PERK
School Profile 2016-2017
the perkiomen school CEEB Number: 393190
200 Seminary Street / pennsburg, pennsylvania 18073 / perkiomen.org
The Perkiomen community inspires students to risk becoming their best. Headmaster Mark A. Devey Assistant Headmaster for Academic Affairs Diana J. Gleeson
Office of College Counseling David H. Antoniewicz, Director of College Counseling dantoniewicz@perkiomen.org / 215.541.5045 Erin L. Davidson Kellogg, Associate Director of College Counseling edavidson@perkiomen.org / 215.679.1161 Keegan Ash, Assistant Director of College Counseling kash@perkiomen.org / 215.679.1160 Trish Manferdini, Executive Assistant tmanferdini@perkiomen.org / 215.679.9511 215.679.5202 Fax
About Perk • Founded in 1875 • Independent, non-sectarian, coeducational college preparatory boarding and day school; grades 6-12, PG • A beautiful 172-acre campus located in the borough of Pennsburg, a safe and welcoming community nestled in the Pennsylvania countryside about an hour from Philadelphia, two hours from New York City, and three hours from Washington, D.C. • Total enrollment: 351 students with a Senior and PG class of 79 (303 students in the upper school) • Students represent 10 states and 28 countries • International students: 40% • Average class size: 12 • Student: Teacher ratio: 7:1 • Financial aid: 40% • College preparatory: 100%
Academic Achievements & Grading • 79 AP Scholars; 10 AP Scholars with Honor; 44 AP Scholars with Distinction; 6 National AP Scholar (Classes of 2013-2016) • 40 Members of the Cum Laude Society (Classes of 2013-2016) • Perkiomen uses a weighted GPA with 5.0 being the highest possible, and an unweighted GPA with 4.0 being the highest possible. • Lowest passing grade: 60%
ADVANCED PLACEMENT - COURSES Fine and Performing Arts AP Art History AP Music Theory AP Studio Art 2D Design AP Studio Art Drawing
Mathematics
World Languages
AP Chinese Language and Culture AP French Language and Culture AP German Language and Culture AP Latin AP Spanish Language and Culture
AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Computer Science A AP Computer Science Principles AP Statistics
AP English Language and Composition AP English Literature and Composition
Science
History
AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Environmental Science AP Physics 1 AP Physics 2 AP Physics C Electricity and Magnetism AP Physics C Mechanics
English
AP Economics—Macro AP Economics—Micro AP European History AP Human Geography AP Psychology AP United States Government and Politics AP United States History AP World History
ADVANCED PLACEMENT - EXAMS Class of 2016 2015 2014 2013
Number of students Total exams
44 58 72 55
107 281 300 236
Students earning 3 or higher
67% 57% 57% 59%
The Entrepreneur Institute The mission of The Entrepreneur Institute at Perkiomen School is to make a liberal arts education relevant to students through rigorous application. In addition to The Perkiomen School’s graduation requirements, students receiving a Certificate in Entrepreneurship will have completed the Foundations of Entrepreneurship course, a minimum of two cross-listed supporting courses, as well as a capstone project. The capstone project represents a substantial investment of time and effort to solve a problem and create value in the world. Whether creating for-profit products or businesses, or non-profit socially driven enterprises, students learn and demonstrate resiliency, cooperation, communication, calculated risk taking, creative thinking and confidence.
Statement of Disclosure The Perkiomen School will disclose all discipline violations that lead to probation, final probation, or expulsion.
SAT TESTING PROFILE
TOEFL SUMMARY
Classes of 2013-2016 Middle 50th Percentile / Max
Reasoning Classes of 2013-2016 Middle 50th Percentile / Max Class of 2016 2015 2014 2013
Critical Reading / Max 493-610 / 680 470-590 / 780 465-605 / 800 430-558 / 800
Math / Max 493-668 / 800 560-723 / 800 510-655 / 800 513-710 / 800
Writing / Max 485-620 / 720 488-620 / 800 470-605 / 720 453-560 / 720
Total / Max 986-1278 / 1420 1088-1253 / 1550 975-1295 / 1560 943-1268 / 1510
* Note: SAT I Scores do not include students who were in English as a Second Language and The Learning Center during 11th grade.
