School Profile 2025-26
ACT/CEEB# 470435
ABOUT US
St. Anne’s-Belfield School is a nurturing and challenging age 2 through Grade 12 co-ed academic community in Charlottesville, Virginia. Since 1910, we have cultivated curiosity and a lifelong love of learning so that our students may become, in the words of our founding headmistress Mary Hyde DuVal, “strong in body, broad of mind, tender of heart, responsive in soul.” Small classes, expert and caring faculty, and a culture of mutual respect provide the foundation for students to grow into exemplary citizens and visionary leaders.
ACADEMIC SNAPSHOT
Grading Scale (D to Pass):
A – F
GPA Reported on a Weighted 4.0 Scale
AP and Honors courses are weighted an additional 0.5 in computing GPA
St. Anne’s-Belfield Does Not Rank
71% of Upper School Faculty have Advanced Degrees 34% have terminal degrees
MEMBERSHIPS
Cum Laude Society, AP® School Honor Roll School, accredited by SAIS
UPPER SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
93
Graduating Class
18 Countries of Citizenship 88 Zip Codes
THE CLASS OF 2026
HIGHEST GPAS
Two-year senior: 4.5
Four-year senior: 4.43
GPA only reflects courses taken at St. Anne’sBelfield
THE CLASS OF 2025
TESTING PROFILE
SAT: mean 1313, mid 50% 1210 – 1440
ACT: composite 28, mid 50% 26 – 32
AP SCHOLARS
AP Scholars: 31
AP Scholars with Honor: 11
AP Scholars with Distinction: 37
AP Capstone Diploma: 3
AP Seminar and Research Certificate: 1
388 9 – 12 Students 994 Students Schoolwide
44%
14
Avg. Class Size
Receive Financial Aid 11:1 Student-to-faculty ratio
POINTS OF DISTINCTION
• Integrated Math: By the end of Integrated Mathematics 4, students will have completed the equivalent of Pre-Calculus, which includes: Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Advanced Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry.
• AP Capstone™: St. Anne’s-Belfield is one of only 15% of Virginia public and private high schools to offer an AP Capstone, and is the only school in Charlottesville/Albemarle to offer this distinction. Our AP Capstone diploma program is based on two yearlong courses: AP Seminar and AP Research. No senior is enrolled in both AP Seminar and AP Research this year.
• Chapel: Our weekly services are student- and faculty-led, inclusive of all faiths, backgrounds, and beliefs, and provide a reflective community experience.
• The Pathways Program: Students earn a note of distinction on their transcript by engaging in rigorous experiential learning, completing an internship, serving the school community, and giving a public presentation of their work. Pathways for 2025-26 include Civic Engagement, Environmental Studies, and Arts Management.
• Research: 100% of our four-year students engage in research over the course of their high school career, including a required major research paper in Grade 11. Approximately 45% of our student body is involved in an intensive research project each
year, such as Senior Capstone Thesis, Independent Study, or Senior Seminar.
• Senior Seminars: Each senior is required to take one Senior Seminar. Many elect to take two. Students collaborate with faculty and experts in the field in a yearlong experience. Several are modeled on college-level courses.
• Biotechnology and Ethics Advanced Senior Seminar: Students receive training in a variety of techniques used in research, medicine, and forensics, including column chromatography, protein electrophoresis, and immunological assays.
MOST RIGOROUS COURSES AVAILABLE
Mathematics
3 years
Honors Integrated
Mathematics 2
Honors Integrated
Mathematics 3
Honors Calculus
AP Calculus AB & BC
AP Statistics
Honors Multivariable Calculus
English 4 years
Humanities 9: English
Honors Humanities 10: English
Honors American Studies: English
Honors Humanities 12
Visual & Performing Arts (4-year students) 1 year
Honors Counterpoints
Honors Saints Chorale
AP Music Theory
Honors Continuing Studies in:
• Theater Arts
• Music Theory
• Ceramics
• Drawing, Painting & 2D Design
• Digital Media Arts
Advanced Senior Seminar: Theater Production & Design
World Language Level 3 of Spanish/French
Honors Spanish 2
Honors Spanish 3
AP Spanish
Honors Spanish 5
Honors Spanish 6
Honors French 2
Honors French 3
AP French
Honors French 5
• Environmental Studies Advanced Senior Seminar: We are the only high school in the nation with a federal license to work with the Virginia Department of Game and Wildlife to study, analyze, and gather data on the federally-endangered James River spinymussel.
