School Profile 2023-24 ACT/CEEB# 470435
ABOUT US St. Anne’s-Belfield School is a nurturing and challenging age 2 through Grade 12 co-ed academic community in Charlottesville, Virginia. Since 1910, we have sought to foster students’ natural curiosity and love of learning so that they may become, in the words of our founding headmistress Mary Hyde DuVal, “strong in body, broad of mind, tender of heart, responsive in soul.” We believe that small classes, expert and caring faculty, and an environment built on mutual respect is essential to preparing students to become exemplary citizens and visionary leaders.
SAINTS SNAPSHOT
86
343
Graduating class
9 – 12 Students
14
44%
Average Class Size
9 – 12 Receiving Financial Aid
937
PS – 12 Students
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
ACADEMIC SNAPSHOT
2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR
Grading Scale (D to Pass):
Highest GPA in the Class of 2023:
Cum Laude Society, AP® School Honor Roll School, Accredited by SAIS
GPA Reported on a Weighted
CLASS OF 2023 TESTING PROFILE
COVID-19 RESPONSE
SAT: mean 1304, mid 50% 1200 – 1440
2019-20: We pivoted to a virtual platform in March 2020
A–F
4.0 Scale
AP and Honors courses are weighted an additional 0.5 in computing GPA St. Anne’s-Belfield
Does Not Rank
75% of Upper School Faculty have Advanced Degrees Nearly 1 in 4 have terminal degrees
4.45
ACT: composite 30, mid 50% 27 – 33
2022-23 AP SCHOLARS AP Scholars: 34 AP Scholars with Honor: 12 AP Scholars with Distinction: 20
MEMBERSHIPS
2020-21: Domestic and international students had the option to attend inperson or virtually. 2021-22: While all students learned inperson, opportunities for extracurricular activities for the Class of 2024 were severely curtailed.
LOURIE LEARNING CENTER In the Lourie Learning Center (LLC) there is a makerspace where students design Wearable Arts Runway Show outfits, take CS classes, or 3D print; a recording studio for music and audio engineering; a food lab for immersive world languages lessons and fellowship among boarding students on the weekends; and high-tech, flexible spaces for collaborative learning, arts performance, and in-person or virtual speakers. See more points of distinction on the back. v. 1023
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populations of endangered species in our ecosystem.
Integrated Math: By the end of
Integrated Mathematics 4, students will have completed the equivalent of Pre-Calculus, which includes: Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Advanced Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry.
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AP Capstone™: St. Anne’s-Belfield is • one of only 15% of Virginia public and private high schools to offer an AP Capstone, and is the only school in Charlottesville/Albemarle to offer this distinction. Our AP Capstone diploma program is based on two yearlong courses: AP Seminar and AP Research. Seniors may choose to participate in either. • Biotechnology and Ethics Advanced Senior Seminar: Students are
developing an environmental DNA sequence, a tool that will allow our student researchers to find new
Chapel: Our weekly, non-
denominational services are
• student- and faculty-led, representing a variety of faiths and providing a reflective and spiritual environment for all. Environmental Studies Advanced Senior Seminar: We are the only high school in the nation with a federal license to work with the Virginia • Department of Game and Wildlife to study, analyze, and gather data on the federally-endangered James River spinymussel. Research: 100% of our students engage in research over the course of their high school career, including a required major research paper in Grade 11. Approximately 45% of our student body is involved in an intensive research
project each year, such as through Senior Capstone Thesis, Independent Study, or Senior Seminar. Senior Seminars: Each senior is
required to take one Senior Seminar. Many elect to take two.
Students collaborate with faculty and experts in the field in a yearlong experience. Several are modeled on college-level courses. Zebrafish Research Lab: Working collaboratively with academic experts, faculty and students in Biology, Biotechnology, and Computer Science
conduct research in our Zebrafish lab to answer novel questions about how environmental toxins impact aquatic animal survival.