Class of Total iBT 2016 78-99 2015 79-97 2014 73-95 2013 73-97
Max 115 116 108 109
Subject Test Summary Classes of 2013-2016 Chinese with Listening Biology—Ecology Chemistry English Literature Math Level I Math Level II Physics U.S. History
Middle 50th Percentile / Max 490-790 / 800 480-630 / 680 570-720 / 800 480-610 / 630 540-710 / 790 640-780 / 800 550-680 / 780 520-670 / 800
Total exams 11 14 68 30 41 124 42 34
*Note: SAT Subject Test scores include tests with at least six (6) total students.
College Matriculation List 2012-2016 Academy of Art University Albright College* Alvernia University American University* Arcadia University Arizona State University Averett University Babson College Baruch College of the CUNY Bates College Beloit College* Bentley University* Berklee College of Music* Binghamton University Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bluefield State College Boston College Boston University Brandeis University* Bridgewater State University Brooks Institute of Photography Bucks County Community College Cabrini University* California College of the Arts (San Francisco) California Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Cesar Ritz Colleges Switzerland Champlain College Clarkson University Colgate University College of Charleston College of the Holy Cross College of William and Mary Concordia University - Montreal Connecticut College Cornell University DePaul University Dickinson College Drew University* Drexel University* East Carolina University Eastern Michigan University Eastern University Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach Emory University Fairleigh Dickinson University Florham Campus* Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus* Florida Atlantic University
Fordham University - Lincoln Center Campus/Rose Hill Campus Franklin and Marshall College Georgetown University Gettysburg College* Gordon College Goucher College Grambling State University Hiram College Hobart and William Smith Colleges Illinois Wesleyan University* Indiana State University Indiana University at Bloomington Iona College Ithaca College* Jacksonville University Johns Hopkins University Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Kean University Kendall College Kenyon College* Knox College La Salle University Lafayette College Lehigh Carbon Community College Lehigh University* LIM College (Laboratory Institute of Merchandising) Long Island University, Post Loyola University Maryland* Lynn University Manhattan College Manhattanville College* Marist College Marymount California University Marywood University* Massachusetts College of Art and Design* Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences Massachusetts Maritime Academy McDaniel College McGill University* Miami International University of Art & Design Miami University, Oxford* Michigan State University Millersville University of Pennsylvania Misericordia University Missouri University of Science and Technology Mitchell College Monroe College Moravian College* Muhlenberg College
New York University* North Carolina State University Northampton Community College* Northeastern University* Oberlin College Ohio Northern University Ohio University Pace University, New York City* Pennsylvania College of Technology Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Pennsylvania State University, Berks College Pennsylvania State University, Erie: The Behrend College* Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg* Pennsylvania State University, University Park Pennsylvania State University, York Pepperdine University Philadelphia University Pratt Institute* Purdue University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rice University Rider University Robert Morris University Rochester Institute of Technology* Rollins College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rowan University Rutgers University-New Brunswick Saint Joseph's University Salve Regina University* Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art and Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago School of Visual Arts Sewanee: The University of the South Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania* Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Smith College Southern Methodist University St. John's University - Queens Campus St. Thomas Aquinas College State University of New York at Albany Stony Brook University Suffolk University Susquehanna University Syracuse University* Temple University* The Catholic University of America The George Washington University The New School - All Divisions The University of Arizona* The University of the Arts
Trinity College* Union College University at Buffalo: The State University of New York University of British Columbia University of California, Berkeley University of California, Irvine University of California, Riverside University of California, San Diego* University of California, Santa Barbara University of Colorado at Boulder University of Connecticut University of Delaware University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Miami University of Michigan University of Michigan, Dearborn University of Missouri St. Louis University of Nebraska at Lincoln University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of Oregon University of Pittsburgh University of Richmond University of Rochester University of Southern California University of St. Thomas University of Tennessee, Chattanooga* University of the Sciences in Philadelphia University of Washington University of Wisconsin, Madison University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Ursinus College* Valley Forge Military College Vassar College Villanova University Virginia Tech Wagner College* Wake Forest University Washington and Jefferson College Washington College Washington State University West Chester University of Pennsylvania Widener University Wilkes University Williams College Wilson College* Winthrop University Worcester Polytechnic Institute bold = more than one Perk alum *a member of the Class of 2016