CCO School Profile 2022-2023 by Dwight-Englewood School

Dwight-Englewood School 2022-2023 PROFILE Patricia Gedney Boig Interim Head of School Kim Lalli Interim Upper School Principal COLLEGE COUNSELING OFFICE T. 201.227.3170 F. 201.568.0392 Email: cco@d-e.org Website: www.d-e.org CEEB Code: 310-355 Eileen Cunningham Feikens Dean of College Counseling Paola Gentry Kevin Parsons Kelly Sutton-Skinner Tasha Toran Directors of College Counseling Angie Smith Administrative Assistant OUR MISSION As a community of learners, Dwight-Englewood School strives to foster in each student a passion for life-long learning. We seek excellence, honor integrity, and embrace diversity in order to develop the skills, values, and courage to meet the challenges of a changing world and make it better.

COVID-19 STATEMENT In March 2020, students and faculty transitioned to virtual learning for the remainder of the academic year. We remained in session for the 2020-2021 school year with an intentionally paced hybrid model with students attending classes on-campus and some attending online synchronously. Extracurricular activities and athletics were limited due to COVID restrictions. Our academic graduation requirements were consistent with previous years. Individual counselor recommendations will reflect any particularly extenuating situations. As always, we encourage you to contact the student’s counselor with any questions.

315 E. Palisade Avenue Englewood, New Jersey 07631

THE SCHOOL Dwight-Englewood School (D-E) is a coeducational, independent college preparatory day school of 1028 students, serving Preschool through Grade 12. D-E is the product of three merged schools, the oldest of which was founded in 1889. The Upper School is the most ethnically diverse secondary school in Bergen County; our students represent over 118 different zip codes in New Jersey and New York. For the 2021-22 school year, the admit rate for the Upper School was 30%. Over 6 million dollars of the Dwight-Englewood budget is devoted to financial aid. The excellence of a Dwight-Englewood education rests firmly upon the foundation of our faculty. Of the 84 full-time members of the Upper School faculty, 77% have earned a Master’s or terminal degree in their field. Our faculty are experienced, passionate, and as dedicated to ongoing learning as our students. Dwight-Englewood is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools, and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools and the Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools.

THE CURRICULUM Based on tradition and defined by innovation, Dwight-Englewood presents a challenging, enriching environment inspiring lifelong learners. Dwight-Englewood School demands high academic performance while emphasizing the development of independent thinking and problem-solving skills. Most students complete significant coursework beyond the minimum graduation requirements. Dwight-Englewood does not rank. Dwight-Englewood offers a structured, integrated core curriculum in grades 9 and 10 and an elective program in grades 11 and 12 that provides students the opportunity to design their programs around their interests, talents, and academic passions. D-E entrusts upper-level students with the freedom to double or even triple their load in a particular academic discipline, such as advanced sciences, mathematics, languages, fine or performing arts, or the humanities, while ensuring that each student also completes our full set of graduation requirements.

DISTINCTIONS OF A DWIGHT-ENGLEWOOD EDUCATION

Integrated Math Modeling (IMM I & II) This two-year sequence includes advanced algebra, geometry, probability, statistics, and data analysis, with an emphasis on applications and problem solving. Hyper Math: Extraordinarily talented entering mathematics students enroll in “Hyper” Math courses in Grade 9 with Honors Precalculus and typically enroll in AP Calculus BC in Grade 10. Integrated Biology and Chemistry (IBC I & II) This required two-year laboratory-based sequence integrates key aspects of biology and chemistry, taught around an environmental theme that provides a strong foundation in all three disciplines. Topics include cellular functions, biological systems, genetics, evolution, and the interaction of living organisms. Emphasis is placed on data collection and analysis, evidence-based reasoning and the evaluation of information & sources. Students then move on to advanced science courses, including at least one required semester of physics. The Advanced Independent Research Seminar (AIRS) offers motivated students the opportunity to pursue an advanced and specialized topic in science over a period of two or three years, leading to an extensive independent research project, often as part of the Honors Senior Focus program. Students meet three times weekly, to define and develop background in their chosen area of specialization, learn more about scientific research methods, and connect with scientists in their field, resulting in self-directed mentored research. Honors Senior Focus In 2003, NAIS awarded the D-E Focus program its first Leading Edge Award for Curricular Innovation. Focus offers seniors a yearlong experience that combines intellectual and academic skills with extensive fieldwork. In the fall, students write a college-level major research paper on a topic of their choice that is approved and overseen by their faculty mentor. In spring, they complete an off-campus fieldwork program that complements their research-based experience (at times, adjustments are made in their spring course schedule to accommodate off-campus fieldwork). The capstone is a formal presentation to a panel of outside experts, faculty, and peers, as well as a portfolio documenting their major findings.

