2022–2023 College Profile School
Mr. Chris Boehm Director of College Counseling cboehm@archmereacademy.com
Mrs. Catherine Reigner Associate Director of College Counseling creigner@archmereacademy.com
Mrs. Suzyn-Elayne Soler Associate Director of College Counseling ssoler@archmereacademy.com
Mr. Kees P. van Haasteren Assistant Director of College Counseling kvanhaasteren@archmereacademy.com
Mr. Logan Duffie College Counselor lduffie@archmereacademy.com
Archmere Academy 3600 Philadelphia Pike Claymont, DE 19703 Office: (302) 798-6632 Fax: (302) 798-7290 www.archmereacademy.com CEEB: 080010
Head of School
Michael A. Marinelli ’76, Ed.D.
Principal
Mrs. Katie Eissler Thiel
Founded in 1932, Archmere’s faith-based academic program challenges all students at College Preparatory, Honors, Advanced, and Advanced Placement levels to advance their critical thinking, sharpen their academic skills, take ownership of their learning potential, and advocate for their own educational goals so they can explore and discover new opportunities, experience success, and empower themselves and each other to reach new levels of personal and academic distinction. Our academic and extracurricular philosophies help shape leaders in and out of the classroom, on the athletic fields, and in students’ local communities.
Mission Archmere Academy is a Catholic, Norbertine college preparatory school, valuing community, respect, zeal, reverence, and wisdom. Nurturing body and soul, mind and heart, Archmere focuses on the whole person through academic excellence, faith reflection, social development, and service to others. Inspired by its heritage, Archmere cultivates empathetic leaders—young men and women prepared for every good work.
Admission & Enrollment Admission to Archmere is based upon a student’s 7th and 8th grade transcripts, Archmere’s entrance exam, written recommendations from two middle school teachers, and an interview. For the 2022-2023 academic year, 528 students are enrolled in grades nine through twelve, 54% reside in Delaware, 38% in Pennsylvania, 7% in New Jersey and 1% in Maryland; we also have a small percentage of international students. 22% of our students identify as students of color.
Faculty There are 52 full-time faculty and two part-time; 81% hold advanced degrees, with five holding doctoral degrees. The average years of classroom teaching experience is 11. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10:1 with an average class size of 15. The faculty includes four AP test readers, a Math and Science Institute consultant, and the 2018 Chemistry Teacher of the Year for the state of Delaware.
Graduation Requirements All students must at least successfully complete the following credit requirements for graduation: English • 8 Mathematics • 6 Physical & Life Science • 6
History • 6 World Language • 6 Theology • 7
Health • 2 Electives • 4
Students are required to take six core courses per semester, one elective course per year for a total of 54 credits. Any course, whether core or elective, over the six required core classes counts towards the one required elective credit. Students who are taking three AP courses in one year may opt out of the required elective course. Students taking four or more AP courses in one year may also opt out of their sixth core course. The academic year is divided into two semesters.
Accreditation and Memberships The Commission on Secondary Schools of the Middle States Association • National Catholic Education Association • National Association of Independent Schools • Delaware Association of Independent Schools • Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools • The College Board • National Association for College Admission Counseling
Testing Information Class
EBRW
EBRW Mean
Math
Math Mean
SAT Total
SAT Mean
ACT
ACT Mean
2021 2022 2023*
600–710 590–690 580–700
650 635 639
560–710 560–680 570–680
630 621 622
1160–1400 1140–1362 1165–1370
1280 1250 1260
28–33 28–32 25–31
30 29 28
* includes up to June SAT & July ACT testing (2022).
