SchoolProfile2024-2025
ABOUTWILMINGTONFRIENDSSCHOOL
Foundedin1748,WilmingtonFriendsisacoeducational,Quakerdayschool,servingstudentsfrompreschoolthroughtwelfthgrade WilmingtonFriendsisDelaware’soldestschool,thefirstinthestateauthorizedtooffertheInternationalBaccalaureateDiplomaProgramme andthefirstinthestatetojointheSchoolYearAbroadConsortium
WilmingtonFriendsSchoolhasjointaccreditationbyMiddleStatesandtheAssociationofIndependentMaryland&DCSchools(AIMS)The SchoolisalsoaffiliatedwiththeInternationalBaccalaureateOrganization,SchoolYearAbroad,theNationalAssociationofIndependent Schools,theAssociationofDelawareValleyIndependentSchools,theDelawareAssociationofIndependentSchools,andtheFriendsCouncilon EducationWilmingtonFriendsisalsopartoftheMaloneSchoolsOnlineNetwork,aconsortiumof27schoolsnationwideproviding46 advancedclassestojuniorsandseniors
WFSBYTHENUMBERS
232 studentsin grades9-12
28% ofstudentsidentify asstudentsofcolor*
53 facultywhohold advanceddegrees
61% ofstudents receive financialaid
62 studentsinthe Classof2024
16% teachingfacultywho arepeopleofcolor**
*Reportingdoesn'tincludestudentswhohaveidentifiedasWhiteorHispanic
**IncludesthosewhoidentifyasHispanic
G.P.A.CALCULATION
G.P.A.,ADVANCEDCOURSES,ANDGRADINGSCALE GradePointAverageiscomputedusingmajorcourses Althoughallcoursesarecollegepreparatory,someare consideredadvancedand,asareflectionofacademicrigor, areweightedonepoint(eg,A=5,C+=33)WFSoffersatotal of47IB,AP,Advanced,Honors,andAcceleratedcourses.
Weightedcoursesinthecurrentcurriculuminclude*:
.5WEIGHTING: Advanced20thCenturyHistory;Calculus;IB/SLChinese,year 1;IB/SLComputerScience;IB/SLEnglish;IB/SLFrench;IB MathematicalAnalysisandApproachesSL;IBMathematical AnalysisandApproachesSL,year2;IB/SLSpanish;IB/SL History;IB/TOK;MusicMajor;VisualArtsMajor
1.0WEIGHTING:
AdvancedBiology2;AdvancedChemistry2;AdvancedPhysics 2;AdvancedPlacement(AP)courses;AllIB/HLcourses;IB ChineseSL,year2;IB/SLBiology;IB/SLPhysics;IB/SL Chemistry;IB/SLMusic
*Pleasenote,thislistissubjecttochangeeachacademicyear
DIPLOMAREQUIREMENTS
4creditsinEnglish
3creditsinWorldLanguages,Literatures,andCultures
3creditsinmathematics
3creditsinscience
3creditsinsocialscience/history
(includingAmericanHistoryandGlobalPeaceandJustice)
1.5creditscombinedinperformingartsandvisualarts 1courseinQuakerism
2semestersofHumanDynamics&Development 1sportrequiredperyear 50hoursofcommunityservice .5creditincomputerscience (throughlevel3ofonelanguage,andatleasttwoyearsofonelanguage)
Toreviewourcurriculum,visitwilmingtonfriends.organdclickon OurPrograms>UpperSchool
LETTERGRADE,NUMERICAL EQUIVALENT,GRADEPOINTS
S=Satisfactory
CLASSESOF2020-2024
SATDISTRIBUTION
READING & WRITING
GRADUATEINFORMATION2023-2024
Studentsfromtheclassesof2023and2024wereacceptedtothefollowingcollegesanduniversitiesBoldtypeandnumberinparenthesesdenotesmatriculation
AlbrightCollege
AlverniaUniversity
AmericanUniversity
ArcadiaUniversity
ArizonaStateUniversity
AuburnUniversity
BardCollege
BarryUniversity
BatesCollege(2)
BostonCollege(2)
BostonUniversity(3)
BowdoinCollege
BrandeisUniversity
BridgewaterStateUniversity
BrynMawrCollege(2)
BucknellUniversity
CarnegieMellon University(2)
CaseWesternReserve University(2)
CatholicUniversityof America
ClarkAtlantaUniversity
ClemsonUniversity
CoastalCarolina University(3)
ColbyCollege
