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WINDWARD
Head of School: Thomas W. Gilder
S C H O O L
Assistant Head of School, Strategic Partnerships: Kevin Newman knewman@windwardschool.org Director of Upper School: Peggy Procter Co-Directors of College Counseling: Molly Branch mbranch@windwardschool.org
Profile 2014-2015
Jill Gully jgully@windwardschool.org
A DYNAMIC EDUCATION. A NURTURING COMMUNITY.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
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. The school’s 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, with the school attracting motivated and talented students in academics, the performing and visual arts and athletics. Windward is accredited by the Western Association for Schools and Colleges and is a member of the Global Online Academy, the Cum Laude Society, the National Association of Independent Schools, the College Board, the National Association for College Admission Counseling and the Western Association for College Admission Counseling.
Upper School students must complete a minimum of:
STUDENT BODY • 550 students in grades 7-12; 390 in the Upper School • 28% students of color • Windward School has committed more than $2.43 million to financial aid in an effort to ensure a socio-economic diversity among its students. • Approximately 15% of students receive financial aid. • Average class size: 18
FACULTY & ADMINISTRATION • 83 full-time faculty members. • 76% percent hold masters degrees • 25% percent hold doctoral degree
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. • Recognized by the International Committee on Academic Integrity with the Campus of Integrity Award • The Windward Institute promotes innovation in education through university partnerships, by exploring learning opportunities beyond the classroom, and by staying on the forefront of technology. • STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) and Global Education Curriculum. The Class of 2015 will graduate our first STEAM and Global Scholars. • Scientific Research Trips, Global Leadership forums, and Student Exchange Programs, including service learning in the Dominican Republic and Cambodia, language and cultural immersion in Peru and France, a global capstone in Peru, a Global Leadership summit in Costa Rica. • Experiential and service learning opportunities include partnering with local elementary schools • 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. • Currently teaming with Stanford University’s Challenge Success program
• 4 years of English • 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 • 3 years of the same world language or 2 years each of two world languages • 2 years of visual or performing arts • 2 years of physical education • 20 hours of community service
SAT REASONING TEST (at the end of junior year) Subject
Mid 50%
Mean
Critical Reading
570-680
630
Math
560-690
630
Writing
590-690
650
CLASS OF 2015
ACT
There are 94 students in the Class of 2015.
(at the end of junior year) Subject
Mid 50%
Mean
CLASS RANK
English
26-33
30
We do not rank our students.
Math
25-30
28
PROFILE OF THE CLASS OF 2015 GPA & GRADE DISTRIBUTION
Reading
25-35
30
Science Reasoning
24-32
28
Composite
25-32
29
At the end of junior year: • Highest cumulative GPA: 4.33 • Median GPA: 3.67 • Lowest GPA: 2.70
CALCULATION OF GPA • Traditional A to F, 4.0 grading scale • Grades are weighted in Honors and AP courses. We add .5 to each grade of C- or above earned in these courses. • Transcripts include both an end-ofyear GPA and cumulative 9-12 GPA. • Grades earned in courses not taken at Windward are included on the transcript; however, only those that fulfill a Windward requirement are calculated into a student’s GPA. • GOA courses are calculated in the GPA. • Both academic and non-academic courses are considered in GPA calculations.