ADVANCED, HONORS (H), AP, AT (POST-AP) COURSES OFFERED

THE CLASS OF 2023

The Class of 2023 is composed of 126 students, in an Upper School (Grades 9-12) population of 543. The Upper School includes more than 45% students of color; 20% of Upper School students receive financial aid.

GRADE POINT AVERAGE GPAs are unweighted and are calculated using the 4.3 scale: A+

4.3

B-

2.7

4.0

C+

2.3

A-

3.7

2.0

B+

3.3

C-

1.7

3.0

1.0

The lowest passing mark is a D.

The Class of 2023 has taken 136 AP exams through May 2022. 63% of scores achieved were 4’s or 5’s; 85% were 3 or higher. To date, the Class includes 12 AP Scholars, 8 AP Scholars with Honors, 3 AP Scholars with Distinction.

STANDARDIZED TEST RESULTS CLASS OF 2023 ACT Summary (N = 43)

Middle 50% EBRW

630 – 730

630 – 760

Total

Middle 50% CP

 ENGLISH (H) The Personal Quest, 9th grade (H) The American Quest, 10th grade (H) English Seminar, 11th grade Intensive yearlong course requiring departmental recommendation. (AP) English Literature Note: Other than AP Lit and Honors English Seminar, all English courses in Grades 11 &

ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAM RESULTS

SAT Summary (N = 43)

Honors, AP and AT placement is highly selective compared to many of our peer schools, must be approved by the Department Chair, and is limited to approximately 35% of the students in any discipline. Students are limited to a maximum of 4 AT/AP/Honors classes concurrently unless granted specific approval. Our students take an average of 3-4 AP courses total over the course of their Upper School years. Our strongest students take an average of 6 AP courses. Students enrolled in AP classes are required to sit for the examination.

30 – 34

1250 – 1480

DISCIPLINARY REPORTING TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Dwight-Englewood School reserves the right to determine which disciplinary actions rise to the level of being reportable for college applications. When requested by colleges or universities, we will answer questions about suspension-level and higher disciplinary actions on the student’s record. We also report any major changes in a student’s credentials that take place after a student has made an application to a college. When asked, we expect our students to answer honestly application questions regarding discipline, in accordance with Dwight-Englewood’s stated reporting policy

12 are taught in heterogeneous

(AP) Statistics (AP) Calculus AB (AP) Calculus BC (AP) Computer Science A (AT) College Linear Algebra w/ Applications: post-AP course (AT) Non-Linear Dynamics: postAP course (AT) Multivariable Calculus: postAP course (AT) Data Structures and Algorithms: post-AP course

classes. Therefore, none are designated as Advanced or Honors.  HISTORY (H) Early World History, 9th grade (H) Modern World History, 10th grade (H) US History Seminar, 11th grade Requires departmental recommendation, taught alongside of college prep history electives. (H) Issues in American Law I/II (H) Macroeconomics/ (H) Microeconomics (H) Economics Seminar (AP) Art History (AP) Modern European History (AP) United States History (AT) Contemporary World History: post-AP course  ETHICS (H) Ancient Philosophy in Spanish (H) Modern Philosophy in Spanish  MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE (H) Precalculus Hyper Math (H) Integrated Math with Modeling (IMM) I/II (H) Precalculus (H) Calculus

 SCIENCE (H) Integrated Biology & Chemistry (IBC) I/II (H) Physics (H) Bioethics (H) Comparative Anatomy (H) Developmental Biology (H) Biopsychology (H) Human Physiology through Diagnosis (AP) Biology (AP) Chemistry (AP) Physics C (AP) Environmental Science

(AT) Spanish 6 Language & Culture: post-AP course (AT) Spanish 6 Spanish & Latin American Literature: post-AP course  VISUAL ARTS/ART HISTORY (H) Accelerated Portfolio Development: Advanced Study in Art and Design Advanced Explorations in Clay (AP) Studio Art Portfolio (AP) Art History (AT) Advanced Art: Sustained Investigation: post-AP course  CO - CURRICULAR STUDY Peer Mentoring Supporting Adolescent Group Experiences (SAGE) Student Leadership for Equity & Diversity Program (SLED)  INDEPENDENT STUDY An opportunity for juniors and seniors who have exhausted our curricular offerings in an area of interest to further their

 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

studies, or to enable a student

DEPARTMENT (AP) Psychology, 12th grade

to study an area not covered

 WORLD LANGUAGES (H) Accelerated French: covers two years in one (H) French 2, 3, 4 (H) Latin 2, 3, 4 (H) Mandarin 3, 4 (H) Spanish 2, 3 (H) Spanish 4 Language, Literature (AP) French 5 Language and Culture (AP) Latin Literature (AP) Spanish 5 Language and Culture (AP) Spanish 5 Literature and Culture

by the Dwight-Englewood curriculum. No grade is awarded for independent study.

