2020 School Profile

2020-21 SCHOOL PROFILE

500 Van Emburgh Ave. | Township of Washington, NJ 07676 | Phone: 201.445.6800 | Fax: 201.445.7416 | www.ihanj.com

OVERVIEW

HONORS AND AWARDS

School History & Community Immaculate Heart Academy is located in a small suburban township in Northwest Bergen County. It was founded in 1960 by the Archdiocese of Newark. Our students come from more than 80 towns in New Jersey and 18 in New York.

Admissions Policy Admission to Immaculate Heart Academy is competitive. The student’s application is evaluated on the basis of her elementary school records, recommendations of teachers and the principal, an essay, and test scores on the High School Placement Test (HSPT for the COOP). Admission to IHA’s STEM program is a separate process.

Accreditations and Memberships • Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools • New Jersey Association of Independent Schools (NJAIS) • Blue Ribbon School of Excellence (U.S. Department of Education) • National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) • College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) • College Board • National Honor Society

IHA sponsors the following National Honor Society Chapters: • French Honor Society • Rho Kappa National Social • International Thespian Studies Honor Society Society (ITS) • Science National Honor • Mu Alpha Theta, National Society Mathematics Honor Society • Spanish Honor Society • National Honor Society (Reina Sofia Chapter) • National Art Honor Society • Tri-M (Modern Music Masters) Scholarship Awards for IHA Students to Attend Colleges/Universities 2020......................... $43 Million 2018......................... $33 Million 2019......................... $33 Million 2017......................... $37 Million Class of 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program ..............................................9 (Commended, Semi-Finalists, and Finalists) National Hispanic Scholar.................................................................1 2019-20 School Year AP Scholars.......................................................................................50 (Scholars, Scholars with Honors, and Scholars with Distinction) National AP Scholar...........................................................................1 Class of 2020 Percentage Attending Four-year College................................. 100%

GPA Distribution Class of 2021 90

46

DEMOGRAPHICS

42

20

Faculty and Staff: Immaculate Heart Academy is staffed by 100 members. Approximately 73% of the faculty has one or more master’s degrees. Many have pursued post-master’s work and seven have doctoral degrees. The IHA Guidance Department consists of four full-time guidance counselors and the IHA College Counseling Department consists of two full-time college counselors.

1 2.00-2.49

2.50-2.99

3.00-3.49

3.50-3.99

4.00-4.80

Guidance and College Counseling Departments Geraldine Boland, Director of Guidance and Counseling • Melissa O’Sullivan, Director of College Counseling Ellen Donoghue, School Counselor • Paul McGinnis, School Counselor • Meagan Papapietro, School Counselor Corinne Fritzky, College Counselor • Allison Anderson, Secretary

SCHOOL PROFILE Student Body Enrollment (9-12)...........................................................................690 Faculty-Student Ratio...................................................................12:1 Average Class Size............................................................................18

of the student body and the rigorous college prep course of study, Immaculate Heart Academy does not rank its students. A student’s cumulative grade point average is calculated using the following system of weighting:

ACADEMICS Curriculum • Extensive curriculum fosters intellectual growth, creative curiosity, and a sense of values while preparing students to embrace a college curriculum with enthusiasm.

• 10 Academic Departments: Communications, English, Mathematics, Physical Education, Religious Studies, Science, Social Studies, Technology, The Arts, and World Language.

• AP courses are not offered until junior year and are limited by pre-requisites, scheduling, and teacher approval.

• All courses at Immaculate Heart Academy bear significant rigor with strong writing and critical thinking components. A student who has only taken College Preparatory courses should be viewed as having taken a rigorous course load.

Academic Levels: CP/H/AH/AP/STEM • College preparatory courses are available at all levels.

• Honors courses are available through all grade levels in English, Language, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Art. • Advanced Honors courses are offered in English and History in sophomore year only.

• 17 Advanced Placement courses are offered in Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science A, Environmental Science, Physics C, Physics 1, English (Language and Composition), English (Literature and Composition), French Language and Culture, Spanish Language and Culture, US History, Comparative Government, Psychology, and Studio Art. • AP science courses are awarded 6 credits, instead of 5, because these classes meet additional minutes per class cycle. Students give up part of their lunch period and their study period if they are taking an AP science course.

• STEM courses are offered for students who are admitted to the STEM program through a separate application process.

Students who complete the entire STEM program are taking the most rigorous course load allowed.

• For a non-STEM student, the most rigorous course load would include an average of three to five AP classes.

Grading System A+ = 97-100 Superior A = 93-96 Excellent B+ = 89-92 Very Good B = 85-88 Good C+ = 81-84 Above Average C = 77-80 Average

D+ = 73-76 Fair D = 70-72 Passing F = < 70 Failure I = Incomplete ME = Medical Excuse

Reporting of Grades/Statement of Class Rank IHA now runs on a two-semester schedule, with each semester consisting of eighteen weeks. Senior grades will be reported as a snapshot of the semester midpoint. Considering the quality

Grade

College Preparatory

100 99 98

Honors

AP

4.5

5

5.3

4.4

4.9

5.2

4.3

4.8

5.1

STEM@theheart In September of 2014, IHA introduced the accelerated STEM program for academically qualified students. STEM@theheart includes more than just the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and math. The program’s core focuses on the four C’s: communication, creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. By partnering with the nationally known organization, Project Lead the Way, we have incorporated two demanding engineering courses into our curriculum.

