2016-2017 PROFILE for Colleges and Universities Founded in 1960, Pingree School is an independent, coeducational day school for grades 9 12 dedicated to fostering critical thinking, discipline of mind, and civic engagement for all students. Located 20 miles north of Boston, Pingree currently draws its 376 students from more than 50 communities. Admission is very competitive and based on school records, SSAT/ISEE testing, teacher recommendations, and an interview. 100% of our graduates go on to attend four-year colleges or universities. Beginning this year, Pingree will move from semesters to trimesters to provide students with more curricular choice.
Our School Profile 2016-17 376 students enrolled 91 students in the class of 2017 16% students of color 38% students receiving financial aid ACCREDITATION NEASC (New England Association of Schools & Colleges) SCHOOL MEMBERSHIP The College Board SSATB ISNE NAIS NACAC NEACAC ACCIS (Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools) BISCCA (Boston Independent School College Counseling Association) GRADING SYSTEM Grade Range A+ 97 100 A 93 96 A 90 92 B+ 87 89 B 83 86 B- 80 82 C+ 77 79 C 73 76 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS English: 4 years to include one year of American Literature / American Cultural Studies or an approved equivalent course History: 3 years to include Themes and Issues in World History, Modern European History, U.S. History, or American Cultural Studies C- D+ D D- F 70 72 67 69 63 66 60 62 >60 Science: 3 years to include biology, chemistry, and physics Math: 3 years Foreign Language: 3 consecutive years in one language Art: 1 year (2 years beginning with the Class of 2019) INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES American Cultural Studies A rigorous year-long double credit junior course taught jointly by the History and English Departments. The course meets during two class periods and offers full credit in both English and History. Students receive one grade. Pingree offers a number of other single and half-credit courses that are either team taught or contributed to by teachers from differing disciplines. 100% day student community from over 50 towns in the Boston area H BLOCK ELECTIVES H Blocks are half-credit electives that allow students to pursue diverse interests and take intellectual risks. Beginning 2016-2017, all H Block electives are pass/fail. SENIOR PROJECTS Seniors spend the year planning a two-week capstone project to explore different interests they may have developed during their time at Pingree. Projects, which happen in May, have included community service, job shadowing, and internships. Over the course of the year seniors work on developing proposals, networking, and presentation skills. 13 average class size HONOR ROLL Honor roll is calculated by trimester using weighted GPAs. (+5 points for AP and honors classes). Students in the top decile of each class earn high honors. Students in the second decile of each class earn honors. Students in the third decile of each class, along with any students with all As of any kind (A-, A, etc.) who are not on the Honor Roll, are placed on the Head of School s List.
AP COURSES* Art History Biology Calculus (AB and BC) Chemistry Environmental Science French Language Physics 1 and Physics 2 Spanish Language Statistics US History HONORS COURSES* Acting & Directing Art History Building Arts Chemistry Dance Ensemble French III/IV Instrumental Ensemble Integrated Math 3 Pre-Calculus Spanish III/IV Spectrum Vocal Ensemble ADVANCED/ACCELERATED COURSES Biology Chemistry Chinese, French & Spanish Seminars Instrumental Ensemble Physics Senior History Seminars Spanish 2 *Students may take a maximum of three AP courses in one year and a maximum of four AP and honors courses combined. When students are recommended for an advanced, honors, or AP course but schedule restraints prohibit them from taking it, a note will be added to the student s transcript. CLASS OF 2017 GRADE DISTRIBUTION: JUNIOR COURSES* * Most math, language and art classes are mixed (include non-juniors). Course A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D'S/F Median American Literature 0 6 14 26 14 7 3 0 0 0 B+ American Cultural Studies 0 0 4 6 6 1 0 1 0 0 B+ M3 0 6 13 13 11 9 5 1 1 1 B+ Honors M3 1 3 6 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 B+ Pre-calculus 0 3 11 11 7 8 3 1 2 1 B+ Honors Pre-calculus 6 7 7 3 5 0 1 1 0 0 A- Computer 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 A- Physics 1 1 3 7 15 5 5 4 1 0 B Accel. Physics 0 3 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 A- AP Physics 1 1 5 6 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 A- Science Electives 5 16 28 12 27 10 10 6 2 2 B+ US History 0 3 17 18 17 9 3 0 1 1 B+ AP US History 0 1 2 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 B+ Chinese 3 9 10 10 8 0 1 1 0 0 A- French 0 6 5 11 12 3 0 1 1 0 B+ AP/Honors French 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A- Spanish 4 15 20 47 49 22 11 7 3 2 B+ AP/Honors Spanish 1 18 18 14 4 1 0 0 0 0 A- Arts 13 172 99 13 3 3 0 0 0 0 A Honors/Adv Arts 5 45 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 A
WEIGHTED GPAS CLASS OF 16 & 17 Academic Profile CLASS OF 2016 87 students SAT RESULTS CLASS OF 16 Median Mid 50% Verbal 590 540 650 Math 620 560 660 Writing 600 540 670 SAT RESULTS CLASS OF 17 Median Mid 50% EBRW 650 600 690 Math 605 550 660 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 EBRW Math 7 national merit commended scholars 596 mean SAT verbal ACT RESULTS CLASS OF 16 & 17 Median Mid 50% 2016 27 24 29 2017 26 24 30 AP SCORES CLASS OF 16 & 17 In May 2016, 116 students took 202 AP exams. 50% scored a 4 or 5, while 80% scored a 3 or higher 612 mean SAT math 606 mean SAT writing 27 mean ACT
