2022-23 School Profile by Immaculate Heart Academy

2022-23 SCHOOL PROFILE

500 Van Emburgh Ave. | Township of Washington, NJ 07676 | Phone: 201.445.6800 | Fax: 201.445.7416 | www.ihanj.com

OVERVIEW School History & Community Immaculate Heart Academy is located in a small suburban township in Northwest Bergen County. It was founded in 1960 by the Archdiocese of Newark. Our students come from more than 80 towns in New Jersey and 18 in New York. Admissions Policy Admission to Immaculate Heart Academy is competitive. The student’s application is evaluated on the basis of her elementary school records, recommendations of teachers and the principal, an essay, and test scores on the High School Placement Test (HSPT for the COOP). Accreditations and Memberships • Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools • New Jersey Association of Independent Schools (NJAIS) • Blue Ribbon School of Excellence (U.S. Department of Education) • National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) • College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) • College Board • National Honor Society

HONORS AND AWARDS IHA sponsors the following National Honor Society Chapters: • French Honor Society • Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society • International Thespian Society (ITS) • Science National Honor Society • Mu Alpha Theta, National Mathematics Honor Society • Spanish Honor Society (Reina Sofia Chapter) • National Honor Society • Tri-M (Modern Music • National Art Honor Society Masters)

Class of 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program ..............................................5 (Commended, Semi-Finalists, and Finalists) Class of 2022 Percentage Accepted to Four-year College............................. 100%

DEMOGRAPHICS Faculty and Staff Immaculate Heart Academy is staffed by 100 members. Approximately 73% of the faculty has one or more master’s degrees. Many have pursued post-master’s work and seven have doctoral degrees. The IHA Guidance Department consists of four full-time guidance counselors and the IHA College Counseling Department consists of two full-time college counselors. Student Body Enrollment (9-12)...........................................................................650 Student-Teacher Ratio..................................................................11:1 Average Class Size............................................................................16

ACADEMICS Curriculum • Extensive curriculum fosters intellectual growth, creative curiosity, and a sense of values while preparing students to embrace a college curriculum with enthusiasm. • 10 Academic Departments: Communications, English, Mathematics, Physical Education, Religious Studies, Science, Social Studies, Technology, The Arts, and World Language. • AP courses are limited by pre-requisites, scheduling, and teacher approval. • All courses at Immaculate Heart Academy bear significant rigor with strong writing and critical thinking components. A student who has only taken College Preparatory courses should be viewed as having taken a rigorous course load.

Scholarship Awards for IHA Students to Attend Colleges/Universities 2022......................... $41 Million 2019......................... $33 Million 2021......................... $51 Million 2020......................... $43 Million

Guidance and College Counseling Departments Tara Tashjian Maka’02, Director of Guidance • Melissa O’Sullivan, Director of College Counseling Ellen Donoghue’76, School Counselor • Paul McGinnis, School Counselor Rosemary Cali P’12, ’15, ’19, ’23, School Counselor • Corinne Fritzky, College Counselor • Allison Anderson, Secretary