IHA PSAT The Class of 2021 has achieved the following results for the PSAT:

IHA PSAT Mean Scores: ERW — 587 Math — 538

IHA SAT Class of 2019

Class of 2020

Number of Graduates

144

161

IHA Mean Score

1231

1238

2020 AP Exam Results • 100% of students who took Biology, Calculus BC, English Literature and Composition, Spanish, and Statistics AP exams scored a 3 or higher.

• 100% of Physics C test-takers scored a 4 or higher.

• 92% of 135 total test-takers scored a 3 or higher on at least one exam.

• 76% of 135 total test-takers scored a 4 or higher on at least one exam.

• Of 282 total AP exams taken in 17 subject areas, a score of 3 or higher was earned on 239 exams.

Minimum Requirements for Graduation English.................................................................................20 Credits World Language..................................................................10 Credits Mathematics........................................................................15 Credits Physical Education............................................................7.5 Credits Religious Studies.................................................................20 Credits Science.................................................................................15 Credits Social Studies......................................................................15 Credits Electives............................................................................32.5 Credits In addition to subject area curriculum, Immaculate Heart Academy requires students to be involved in Christian Service activities. Each student must complete a prescribed number of social justice and volunteering hours each year.

2019–20 STATISTICS College Courses Project Acceleration, in conjunction with Seton Hall University, allows our students to accrue college credit from Seton Hall University. The following courses are applicable: Spanish and French.

Service In 2018-19, 700 students gave 45,000+ hours of service to more than 50 organizations. Despite having all requirements waived in the 2019-20 school year because of COVID-19, our students still completed 29,724 hours of service — nearly 2.5 times what is normally required. Our young women, ages 14-18, are touching the lives of others while finding their own lives changed.

In 2018–19 alone, our young women: • Sponsored more than 15 student-led service groups • Provided 343 Christmas gifts to children in need • Provided Easter baskets to 225+ children in need • Cooked 130 meals for local assisted living • Wrote hundreds of letters to detainees • Volunteered 100 hours of swim lessons for students with special needs • Gave 200+ hours teaching Religious Education classes • Dedicated more than 1,000 collective hours to Camp Acorn • Completed 4.5x the service required of them • Gave 1,200+ hours each volunteering with the elderly and those with special needs

Athletics The success of our scholar-athletes at Immaculate Heart Academy is a reflection of the focus, commitment, and team ethic that enrich everything we do. Each year, IHA teams dominate at the league, county, sectional, and state levels and are recognized with a wide variety of Coach, Player, and Team of the Year awards.

In the 2018–19 school year, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) named IHA in the top three athletic programs in New Jersey. This was the fourteenth consecutive year that Immaculate Heart Academy was ranked in the top five athletic programs in the state.

2019–20 School Highlights

73%

17

of faculty hold advanced degrees

72%

of seniors enrolled in AP classes

AP courses offered

100%

are attending four-year colleges

630

President’s Volunteer Service Awards since 2015

20

3.50

Average StudentAthlete GPA

66

clubs and sports offered

Soaring Eagle Award recipients

29K

student community service hours

10,529

55

electives offered

$43M

in scholarships earned

total alumnae

IHA COLLEGES ACCEPTED/ATTENDING 2017–20 Academy of Art University Adelphi University Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albright College Allegheny College American University Appalachian State University Arcadia University Arizona State University Assumption University Auburn University Ave Maria University Babson College Bard College Barnard College Barry University Baruch College of the CUNY Baylor University Becker College Belmont Abbey College Belmont University Bennington College Bentley University Bergen Community College Berry College

Binghamton University Bloomfield College Bloomsburg University Boston College Boston Conservatory at Berklee Boston University Bowdoin College Brandeis University Brooklyn College of the CUNY Brown University* Bryant University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Butler University California Polytechnic State University Caldwell University California State UniversityStanislaus Campbell University Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Castleton University

Catholic University of America Cazenovia College Champlain College Chapman University Chatham University Christopher Newport University City College of New York CUNY Clarion University of Pennsylvania Clark University Clarkson University Clemson University Coastal Carolina University Colby College Colgate University College of Charleston College of Mount Saint Vincent College of Staten Island CUNY College of the Holy Cross Colorado State University Columbia University* Connecticut College

Cooper Union Cornell University* Corning Community College CUNY Hunter College Curry College Dartmouth College* Delaware Valley University Denison University DePaul University DeSales University Dickinson College Dillard University Dominican College Drew University Drexel University Duquesne University East Carolina University East Stroudsburg University Eckerd College Edinburgh Napier University Elon University Emerson College Emmanuel College Emory University Endicott College ESSEC Business School

