Profile 2014-2015WWINDWARD

S C H O O LHead of School: Thomas W. Gilder

Director of Upper School: Peggy Procter

Co-Directors of College Counseling: Molly Branch mbranch@windwardschool.org

Jill Gully jgully@windwardschool.org

A DYNAMIC EDUCATION. A NURTURING COMMUNITY.Windward was founded by educator Shirley Windward in 1971 asa coeducational, non-profit, independent college preparatory dayschool enrolling students in grades 7 through 12. The school’s missionstatement encourages students to become responsible, caring, wellinformed, ethical and prepared citizens of the world. Located inWest Los Angeles, Windward draws its student body from the diversepopulation of Los Angeles. Admission is highly selective, with theschool attracting motivated and talented students in academics, theperforming and visual arts and athletics. Windward is accredited bythe Western Association for Schools and Colleges and is a memberof the Global Online Academy, the Cum Laude Society, the NationalAssociation of Independent Schools, the College Board, the NationalAssociation for College Admission Counseling and the WesternAssociation for College Admission Counseling.

STUDENT BODY• 550 students in grades 7-12; 390 in the Upper School• 28% students of color• Windward School has committed more than $2.43 million to financial

aid in an effort to ensure a socio-economic diversity among its students. • Approximately 15% of students receive financial aid.• Average class size: 18

FACULTY & ADMINISTRATION• 83 full-time faculty members.• 76% percent hold masters degrees• 25% percent hold doctoral degree

INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS• Founding member of the Global Online Academy (GOA), a consortium

of the world’s leading independent schools whose mission is totranslate into online classrooms the intellectually rigorous programsand excellent teaching that are hallmarks of its member schools.

• Recognized by the International Committee on Academic Integritywith the Campus of Integrity Award

• The Windward Institute promotes innovation in education throughuniversity partnerships, by exploring learning opportunities beyondthe classroom, and by staying on the forefront of technology.

• STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) andGlobal Education Curriculum. The Class of 2015 will graduate ourfirst STEAM and Global Scholars.

• Scientific Research Trips, Global Leadership forums, and Student ExchangePrograms, including service learning in the Dominican Republic andCambodia, language and cultural immersion in Peru and France, a globalcapstone in Peru, a Global Leadership summit in Costa Rica.

• Experiential and service learning opportunities include partneringwith local elementary schools

• LEGO, VEX and FIRST Robotics programs• The Entrepreneurship Initiative and the Windward Network support

student and alumni growth through internships, guest speakers andbusiness mentors.

• Currently teaming with Stanford University’s Challenge Success program

Assistant Head of School, Strategic Partnerships: Kevin Newman knewman@windwardschool.org

11350 Palms Boulevard • Los Angeles, CA 90066 • Tel: 310-391-7127 • Fax: 310-398-0869 • www.windwardschool.org • CEEB Code 053323

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTSUpper School students must completea minimum of:

• 4 years of English• 3 years of social studies, including

U.S. history and world history• 3 years of mathematics, including

algebra 2/trigonometry• 3 years of science, including physics,

chemistry, and biology• 3 years of the same world language

or 2 years each of two worldlanguages

• 2 years of visual or performing arts • 2 years of physical education • 20 hours of community service

CLASS OF 2015There are 94 students in the Classof 2015.

CLASS RANKWe do not rank our students.

PROFILE OF THE CLASS OF 2015GPA & GRADE DISTRIBUTIONAt the end of junior year:• Highest cumulative GPA: 4.33• Median GPA: 3.67• Lowest GPA: 2.70

CALCULATION OF GPA• Traditional A to F, 4.0 grading scale • Grades are weighted in Honors

and AP courses. We add .5 to eachgrade of C- or above earned inthese courses.

• Transcripts include both an end-of-year GPA and cumulative 9-12 GPA.

• Grades earned in courses not takenat Windward are included on thetranscript; however, only those thatfulfill a Windward requirement arecalculated into a student’s GPA.

• GOA courses are calculated in the GPA.• Both academic and non-academic

courses are considered in GPAcalculations.

ACT(at the end of junior year)

Subject Mean

Biology - Ecology 610

Biology - Molecular 710

Chemistry 640

English Literature 610

French 580

French w/ Listening 630

Math Level II 690

Physics 780

Spanish 680

Spanish w/ Listening 720

U.S. History 680

SAT SUBJECT TESTS

SAT REASONING TEST(at the end of junior year)