SCHOOL PROFILE Academic Levels: CP/H/AH/AP College Preparatory (CP) courses are available at all levels. • CP classes at Immaculate Heart Academy are classes that go beyond basic subject mastery and are intended to prepare students for classes at the college level. As such, students taking these courses are required to develop a strong work ethic, organizational skills, effective time management, and the ability to work independently. Honors (H) courses are available through all grade levels in English, Language, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Art. • Honors level classes at Immaculate Heart Academy require mastery of the skills developed on the college preparatory level. As such, these courses not only require students to possess a strong work ethic, organizational skills, effective time management, and the ability to work independently, but also requires students to be able to handle an increased workload with extensive independent work. • To succeed in these courses, students must be able to think critically and demonstrate advanced problem-solving skills. Students are also expected to possess a level of mastery in both critical reading and analytical writing as well spoken language skills. There are 19 Advanced Placement (AP) courses offered at IHA. • Advanced Placement (AP) courses include Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Comparative Government, Computer Science A, English (Language and Composition), English (Literature and Composition), Environmental Science, European History, French Language and Culture, Italian Language and Culture, Physics C, Physics 1, Psychology, Spanish Language and Culture, Statistics, Studio Art, and US History • AP courses at Immaculate Heart Academy adhere to the national curriculum, put forth by the College Board, that provides students with advanced college-level coursework. • These courses build upon the skills developed at the honors level. As such, these course not only require students to possess a strong work ethic, excellent organizational skills, effective time management, the ability to work independently in an extensive manner, advanced critical thinking and problemsolving skills, superior critical reading, and analytical writing skills, but also the ability to maintain the rigorous demands of an extremely fast-paced, college-level course. • AP courses require an extensive amount of independent study and work on the part of the student. Students taking these courses are expected and encouraged to sit for the AP exam. • AP coursework is available as early as sophomore year. Grading System A+ = 98-100 Exceptional A = 93-97 Superior A- = 90-92 Excellent B+ = 87-89 Very Good B = 83-86 Good

BC+ C D F

= = = = =

80-82 77-79 73-76 70-72 <70

Above Average Average Fair Passing Failure

Reporting of Grades/Statement of Class Rank IHA runs on a quarterly schedule. Considering the quality of the student body and the rigorous college prep course of study, Immaculate Heart Academy does not rank its students. Individual course grades are not weighted, but a student’s cumulative grade point average is calculated using the following system of weighting: Grade

College Preparatory

100 99 98

Honors

4.5

5.3

4.4

4.9

5.2

4.3

4.8

5.1

Scholae@theheart IHA’s inaugural Scholae@theheart Program launched in the 2022-23 academic year. This novel program enhances IHA’s superlative college preparatory curriculum by providing increased opportunities for specialization and recognition in areas that capitalize on students’ strengths and interests. The initial scholae introduced include: • The St. Hildegard Arts Schola • The St. Clare of Assisi Communications Schola • The St. Barbara Engineering Schola • The St. Catherine of Siena Humanities Schola • The St. Gianna Molla Life Sciences Schola All of the scholae share a common liberal arts core curriculum. Scholars enrolled in one of the five initial scholae offered at IHA benefit from guided course selection, exposure to community professionals within the chosen emphasis field, afterschool enrichment opportunities, and the experience of developing a capstone synthesis presentation in their senior year. All successful scholars receive a designation on their transcripts. IHA PSAT The Class of 2023 has achieved the following results for the PSAT: IHA PSAT Mean Scores:

ERW — 568 (National Average — 506) Math — 519 (National Average — 488)

IHA SAT Class of 2021

Class of 2022

Number of Graduates

193

147

IHA Mean Score

1210

1201

2022 AP Exam Results: • 36 AP Scholars (Scholars, Scholars with Honors, and Scholars with Distinction) • 70% of seniors took at least one AP course • Of 86 test takers, 74 scored a 3 or higher on at least one exam • Of 86 test takers, 54 scored a 4 or higher on at least one exam • Of 166 total AP exams taken in 18 subject areas, 81% of the scores were 3 or higher .

2021–22 STATISTICS Minimum Requirements for Graduation English.................................................................................20 Credits World Language..................................................................10 Credits Mathematics........................................................................15 Credits Physical Education............................................................7.5 Credits Religious Studies.................................................................20 Credits Science.................................................................................15 Credits Social Studies......................................................................15 Credits Electives............................................................................32.5 Credits In addition to subject area curriculum, Immaculate Heart Academy requires students to be involved in Christian Service activities. Each student must complete a prescribed number of social justice and volunteering hours each year. College/High School Partnerships Project Acceleration, in conjunction with Seton Hall University, allows our students to accrue college credit from Seton Hall University in a variety of subjects. Dual Enrollment courses are offered through Bergen Community College in our Performing Arts Department and through Kean University in our Social Studies Department. Service Service at Immaculate Heart isn’t just something that is required; it’s a central part of who we are. IHA students put their faith into action by serving their immediate community and ministering to people in need through interactive service opportunities. By participating in the IHA Service Program, students apply their Catholic Christian values by practicing them in projects that expand their awareness of God, others, and themselves. Based on this call to action, IHA requires students to complete hours in two categories: Social Justice and Volunteerism. Over the last year, our students served a total of 26,606 service hours. On average, IHA’s young women serve double the amount of hours required of them. The highest achieving class in the 2021-22 academic year was the Class of 2022, with a total of 8,583. Additionally, IHA students have accumulated a total of

