SCHOOL PROFILE 2022-2023 CEEB NUMBER: 393190 ACCREDITED BY: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools
200 SEMINARY STREET / PENNSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 18073 / PERKIOMEN.ORG
The Perkiomen community inspires students to risk becoming their best.
Senior Administration Head of School Mark A. Devey
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, Associate Director of College Counseling kash@perkiomen.org / (215) 679-1160
Perkiomen School at-a-glance
• Founded in 1875 • Independent, non-sectarian, coeducational college preparatory boarding and day school; grades 6-12, PG • A beautiful 185-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: 325 students with a Senior and PG class of 84 (284 students in the upper school) • Students represent 10 states and 28 countries • International students: 35% • Average class size: 10 • Student: Teacher ratio: 8:1 • Financial aid: 43% • College preparatory: 100%
Academic Achievements & Grading
• 48 AP Scholars; 27 AP Scholars with Honor; 22 AP Scholars with Distinction; 6 National AP Scholars; 1 International AP Diploma (Classes of 2019-2022) • 74 Members of the Cum Laude Society (Classes of 2019-2022) • Perkiomen uses an unweighted GPA with 4.0 being the highest possible. Our weighted scale calculates Honors and AP courses with +1 weighting. • Lowest passing grade: 60%
Discipline
Perkiomen School will disclose all discipline violations that lead to probation, final probation, or expulsion.
About Perkiomen School
At Perkiomen, we encourage our students to risk becoming their best self. We are a place of immersive 360-degree education, where the spirit of freedom and expression is infused into every lesson. We offer our students the freedom to pursue what they are truly passionate about and encourage them to recognize opportunities and to take calculated risks. Through that experience, our students learn how to create value wherever they go and to achieve success, whatever they define that to be. We develop trusted relationships and have a built a community that feels like home. Our differences are celebrated and cultivated, and our culture is designed to support our students’ search for a fulfilling life.
The Institutes at Perkiomen School: Entrepreneur, Design, Medical, and Artificial Intelligence The 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.
Through introductory coursework in each field, cross-listed classes, and a culminating capstone project, students weave together theory and handson work. 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.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT® - COURSES Fine and Performing Arts
World Languages
Mathematics
English
AP Art History* AP Music Theory* AP Studio Art 2D Design* AP Studio Art Drawing*
AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Computer Science A AP Computer Science Principles AP Statistics
Science
AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Environmental Science AP Physics 1 AP Physics 2* AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism AP Physics C: Mechanics
AP Chinese Language and Culture* AP German Language and Culture* AP Latin* AP Spanish Language and Culture
AP English Language and Composition AP English Literature and Composition
History
AP Macroeconomics AP Microeconomics AP Human Geography* AP Psychology AP United States Government and Politics AP United States History AP World History *Courses offered on a rotating basis to meet demands of student enrollment.
SAT® TESTING PROFILE Reasoning, Classes of 2019-2022 Middle 50th Percentile | Max Class of Evidence Based Reading/ Writing | Max 2022 540-660 | 750 2021 510-630 | 770 2020 520-620 | 790 2019 570-670 | 760
IMPACT OF COVID-19
Math | Max Total | Max 530-690 | 800 1060-1330 | 1520 470-680 | 800 980-1300 | 1540 530-730 | 800 1070-1310 | 1590 550-750 | 800 1140-1410 | 1550
*Test optional policies have changed the approach that students take to standardized testing, with fewer students choosing to take exams and/or taking multiple exams.
MATRICULATION STATS Class of
2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Graduates
Institutions Enrolled
91 78 76 90 83
74 62 63 68 63
Countries
6 4 4 7 6
COVID-19 impacted large portions of the 2019-2020 and 20202021 school years with students adjusting to virtual and hybrid learning models. These teaching and assessment models supported the values and principles of Perkiomen School while maintaining academic integrity, student engagement, and the breadth and depth of the rigorous course work that has long been associated with a Perkiomen education. Student’s letter grades reflect a full year of coursework with three equally weighted trimesters. The final letter grades for each course are calculated into a student’s GPA.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT® - EXAMS Class of
Number of students
Total exams
Students earning 3 or higher
2022 2021 2020 2019
66 59 54 83
348 217 249 437
55% 54% 65% 64%
*AP exams were optional due to constraints from COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021. All exams taken in 2020 were online, while exams were given both in-person and online for 2021. 45% of all exams taken by the Class of 2021 during their high school years were taken in the online format.