CollegeofCharleston(2)
ColoradoStateUniversity
ConnecticutCollege
DelawareCollegeofArtand Design
DelawareStateUniversity(2)
DelawareTechnical CommunityCollege
DickinsonCollege
DrewUniversity
DrexelUniversity
EastCarolinaUniversity
EckerdCollege
ElizabethtownCollege
ElmiraCollege
ElonUniversity(2)
EmersonCollege
EmoryUniversity
ErasmusUniversity
Rotterdam
FlaglerCollege
FloridaInstituteof Technology
FordhamUniversity
Franklin&Marshall College(3)
FurmanUniversity
GeorgeMasonUniversity
GeorgeWashington University
GeorgetownUniversity
GettysburgCollege
GoucherCollege
GuilfordCollege
Hampden-SydneyCollege
HamptonUniversity
HaverfordCollege
HighPointUniversity
HobartandWilliamSmith Colleges
HowardUniversity
ImmaculataUniversity
IndianaUniversity
IthacaCollege
JacksonStateUniversity
JacksonvilleUniversity
JamesMadisonUniversity
KenyonCollege
KutztownUniversityof Pennsylvania
LaSalleUniversity
LafayetteCollege
LehighUniversity(2)
LouisianaStateUniversity(2)
LoyolaMarymountUniversity
LoyolaUniversityMaryland
LycomingCollege
LynnUniversity
MacalesterCollege
ManhattanCollege
MaristCollege
MarymountManhattanCollege
McDanielCollege
MerrimackCollege
MiamiUniversity,Oxford
MiddleburyCollege(2)
MillersvilleUniversityof Pennsylvania
MontclairStateUniversity
MooreCollegeofArtand Design
MorehouseCollege
MuhlenbergCollege
NeumannUniversity
NewYorkUniversity
NorthCarolinaA&TState University
NorthCarolinaStateUniversity
NortheasternUniversity
NorthwesternUniversity
OhioUniversity
OhioWesleyanUniversity
PaceUniversity,NewYorkCity
PennsylvaniaState University(2)
PrincetonUniversity
PurdueUniversity
Randolph-MaconCollege
RensselaerPolytechnic Institute
RhodesCollege
RoanokeCollege
RochesterInstituteof Technology
RollinsCollege
RowanUniversity
RutgersUniversity
SaintJoseph'sUniversity
SalisburyUniversity
SalveReginaUniversity
SarahLawrenceCollege
SetonHallUniversity
SmithCollege
SpringfieldCollege
StMary'sCollegeofMaryland
St.BonaventureUniversity
StevensInstituteofTechnology
StocktonUniversity
SUNYatNewPaltz
SusquehannaUniversity
SwarthmoreCollege(3)
SyracuseUniversity
TempleUniversity
TheCollegeofNewJersey
TheNewSchool
TheOhioStateUniversity
TheUniversityofAlabama
TheUniversityofTampa
TheUniversityofTennessee
TheUniversityoftheArts
ThomasJeffersonUniversity
TowsonUniversity
TrinityCollege
TuftsUniversity
TulaneUniversityof Louisiana(2) UnionCollege UniversityCollegeUtrecht UniversityofArizona UniversityofBritish Columbia UniversityofCalifornia,Irvine UniversityofCalifornia, SanDiego UniversityofCalifornia,Santa Barbara UniversityofColorado UniversityofConnecticut UniversityofDelaware(20) UniversityofDenver
UniversityofFlorida UniversityofGeorgia(3) UniversityofIllinoisat Urbana-Champaign UniversityofIowa UniversityofKansas UniversityofKentucky UniversityofLynchburg UniversityofMaine UniversityofMaryWashington UniversityofMaryland UniversityofMassachusetts UniversityofMiami(4) UniversityofMichigan(2) UniversityofMississippi UniversityofNewHampshire UniversityofNorthCarolina atChapelHill UniversityofNorthCarolina atCharlotte UniversityofNotreDame UniversityofPittsburgh(4) UniversityofRhodeIsland UniversityofRichmond UniversityofRochester UniversityofScranton UniversityofSouthern California UniversityofVermont UniversityofVirginia(2) UniversityofWashington UniversityofWisconsin UrsinusCollege