SAT SUBJECT TESTS Subject
Mean
Biology - Ecology
610
Biology - Molecular
710
Chemistry
640
English Literature
610
French
580
French w/ Listening
630
Math Level II
690
Physics
780
Spanish
680
Spanish w/ Listening
720
U.S. History
680
11350 Palms Boulevard • Los Angeles, CA 90066 • Tel: 310-391-7127 • Fax: 310-398-0869 • www.windwardschool.org • CEEB Code 053323
NATIONAL MERIT
HONORS & AP COURSES 18 APs and 24 Honors courses
Class of 2014
Class of 2015
9 National Merit Commended 2 National Merit Semifinalists 2 National Merit Finalists 1 National Achievement Scholar
12 National Merit Commended 2 National Merit Semifinalists 2 National Hispanic Scholars 3 National Achievement Scholars 2 National Achievement Semifinalists
SUBJECT
9TH GRADE 10TH GRADE
11TH GRADE
12TH GRADE
English
English 9H
English 10H
AP Literature, Amer. Voices 11H
English 12H
Social Studies
World History 2H
AP Euro. History, Global Studies H
AP U.S. History, Human Geography H
H Research Sem: 20th Cent. U.S., H Research Sem: Global Studies, Global Economics H, AP Gov & Politics: U.S., AP Psychology, AP Art History
Math
Geometry H
Algebra 2/ Trig H
Precalculus H
AP Calculus AB, (prerequisite for AP Calc BC), AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics
Science
Physics H
Chemistry H (prerequisite for AP Chemistry)
Biology H (prerequisite for AP Biology), AP Chemistry
AP Biology, AP Physics 2, AP Physics C: Mechanics
World Language
Spanish 2H, French 2H
Spanish 3H, French 3H
Spanish 4H, French 4H, Mandarin 1
AP Spanish, AP French, Mandarin 2
COURSES • Trimester system with year-long grades • Exceptions to this are semester-length elective courses for seniors. • Rigorous senior honors research seminars that culminate in a substantial college-level research paper
ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS 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. • Truly exceptional students will take three or more junior and senior year. In May 2014, 192 students took 371 AP exams in 17 subjects. • 81% of the scores were 3 or higher. • 37 AP Scholars, 15 AP Scholars with Honors, 24 AP Scholars with Distinction, 2 National AP Scholars.
Visual & Performing Arts
Advanced Jazz Ensemble, AP Studio Art
COLLEGE MATRICULATION The 89 students in the class of 2014 matriculated in 50 colleges in 23 states, Canada, and Europe; 99% attended a four-year university (enrollment indicated by an asterisk below). Graduates of the past five years have attended the following schools: The University of Alabama* American University* American University, Paris* Amherst College* The University of Arizona Babson College* Bard College* Barnard College* Bennington College Bentley University* Boston College Boston University* Bowdoin College* Brandeis University Brown University UC Berkeley* UC Davis* UC Irvine UC Los Angeles* UC Santa Barbara* UC Santa Cruz California Lutheran University Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Cal State San Diego*
Carnegie Mellon University* Case Western Reserve* Chapman University University of Chicago Claremont McKenna College Colgate University University of Colorado, Boulder* Colorado College Columbia University Cornell University* The Culinary Institute of America Dartmouth College Davidson College University of Delaware DePaul University Drexel University* Duke University* Elon University Emerson College* Emory University Eugene Lang, New School Franklin & Marshall College The George Washington University* Georgetown University The University of Georgia* Georgia Institute of Technology*
Grand View University Hamilton College Harvard University Harvey Mudd College Haverford College Hofstra University Howard University Humboldt State University Indiana University, Bloomington* Johns Hopkins University* University of Kansas* Kenyon College* Lehigh University Loyola Marymount University Loyola University New Orleans Marquette University* Maryland Institute College of Art Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Massachusetts, Amherst McGill University* University of Miami* University of Michigan* Middlebury College University of Missouri, Columbia Muhlenberg College
New England Conservatory of Music New York University Northeastern University University of Northern Colorado Northwestern University* University of Notre Dame* Oberlin College Occidental College The Ohio State University University of Oregon* Parsons, New School for Design University of Pennsylvania* Pepperdine University Pitzer College Princeton University University of Puget Sound Reed College Rhode Island School of Design University of Rhode Island Rice University University of San Diego Santa Clara University* Santa Monica College* Sarah Lawrence College School of the Art Institute of Chicago* Scripps College
Skidmore College* University of Southern California* Southern Methodist University* University of St. Andrews* St. John's College - Santa Fe Stanford University Swarthmore College Syracuse University The University of Texas, Austin Trinity College Tufts University* Tulane University* Union College Vassar College University of Virginia Washington University in St. Louis* University of Washington* Wesleyan University* Whitman College Willamette University Williams College University of Wisconsin, Madison University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee The College of Wooster Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University*
11350 Palms Boulevard • Los Angeles, CA 90066 • Tel: 310-391-7127 • Fax: 310-398-0869 • www.windwardschool.org • CEEB Code 053323