Perkiomen School Profile 2018-2019

SCHOOL PROFILE 2018-2019 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: 347 students with a Senior and PG class of 89 (292 students in the upper school) • Students represent 10 states and 18 countries • International students: 40% • Average class size: 11 • Student: Teacher ratio: 7:1 • Financial aid: 40% • College preparatory: 100%

Academic Achievements & Grading

• 53 AP Scholars; 18 AP Scholars with Honor; 43 AP Scholars with Distinction; 7 National AP Scholars; 1 International AP Diploma (Classes of 2015-2018) • 47 Members of the Cum Laude Society (Classes of 2015-2018) • 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

AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Computer Science A AP Computer Science Principles AP Statistics

English

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 English Language and

Composition AP English Literature and

Composition

AP Macroeconomics AP Microeconomics AP European History AP Human Geography AP Psychology AP United States Government

and Politics AP United States History AP World History

ADVANCED PLACEMENT® - EXAMS

Class of 2018 2017 2016 2015

Number of students Total exams

62 68 44 58

391 368 107 281

Students earning 3 or higher

68% 67% 67% 57%

Entrepreneur & Medical Institutes

The Entrepreneur & Medical Institutes at Perkiomen School make a liberal arts education relevant to students through rigorous application. We are leading and challenging our students to build competency and confidence. Today’s students need to be lifelong learners with strong core skills like adaptability, creativity, and the ability to recognize opportunities. Our on-campus Innovation Center and off-site experience partners provide the spaces and places for student discovery to solve problems and add value in today’s changing world.

Discipline

Perkiomen School will disclose all discipline violations that lead to probation, final probation, or expulsion.

SAT® TESTING PROFILE

TOEFL® SUMMARY

Reasoning Classes of 2015-2018 Middle 50th Percentile | Max Class of 2018 2017 2016 2015

Classes of 2015-2018 Middle 50th Percentile | Max

Critical Reading | Max 530-650 | 740 560-650 | 770 493-610 | 680 470-590 | 780

Math | Max 540-720 | 800 540-700 | 800 493-668 | 800 560-723 | 800

Writing | Max N/A N/A 485-620 | 720 488-620 | 800

Total | Max 1060-1370 | 1520 1090-1350 | 1570 986-1278 | 1420 1088-1253 | 1550

Subject Test Summary, Classes of 2015-2018

Middle 50th

Percentile / Max Chemistry 490-690 / 800 Chinese with Listening 510-780 / 800 English Literature 480-630 / 770 Math Level I 540-700 / 790 Math Level II 620-770 / 800 Physics 610-710 / 800 U.S. History 500-650 / 760 World History 510-720 / 780

Class of 2018 2017 2016 2015

Total iBT 77-101 72-97 78-99 79-97

Max 113 109 115 116

Total Exams 30 6 17 20 70 27 29 8

*Note: SAT Subject Test scores include tests with at least six (6) total students.

COLLEGE MATRICULATION LIST 2014-2018 Academy of Art University Albright College Allegheny College Alvernia University American University Arcadia University Baruch College of the CUNY Bates College Beloit College Bentley University Berklee College of Music Binghamton University Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Boston College Boston University Brandeis University Bridgewater State University Brooks Institute of Photography Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Cabrini University California College of the Arts (San Francisco) California Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University Cedar Crest College Cesar Ritz Colleges Switzerland Champlain College Clarkson University College of the Holy Cross College of William and Mary Concordia University - Montreal Connecticut College Cornell University DePaul University Dickinson College Drew University Drexel University Duquesne University East Carolina University Eastern University Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Elon University Emory University Fairleigh Dickinson University Florham Campus Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus Florida Atlantic University Florida Institute of Technology Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College

Franklin University Switzerland Georgetown University Gettysburg College Goucher College Harcum College Hiram College Hobart and William Smith Colleges Illinois Wesleyan University Indiana University at Bloomington Ithaca College Jacksonville University Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Juniata College Kean University Kendall College Kenyon College Knox College La Salle University Lafayette College Lehigh University LIM College (Laboratory Institute of Merchandising) Long Island University, Post Loyola University Maryland Lynn University Manhattanville College Marist College Maryland Institute College of Art Marymount California University Marywood University Massachusetts College of Art and Design Massachusetts Maritime Academy McDaniel College McGill University Miami University, Oxford Michigan State University Millersville University of Pennsylvania Misericordia University Monroe College Moravian College Muhlenberg College New College of Florida New York University Niagara University North Carolina State University Northampton Community College Northeastern University Ohio Northern University Pace University, New York City Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University, Abington Pennsylvania State University, Altoona

Pennsylvania State University, Berks Pennsylvania State University, Erie: The Behrend College Pennsylvania State University, Hazelton Pennsylvania State University, Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania State University, Schreyer Honors College Pepperdine University Philadelphia University Pratt Institute Purdue University Robert Morris University (PA) Rochester Institute of Technology Roger Williams University Rollins College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rowan University Rutgers University-New Brunswick Saint John’s University (NY) Saint Joseph’s University Salve Regina University Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art and Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago School of Visual Arts Seton Hall University Sewanee: The University of the South Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Smith College Southern Methodist University St. Thomas Aquinas College State University of New York at Albany Stony Brook University Suffolk University Susquehanna University Syracuse University Temple University The George Washington University The New School - All Divisions The University of Arizona The University of Melbourne The University of Scranton The University of Tampa Trinity College Troy University Union College (New York) Universitat Ramon Llull - La Salle Universität St. Gallen University at Buffalo The State University of New York University of British Columbia University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Cruz University of Colorado at Boulder University of Connecticut University of Delaware University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Maryland, College Park University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Miami University of Michigan, Dearborn University of Missouri - St. Louis University of Nebraska at Lincoln Univeristy of New Hampshire at Durham University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez University of Richmond University of Rochester University of San Francisco University of South Carolina University of South Florida, Tampa University of Southern California University of St. Thomas University of Szeged University of Tennessee, Chattanooga University of the Sciences in Philadelphia University of Washington University of Wisconsin, Madison University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Ursinus College Vassar College Wagner College Wake Forest University Washington and Jefferson College Washington State University Wentworth Institute of Technology West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Virginia University Whittier College Widener University Wilkes University Wilson College Winthrop University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Bold indicates that more than one Perkiomen alum attends the school.