VillanovaUniversity
VirginiaCommonwealth University
VirginiaPolytechnicInstitute andStateUniversity
WakeForestUniversity(5)
WashingtonCollege(2)
WashingtonUniversityin St.Louis(2)
WestChesterUniversityof Pennsylvania
WestVirginiaUniversity
WesternCarolinaUniversity
WheatonCollege
WidenerUniversity
WilkesUniversity
William&Mary(2)
WilliamPatersonUniversity ofNewJersey
WilliamsCollege
WorcesterPolytechnic Institute
YaleUniversity
ACADEMICPHILOSOPHY
WilmingtonFriendsrequiresitsstudentstodemonstratemasteryoffactual materialandtraditionalskills,butalsorequiresthattheyworkatahigh levelastruethinkers,ableandeagertomovebeyondwhatispresentedto them,applyinglearningtonewandreal-worldsituationsWithina challengingyetcaringcommunity,studentsareevaluatedbasedoncourse objectivesandaresupportedinallareasoftheirgrowth,fromphysical, social,andspiritualtointellectualandcognitive.TheIBisanaturalfitwith thephilosophyandprogramatFriends,withanemphasisonhigh academicstandards,globalperspective,informedandengagedcitizenship, respectforothers,andtheapplicationofclassroomexperiencetotheworld beyond.
CULTUREOFTHESCHOOL
Inourdiverseschoolcommunity,thetypicalWilmingtonFriendsstudents challengethemselvestopursuetheirpersonalbestwhilerecognizingtheir responsibilitytothesuccessandcharacteroftheircommunitiescommunitiesassmallastheclassroomandaslargeastheworldThey understandtheimportanceoftheirownvoiceswhilebeingopento difference,respectingtheviews,traditions,anduniqueidentitiesofothers Theyarebothhonestlyself-reflectiveandactivelyoutward-focused,inthe Quakertradition
STUDENTGOVERNMENT
UpperSchoolgovernanceincludesaMeetingforBusiness,whichinvolves allstudentsandstaffModeledontheQuakerMeetingforBusiness,this organizationanditscommittees,bothstandingandadhoc,offer studentsdistinctiveopportunitiesforleadershipandparticipationThe leadersoftheseschoolcommitteesarereferredtoasclerks.
SENIOREXPLORATION
DuringtheSeniorExplorationinMay,studentsareencouragedto integrateandapplyskillsandknowledge,withreflectionontheirgrowth aslearners,throughareal-worldexperience.Suchexperiencesmight includecareerinternships,serviceprojects,oralanguage/cultural immersion.Eachstudentformulatesapersonalquestionasaguidetothe exploration,workswithanadultmentor,andmakesaconcluding presentationtoapaneloffaculty,students,parents,andotherswith relevantexpertise
SERVICE
StudentsatWilmingtonFriendsarerequiredtoperform50hoursof serviceduringa12-monthperiodduringtheirupperschoolyearsThe servicemustbeoutsidetheschoolcommunityandrepresentsteady involvementwithonesponsoragencyFollowingcompletionofan approvedserviceproject,studentsmustreceiveasatisfactoryagency evaluation;completeaself-evaluation;andprepareanessayor presentationdesignedtoextendtheimpact,andopportunity,ofthe serviceexperiencetoothers
MASTERYPROGRAM/INDEPENDENTSTUDY
DuringtheirFriendsSchoolcareers,studentsareofferedtheopportunity topursueaproject(orprojects)enablingthemtoattainanddemonstrate anexceptionallyhighdegreeofmasteryinafieldoftheirchoiceStudents alsohavetheopportunitytodoindependentstudyforcreditbycontract. Inrecentyears,studentshaveinitiatedmasteryprojectsandindependent studyinfieldssuchaslaboratorymethodsinmoleculargenetics, documentaryfilm-making,Euclideangeometry,vocalperformanceand recordingproduction,andAmericanSignLanguage.