Subject Mid 50% Mean

Critical Reading 570-680 630

Math 560-690 630

Writing 590-690 650

Subject Mid 50% Mean

English 26-33 30

Math 25-30 28

Reading 25-35 30

Science Reasoning 24-32 28

Composite 25-32 29

The University of Alabama*

American University*

American University, Paris*

Amherst College*

The University of Arizona

Babson College*

Bard College*

Barnard College*

Bennington College

Bentley University*

Boston College

Boston University*

Bowdoin College*

Brandeis University

Brown University

UC Berkeley*

UC Davis*

UC Irvine

UC Los Angeles*

UC Santa Barbara*

UC Santa Cruz

California Lutheran University

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Cal State Fullerton

Cal State Northridge

Cal State San Diego*

Carnegie Mellon University*

Case Western Reserve*

Chapman University

University of Chicago

Claremont McKenna College

Colgate University

University of Colorado, Boulder*

Colorado College

Columbia University

Cornell University*

The Culinary Institute of America

Dartmouth College

Davidson College

University of Delaware

DePaul University

Drexel University*

Duke University*

Elon University

Emerson College*

Emory University

Eugene Lang, New School

Franklin & Marshall College

The George Washington University*

Georgetown University

The University of Georgia*

Georgia Institute of Technology*

Grand View University

Hamilton College

Harvard University

Harvey Mudd College

Haverford College

Hofstra University

Howard University

Humboldt State University

Indiana University, Bloomington*

Johns Hopkins University*

University of Kansas*

Kenyon College*

Lehigh University

Loyola Marymount University

Loyola University New Orleans

Marquette University*

Maryland Institute College of Art

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

McGill University*

University of Miami*

University of Michigan*

Middlebury College

University of Missouri, Columbia

Muhlenberg College

New England Conservatory of Music

New York University

Northeastern University

University of Northern Colorado

Northwestern University*

University of Notre Dame*

Oberlin College

Occidental College

The Ohio State University

University of Oregon*

Parsons, New School for Design

University of Pennsylvania*

Pepperdine University

Pitzer College

Princeton University

University of Puget Sound

Reed College

Rhode Island School of Design

University of Rhode Island

Rice University

University of San Diego

Santa Clara University*

Santa Monica College*

Sarah Lawrence College

School of the Art Institute of Chicago*

Scripps College

Skidmore College*

University of Southern California*

Southern Methodist University*

University of St. Andrews*

St. John's College - Santa Fe

Stanford University

Swarthmore College

Syracuse University

The University of Texas, Austin

Trinity College

Tufts University*

Tulane University*

Union College

Vassar College

University of Virginia

Washington University in St. Louis*

University of Washington*

Wesleyan University*

Whitman College

Willamette University

Williams College

University of Wisconsin, Madison

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

The College of Wooster

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Yale University*

COLLEGE MATRICULATIONThe 89 students in the class of 2014 matriculated in 50 colleges in 23 states, Canada, and Europe; 99% attended a four-year university (enrollmentindicated by an asterisk below). Graduates of the past five years have attended the following schools:

NATIONAL MERITClass of 2014 Class of 20159 National Merit Commended 12 National Merit Commended2 National Merit Semifinalists 2 National Merit Semifinalists 2 National Merit Finalists 2 National Hispanic Scholars1 National Achievement Scholar 3 National Achievement Scholars

2 National Achievement Semifinalists

COURSES• Trimester system with year-long grades• Exceptions to this are semester-length elective courses for seniors.• Rigorous senior honors research seminars that culminate in a

substantial college-level research paper

ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMSAP course enrollment is subject to permission of the department chair.All students enrolled in AP courses are required to take thecorresponding exam.

• The average Windward senior is enrolled in two AP courses.• Truly exceptional students will take three or more junior and senior year.

In May 2014, 192 students took 371 AP exams in 17 subjects.

• 81% of the scores were 3 or higher.• 37 AP Scholars, 15 AP Scholars with Honors, 24 AP Scholars with

Distinction, 2 National AP Scholars.

HONORS & AP COURSES18 APs and 24 Honors courses

11350 Palms Boulevard • Los Angeles, CA 90066 • Tel: 310-391-7127 • Fax: 310-398-0869 • www.windwardschool.org • CEEB Code 053323

English English 9H English 10HAP Literature,Amer. Voices 11H

English 12H

SocialStudies

WorldHistory 2H

AP Euro.History,GlobalStudies H

AP U.S. History,HumanGeography H

H Research Sem: 20th Cent. U.S.,H Research Sem: Global Studies,Global Economics H, AP Gov& Politics: U.S., AP Psychology,AP Art History

Math Geometry HAlgebra 2/Trig H

Precalculus HAP Calculus AB, (prerequisitefor AP Calc BC), AP Calculus BC,AP Statistics

Science Physics H

Chemistry H(prerequisitefor APChemistry)

Biology H(prerequisitefor AP Biology),AP Chemistry

AP Biology, AP Physics 2,AP Physics C: Mechanics

WorldLanguage

Spanish 2H,French 2H

Spanish 3H,French 3H

Spanish 4H,French 4H,Mandarin 1

AP Spanish, AP French,Mandarin 2

Visual &PerformingArts

Advanced Jazz Ensemble,AP Studio Art

SUBJECT 9TH GRADE 10TH GRADE 11TH GRADE 12TH GRADE