Academic Standards
Because we have an average class size of 15 students and an eight-to-one student-teacher ratio, students receive significant individual attention. Each student has an academic advisor and access to our college and career counselor, our Chaplain and pastoral staff, our independent personal counselor, and our in-school counselor.
For students seeking an academic challenge, we offer Honors and Advanced Placement (AP) courses in English, Mathematics, Science, History and Foreign Language. AP scores of 3 or above for 88%* of honors students, are well above the national average. Despite non-elitist entrance requirements, test scores are consistently well above national averages.(SAT averages are consistently 125 points* above the national average, and SAT placement is in the 70th* percentile, compared to other college-bound seniors.)
In the past five years, our graduates have been admitted to: Agnes Scott, Babson, Bryn Athyn College, Bryn Mawr, Bucknell, Carnegie Mellon, Chicago, Clark, Cooper Union, Davidson, Georgetown, Gettysburg, Hawaii-Moana, James Madison, Lehigh, Mary Washington, Mount Holyoke, Muhlenburg, Northwestern, Olin, Penn State, Princeton, Richmond, Smith, St. Lawrence, Stevens Institute, Trinity, UNC-Chapel Hill, US Air Force Academy, USMA (West Point), USNA (Annapolis), Ursinus, Villanova, Virginia Tech, William & Mary, and Wilfred Laurier.
Full-time faculty members are expected to have a master's degree or to be working toward one; 70% of our teachers have master's degrees. In addition we provide for the ongoing professional development of our teachers.
*Five-year average.