The Pembroke Hill School 5121 State Line Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64112 (816) 936-1200 phone • (816) 936-1429 fax www.pembrokehill.org College Board/ACT Code: 261715 2019-20 General Information History In This Profile The Pembroke Hill School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school serving students from Early Years (age 2) through 12th grade. School Contacts Pembroke Hill was created in 1984 through the merger of the all-girls Sunset Hill General Information School (founded in 1913) and the all-boys Pembroke-Country Day School (founded Life at Pembroke Hill in 1910). Curriculum Notes Graduation Requirements Mission Together, cultivating the best in each, for the benefit of all Grade Distribution Standardized Test Scores Accreditation Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) AP Scores College Matriculations Memberships Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools (ACCIS) – Founding Member, National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), National School Contacts Association of College Admissions Counseling (NACAC), The College Board David Burke Enrollment Director of College Counseling (816) 936-1438 1166 total; 422 students in the Upper School; 101 students in the Class of 2020. [email protected] Location Tom Medlock College Counselor The Wornall campus, adjacent to Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza district, is (816) 936-1458 the home for students in Early Years through fifth grades, while the Ward [email protected] Parkway campus houses sixth through 12th grades. Tammy Pottenger Community College Counselor (816) 936-1471 Students from seven surrounding counties and 74 different zip codes, in both [email protected] Kansas and Missouri, travel to Pembroke Hill each day. These students represent a variety of socioeconomic, religious, ethnic and racial backgrounds; students of Becky Stevens color represent 29 percent of the school population. College Counselor Director of Testing (816) 936-1437 Faculty [email protected] The school has 124 faculty members; 76 have master’s degrees and seven hold doctorates. The student-faculty ratio is 11:1 in the Lower School, 15:1 in the Oya Nuzumlali Schooley Middle and Upper School. The average Pembroke Hill faculty member has 16 College Counselor (816) 936-1432 years of teaching experience. [email protected] Financial Aid Brad Shelley For the 2019-20 school year, $3 million in need-based financial aid has been Head of School awarded to approximately 25 percent of the student body. Mike Hill Global Online Academy Upper School Principal Pembroke Hill is a member of Global Online Academy (GOA), a consortium of the world’s leading independent schools whose mission is to translate into online classrooms the intellectually rigorous programs and excellent teaching that are hallmarks of its member schools. Currently, 21 Pembroke Hill students are enrolled in 17 different GOA classes online, in subjects such as Gender Studies, Bioethics, Genocide & Human Rights, International Relations, Prisons & the http://www.globalonlineacademy.org Criminal Law, Medical Problem Solving, Filmmaking, Neuropsychology and Fiction Writing. Curriculum Notes Life at Pembroke Hill Senior Capstone Projects 11 Accelerated/Honors courses offered: Algebra II Accelerated In the span of their final year, senior students select a topic of interest, complete Geometry Accelerated an in-depth study, produce a significant written document, and deliver a Pre-Calculus Accelerated comprehensive oral presentation. The award-winning presentation from the Class Advanced Math: Multivariable Calculus III* of 2019 was: "'I Too Have Found My Grail!': The Mystery of the American Musical” Advanced Math: Differential Equations* Advanced Math: Number Theory* Community Service Chemistry Accelerated All Pembroke Hill students complete at least 60 hours of service in the Spanish Level IV/Accelerated community over four years in order to graduate. 92 percent of the Class of 2019 Hispanic Culture and Film* exceeded this requirement, with 40% earning over 100 hours. Spanish Through Technology* French Conversation * = Semester Course January Interim January Interim (Jan-term) promotes interdisciplinary learning, independent 23 Advanced Placement (AP) courses study, and provides opportunities for community service and travel. The primary offered: purpose of Jan-term is to enrich students’ learning experiences by giving them English Literature opportunities to study in areas and in ways not available in the regular Studio Art (2-D, 3-D and Drawing) curriculum. Examples include: Big Questions, Federation of Ethics, Integrative Art History Computer Science A Medicine, Aerial Silks, and New York on Film. Chinese French Athletics Latin Pembroke Hill offers 