Nathan L. Sheldon Head of School
405.749.3111 sheldonn@casady.org
Jason Scheer, Ed.D.
Associate Head of School
405.749.3109 scheerj@casady.org
Marc Addington
Upper Division Director
405.749.3135 addingtonm@casady.org
CASADY SCHOOL
COLLEGE PROFILE | 2025-2026
School and Community
Founded in 1947, Casady School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory, Episcopal day school for grades PreK-12, located in Oklahoma City. Casady has grown to 1,000+ students, 230 faculty and staff, 4,600+ alumni, and 80 acres with 30 buildings. Casady adheres to a studentled Honor Code. Historically, 100 percent of Casady School graduates attend a four-year college or university.
In the 2024-2025 school year, 38.4 percent of Casady’s students identified as students of color. In that same year, Casady School awarded $3.2 million in financial aid to 22 percent of students.
Enrollment
College Counseling offiCe
Amanda Kisselle Director
405.749.3245 kissellea@casady.org
Josh Bottomly Associate Director 405.749.3130 bottomlyj@casady.org
Amy McQuade
Associate Director & Registrar 405.749.3177 mcquadea@casady.org
Best Private School in OK (2016-2025) Christian High School in OK
Disciplinary Reporting Policy
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It is Casady School’s policy to report any incident that results in suspension or expulsion in grades 9-12 to colleges and universities that request such information.
Grading System and Ranking
Casady School does not rank its students. Both weighted and unweighted GPAs are reported. GPAs are calculated according to an extended scale available on the transcript.
While all Casady coursework is college preparatory, several core courses receive additional weight when calculating weighted GPAs:
• Advanced/Honors courses and English and History Seminars taken in the 2025-26 school year are weighted with an additional value of .25.
• AP/Senior Seminars taken in the 2024-25 school year/American Design/MSON/Post-AP/Honors Precalculus/Honors Physics courses are weighted with an additional value of .33.
• All non-tracked English and History coursework is considered to be at the Honors level and therefore receives an additional .25 GPA weight.
• Certain electives are considered Honors level and receive additional weight. These are indicated in our course list on the second page of this Profile.
Accreditation and Memberships
Casady School is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS) and the Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools (SAES). It holds membership in the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES).
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9500 N. Pennsylvania Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73120 www.casady.org
CEEB Code: 372640
speCial features
Malone Schools Online Network (MSON)
Casady is one of 27 members of the MSON, which provides upper-level students a variety of superior post-AP courses that enhance each member school’s existing curriculum. MSON courses are conducted by teaching professionals who are experts in their fields. Courses take a blended approach, combining synchronous instruction and real-time video conferencing seminars with asynchronous instruction, recorded lectures, and assignments.
American Design
American Design was a required course in the 11th grade that counted for 2 credits - one in English and one in History. In the course, students took an interdisciplinary approach to looking closely at various systems of design that made up our nation. They sought to understand the frameworks and implications of these systems and used a human-centered, empathy-based approach to create real-world solutions.
Cum Laude Society
Casady School has been proud to host a chapter of the Cum Laude Society since 1962, which recognizes scholarship and stresses excellence, justice, and honor. Election to membership in the Casady chapter is limited to no more than 10 percent of the junior class and 20 percent of the senior class.
Upper Division Courses
Subject Required Sequence Advanced Courses | Electives
English
3 Years Required
1 Year Interdisciplinary Studies (11th Grade)
2 Years Required
1 Year Interdisciplinary Studies (11th Grade)
3 Years Required
English 1*
English 2*
American Design^
English 4 Seminar Consists of semester-long seminar courses
3 Years Required
Advanced or Intermediate High Required
Global History*
United States History*
American Design^
Algebra 1
Geometry, Honors Geometry* Algebra 2, Honors Algebra 2* Pre-Calculus 1*, Precalculus*
Biology, Honors Biology* Chemistry, Honors Chemistry* Physics*, Honors Physics^
Chinese: Novice, Intermediate, Advanced*
French: Novice, Intermediate, Intermediate High, Pre-AP*, Advanced*/ Honors French 3
Spanish: Novice, Intermediate, Intermediate High, Pre-AP*, Advanced*
Latin: Novice, Intermediate/Latin 2, Intermediate High, Advanced*
AP English Literature^
English 4 Seminars
Apocalyptic or Post-Apocalyptic
Literature*
Children’s Literature and Poetry*
Creative Nonfiction Writing Seminar*
Eu-Topia or Ou-Topia*
To Be on Your Own*
Tragedy and Redemption*
AP European History^
History Seminars (11th & 12th)
African History*
American Elections*
Ancient Greek Philosophy^ (not offered 2024-25)
Cold War History*
History of the American West*
Orphans in American History*
Supreme Court Cases*
United States Government and Politics*
Honors Precalculus 2^ OR
Honors Precalculus^
AP Statistics^
AP Calculus AB^
AP Calculus BC^
Multivariable Calculus^
AP Biology^
AP Chemistry^
AP Physics C: Mechanics and Electricity & Magnetism^
AP Chinese Language^
AP French Language^
French 5^
AP Spanish Language^
AP Spanish Literature^
AP Latin^
Advanced Latin Poetry^ Latin 5^
Beginning Debate Advanced Debate*
College Algebra and Statistics*
Fundamentals of Calculus*
Anatomy and Physiology*
Earth and Environmental Science* (not offered 2025-26)
Forensic Science*
Astrophysics* (single semester)
Astronomy* (single semester)
Visual Art | Introduction to Visual Art, 2D Art, 3D Art, Digital Art, Photography, Independent Study Art, AP Studio Art Portfolio^, Studio Art+. Drawing 1 (no longer offered), Computer Graphics (no longer offered), Video Production (no longer offered), Clay 1 & 2 (no longer offered)
Communication Arts | Publications: Twister Yearbook, Advanced Journalism: Twister Yearbook Editor(s)-in-Chief*
2 Semesters Required
1 Semester Required (Class of 2027 and beyond)
Co-Curricular Requirement Based on Grade Level College Counseling
Seminar
1 Semester, Junior Year Service Learning
Performing Arts | Concert Band, Choir, Orchestra, Music Theory*, Acting Foundations, Casady Theatre Company, Shakespeare at War, Introduction to Technical Theater, Advanced Technical Theater, Spanish Cinema+
Introduction to Computer Science, 3D Animation and Game Design, 3D Printing and Modeling, Animation and Game Development (no longer offered), Python Programming, Interactive Digital Art, Robotics, Website Development, Thinking Machines^, Object-Oriented Programming*, Design Patterns and Algorithms^ (not offered in 2025-26), Physical Computing: 3D Printing and Modeling*, Physical Computing: Arduinos and Interactive Design*, Independent Study in Computer Science.
Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors are required to participate in a co-curricular activity in at least two of the three sports seasons.
Seniors are required to participate in at least one of the three sports seasons or a co-curricular activity.
In order to graduate, a student must complete 45 certified hours of service.
This required course provides 11th grade students the tools they need to begin their college search and application process. Some topics that are covered include: building a college list, writing the personal essay, standardized test prep, and the types of college applications. This is as pass or fail course and does not receive credit.