2021-22 School Profile

2021-22 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 GPA Distribution Class of 2022

48

46

38 15

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 2021......................... $51 Million 2019......................... $33 Million 2020......................... $43 Million 2018......................... $33 Million Class of 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program ..............................................5 (Commended, Semi-Finalists, and Finalists) Class of 2021 Percentage Accepted to Four-year College............................. 100%

DEMOGRAPHICS 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.

Student Body Enrollment (9-12)...........................................................................650 Faculty-Student Ratio...................................................................12:1 Average Class Size............................................................................18

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 Tara Tashjian Maka’02, Director of Guidance • Melissa O’Sullivan, Director of College Counseling Ellen Donohue’76, School Counselor • Paul McGinnis, School Counselor Rosemary Cali P’12, ’15, ’19, ’23, School Counselor • Corinne Fritzky, College Counselor • Allison Anderson, Secretary

SCHOOL PROFILE

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.

• Numerous STEM courses are offered to everyone. Students are admitted to the STEM program through a separate application process.

• 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 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: 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 2022 has achieved the following results for the PSAT:

IHA PSAT Mean Scores: ERW — 608 Math — 585

IHA SAT Class of 2020

Class of 2021

Number of Graduates

161

193

IHA Mean Score

1238

1210

2021 AP Exam Results: • 38 AP Scholars (Scholars, Scholars with Honors, and Scholars with Distinction) • 70% of seniors took AP courses • 80% of 123 total test-takers scored a 3 or higher on on at least one test.

• 51% of 123 total test-takers scored a 4 or higher on at least one test.

• Of 243 total AP exams taken in 17 subject areas, a score of 3 or higher was earned on 184 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.

2020–21 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 Our students have earned 204,492 service hours in the last five years and, this year, served 50% more hours than what was required of them. IHA students have accumulated a total of 674 President’s Volunteer Service Awards, 43 in this unprecedented year alone. Due to modified service requirements for last school year, sophomores, juniors, and seniors were responsible for planning and executing a Valor Project. This project allowed our students to use their specific gifts and talents to leave the world better than they found it. One thing that has not changed over the last year is IHA’s commitment to helping its young women grow as “Women of Valor.”

In 2020-21, our young women: • • • •

Completed 50% more hours than what was required of them Provided 300+ Christmas gifts to children in need Provided 200+ Easter baskets to children in need Created an “interview closet” with new business outfits for women in crisis • Were honored as recipients of 43 President’s Volunteer Service Awards

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 past decade, more than 1,000 IHA athletes have earned allconference honors and more than 500 have earned all-county honors. Even more impressive is that our student-athletes perform on and off the field, with some of IHA’s highest GPAs. 2020–21 School Highlights

73%

17

AP courses offered

of faculty hold advanced degrees

70% of seniors

enrolled in AP classes

55

electives offered

674

205K

100%

are accepted to four-year colleges

66

clubs and sports offered

President’s Volunteer Service Awards since 2015

service hours since 2016

$51M

in scholarships earned

10,722 total alumnae

IHA COLLEGES ACCEPTED/ATTENDING 2018–21 Academy of Art University Adelphi University Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albright College Alvernia University American University Arcadia University Arizona State University Assumption College Auburn University Ave Maria University Babson College Bard College Barnard College Barry University Bates College Baylor University Becker College Belmont University Bennington College Bentley University Bergen Community College Berry College Binghamton University Bloomfield College

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Brandeis University Brown University* Bryant University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Butler University Cabrini University Caldwell University California Polytechnic State University Campbell University Carleton University Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Castleton University Catholic University of America Cazenovia College Centenary University Champlain College

Chapman University Chatham University Chicago State University Christendom College Clarion University of Pennsylvania 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 College of William and Mary Colorado State University Columbia College Chicago Columbia University* Columbus College of Art and Design Connecticut College Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

Cornell University* Corning Community College CUNY Bernard M Baruch College CUNY City College CUNY Hunter College CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Curry College Dartmouth College* Denison University DePaul University DeSales University Dickinson College Dillard University Drew University Drexel University Duquesne University East Carolina University Eckerd College Edinburgh Napier University Elon University Emerson College Emmanuel College Emory University Endicott College

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

IHA COLLEGES ACCEPTED/ATTENDING 2018–21 (CONT’D) Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia State University Gettysburg College Hamilton College Hampton University Harvard University* Haverford College High Point University Hofstra University Holy Cross College Howard University Hudson County Community College Hussian College Los Angeles- In Studio Immaculata University Indiana University Iona College Ithaca College James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Johnson & Wales University Kean University Kenyon College Keystone College King’s College Kingston University Kutztown University of Pennsylvania La Salle University Lafayette College LaSalle College Lasell University Lees-McRae College Lehigh University Lesley University Liberty University LIM College Lincoln Technical Institute 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 Marquette University Maryland Institute College of Art Marymount Manhattan College Marywood University Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Maritime Academy Mercy College Merrimack College Methodist University Miami University-Oxford Michigan State University Misericordia University Monmouth University Montclair State University Moore College of Art and Design Moravian University Mount Holyoke College Mount Saint Mary College Mount St. Mary’s University Muhlenberg College New Jersey City University New Jersey Institute of Technology New York University North Carolina State University Northeastern University Northwestern University Nova Southeastern University Occidental College Ohio State University Ohio University Oklahoma City University Otis College of Art and Design Pace 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rider University Ringling College of Art and Design Roberts Wesleyan College Rochester Institute of Technology Roger Williams University Rollins College Rowan University Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Royal Holloway University of London Rutgers University-Camden Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick Rutgers University-Newark

Sacred Heart University Saint Joseph’s University Saint Leo University Saint Louis University Saint Peter’s 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. John’s University St. Lawrence 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 Albany SUNY at Fredonia SUNY at Purchase College SUNY College at Geneseo SUNY Cortland SUNY Maritime College SUNY Oneonta SUNY Polytechnic Institute Susquehanna University Swarthmore College Syracuse University Temple University Texas A & M University Texas Christian University The American University of Paris The College of New Jersey The New School The University of Alabama The University of Arizona The University of Melbourne The University of Tampa The University of TennesseeKnoxville The University of Texas at Austin Towson University

Tri-County Technical College Trinity College Trinity University Tufts University Tulane University of Louisiana Union College United States Coast Guard Academy University at Buffalo University College Dublin University of Arkansas University of Bridgeport University of CaliforniaBerkeley University of CaliforniaDavis (College of Letters & Science) University of California-Irvine University of CaliforniaLos Angeles University of California-San Diego University of CaliforniaSanta Barbara University of CaliforniaSanta Cruz University of Central Florida University of Cincinnati University of Colorado Boulder University of Connecticut University of Dallas 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 Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Kentucky University of Lynchburg University of Maine University of MarylandBaltimore County University of MarylandCollege Park University of MassachusettsAmherst University of MassachusettsBoston University of Miami University of MichiganAnn Arbor University of MinnesotaTwin Cities University of Mississippi University of NebraskaLincoln

University of New HampshireMain Campus 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 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 Scranton University of South Carolina University of South Florida University of Southern California University of Strathclyde University of the Arts London University of Toronto University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Washington University of Waterloo University of WisconsinMadison Ursinus College Utica College Vanderbilt University Villanova University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Wagner College Wake Forest University Washington & Jefferson College Wellesley College Wentworth Institute of Technology Wesleyan University West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Virginia University Western New England University Western University Wheaton College William Paterson University of New Jersey Worcester Polytechnic Institute Xavier University Bold denotes attending *denotes Ivy League