School Profile 2017

2017-18 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 • 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 • New Jersey Association of Independent Schools (NJAIS) GPA Distribution Class of 2017

50 32 17

2.00-2.49

2.50-2.99

3.00-3.49

3.50-3.99

Scholarship Awards for IHA Students to Attend Colleges/Universities 2017................................................................................... $37 Million 2016................................................................................... $40 Million 2015................................................................................... $38 Million 2014................................................................................... $40 Million 2013................................................................................... $37 Million Class of 2012–2018 National Merit Scholarship Program ............................................68 (Commended, Semi-Finalists, and Finalists) National Hispanic Scholars.............................................................12 2016-17 School Year University Book Awards and Medals.............................................22 Presidential Volunteer Service Awards........................................134 Class of 2017 Percentage Attending Four-year College.......................... 100% 70% admitted to most competitive or highly competitive universities (Barron’s)

DEMOGRAPHICS

71

3

IHA sponsors the following National Honor Society Chapters: • French Honor Society • International Thespian Society (ITS) • National Honor Society • National Art Honor Society • Science National Honor Society • Spanish Honor Society (Reina Sofia Chapter) • Tri-M (Modern Music Masters)

4.00-4.60

Faculty Immaculate Heart Academy is staffed by 66 members.

Presently, there are two religious sisters on staff. Approximately 80% 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.

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 • Kitty Kelly, Secretary

SCHOOL PROFILE Student Body Enrollment (9-12)...........................................................................711 Faculty-Student Ratio...................................................................12:1 Average Class Size............................................................................18

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. Not all students who wish to take an AP class are able.

• 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.

History Advanced Honors is only offered junior year.

• 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 a total of three to five AP classes.

Statement of Class Rank 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

4.5

5

5.3

99

4.4

4.9

5.2

98

4.3

4.8

5.1

Honors

AH/AP

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

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. The Class of 2018 includes the first graduates of our STEM program.

IHA PSAT The Class of 2018 has achieved the following results for the PSAT:

IHA PSAT Mean Scores:

ERW — 590 Math — 555

IHA SAT Class of 2017

Class of 2018

Number of Graduates

184

173

IHA Mean Score

1160

1202 (through June 2017)

IHA ACT Mean Scores Class of 2017

IHA Mean Score

NJ Females Mean Score

English

26.4

23.9

Mathematics

23.8

23.2

Reading

26.2

24.2

Science

23.1

22.6

Composite

25

23.6

IHA students met 99% of the benchmarks, while New Jersey females overall met only 53%.

Minimum Requirements for Graduation English.................................................................................20 Credits World Language..................................................................10 Credits Mathematics........................................................................15 Credits Physical Education.............................................................10 Credits Religious Studies.................................................................20 Credits Science.................................................................................15 Credits Social Studies...................................................................17.5 Credits Electives............................................................................27.5 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 Christian Service hours each year.

2016–17 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 At IHA, we experience a different type of Millennial Generation — social justice advocates. Last year, more than 700 students gave 34,000+ hours of service to more than 50 organizations. Our young women, ages 14-18, are touching the lives of others while finding their own lives changed. IHA girls are truly shedding a new light on what it means to be a millennial.

In 2016–17 alone, our young women: • Sponsored more than 15 student-led service groups • Provided 260 Christmas gifts to children in need • Distributed more than 2,000 meals to the hungry • Provided Easter baskets to 250+ children in need • Cooked 130 meals for local assisted living • Collected more than 500 children’s books for local underprivileged students • Wrote 200 letters to detainees • Volunteered almost 50 hours of swim lessons for students with special needs • Gave 200+ hours teaching Religious Education classes at local parishes • Dedicated more than 1,000 collective hours to Camp Acorn

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 2016-17 school year, the N.J. State Interscholastic Athletics Association (NJSIAA) named IHA in the top three athletic programs in New Jersey. This was the twelfth consecutive year that Immaculate Heart Academy was ranked in the top five athletic programs in the state.

2016–17 School Highlights

80%

17

of faculty hold advanced degrees

50%

AP courses offered

100%

are attending four-year colleges

40

3.59

Average StudentAthlete GPA

66

clubs and upperclassmen sports enrolled in offered AP classes President’s Volunteer Service Awards received

134

Soaring Eagle Award recipients

34K

student community service hours

10,053

60%

of students earned honor roll

$37M

in scholarships earned

total alumnae

IHA COLLEGES ACCEPTED/ATTENDING 2014–17 Adelphi University Albright College Allegheny College Alvernia University American Academy of Dramatic Arts American Musical and Dramatic Academy American University American University of Rome Amherst College Appalachian State University Arcadia University Arizona State University Asbury University Assumption College Auburn University Ave Maria University Azusa Pacific University Babson College Baldwin Wallace University Bard College Barry University Baruch College of the CUNY Baylor University Becker College Belmont Abbey College Belmont University Bentley University Bergen Community College Berkeley College

Binghamton University Black Hills State University Bloomsburg University Boston College Boston Conservatory at Berklee Boston University Brandeis University Brooklyn College of the CUNY Bryant University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Cabrini University Caldwell University California State University, Stanislaus Canisius College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Centenary University Central Connecticut State University Champlain College Chapman University Chestnut Hill College Christopher Newport University City College of New York CUNY Clark University

Clarkson University Clemson University Coastal Carolina University Colgate University College of Charleston College of Mount Saint Vincent College of Saint Elizabeth College of Staten Island — CUNY College of the Holy Cross College of William and Mary Colorado State University Columbia College, Chicago Columbia University* Concord University Connecticut College Cornell University* Curry College Daemen College Delaware State University Delaware Valley University DePaul University DePauw University DeSales University Dickinson College Dominican College Drew University Drexel University Duke University Duquesne University

