2020–2021 Profile College Counseling
About Hockaday
Direct 214.360.6559 High School CEEB Code: 441750
The Hockaday School is an independent, college-preparatory day and boarding school for girls from prekindergarten through twelfth grades. Founded in 1913, the School is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest. Hockaday is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools, One Schoolhouse, The College Board, the National and Texas Associations for College Admission Counseling, and the Cum Laude Society.
Staff Dr. Karen Warren Coleman Eugene McDermott Head of School kwcoleman@hockaday.org Lisa Culbertson ’96 Head of Upper School lculbertson@hockaday.org Libby Conder Registrar lconder@hockaday.org
Student Body
Admission
Enrollment
Selection of students is based on previous
Upper School: Grades 9 – 12
502
academic performance and on entrance tests.
Elizabeth Jones Director of College Counseling esjones@hockaday.org
Middle School: Grades 5 – 8
328
Requirements of admission include an application,
Lower School: Grades Pre-K – 4
277
transcript, teacher recommendations, personal
Micah Lyles Senior Associate Director of College Counseling mlyles@hockaday.org
Total Enrollment
Kim Pondrom Associate Director of College Counseling kpondrom@hockaday.org Charlie Runyan Associate Director of College Counseling crunyan@hockaday.org
1107
Boarding Students (Grades 8 – 12)
80
The Residence Department includes students from 10 states, one U.S. territory, and 9 foreign countries: China, Germany, Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Vietnam. Students of Color (self identified)
45%
Students Receiving Financial Aid
12.9%
interview, parent statement, and student questionnaire as well as parent interviews for the Lower School applicants and boarding students. Applicants for 2020–2021 New Students for 2020–2021
916
171
Faculty Full-time Teachers Part-time Teachers
123 5
Teachers with Master’s Degrees
65
Teachers with Doctoral/J.D. Degree
19
Allison Camp College Counseling Associate acamp@hockaday.org
www.hockaday.org
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