National Merit Recognition 2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Semi-Finalists
3
2
3
3
5
Commended
10
12
9
8
9
Total
13
14
12
11
14
AP Scholars 2022 19 Scholars 10 Scholars with Honors
Advanced Placement Test Scores
Advanced Testwith Scores Percentage ofPlacement total AP students scores 3+ Percentage of total AP students with scores 3+ 93
91
90
85
82 Students took an AP course in 2021–2022
61 61
58 59
59 61
54
56
57
61
2023
100 % of AP students took the exam 90 % of test takers who scored a 3+
14 Scholars 5 Scholars with Honors 21 Scholars with Distinction
136 Students in Class of 2023
86
37 Scholars with Distinction 1 International Diploma 5 Capstone Diplomas
Advanced Placement Testing Statistics for Class of 2023
2018
2019
Archmere Academy
2020 Delaware
2021
2022
3.94 Average AP test score
Global
This graph reflects all AP exams taken that year
2020 – 2022 Covid Statement In March 2020, for the health and safety of our students and community, Archmere made the difficult decision to move to synchronous virtual learning for the remainder of the school year. Archmere maintained the rigorous academic expectations for which it is known, and our faculty did innovative work in creating an online academic environment that both challenged and supported our students. Final grades for Semester 2 were drawn from students’ on-campus time and their off-campus experience. We were predominately in-person during the 2020–21 school year as we split our class sizes in half with a synchronous/asynchronous model. We continued to provide virtual learning to a small group of students who opted for virtual learning due to health and safety concerns. We were blessed to be able to offer in-person learning for the entire calendar year; we’re proud of the efforts of faculty, staff, and counselors, students and parents, in working together to ensure the academic success and emotional well-being of our entire community in the modified schedule. Our students and faculty maintained and even exceeded academic expectations and performance in 2020 - 21. Archmere returned to a normal, in-person, academic schedule for the 2021 - 22 school year.
Discipline & College Applications The College Counseling Office advises students to answer any discipline inquiry from a college fully and honestly, reporting any suspensions or expulsions. The College Counseling Office will respond to any direct inquiries from a college admission office about an applicant’s discipline record as it pertains to school suspensions or expulsions.
Academics Honors & Advanced Placement
Grading System
Honors, Advanced, and Advanced Placement (AP) courses are not open enrollment. Students must be recommended by their previous year teacher based on their success in the preceding course along with other factors such as work ethic, maturity, and class participation. First-year students are placed in Honors courses based on their middle school transcript and placement exam performance.
Archmere weights performance in an Honors class an additional 0.5 grade point and an Advanced or AP course an additional 1.0 grade point. A (90–100) 4.0 grade points B+ (85–89) 3.5 grade points B (80–84) 3.0 grade points C+ (75–79) 2.5 grade points C (70–74) 2.0 grade points D+ (65–69) 1.5 grade points D (60–64) 1.0 grade points F Failure no credit
Course Offerings
Course Offerings
Art & Design
History
Health & Driver’s Ed
AP 2D – Design AP 3D – Design AP 2D – Drawing and Painting AP 2D – Photography Illustration Art* Ceramics: Pottery* Ceramics: Sculpture* Introduction to Design* Introduction to Drawing* Junior Portfolio 2D* Junior Portfolio 3D* Mixed Media* Painting* Photography* Yearbook: Graphics*
AP European History AP Government and Politics AP U.S. History AP World History Civil Rights* Conflict and Culture* Contemporary Global Issues* Europe and the Modern World Faith in History* Law and Legal* Psychology * U.S. History World History to 1200
Health 9 Health 10 Driver Education*
Computer Science AP Computer Science A AP Computer Science Principles Introduction to Com. Prog.* Intro. to Object-Orient Prgm.* Introduction to Robotics* JavaScript *
English AP English Lang. & British Literature AP English Literature Honors American Lit. & Inter. Comp Honors Literary Genres & Intro. American Lit. & Inter. Composition British Lit. & Advanced Composition Creative Writing* Drama & the Modern World* Literary Genres & Intro. Comp. Outcasts & Demons* Short Fiction*
Mathematics AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Statistics Honors Algebra I Honors Algebra II & Trigonometry Honors Calculus Honors Geometry Honors Linear Algebra Honors Math Analysis Honors PreCalculus Algebra I Algebra II Algebra II & Trigonometry Economic Principles* Geometry PreCalculus Probability & Statistics
Music Concert Choir* History of Broadway Musical* Jazz Ensemble* LogicPro X* Music in Film* Stage Band
World Language & Cultures