TRANSCRIPT KEY Honors (H) / Advanced Placement (AP) / Advanced Topics (AT: Post-AP)

DWIGHT-ENGLEWOOD SCHOOL COLLEGE ENROLLMENT Classes of 2020-2022 Bold indicates enrollment for Class of 2022 American Musical and Dramatic Academy �� 1 American University �� 4 Amherst College �� 1 Babson College �� 5 Bard College �� 1 Barnard College �� 3 Bates College �� 3 Bennington College �� 1 Bentley University �� 1 Berklee College of Music �� 2 Boston College �� 1 Boston University �� 9 Brandeis University �� 1 Brown University �� 2 Bucknell University �� 2 Carleton College �� 1 Carnegie Mellon University �� 1 Case Western Reserve University �� 3 Chapman University �� 2 Colby College �� 1 Colgate University �� 3 College of Charleston �� 1 College of William and Mary �� 1 Colorado College �� 1 Columbia University �� 6 Connecticut College �� 2 Cornell University ��13 Dartmouth College �� 2 Dickinson College �� 1 Drexel University �� 1 Duke University �� 3 Elon University �� 1 Emerson College �� 1 Emory University �� 8 Fashion Institute of Technology �� 1 Florida Institute of Technology �� 1 Fordham University ��10 Franklin & Marshall College �� 2 George Washington University �� 6 Georgetown University �� 3 Georgia Institute of Technology �� 2 Hamilton College �� 3 Hampton University �� 2 Harvard University �� 1 Haverford College �� 1 High Point University �� 2 Hunter College �� 2 IE University �� 1 Indiana University (Bloomington) �� 2 Ithaca College �� 1 John Jay College �� 1 Johns Hopkins University �� 1 Kenyon College �� 1

Lafayette College �� 3 Lawrence University �� 1 Lehigh University ��14 Loyola Marymount University �� 2 Loyola University New Orleans �� 1 Loyola University Maryland �� 1 Lynn University �� 1 Macalester College �� 1 Manhattan School of Music �� 1 Marist College �� 3 McGill University �� 1 Merrimack College �� 2 Middlebury College �� 2 Montclair State University �� 1 Morehouse College �� 2 Mount Holyoke College �� 1 Muhlenberg College �� 2 New York University ��17 Northeastern University ��15 Northwestern University �� 5 NYU Abu Dhabi �� 1 Oberlin College �� 2 Occidental College �� 2 Oxford College of Emory University �� 1 Pace University �� 1 Parsons School of Design �� 1 Pennsylvania State University �� 4 Pepperdine University �� 2 Pitzer College �� 1 Princeton University �� 1 Providence College �� 1 Purdue University �� 3 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute �� 1 Rhode Island School of Design �� 1 Rochester Institute of Technology �� 2 Rutgers University �� 3 Sarah Lawrence College �� 2 Scripps College �� 1 Sewanee: The University of the South �� 1 Simmons College �� 1 Skidmore College �� 2 Smith College �� 2 Stanford University �� 2 Stephens College �� 1 Stevens Institute of Technology �� 2 Swarthmore College �� 1 SUNY at Albany �� 1 SUNY at Binghamton �� 1 Syracuse University ��10 Temple University �� 2 The American University of Paris �� 1 The College of New Jersey �� 1 The Ohio State University (Main Campus) �� 3

Trinity College �� 1 Trinity College Dublin �� 1 Tufts University �� 9 Tulane University �� 8 Union College �� 1 University of Arizona �� 1 University of California, San Diego �� 1 University of California, Berkeley �� 1 University of California, Irvine �� 1 University of California, Los Angeles �� 1 University of Chicago �� 2 University of Cincinnati (Main Campus) �� 1 University of Colorado, Boulder �� 1 University of Connecticut �� 1 University of Delaware �� 1 University of Florida �� 1 University of Hartford �� 1 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign �� 2 University of Maryland �� 5 University of Maryland (College Park) �� 3 University of Massachusetts �� 1 University of Miami �� 8 University of Michigan ��16 University of North Carolina �� 1 University of Notre Dame �� 1 University of Oregon �� 1 University of Pennsylvania ��13 University of Pittsburgh �� 2 University of Rhode Island �� 1 University of Richmond �� 3 University of Rochester �� 6 University of Southern California �� 5 University of St Andrews �� 4 University of Toronto �� 1 University of Vermont �� 1 University of Virginia �� 2 University of West London �� 1 University of Wisconsin ��10 University of Wyoming �� 1 Vanderbilt University �� 4 Vassar College �� 3 Villanova University �� 3 Virginia Commonwealth University �� 1 Virginia Tech �� 1 Wake Forest University ��7 Waseda University �� 1 Washington University in St. Louis ��10 Wellesley College �� 1 Wesleyan University �� 5 Williams College �� 1 Yale University �� 5