COLLEGE ACCEPTS FOR 2016 AND COLLEGES ATTENDED 2012 2016 College (# attended) Albany College of Pharmacy American University The American University of Paris 1 Amherst College 3 University of the Arts London 1 Arizona State University 1 Assumption College 2 Babson College 4 Bard College 1 Bates College 3 Bentley University 4 Berklee College of Music 2 Boston College 7 Boston University 19 Bowdoin College 5 Bradley University Brandeis University Brown University 6 Bryant University Bryn Mawr College 1 Bucknell University 1 University of California, Los Angeles 1 University of California, San Diego Carnegie Mellon University 1 Case Western Reserve University 1 Chapman University 2 The Catholic University of America College of Charleston 4 Clark University Clemson University Colby College 8 Colby-Sawyer College 1 Colgate University 2 University of Colorado, Boulder 3 Colorado College 3 Columbia University 1 Connecticut College 10 University of Connecticut 2 Cornell University 4 Curry College 1 Dartmouth College 1 Davidson College 2 University of Delaware 3 Denison University University of Denver 5 Dickinson College 2 Drexel University 3 Durham University 1 Elon University 14 Emerson College 3 Emmanuel College 1 Emory University 2 Endicott College Fairfield University 4 Florida Southern College 1 Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus/Rose Hill Campus 1 Franklin and Marshall College 1 Furman University 1 The George Washington University 6 Georgetown University 1 Gettysburg College 1 Gordon College Hamilton College 1 University of Hartford 1 Hartwick College 1 Harvard University 1 Harvey Mudd College High Point University Hobart and William Smith Colleges 6 College of the Holy Cross 6 Indiana University at Bloomington 1 Iona College Ithaca College James Madison University 1 Johnson State College University of Kent 1 Kenyon College 1 Lafayette College 1 Lehigh University 2 Lesley University 2 Le Moyne College Lewis & Clark College 2 Loyola University Maryland 1 Maine Maritime Academy University of Maine University of Maryland, College Park 1 Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences 1 Massachusetts Maritime Academy 1 University of Massachusetts, Amherst 6 University of Massachusetts, Boston University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth 1 University of Massachusetts, Lowell 1 McGill University 1 Merrimack College 2 Miami Dade College, All Campuses 1 Miami University, OH 2 University of Miami 4 University of Michigan 8 Middlebury College 1 Muhlenberg College 1 Musicians Institute 1 University of New England University of New Hampshire, Durham 1 New York University 4 University of North Carolina, Wilmington 1 Northeastern University 12 Northwestern University 2 Norwich University 1 University of Notre Dame 2 Occidental College University of Pennsylvania 1 Philadelphia University Pitzer College 4 Pratt Institute 1 Princeton University 1 Providence College 13 Purdue University 1 University of Puget Sound Quinnipiac University 2 University of Redlands Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1 University of Rhode Island 4 University of Richmond 2 Rice University Roanoke College 1 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 University of Rochester 7 Roger Williams University 1 Rollins College 1 Rutgers University, New Brunswick Sacred Heart University Saint Anselm College 1 Saint Michael s College 5 Salem State University Salve Regina University 1 University of San Diego University of San Francisco Santa Clara University 3 Sarah Lawrence College 1 Savannah College of Art and Design 3 Sciences Po Paris, Campus de Reims 1 Simmons College Skidmore College 6 Smith College 1 University of South Carolina 1 University of Southern California 3 Southern Methodist University 1 Spelman College 1 Springfield College University of St. Andrews 1 St. Lawrence University 10 St. Mary s College of Maryland 1 Stonehill College 7 Suffolk University 2 Syracuse University 2 Temple University 3 Texas Christian University 1 The New School, All Divisions 1 University of Toronto 1 Trinity College 10 Tufts University 3 Tulane University 4 Union College 8 Ursinus College 1 Utica College 1 Vassar College 3 University of Vermont 11 Villanova University 1 Virginia Tech University of Virginia 4 Wagner College Wake Forest University 1 Washington University in St. Louis 1 University of Washington Wellesley College 3 Wentworth Institute of Technology 1 Wesleyan University West Virginia University 1 Wheaton College, MA Whitman College 1 College of William and Mary 3 Williams College 1 University of Wisconsin, Madison Worcester Polytechnic Institute 7 Xavier University of Louisiana
Our Mission Dedicated to academic excellence and development of high personal standards, Pingree believes that a love of learning flourishes best in a diverse community that respects truth, curiosity, creativity, humor, and independent and imaginative thinking. Above all, Pingree strives to instill in its students integrity, decency, compassion, self-esteem and commitment to one another and to the world at large. CONTACT US Meghan E. Farley Director of College Counseling mfarley@pingree.org 978.468.4415, ext. 284 Nicholas Soodik Associate Director of College Counseling nsoodik@pingree.org 978.468.4415, ext. 212 Stephen J. Carey Senior Associate Director of College Counseling scarey@pingree.org 978.468.4415, ext. 238 Tracy D. Johnson Registrar/College Office Coordinator tjohnson@pingree.org 978.468.4415, ext. 236 Ann S. Foye Associate Director of College Counseling afoye@pingree.org 978.468.4415, ext. 225 Dr. Timothy M. Johnson Head of School tmjohnson@pingree.org Kristin Brown Assistant Head for Academic Affairs kbrown@pingree.org 978.468.4415, ext. 375 A coeducational independent day school for grades 9 12 537 Highland Street, S. Hamilton, MA 01982 pingree.org