740 President’s Volunteer Service Awards, with 66 this year alone. The President’s Volunteer Service Award, founded in 2003 by the United States President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, recognizes the important role of volunteers in America’s strength and national identity. Athletics The success of our scholar-athletes at Immaculate Heart Academy is a reflection of the focus, commitment, and team ethic that enrich everything we do. Within our 16 athletic programs, IHA teams dominate at the league, county, sectional, and state levels and are recognized with a wide variety of Coach, Player, and Team of the Year awards each year. In the past decade, more than 1,000 IHA athletes have earned all-conference honors and more than 500 have earned all-county honors. Even more impressive is that our student-athletes perform on and off the field, with some of IHA’s highest GPAs. 2021–22 School Highlights

73%

AP courses offered

of faculty hold advanced degrees

70% of seniors

enrolled in AP classes

electives offered

674

26+K

100%

are accepted to four-year colleges

clubs and sports offered

President’s Volunteer Service Awards since 2015

total service hours in 2021–22

$41M

in scholarships earned

10,869 total alumnae

IHA COLLEGES ACCEPTED/ATTENDING 2019–22 Adelphi University Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albright College Alvernia University American University Arcadia University Arizona State University Assumption University Auburn University Ave Maria University Babson College Baldwin Wallace University Bard College Barnard College Barry University Bates College Baylor University Belmont Abbey College Belmont University

Bennington College Bentley University Bergen Community College Berry College Binghamton University Bloomfield College Bloomsburg University Boston College Boston University Brandeis University *Brown University Bryant University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Butler University Cabrini University Caldwell University California Polytechnic State University

California State UniversityLos Angeles Carleton University Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Castleton University Cazenovia College Centenary University Champlain College Chapman University Chicago State University Christendom College Clarkson University Clemson University Coastal Carolina University Colgate University College of Charleston College of Mount Saint Vincent

College of Staten Island CUNY College of the Holy Cross Colorado State University Columbia College Chicago *Columbia University Columbus College of Art and Design Connecticut College Cooper Union *Cornell University Corning Community College Creighton University CUNY Bernard M Baruch College CUNY City College CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Curry College *Dartmouth College Denison University

DePaul University DeSales University Dickinson College Dominican College Drew University Drexel University Duquesne University East Carolina University Edinburgh Napier University Elizabethtown College Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emerson College Emmanuel College Emory University Endicott College Bold denotes attending *denotes Ivy League

IHA COLLEGES ACCEPTED/ATTENDING 2019–22 (CONT’D) Fairfield University Fairleigh Dickinson University Fashion Institute of Technology Felician University Fisher College Flagler College Florida Atlantic University Florida Gulf Coast University Florida Institute of Technology Florida Southern College Florida State University Fordham University Franciscan University Franklin and Marshall College Franklin Pierce University Furman University George Mason University George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Southern University Georgia State University Gettysburg College Gonzaga University Hampshire College Hampton University *Harvard University Haverford College High Point University Hobart William Smith Colleges Hofstra University Holy Cross College Howard University Hudson County Community College Hussian College Los Angeles Immaculata University Indiana University Iona University Ithaca College Jacksonville University James Madison University John Cabot University Johns Hopkins University Johnson & Wales University Kean University Kennesaw State University Kenyon College King's College Kutztown University La Salle University Lafayette College LaSalle College Le Moyne College Lehigh University Lesley University Liberty University LIM College Lincoln Technical Institute Louisiana State University Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Maryland Lynn University Manhattan College Manhattanville College Marist College Marquette University Maryland Institute College of Art Marymount Manhattan College Marymount University Marywood University Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Massachusetts Institute of Technology McGill University Mercy College Merrimack College Miami University, Ohio Michigan State University Misericordia University Mississippi State University Monmouth University Montclair State University Moore College of Art and Design Moravian University Mount Holyoke College Mount Saint Mary College Mount Saint Mary College Mount St. Mary's University Muhlenberg College New Jersey City University New Jersey Institute of Technology New York University North Carolina State University Northeastern University Northwestern University Notre Dame College Nova Southeastern University Oberlin College Occidental College Ohio State University Ohio University Oklahoma City University Oklahoma State University Old Dominion University Otis College of Art and Design Pace University Palm Beach Atlantic University Pennsylvania State University Pepperdine University Plymouth State University Point Park University Pratt Institute *Princeton University Providence College Purdue University Quinnipiac University Ramapo College of New Jersey Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rider University Ringling College of Art and Design

