School Profile 2017-2018 200 Seminary Street / pennsburg, pennsylvania 18073 / perkiomen.org
CEEB Number: 393190
The Perkiomen community inspires students to risk becoming their best. Senior Administration Headmaster Mark A. Devey Assistant Headmaster for External Affairs Diana J. Gleeson
Office of College Counseling David H. Antoniewicz, Director of College Counseling dantoniewicz@perkiomen.org / (215) 541-5045 Erin L. Davidson Kellogg, Associate Director of College Counseling edavidson@perkiomen.org / (215) 679-1161 Keegan Ash, Assistant Director of College Counseling kash@perkiomen.org / (215) 679-1160 Trish Manferdini, Executive Assistant tmanferdini@perkiomen.org / (215) 679-9511 (215) 679-5202 Fax
About Perkiomen
• Founded in 1875 • Independent, non-sectarian, coeducational college preparatory boarding and day school; grades 6-12, PG • A beautiful 180-acre campus located in the borough of Pennsburg, a safe and welcoming community nestled in the Pennsylvania countryside about an hour from Philadelphia, two hours from New York City, and three hours from Washington, D.C. • Total enrollment: 332 students with a Senior and PG class of 80 (269 students in the upper school) • Students represent 10 states and 24 countries • International students: 40% • Average class size: 11 • Student: Teacher ratio: 7:1 • Financial aid: 40% • College preparatory: 100%
Academic Achievements & Grading
• 85 AP Scholars; 18 AP Scholars with Honor; 57 AP Scholars with Distinction; 6 National AP Scholar; 1 International AP Diploma (Classes of 2014-2017) • 43 Members of the Cum Laude Society (Classes of 2014-2017) • Perkiomen uses a weighted GPA with 5.0 being the highest possible, and an unweighted GPA with 4.0 being the highest possible. • Lowest passing grade: 60%
ADVANCED PLACEMENT - COURSES
Fine and Performing Arts AP Art History AP Music Theory AP Studio Art 2D Design AP Studio Art Drawing
Mathematics
World Languages
AP Chinese Language and Culture AP French Language and Culture AP German Language and Culture AP Latin AP Spanish Language and Culture
English
AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Computer Science A AP Computer Science Principles AP Statistics
AP English Language and Composition AP English Literature and Composition
Science
History
AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Environmental Science AP Physics 1 AP Physics 2 AP Physics C Electricity and Magnetism AP Physics C Mechanics
AP Economics—Macro AP Economics—Micro AP European History AP Human Geography AP Psychology AP United States Government and Politics AP United States History AP World History
ADVANCED PLACEMENT - EXAMS Number of Students earning Class of students Total exams 3 or higher 2017 2016 2015 2014
68 44 58 72
368 107 281 300
67% 67% 57% 57%
The Entrepreneur Institute The mission of The Entrepreneur Institute at Perkiomen School is to make a liberal arts education relevant to students through rigorous application. In addition to Perkiomen School’s graduation requirements, students graduating with Entrepreneurial Distinction will have completed the Foundations of Entrepreneurship course, a minimum of two cross-listed supporting courses, as well as a capstone project. The capstone project represents a substantial investment of time and effort to solve a problem and create value in the world. Whether creating for-profit products or businesses, or non-profit socially driven enterprises, students learn and demonstrate resiliency, cooperation, communication, calculated risk taking, creative thinking and confidence.
Discipline
Perkiomen School will disclose all discipline violations that lead to probation, final probation, or expulsion.