QUESTCENTER
TheQUESTprogramsupportsservicelearningtripsonanannualbasis, includingtoElPaso(witnessingimmigrationissues),Acadia (sustainability),SouthAfrica(socialjustice)andtheDominicanRepublic (literacycampaign).QUESTScholarsarethosewhohavecompletedmore than150hoursofservicefocusedonanessentiallearningquestion relatedtosocialjusticeandequityduringtheiryearsinupperschool.
HONORSANDAWARDS
IntheQuakertradition,WilmingtonFriendsdoesnotemphasize individualhonors,andtheawardswedopresentfocusoncharacter,
leadership,andcontributiontotheclassandtotheSchoolInadditionto commendationsforservicetotheSchool(leadershipinactivities,athletics, publications,etc.),forwhichanyfacultymembermaynominateastudent, WilmingtonFriendspresentstennamedawardseachyear: JohnMarshallMendinhallII,Classof1939,MemorialAward CharlesWBush,Classof1900,Award HowardW.Starkweather,Jr.,Classof1944,CommunityServiceAward EdenWalesFreedman,Classof1999,EnglishAward TheUpperSchoolWorldLanguageAward JordanWales,Classof1997,HistoryAward AmandaSpackmanGehret,Classof1951,MemorialMathematics Award WyethBrothersPerformingArtsAward RobertPHukill,Classof1949,ScienceAward WyethBrothersVisualArtsAward
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATEPROGRAM
FriendsSchoolofferstheInternationalBaccalaureate(IB)programtoall interestedandacademicallycapablestudentsintheirjuniorandsenior years.Recognizedforitsrigorbycollegesanduniversitiesaroundthe world,theIBprogramalsocomplementstheSchool’sowncommitmentto aglobalandinterdisciplinarycurriculum.AnyFriendsstudentmayelect totakethefullIBdiplomaprogramorindividualIBcoursesInadditionto coursesofferedinthefivemajoracademicareas(English,math, natural/computersciences,history,worldlanguage)aswellasthearts,all IBDiplomacandidatesmusttakeaTheoryofKnowledgecourse,complete theExtendedEssay,andengageinathletic,service,andcreativeprograms (CAS).SinceWFSbeganofferingtheIBprogramin2002,95+percentof WFSjuniorsandseniorselectedtotakeIBcoursesforeitherthediploma orcertificates;40+percenttookthefullDiplomaprogram;and91percent ofthosecandidatesearnedtheirIBdiploma
SUSPENSIONS
InaccordancewithWilmingtonFriendsSchoolpolicyandbestpractices oftheNationalAssociationforCollegeAdmissionCounseling(NACAC), wereportallsuspensionstocolleges
TRANSCRIPTS
AsperbestregistrarpracticesandWilmingtonFriendsSchoolpolicy, transcriptsforallhighschoolgradesfromallinstitutionswillbesentto colleges,including: Transfersfromotherhighschools Studentswhorepeatagrade Studentswhostudyelsewhereduringhighschool(ie,SYA,AFS,etc)
KennethE.Aldridge HeadofSchool
302.576.2900 kaldridge@wilmingtonfriendsorg
J.R.Neiswender HeadofUpperSchool 3025762906 jneiswender@wilmingtonfriendsorg
KathleenE.Martin DirectorofCollegeGuidance 302.576.2923 kmartin@wilmingtonfriendsorg
RoseGnade AssistantDirectorof CollegeGuidance 302.576.2920 rgnade@wilmingtonfriendsorg
EricaBrown’12 UpperSchoolRegistrarand CollegeGuidanceCoordinator 3025762919 ebrown@wilmingtonfriendsorg