MOST RIGOROUS COURSES AVAILABLE Mathematics 3 years
Visual & Performing Arts (4-year students) 1 year
Social Science 3 years
Honors Integrated Mathematics 2 Honors Integrated Mathematics 3 Honors Introduction to Calculus (offered 2023-24) AP Calculus AB & BC AP Statistics Honors Differential Equations (offered 2022-23) Honors Multivariable Calculus (offered 2023-24
Honors Counterpoints Honors Saints Chorale AP Music Theory Honors Continuing Studies in:
Humanities 9: History
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Honors European History*
English 4 years
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Theater Arts Music Theory Ceramics Drawing, Painting & 2D Design Digital Media Arts
World Language Level 3 of Spanish/French Honors Spanish 2
Humanities 9: English
Honors Spanish 3
Honors Humanities 10: English
AP Spanish
Honors American Studies: English
Honors Spanish 5
Honors Humanities 12*
Honors French 3
Honors French 2 AP French
*AP eligible + college-level course Italics = graduation requirements
Honors French 5
AP Human Geography AP Seminar American Studies: History Honors Economics: Microeconomics Honors Economics: Personal Finance (new in 2023-24) Advanced Senior Seminar: 21st Century Citizenship: Local, National, & Global+ Advanced Senior Seminar: Comparative Religion — Philosophies of the East & the West+ Students who enroll in a senior seminar may pursue one AP Seminar
Lab Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, & Biology) 3 years Honors Advanced Physics Honors Advanced Chemistry AP Chemistry Honors Advanced Biology Honors Advanced Anatomy (new in 2022-23) AP Physics C: Mechanics Advanced Senior Seminar: BioTechnology & Ethics+ Advanced Senior Seminar: Environmental Studies & Research+ Students who enroll in a senior seminar may pursue one AP Seminar Other Graduation Requirements
1 Advanced Senior Seminar, 1 Module Life Skills, 1 Module Computer Science Study Skills, 60 hours AP Computer Science Principles Community Service, 35 hours Senior Internship, Physical Honors Data Structures* Activity Requirements Honors Software Engineering*
COLLEGE MATRICULATIONS 2021 – 2023 American University Arizona State University (Main Campus) Auburn University Augusta University Barnard College Belmont University Berklee College of Music Boston University Bridgewater College Brown University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Butler University Carnegie Mellon University Catawba Valley Community College Chapman University Christopher Newport University Clemson University Colgate University College of Charleston Colorado State University (Fort Collins) Columbia University Connecticut College Davidson College Denison University Drexel University Duke University East Carolina University Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne Elon University Emory University Fairmont State University Fashion Institute of Technology Franklin & Marshall College George Mason University George Washington University Georgetown University Harvard University Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Howard University Indiana University (Bloomington) Ithaca College James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Kenyon College Lafayette College Loyola Marymount University Macalester College Mary Baldwin University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Miami University (Oxford) Mississippi State University New York University North Carolina A & T State University North Carolina State University Northeastern University Northwestern University Oberlin College
Oklahoma State University (Main Campus) Old Dominion University Parsons School of Design at The New School Penn State University (University Park) Piedmont Virginia Community College Princeton University Purdue University (Main Campus) Radford University Rhode Island School of Design Rhodes College Roanoke College Rochester Institute of Technology Rollins College Rutgers University (New Brunswick) Santa Clara University Savannah College of Art and Design Scripps College Sewanee: The University of the South Shaw University Southern Methodist University St. Lawrence University SUNY at Purchase College Syracuse University The College of William & Mary The Ohio State University The University of Alabama The University of Tennessee (Knoxville) Towson University Trinity College Tufts University Tulane University of Louisiana Union College United States Naval Academy University of California (Berkeley) University of California (Davis) University of California (Irvine) University of California (Los Angeles) University of Chicago University of Colorado Boulder University of Denver University of Florida University of Georgia University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Maryland (College Park) University of Massachusetts (Amherst) University of Massachusetts (Lowell) University of Missouri (Columbia) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Carolina Wilmington University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) University of Richmond University of Rochester University of San Diego University of South Carolina University of Southern California University of St Andrews University of Toronto Scarborough
University of Virginia (Main Campus) University of Washington (Seattle Campus) University of Wisconsin (Madison) Ursinus College Vanderbilt University Vassar College Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Military Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Wake Forest University Washington and Lee University Washington University in St. Louis Wellesley College Wells College West Virginia Wesleyan College Williams College Wingate University Wofford College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University
OFFICE OF COLLEGE COUNSELING Sandra Sohne-Johnston, M.A.L.D. Director of College Counseling ssohnejohnston@stab.org Nic Bell Associate Director of College Counseling nbell@stab.org Liza Rubenoff, M.A. Associate Director of College Counseling lrubenoff@stab.org Colleen Zierk, M.Ed Associate Director of College Counseling czierk@stab.org Kathy Sandridge Office Manager ksandridge@stab.org 2132 Ivy Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 (434) 220-4201 www.stab.org | @st.annesbelfield
Office of College Counseling 2132 Ivy Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903 (434) 220-4201 stab.org | @st.annesbelfield