• Zebrafish Research Lab: Working collaboratively with academic experts, faculty and students in Biology, Biotechnology, and Computer Science conduct research in our Zebrafish lab to answer novel questions about how environmental toxins impact aquatic animal survival.
Social Science
3 years
Humanities 9: History
AP Human Geography
AP Seminar American Studies: History
Honors European History
Honors Economics: Microeconomics
Honors Economics: Personal Finance
Advanced Senior Seminar: 21st Century Citizenship: Local, National, & Global+
Advanced Senior Seminar: Comparative Religion — Philosophies of the East & the West+
Computer Science
AP Computer Science Principles
AP Computer Science A (replaced Honors Data Structures in 2025-26)
Honors Software Engineering
Lab Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, & Biology)
3 years
Honors Advanced Physics
Honors Advanced Chemistry
AP Chemistry
Honors Advanced Biology
Honors Anatomy and Physiology
AP Physics C: Mechanics
Advanced Senior Seminar: BioTechnology & Ethics+
Advanced Senior Seminar: Environmental Studies & Research+
Other Graduation Requirements
1 Advanced Senior Seminar, 1 Module Life Skills, 1 Module Study Skills, 45 hours
Community Service, 35 hours
Senior Internship, Physical Activity Requirements
+ college-level course
Italics = graduation requirementts
COLLEGE MATRICULATIONS, PAST 3 YEARS (2022 – 2024)
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Bryn Mawr College
Carnegie Mellon University
Catawba Valley Community College
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College of Charleston
College of the Atlantic
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
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Duke University
East Carolina University
Emory & Henry College
Emory University
Fairmont State University
Fashion Institute of Technology
Florida State University
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Germanna Community College
Grinnell College
Hampden-Sydney College
Harvard University
Harvey Mudd College
High Point University
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Indiana University (Bloomington)
Jacksonville University
James Madison University
Johns Hopkins University
Kenyon College
Longwood University
Loyola University Maryland
Mary Baldwin University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
McGill University
Middlebury College
Mount St Mary’s University
New York University
North Carolina State University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Oberlin College
Old Dominion University
Penn State University (University Park)
Piedmont Virginia Community College
Princeton University
Purdue University (Main Campus)
Queens University of Charlotte
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Rochester Institute of Technology
Rollins College
Rutgers University (New Brunswick)
Saint Joseph’s University
Savannah College of Art and Design
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Sewanee: The University of the South
Southern Methodist University
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Stanford University
Stony Brook University
SUNY at Purchase College
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Texas Christian University
The Ohio State University
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The University of Montana
Tufts University
Tulane University of Louisiana
United States Air Force Academy
United States Naval Academy
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University of California (Irvine)
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University of California (San Diego)
University of Chicago
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Virginia Military Institute
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Washington University in St. Louis
William & Mary
Williams College
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Yale University
OFFICE OF COLLEGE COUNSELING
Sandra Sohne-Johnston, M.A.L.D. Director of College Counseling ssohnejohnston@stab.org
Nic Bell
Associate Director of College Counseling nbell@stab.org
Liza Rubenoff, M.A.
Associate Director of College Counseling lrubenoff@stab.org
Colleen Zierk, M.Ed
Associate Director of College Counseling czierk@stab.org
Kathy Sandridge Office Manager ksandridge@stab.org
2132 Ivy Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903 (434) 220-4201
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