CEEB Code 053323
Head of School: Director of Collegiate Division: Dean of College Counseling: Dean of College Counseling:
PROFILE 2018-19 A DYNAMIC, ENGAGING EDUCATION. A NURTURING, INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY.
Thomas W. Gilder Dr. Kevin Newman knewman@windwardschool.org Molly Branch mbranch@windwardschool.org Jill Gully jgully@windwardschool.org
STUDENT BREAKDOWN
class of
104
‘19
GPA & CLASS RANK
• 2018 Global and STEAM programming included a linguistic and cultural immersion program in China, as well as a Global Technology Summit in Germany and Switzerland.
Median GPA of junior year: 3.86 Class Rank: We do not rank our students. students
• STEAM and Global Education Curriculum—students in these programs receive STEAM or Global Scholar designation.
• LEGO, VEX and FIRST Robotics programs • The Entrepreneurship Initiative and the Windward Network support student and alumni growth through internships, guest speakers and business mentors.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
• 3 years of social studies, including U.S. history and world history • 3 years of mathematics, including algebra 2/trigonometry • 3 years of science, including physics, chemistry, and biology
CALCULATION OF GPA • Traditional A to F, 4.0 grading scale, grades are weighted in Honors and AP courses with a weight of .5 given to grades C- and higher. • Transcripts include end-of-year weighted GPAs, as well as a cumulative weighted 9-12 GPA. • Outside courses that fulfill a Windward subject or program requirement are listed on the Windward transcript. However, only Windward and GOA courses are calculated in the GPA.
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
Committed to Financial Aid
Over $2,300,000
105 Full-time faculty members
Upper School students must complete: • 4 years of English
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550
INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS • Founding member of the Global Online Academy (GOA), a consortium of the world’s leading independent schools whose mission is to translate into online classrooms the intellectually rigorous programs and excellent teaching that are hallmarks of its member schools.
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Windward was founded by educator Shirley Windward in 1971 as a coeducational, non-profit, independent college preparatory day school enrolling students in grades 7 through 12. Our mission statement encourages students to become responsible, caring, well informed, ethical and prepared citizens of the world. Located in West Los Angeles, Windward draws its student body from the diverse population of Los Angeles. Admission is highly selective. Windward is accredited by WASC and is a member of the Global Online Academy, the Cum Laude Society, NAIS, the College Board, NACAC and WACAC.
• 3 years of the same world language or 2 years each of two world languages • 1 year-long Senior honors capstone • 2 years of visual or performing arts • 2 years of physical education • 20 hours of community service
COURSES • Trimester system with year-long grades • All seniors are required to take a year-long honors capstone seminar that culminates in a substantial college-level research paper or project. • The six senior Honors Capstones include: - Leadership
- Psychology
- Collaborative Arts - 20th Century History - Innovative Design - Perspectives on for Real-World Solutions
84
Faculty hold masters degree
25
Faculty hold doctoral degree
30
Students of color
NATIONAL MERIT Class of 2018 8 National Merit Commended 1 National Merit Semifinalist 1 National Merit Finalist 2 National Hispanic Scholars Class of 2019 8 National Merit Commended 3 National Merit Semifinalists 1 National Hispanic Scholar
World Literature
Windward School | 11350 Palms Boulevard | Los Angeles, California 90066 | 310-391-7127 | www.windwardschool.org
ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS
HONORS & AP COURSES (20 AP and 27 honors courses)
AP course enrollment is subject to permission of the department chair. All students enrolled in AP courses are required to take the corresponding exam. • The average Windward senior is enrolled in two AP courses.
english
social science
H English 9
H World History 1
• Truly exceptional students will take six or more AP courses. In May 2018, 226 students took 516 AP exams in 18 subjects. • 89% of the scores were 3 or higher.
math
• 43 AP Scholars, 8 AP Scholars with Honors, 42 AP Scholars with Distinction, 1 National AP Scholar.