Honors Chinese IV Honors Chinese III Physical & Life Science Chinese III Chinese II Advanced Cancer Research & Chinese I Analysis AP French AP Biology Honors French IV AP Chemistry Honors French III AP Environmental Science French III AP Physics French II Honors Anatomy & Physiology* French I Honors Biology AP Spanish Honors Chemistry Honors Spanish IV Honors Engineering* Honors Spanish III Honors Physics Spanish IV Anatomy & Physiology* Spanish III Biology Spanish II Chemistry Spanish I Food Chemistry* Cultural Geography* Forensic Science* Cultural Perspectives* Introduction to Engineering* AP Capstone Marine Biology* Physics AP Research AP Seminar Theology Honors Theology Seminar* Christian Ethics* Christian Service* Christian Spirituality* Church & Sacraments* Death & Dying* Encountering Jesus the Christ* Exploring Sacred Scripture* Faith in History* Intro to Philosophy* Norbertine Spirituality* Social Justice* World Religions* *one semester class
College Matriculations 2018-2022 In most given years, 100% of seniors elect to attend four-year schools throughout the United States and abroad. Alvernia University (2) American University (5) Appalachian State University Arcadia University Auburn University (8) Ave Maria University Baylor University (2) Benedictine College Berklee College of Music Boston College (6) Boston University (3) Bryn Mawr College (2) Bucknell University (4) Carleton University Centenary University The Citadel Clarkson University Clemson University (12) Coastal Carolina University (2) College of Charleston (8) College of the Holy Cross College of William & Mary (2) Colorado State University Columbia University Cornell University Dartmouth College (2) Davidson College Delaware State University Delaware Valley University (2) Dickinson College (3) Drexel University (13) Duke University (4) Duquesne University (3) East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Eckerd College Elizabethtown College Elon University (9) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emerson College Emory University (2) ESSEC Business School (France) Fordham University (5) Franklin and Marshall College (7) Furman University (2) George Washington University (3) Georgetown University (5) Georgia Institute of Technology (5) Gettysburg College (3) Goucher College (2) Hamilton College High Point University (2) Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hofstra University (2) Indiana University Ithaca College (2) James Madison University (5) Jefferson University (2) John Carroll University Johns Hopkins University (2) Juniata College Keene State College Kutztown University (2) La Salle University Lackawanna College Lafayette College (5)
Lehigh University (4) Loyola University Chicago (2) Loyola University Maryland (6) Lycoming College Manhattan College Marist College Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) McDaniel College McGill University Merrimack College Miami University (OH) Michigan State University Millersville University
Misericordia University (2) Moravian College Morgan State University Mount St. Mary’s University (2) Neumann University (8) New York University (4) New York University Shanghai (2) North Carolina State University Northeastern University (11) Pace University (6) Pennsylvania State University - Altoona (2) Pennsylvania State University - Brandywine (2) Pennsylvania State University (24) Pratt Institute Princeton University Quinnipiac University Reed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rider University Rochester Institute of Technology (2) Rollins College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rowan University (2) Rutgers University (3) Saint Joseph’s University (20) Saint Louis University Savannah College of Art and Design (2) Sewanee, University of the South Stanford University Stevens Institute of Technology Stockton University Stony Brook University (SUNY) Susquehanna University
Swarthmore College Syracuse University (10) Temple University (10) Catholic University (6) The New School The Ohio State University Trinity College Trinity College Dublin Tulane University (7) United States Coast Guard Academy United States Military Academy United States Naval Academy (2) University of Alabama (12) UC Davis UC Irvine UCLA UC Riverside UC Santa Barbara University of Chicago University of Cincinnati University of Connecticut-Hartford University of Dayton University of Delaware (78) University of Denver University of Georgia (2) University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Illinois University of Kentucky (2) University of Maryland (4) University of Miami (4) University of Michigan (3) University of Minnesota University of Mississippi (2) University of New England University of North Carolina University of Notre Dame (6) University of Pennsylvania (6) University of Pittsburgh (22) University of Richmond University of San Diego University of Scranton (11) University of South Carolina (15) University of St. Andrews (2) University of Tampa (3) University of Tennessee (5) University of Texas University of the Sciences University of Vermont (2) University of Virginia University of Washington University of Wisconsin Ursinus College (4) Vanderbilt University Villanova University (13) Virginia Tech (16) Virginia Union University Wake Forest University (6) Washington and Lee University Washington College (4) Washington University in St. Louis (2) Wentworth Institute of Technology (2) West Chester University of Pennsylvania (9) West Virginia University Widener University Yale University