Saint Viator High School 2021 School Profile
1213 East Oakton Street, Arlington Heights, IL 60004-5099 | 847-392-4050 | www.saintviator.com | ICEEB 140098 Contact Information • Andrea Bangura, College Counselor, abangura@saintviator.com • Stefania Svejnoha, Registrar, ssvejnoha@saintviator.com
OVERVIEW
Located approximately 25 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, Saint Viator High School is a Catholic, college-preparatory community of learning called to provide religious formation and an academic program of excellence to young men and women. Guided by the Viatorian mission, all Saint Viator graduates are equipped to discern who God wants them to be, discover what the world needs, and transform the communities they encounter. This is taught in the classroom by encouraging collaboration and innovation. Saint Viator High School is accredited by Advanced Ed and the State of Illinois. It is a College Board, NACAC and IACAC member. Sixty-three percent of Saint Viator High School faculty members hold an advanced degree. Neighboring schools include Prospect, Rolling Meadows, and John Hersey high schools.
RECOGNITION
In 2008 and 2014, Saint Viator High School was selected as a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. Saint Viator High School has also been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School from 2015 through 2022, and was recognized as a 2019 and 2020 AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award Winner. These distinctions, along with being named a top STEM high school by Newsweek, speak to Saint Viator’s ongoing commitment to innovation and push to use technology to enhance student learning.
STUDENT BODY
The student body consists of 812 students (226 of which are seniors). Our students come from 52 feeder schools across the Chicago suburbs. Additionally, our student body includes 42 students who are a part of our Reverend Mark R. Francis, CSV, International Program. Approximately 30% of our students receive financial assistance, including students who participate in our Summer Work Study & Internship Program. Together these programs ensure there is a commitment to both socioeconomic and cultural diversity in the halls of Saint Viator High School.
GRADING SCALE AND SCHEDULE
Beginning in fall of 2021, Saint Viator will conduct classes on a 90-minute A/B block schedule and will begin to report GPA’s on a weighted 4.0 scale. While semester grades for individual classes will still be reported numerically, cumulative grades will now be calculated based on this scale: Grading Scale 98 - 100 = 4.33 93 - 97 = 4.0 90 - 92 = 3.67 87 - 89 = 3.33 83 - 86 = 3.0 80 - 82 = 2.67
77 - 79 = 2.33 73 - 76 = 2.0 70 - 72 = 1.67 67 - 69 = 1.33 63 - 66 = 1.0 60 - 62 = .67
Weighted Grading AP Classes will be weighted at 1; honors classes will be weighted at .67.
GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS - CLASS OF 2021 The following GPA distribution is provided to compare a student’s weighted GPA against class averages: GPA of 4.2 or higher GPA of 4.0 or higher GPA of 3.5 or higher GPA of 3.0 or higher
1
15% 24% 56% 81%
RESPONSE TO COVID
Through the cooperation from parents and students, we accomplished what most other schools in the area could not; we established and maintained to the fullest extent possible, the optimal learning environment for our students during the 2020-2021 academic year. By the end of the year, our students had completed 140 days of in-person learning.