science
SAT REASONING TEST
world
(at the end of junior year) Mid 50%
Mean
ERW
640-720
700
Math
600-740
690
ACT (at the end of junior year) Mid 50%
Mean
English
30-35
32
Math
26-32
29
Reading
28-35
31
Science Reasoning
25-33
29
STEM
25-32
29
ELA
27-31
28
8-9
8
27-33
30
Writing Composite
SAT SUBJECT TESTS Mean Biology-Ecology
730
Biology-Molecular
720
Chemistry
670
English Literature
660
German
640
Math Level II
700
Physics
750
Spanish
690
U.S. History
630
language
H Algebra 1 H Geometry
H Physics
H Spanish 2 H French 2
H English 10
AP Euro. Hist. H Global Studies
H Algebra 2/ Trig
AP Language
AP US History
AP Gov & Politics: Comparative AP Art History H Psychology H Capstone: 20th Cent History H Capstone: Psychology H Capstone: Leadership H Capstone: Civic Engagement H Global Economics
Precalculus H
AP Calculus AB (prerequisite for AP Calc BC) AP Calculus BC AP Statistics AP Computer Science A AP Computer Science Principles Adv. Topics in Computer Science
H Chemistry H Biology (prerequisite for (prerequisite for AP Chemistry) AP Biology) AP Chemistry H Spanish 3 H French 3
AP Literature H English 12
H Spanish 4 H French 4
AP Biology AP Physics 2 AP Physics C: Mechanics H Capstone: Innovative Design AP Spanish Language AP Spanish Literature AP French H Mandarin Language & Culture AP 2D Design AP Music Theory H Advanced Jazz Ensemble H Capstone: Collaborative Arts
visual and performing arts
COLLEGE MATRICULATION The 95 students in the class of 2018, matriculated in 52 colleges in 26 states and Europe; 100% attended a four-year university (enrollment indicated by an asterisk below). Graduates of the past five years chose to matriculate to the following schools: University of Alabama American University Amherst College University of Arizona* Babson College* Bard College Barnard College Bates College Bentley University BI Norwegian School of Mgmt* Boston College * Boston University* Bowdoin College* Brandeis University Brown University* Bucknell University California Institute of Technology* Cal State Northridge Cal State San Diego Cal State San Jose* UC Berkeley* UC Davis* UC Los Angeles* UC San Diego UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Cruz Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve Chapman University College of Charleston University of Chicago* Claremont McKenna College University of Colorado, Boulder
Colorado College Columbia University Cornell University* Dartmouth College* Davidson College* University of Delaware* Drexel University Duke University* Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne Elon University Emerson College* Emory University* Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Fordham University The George Washington University* Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology University of Georgia Grinnell College Haverford College* University of Illinois, Urbana Indiana University, Bloomington* Johns Hopkins University University of Kansas Kenyon College* Lehigh University Lewis and Clark College London College of Fashion Loyola Marymount University* Marquette University Maryland Institute College of Art*
University of Maryland, College Park Marymount Manhattan College* University of Mass, Amherst* Miami University, Oxford University of Miami* University of Michigan* Middlebury College University of Nevada, Las Vegas New York University* Northeastern University* Northwestern University* University of Notre Dame Oberlin College Occidental College University of Oregon* University of Pennsylvania* Pepperdine University Pitzer College Pomona College* Pratt Institute* Princeton University University of Puget Sound Purdue University Reed College Regis University * Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design Santa Clara University Santa Monica College Sarah Lawrence College School of the Art Institute, Chicago
Scripps College* Skidmore College Smith College University of Southern California* Southern Methodist University St. John’s College - Santa Fe Stanford University* Swarthmore College* Syracuse University* The New School, all divisions* The University of Texas, Austin* Trinity University Tufts University* Tulane University* U.S. Military Academy-Army University of St. Andrews* Vanderbilt University* Vassar College Washington University in St. Louis* University of Washington Wesleyan University* Wheaton College, MA Williams College* University of Wisconsin, Madison* Yale University
Windward School | 11350 Palms Boulevard | Los Angeles, California 90066 | 310-391-7127 | www.windwardschool.org