Roberts Wesleyan College Rochester Institute of Technology Roger Williams University Rollins College Rowan University Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Royal Holloway University of London Rutgers University Sacred Heart University Saint Anselm College Saint Elizabeth University Saint Joseph's University Saint Leo University Saint Louis University Saint Michael's College Saint Peter's University Saint Vincent College Salisbury University Salve Regina University San Diego State University Santa Clara University Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art & Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago School of Visual Arts Seton Hall University Siena College Skidmore College Southern Connecticut State University Southern Methodist University Springfield College St Bonaventure University St. John's University St. Lawrence University St. Thomas Aquinas College State University of New York at New Paltz Stetson University Stevens Institute of Technology Stevenson University Stockton University Stonehill College Stony Brook University Suffolk University SUNY at Fredonia SUNY at Purchase College SUNY College at Geneseo SUNY College at Oswego SUNY College of Technology at Delhi SUNY Cortland SUNY Oneonta SUNY Polytechnic Institute Susquehanna University Swarthmore College Syracuse University Temple University Temple University Japan Texas A & M University Texas Christian University Texas Tech University The American University of Paris

The Catholic University of America The College of New Jersey The New School The University of Alabama The University of Melbourne The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of Tampa The University of TennesseeKnoxville The University of Texas at Austin The University of the South Thomas Jefferson University Towson University Trinity College Tufts University Tulane University Union College United States Coast Guard Academy University at Albany, SUNY University at Buffalo University College Dublin University of Arizona University of Arkansas University of Bridgeport University of CaliforniaBerkeley University of California-Davis University of California-Irvine University of California-Los Angeles University of CaliforniaRiverside University of California-San Diego University of CaliforniaSanta Barbara University of California-Santa Cruz University of Central Florida University of Charleston University of Cincinnati University of Colorado Boulder University of Connecticut University of Dallas University of Dayton University of Delaware University of Denver University of Florida University of Georgia University of Glasgow University of Hartford University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Illinois Chicago University of Kentucky University of Louisville University of Lynchburg University of Maine University of MarylandCollege Park University of MassachusettsAmherst University of MassachusettsBoston University of Miami

University of MichiganAnn Arbor University of MinnesotaTwin Cities University of Mississippi University of NebraskaLincoln University of NevadaLas Vegas University of New Hampshire University of New Haven University of North Carolina at Asheville University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Carolina Wilmington University of North Florida University of Notre Dame University of Oregon *University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Redlands University of Rhode Island University of Richmond University of Rochester University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of Scranton University of South Carolina University of South Dakota University of South Florida University of Strathclyde University of Toledo University of Toronto University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Washington University of Waterloo University of WisconsinMadison Ursinus College Utica University Villanova University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Wagner College Wake Forest University Washington & Jefferson College Wellesley College Wesleyan University West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Virginia University Western New England University Western University Wheaton College William & Mary William Paterson University of New Jersey Worcester Polytechnic Institute Xavier University

Bold denotes attending *denotes Ivy League