Marymount School Profile 2015-16

School Profile 2015/2016

Confident girls. Ethical leaders. Global advocates.

The Marymount Difference.

We educate with the purpose of shaping young women to become leaders for the future who will enact change for the common good. At Marymount, it’s not about being the best in the world—it’s about being the best for the world.

CHARACTER

SERVICE

A hallmark of life at Marymount is the emphasis placed on the development of the “whole girl”—academically, socially, and spiritually. The most important quality of our school is an environment that ensures each girl is empowered and nurtured so that she realizes her full potential. With this support, our girls fearlessly challenge themselves to advance their minds, spirits and hearts during their time at Marymount, building a strong foundation grounded in self-awareness, ethics, and poise as they move on to college and the chapters ahead.

A signature piece of the Marymount curriculum is our service-learning program, which begins in the classroom. Service-learning projects are tied directly to the Theology curriculum, engaging students first in examination and dialogue of social issues, then calling them to move beyond our campus to the outside world. Service projects are often completed in collaboration with our partners at “A Place Called Home”, an after school program offering low-income youth a safe space to study, play, and learn. Through this, students learn how their unique skill-sets and actions have a direct and immediate impact on our community.

HERITAGE

TECHNOLOGY

The expansive and inclusive nature of our RSHM heritage is founded on the principle that every girl deserves a quality education.

After nine decades of educating, we continue to foster and embrace the spirituality in each student, however she may define it. The richness that a spiritual education provides in shaping thoughtful leaders with a responsibility to the common good, teaches our students religious literacy and mindfulness in a world where faith can divide.

Marymount is proud to have been the first all-girls secondary school in Southern California to institute a 1:1 student laptop program, equipping each student with the latest MacBook Pro® and each classroom with iPads.®

OUR COMMUNITY 64% Caucasian

36% Other Religions

Ethnicity

Religion

36% Students of color

STUDENT BODY

398 STUDENTS ENROLLED FROM OVER

70 83 ZIP CODES AND

CATHOLIC, INDEPENDENT, AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS

64% Catholic

HERITAGE Founded in 1923 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM). Active member of the international network of 19 RSHM schools worldwide, in which the following mission and goals are shared: • Fostering a personal relationship with God. • Instilling a lifelong love of learning through a challenging academic program.

• Encouraging and affirming personal growth and creativity.

• Deepening a consciousness of citizenship and social justice.

• Creating unity through diversity.

• Fulfilling the RSHM mission, “That all may have life and have it to the full.”

TRANSPORTATION BUSES TRAVEL ACROSS THE GREATER LA AREA COVERING 9 KEY ROUTES.

The MHS Campus is a Cultural Heritage Monument and is

5.5 ACRES

THE VALLEY • HANCOCK PARK • SOUTH BAY • PCH

of green space and Spanish style buildings.

STUDENT LIFE AND ACADEMICS

74% 20 20

of the student body enrolled in AP and Honors courses

191 students took 400 AP exams with

AP courses offered

over 94% receiving scores of 3, 4, and 5.

Honors courses offered

With over 140 opportunities available outside of the classroom, every Marymount girl discovers her TALENTS and finds her PASSIONS.

performing arts courses and 2 productions per year

19

visual arts courses and 2 showcases per year

athletic teams, including 14 sports

STUDENT LIFE

23

50+

student-led clubs and activities

FIFTEEN 30% Average class size

Our girls score higher than the national average on both the ACT and SAT.

Class Rank: Given the rigorous nature of the curriculum, the diversity, and small size of the senior class, Marymount High School doesn’t rank.

THE MARYMOUNT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM We offer a number of competitive summer internships ranging from Neuroscience to Art Conservation and Medicine to Public Policy.

Hands-on learning and unparalleled access to professionals are at the center of this program.

18 27 64 Mentor Placement Advisors Sites

Per Summer

Student Interns

7 TO 1 Student-to-faculty ratio

51 faculty members support our girls.

44 hold one or more advanced degrees.

THE CLASS OF 2015 GRADUATES WILL ATTEND

57

DIFFERENT COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES IN 25 STATES AND 3 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES (US, SCOTLAND, AND AUSTRALIA).

2015/16 Tuition: $31,400 includes :

bus

transportation,

lunch, daily

laptop. and a

$1.7M GIVEN IN NEED-BASED GRANTS PER YEAR

27%

of students receive financial aid.

100

percent of faculty and staff contribute to school scholarship funds.

Here’s why a few members of the Class of 2019 chose Marymount: “Marymount develops the whole person while also providing challenging academics. From the moment I stepped onto Marymount’s campus, something clicked. I felt welcomed and content in the supportive, tranquil environment. I love the challenging academics and encouragement to be a leader.”

-Sarah Fry

“Marymount is a good fit for me because my core values are what Marymount encourages.

Marymount’s tagline defines what I always come back to when I’m faced with a difficult decision.”

-Lilly Brodie-Berge

“MHS offers me a balance between strong academics, a caring social community and competitive athletics. I am excited to attend an all girls’ school and be in smaller classes so I can work closely with my teachers.

I also like that Marymount will provide an opportunity to be in an environment where my religion matters.”

-Ava Prunier-Herman

CURRICULUM Marymount has a rigorous college preparatory curriculum. Students are required to take six academic courses, including Theology, both semesters in each of their four years of study. Marymount graduation requirements meet or exceed the University of California minimum subject requirements for freshman admission. Currently, more than 80 classes are UC-certified. As an affiliated member of the Online School for Girls (OSG), Marymount is able to offer our students a number of courses not available on campus. The offerings of OSG range from AP Statistics and AP Music Theory, to Forensic Science, Genetics, Computer Programming, AP Chinese and AP Latin.

Graduation requirements are as follows:

English Theology Mathematics Science Social Studies

Modern Language Visual and Performing Arts Physical Education

8 semesters 8 semesters 6 semesters 6 semesters 6 semesters through 3rd level 3 semesters 3 semesters

HONORS AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES English

Mathematics

Science

English II Honors

Geometry Honors

Chemistry Honors

English IV Honors

Algebra II/Trig. Honors

AP Chemistry

Precalc./Intro to Calc. Honors

AP Biology

AP English Language

AP Calculus AB

AP Environmental Science

AP English Literature

AP Calculus BC

AP Physics

7 options for English IV Honors

Multivariable Calculus Honors

Modern Language

Social Studies

Visual and Performing Arts

French II Honors

AP European History

AP Music Theory

French III Honors

AP U.S. History

AP Studio Art

French IV Honors

AP U.S. Government

AP Studio Art 2D

French V Honors

AP Art History

AP Studio Art 3D

AP French Language

AP Psychology

Enrollment in Honors or AP courses require departmental approval.

Students may take up to a total of four Honors and/or AP courses per year.

Spanish II Honors Spanish III Honors Spanish IV Honors AP Spanish Language AP Spanish Literature

TESTING ACT Statistics

ENGLISH

MATH

READING

SCIENCE COMPOSITE

National Averages 2014 (Co-ed)

20.3

20.9

21.3

20.8

21.0

National Averages 2014 (Girls)

20.7

20.5

21.5

20.5

20.9

Marymount High School (Class of 2015) 28.9

25.6

27.7

25.7

27.1

Average test scores submitted to colleges by the Class of 2015

SAT Statistics

CRITICAL READING

MATH

WRITING

National Average 2014 (Co-ed)

497

513

487

National Average 2014 (Girls)

495

499

492

Marymount High School (Class of 2015)

645

615

660

Average test scores submitted to colleges by the Class of 2015

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