COLLEGE MATRICULATION LIST 2018-2022 Adelphi University Albright College Allegheny College American University Arizona State University (Main Campus) Arizona State University (West) Assumption University Babson College Barstow Community College Boston University Bucknell University Bucks County Community College Cabrini University Caldwell University California College of the Arts Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Champlain College Chestnut Hill College Clark College College of the Holy Cross Columbia University Columbus State Community College Concordia University (Montreal) Cornell University CUNY Bernard M Baruch College Daemen University Davidson College DeSales University Dickinson College Drew University Drexel University Duquesne University East Carolina University East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Prescott) Emory University Emory University (Oxford Campus) Essex County College Florida Gulf Coast University Florida Institute of Technology Florida Southern College Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College Franklin University Switzerland Free University of Bozen-Bolzano Furman University George Mason University George Washington University Georgia Institute of Technology (Main Campus) Georgia State University
Gettysburg College Harcum College Hartford Community College Harvey Mudd College High Point University Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hood College Hult International Business School (Boston) Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Main) Ithaca College James Madison University Kenyon College Kutztown University of Pennsylvania La Salle University Lafayette College LaGrange College Lebanon Valley College Lehigh University Lewis & Clark College Long Island University (Post) Loyola University Maryland Lynn University Marion Military Institute Maryland Institute College of Art McDaniel College Mercyhurst University Merrimack College Messiah University Miami University (Oxford) Millersville University of Pennsylvania Monmouth University Montana State University Montgomery County Community College Moravian University Muhlenberg College New College of Florida New York University Niagara University Northeastern University Occidental College Ohio University (Main Campus) Ohio Wesleyan University Pace University (New York City) Pace University (West Chester) Parsons School of Design at The New School Pennsylvania State University (Abington) Pennsylvania State University (Behrend) Pennsylvania State University (Berks) Pennsylvania State University (Harrisburg) Pennsylvania State University (Hazelton) Pennsylvania State University (Lehigh Valley) Pennsylvania State University (Schreyer Honors College)
Pennsylvania State University (University Park) Pepperdine University Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra Princeton University Purdue University (Main Campus) Quinnipiac University Randoph-Macon College Regent’s University London Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design Rochester Institute of Technology Rutgers University (New Brunswick) Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary Saint Joseph’s University Salve Regina University San Diego State University San Jose State University School of Visual Arts Seton Hall University Shenandoah University Siena College Skidmore College Sophia University South Georgia Technical College St. Bonaventure University St. John’s University (New York) Stetson University Stevenson University Stony Brook University Suffolk University SUNY College at Old Westbury SUNY College at Buffalo Susquehanna University Syracuse University Temple University The American University of Paris The College of Wooster The New School The Ohio State University (Main) Thomas Jefferson University (East Falls) Trinity College Tufts University Union College United States Coast Guard Academy United States Naval Academy Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya 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 Chicago University of Connecticut University of Delaware University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Maryland (Baltimore County) University of Maryland (College Park) University of Melbourne University of Miami University of Mississippi University of New Hampshire (Main Campus) University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh (Johnstown) University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) University of Puerto Rico (Humacao) University of Rochester University of San Francisco University of Scranton University of South Carolina University of South Florida (Main Campus) University of St. Gallen University of Sydney University of Toronto University of Washington (Seattle Campus) University of Waterloo University of Wisconsin (Milwaukee) Ursinus College Valparaiso University Vanderbilt University Villanova University Virginia Military Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Washington and Lee University Washington College Washington State University Wentworth Institute of Technology Wesleyan University West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Virginia University Westminster College (Utah) Widener University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Xavier University Bold indicates that more than one Perkiomen alum attends the school.