Fairfield University Fairleigh Dickinson University Fashion Institute of Technology Felician University Flagler College Florida Atlantic University Florida Gulf Coast University Florida Southern College Florida State College Florida State University Fordham University Franciscan University Franklin and Marshall College Franklin Pierce University Furman University George Mason University George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Bold denotes attending *denotes Ivy League

IHA COLLEGES ACCEPTED/ATTENDING 2017–20 (CONT’D) Georgia State University Georgian Court University Gettysburg College Hamilton College Hampton University Hartwick College Harvard University* Haverford College High Point University Hobart William Smith Colleges Hofstra University Howard University Hussian College Los Angeles Immaculata University Indiana University Indiana University Iona College Ithaca College James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Johnson & Wales University Kean University Keiser University Kenyon College Keystone College King’s College Kingston University Kutztown University La Salle University Lafayette College LaSalle College Lasell University Le Moyne College Lees-McRae College Lehigh University LIM College London Metropolitan University Louisiana State University Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Maryland Loyola University New Orleans Lynn University Manhattan College Manhattanville College Marian University Marist College Maryland Institute College of Art Marymount California University Marymount Manhattan College Maryville College Marywood University Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Maritime Academy

McDaniel College Mercy College Merrimack College Methodist University Miami University-Oxford Michigan State University Misericordia University Molloy College Monmouth University Montclair State University Moravian College Mount Holyoke College Mount Saint Mary College Mount St. Mary’s University Muhlenberg College Neumann University New Jersey Institute of Technology New York Institute of Technology New York University North Carolina State University Northeastern University Northwestern University Nova Southeastern University Oklahoma City University Otis College of Art and Design Pace University Palm Beach Atlantic University Pennsylvania State University Pepperdine University Plymouth State University Point Park University Pratt Institute Princeton University* Providence College Purdue University Quinnipiac University Ramapo College of New Jersey Regent’s University London Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rider University Ringling College of Art and Design Rochester Institute of Technology Roger Williams University Rollins College Rosemont College Rowan University Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Russell Sage College Rutgers University Sacred Heart University Saint Elizabeth University Saint Francis University Saint Joseph’s University Saint Leo University Saint Louis University

Saint Michael’s College Saint Peter’s University Salem State University Salve Regina University San Diego State University Santa Clara University Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art and Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago School of Visual Arts Seattle University Seton Hall University Siena College Skidmore College Southern Connecticut State University Southern Methodist University Springfield College St Bonaventure University St Lawrence University St. John’s University St. Thomas Aquinas College State University of New York at New Paltz Stetson University Stevens Institute of Technology Stevenson University Stockton University Stonehill College Stony Brook University Suffolk University SUNY at Fredonia SUNY at Purchase College SUNY College at Cortland SUNY College at Geneseo SUNY Maritime College SUNY Oneonta College SUNY Oswego College SUNY Polytechnic Institute Susquehanna University Syracuse University Temple University Texas A&M University Texas Christian University The American Musical and Dramatic Academy The American University of Paris The College of New Jersey The College of Saint Rose The New School The Ohio State University The University of Alabama The University of Arizona The University of Melbourne The University of Scranton The University of Tampa The University of Tennessee The University of Texas at Austin The University of the Arts Towson University

Trinity College Tulane University Union College United States Coast Guard Academy United States Military Academy University at Albany, SUNY University at Buffalo, SUNY University College Dublin University of Bridgeport University of CaliforniaBerkeley University of CaliforniaDavis University of CaliforniaIrvine University of California-Los Angeles University of CaliforniaSanta Barbara University of CaliforniaSanta Cruz University of California, San Diego University of Central Florida University of Chicago University of Cincinnati University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado Denver University of Connecticut University of Dayton University of Delaware University of Denver University of Florida University of Georgia University of Glasgow University of Hartford University of Hawaii at Hilo University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Houston University of Iowa University of Kentucky University of Lynchburg University of Maine University of MarylandBaltimore County University of MarylandCollege Park University of Massachusetts Boston University of Massachusetts Dartmouth University of MassachusettsAmherst University of Miami University of Michigan University of MinnesotaTwin Cities University of Mississippi University of Missouri University of Nebraska University of New Hampshire

University of New Haven University of North Carolina at Asheville University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of North Carolina Wilmington University of North Florida University of Notre Dame University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania* University of Pittsburgh University of Rhode Island University of Richmond University of Rochester University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of South Carolina University of South Florida University of Southern California University of Southern Maine University of Strathclyde University of the Arts London University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Washington University of WisconsinMadison Vanderbilt University Villanova University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Tech Wagner College Wake Forest University Washington & Jefferson College Wentworth Institute of Technology West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Virginia University Western Michigan University Western New England University Wheaton College Wheelock College Widener University William and Mary William Paterson University of New Jersey York College of Pennsylvania

Bold denotes attending *denotes Ivy League