23 varsity sports – 11 for boys and 12 for girls; 75 percent of Spanish all students participate in interscholastic sports. Since 2005, the following teams Calculus AB and BC Statistics have won Missouri State Championships: Girls’ Basketball (2005-2006); Girls’ Biology Golf (2003-20077); Girls’ Tennis (2005, 2014, 2017); Boys’ Golf (2006, 2011, 2014, Chemistry 2015, 2019); Boys’ Lacrosse (2009); Boys’ Soccer (2005); Boys’ Tennis (2005-2006, Physics 1 2009-2012, 2017). Physics C:Mechanics, E&M Environmental Science Languages U.S. History All students take Spanish language classes from Early Years through 5th grade. Economics (Macro and Micro) Beginning in 6th grade, students choose among Spanish, French, Chinese or U.S. Government and Politics Latin, and continue with the same language through 8th grade. 3 years of a All year-long Pembroke Hill science language, including two consecutive levels in the same language, are required in courses include a laboratory the Upper School. Students are fortunate to learn from native speakers and bilingual instructors in all modern languages. Fine Arts Graduation 15 percent of students sing in the Upper School choirs; instrumental music includes approximately 15 students. 80 Upper School students have declared a Requirements Performing Arts focus; 35 have declared a Visual Arts focus. Discipline Units Minimum S.T.E.M. Requirements Science Olympiad: National Qualifier (1st or 2nd in the state) 28 out of the last 30 rd th th th English 4 Capstone Project years, ranking nationally as high as 3 , 6 , 10 ,and 11 . Mathematics 3 Algebra II Science Knowledge Bowl: Regional Champions 10 times, Regional Runner Up 6 th Science 3 Biology and Chemistry times, ranking as high as 4 nationally. Social 3 World to 1500, World Envirothon: 10 Consecutive Missouri State Championships (2009-2018), North Studies Since 1500, and American Championship 1st place (2012, 2015), 2nd place (2018), 4th place (2007). American Civilization Mathleague.org: 5th place in Nationals (2019), First place in Midwest regional History (2012), Second place in Missouri (2012, 2017, 2019.) Foreign 3 At least two KC Regional Participant in FIRST Robotics competition since 2008 and FIRST Language consecutive levels of Tech Challenge since 2019. the same language Electives 2 Fine Arts 2 Physical 1.5 Education Total 21.5 Standardized Test Scores Class of 2020 Grade Distribution Class of 2019 For Select Courses Taken in the 2018-19 Academic Year Subject A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F Total Amer. Civ. English* 7 28 16 13 12 9 3 4 2 1 1 0 0 96 AP U.S. History 9 26 14 12 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 SAT Scores Amer. Civ. History* 0 0 2 4 8 5 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 26 51% of the Class of 2019 took the SAT AP Calculus BC 3 5 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 AP Calculus AB 0 1 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 SAT Middle 50% Calculus 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 SAT EBRW 660-750 Pre-Calculus Acc. 5 6 6 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 SAT Math 640-780 Pre-Calculus 0 1 7 4 4 2 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 26 Algebra II 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 SAT Writing 33-38 Diff. Equations + 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 SAT Total 1300-1520 Multivariable Calc + 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 AP Computer Sci. 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Pyhton Prog. + 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 Intro to Java + 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 AP Physics I 2 7 5 5 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 ACT Scores Physics 6 9 6 8 10 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 47 87% of the Class of 2019 took the ACT AP Chemistry 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Chemistry Acc. 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 ACT Middle 50% AP Biology 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Human Physiology + 8 6 4 1 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 27 English 29-35 AP Enviro. Science 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Math 26-33 Science & Society + 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Reading 30-35 Neuro & Cognition 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Science 26-33 AP French 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 French IV 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Composite 28-33 French I 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Latin IV 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 AP Spanish 2 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 Spanish IV Acc.