.44 to 1 Grading Scale* PRESENT PUPIL ENROLLMENT: Class of 2021: 303 CC+ Class Off/On Class of 2022: 343 Grade Average Regular Honors/AP® Campus Class of 2023: 324 A 93-100 4.00 5.00 5.00 Class of 2024: 317 A- 90-92 3.67 4.67 CEEB CODE: 360-285 B+ 87-89 3.33 4.33 B 83-86 3.00 4.00 4.00 *Pursuant to Ohio law, effective 2015-16, all CC+ B- 80-82 2.67 3.67 courses reflected on the high school transcript C+ 77-79 2.33 3.33 should be considered on the conversion of 3 or C 73-76 2.00 3.00 3.00 more hours of college coursework = 1 high school C- 70-72 1.67 2.67 credit. ALHS includes weighted CC+ course credit D+ 67-69 1.33 1.33 in calculating high school GPA. D 63-66 1.00 1.00 1.00 “AP® and Advanced Placement® are registered trademarks of the College Board. Used D- 60-62 0.67 0.67 with permission.” F Below 60 0.00 0.00 0.00 CURRICULUM Requirements for Graduation: 21 total credits, including: 4 credits English 4 credits Mathematics (including 1 credit of Algebra II or the equivalent of Algebra II) 3 credits Science (including 1 credit of Physical, 1 credit of Life, and 1 credit of an Advanced Science) 3.5 credits Social Studies (including Government, Economics, US History, and World History) 1 credit Business/Technology or Foreign Language or Fine Arts ½ credit Health ½ credit Physical Education 4.5 credits Electives Required Courses for College Preparatory Students: 21 total credits, including: 4 credits English 4 credits Mathematics 3 credits Science 3 credits Social Studies (including Government, Economics, US History, and World History) 2 credits Foreign Language (same language) 1 credit Fine or Performing Arts ½ credit Health ½ credit Physical Education 3 credits Electives Subject Area Honors Level Courses (27) Advanced Placement® Courses (25) Mathematics: Geometry Honors AP Calculus AB Algebra II Honors AP Calculus BC Pre-Calculus Honors AP Statistics Science: Biology Honors 9 AP Biology Chemistry Honors AP Chemistry AP Environmental Science AP Physics I and II AP Physics C English: English 9 Honors AP English Literature/Composition English 10 Honors AP English Language/Composition AP Research Social Studies: World History Honors AP U.S. History Abnormal Psychology AP Government and Politics AP Psychology AP Macroeconomics AP Microeconomics Foreign Language: French II, III & IV Honors AP French Mandarin Chinese II, III, IV & V Honors AP Spanish Spanish II, III & IV Honors Fine Arts: Chamber Orchestra Honors AP Music Theory Chorale Honors AP Studio Art 2-D Concert Band Honors AP Studio Art 3-D DaCantari Honors String Orchestra Honors Symphonic Band Honors Elective Computer Programming Honors AP Computer Science A Intro to Engineering Honors AP Computer Science Principles AP Seminar Administrative Staff Guidance Department Staff Mr. Robert D. Scott, Superintendent of Schools Allen Skierski, All Students A-G Michael J. May, High School Principal Erin Grieger, All Students H-O Jeffrey H. Vasil, High School Assistant Principal Mike Kaminski, All Students P-Z Adam B. Slabodnick, High School Assistant Principal Brent A. Schremp, Athletic Director .