East Carolina University East Stroudsburg University Eastern Connecticut State University Eastern University Eckerd College Elon University Emerson College Emmanuel College Emory University Endicott College ESSEC Business School, France Fairfield University Fairleigh Dickinson University Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Fashion Institute of Technology Felician University Flagler College Florida Atlantic University Florida Gulf Coast University Florida International University Florida Southern College Florida State University Fordham University Franciscan University Franklin & Marshall College

Franklin Pierce University Furman University Gannon University George Mason University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgian Court University Gettysburg College Gonzaga University Gordon College Hamilton College Hartwick College High Point University Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hofstra University Holy Family University Howard University Hult International Business School, London Hunter College Immaculata University Indiana University at Bloomington Iona College Iowa State University Ithaca College Bold denotes attending *denotes Ivy League

IHA COLLEGES ACCEPTED/ATTENDING 2014–17 (CONT’D) James Madison University Joffrey Ballet School John Cabot University John Jay College of Criminal Justice Johns Hopkins University Johnson & Wales University Juniata College Kansas State University Kean University Keene State College Keiser University Kent State University King’s College Kutztown University La Salle University Lafayette College Lake Forest College Lasell College Le Moyne College Lehigh University Lesley University Laboratory Institute of Merchandising Long Island University Louisiana State University Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Maryland Loyola University New Orleans Lynchburg College Lynn University Maine Maritime Academy Manhattan College Manhattanville College Marist College Marquette University Maryland Institute College of Art Marymount California University Marymount Manhattan College Marymount University Maryville College Marywood University Massachusetts Maritime Academy McDaniel College McGill University Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences Mercy College Merrimack College Messiah College Miami University Michigan State University Millikin University Misericordia University Mississippi State University Molloy College Monmouth University Montclair State University Moravian College Mount Holyoke College

Mount Saint Mary College Mount St. Mary’s University Muhlenberg College Nazareth College Neumann University New Jersey Institute of Technology New York Institute of Technology New York University Newbury College North Carolina State University Northeastern University Northwestern University Norwich University Nova Southeastern University Ohio University Oklahoma City University Otis College of Art and Design Pace University Palm Beach Atlantic University Parisian Beauty Academy Pennsylvania State University Pepperdine University Point Park University Pratt Institute Princeton University* Providence College Purdue University Quinnipiac University Radford University Ramapo College Regent’s University London Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island College Rhode Island School of Design Rider University Robert Morris University Rochester Institute of Technology Rockland Community College Roger Williams University Rollins College Rosemont College Rowan University Rutgers University Sacred Heart University Sage College of Albany Saint Francis University Saint Joseph’s University Saint Leo University Saint Louis University Saint Mary’s College Saint Michael’s College Saint Peter’s University Salem State University Salisbury University Salve Regina University San Diego State University Santa Barbara City College Santa Clara University Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art and Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago School of Visual Arts Seton Hall University Shenandoah University

Siena College Skidmore College Slippery Rock University Smith College South Dakota State University Southern Connecticut State University Southern Methodist University Springfield College St Mary’s University, London St. Bonaventure University St. Edward’s University St. Francis College St. John’s University St. Lawrence University St. Thomas Aquinas College SUNY Plattsburgh SUNY Albany SUNY Geneseo SUNY New Paltz SUNY Purchase SUNY Upstate Medical University Stetson University Stevens Institute of Technology Stevenson University Stockton University Stonehill College Stony Brook University Suffolk University SUNY Buffalo SUNY College at Cortland SUNY College at Oneonta SUNY College at Potsdam SUNY Fredonia SUNY Maritime College SUNY Oswego Susquehanna University Swarthmore College Syracuse University Temple University Texas A&M University The American University of Paris The Catholic University of America The College of New Jersey The College of Saint Rose The College of Wooster The Culinary Institute of America The George Washington University The King’s College The New School The Ohio State University The University of Alabama The University of Arizona The University of Findlay The University of Georgia The University of Iowa The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of Scranton The University of Tampa The University of Texas at Austin The University of the Arts Tiffin University Towson University

Trinity College Trinity College Dublin Trinity University Tufts University Tulane University Union College United States Coast Guard Academy United States Merchant Marine Academy United States Military Academy - Army United States Naval Academy Universita Bocconi University of Alaska Fairbanks University of Bridgeport University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Riverside University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of Central Florida University of Chicago University of Cincinnati University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado at Denver University of Connecticut University of Dayton University of Delaware University of Denver University of Evansville University of Florida University of Hartford University of Hong Kong University of Houston University of Illinois University of Kansas University of Kentucky University of Louisville University of Maine University of Maryland University of Massachusetts Dartmouth University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Miami University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Mississippi University of Missouri Columbia University of Nebraska at Lincoln University of New England University of New Hampshire at Durham University of New Haven University of North Carolina at Asheville

University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of North Carolina at Wilmington University of Notre Dame University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania* University of Pittsburgh University of Portland University of Redlands 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 Dakota University of South Florida University of Southern California University of Southern Maine University of St Andrews, Scotland University of Tennessee University of the Sciences in Philadelphia University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Westminster, London University of Wisconsin at Madison Ursinus College Valparaiso University Vanderbilt University Villanova University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Tech Wagner College Wake Forest University Washington and Jefferson College Washington College Washington University in St. Louis Webster University Wentworth Institute of Technology West Chester University West Virginia University Western Carolina University Western Michigan University Westminster College Wheaton College Wheelock College Widener University Wilkes University William Paterson University of New Jersey Worcester Polytechnic Institute Xavier University Yale University* York College of Pennsylvania Bold denotes attending *denotes Ivy League