Seven Hills School Profile

S E V E N H I L L S H I G H L I G H T S• All students take an advanced college preparatory curriculum

• Students come from 60 ZIP codes

• Student body includes 30% students of color

• Financial Aid awarded to 29% of Upper School students

• Flexible Credit – Alternative ways of earning credit through online

or college or self-designed and mentored projects

• Study Abroad in China, France, Spain, Greece and Italy

A C A D E M I C R I G O R• Admission to Honors and AP courses is selective and depends on

past performance and departmental approval. Due to the rigor of

those courses, students are counseled to limit the number they take.

• All AP students are expected to take the AP exam.

• Post -AP electives – Multivariable Calculus, Modern Political

Theory, French V.

The Seven Hills School - Class of 2016

S T A T I S T I C S

F A C U L T Y 49 members41 with advanced degrees4 college counselorsstudent/faculty ratio: 9:1

C L A S S S I Z E S F A L L 2 0 1 5 Grade 9 – 80Grade 10 – 92Grade 11 – 84Grade 12 – 84

C A L E N D A RTwo 18-week semesters, each divided into two 9-week quarters. Block schedule: 80-minute classes in two-day rotation

G R A D I N G I N F O R M AT I O N

“Pass” is given no weight but is computed in credits earned.

Weighted Grades – Honors and AP courses (which are comparable in rigor) are weighted an additional .333 on the 4.0 scale. Highest possible GPA is 4.333; no one has ever graduated with a 4.333

A C A D E M I C H O N O R SHonor Roll – GPA of 3.495 or higherMerit Roll – GPA of 3.165 to 3.494Seven Hills does not rank its students. G R A D U A T I O N R E Q U I R E M E N T S Academic Curriculum:

• English – 4 credits

• Math – 4 credits

• History – 3 credits

• Science – 3 credits

• World Language – 3 credits

• Fine and Performing Arts – 1.5 credits

• Health and PE – 1.5 credits

Personal Challenge: Self-designed, self-conducted project defended before faculty committee and presented to school community

Community Service: Individual volunteer project culminating in written reflection

A+ 4.333

B+ 3.333

C+ 2.333

D+ 1.333

NP 0.000

A 4.000

B 3.000

C 2.000

D 1.000

A- 3.666

B- 2.666

C- 1.666

D- .666

M A R K I N G S Y S T E M

N E W C O U R S E S 2 015 -16

• History - Environmental History

• Science - Biotechnology

• Chinese - Chinese IV Honors

• Computer Science - Computer

Engineering

• Theater - Technical Theater

• Visual Arts - Sculpture

A

200 300 400 500 600 700 800

2 016 M I D D L E 5 0% OF SA T S C O R E S :

Combined: 1820 -2150; average 1995

Reading

Math

610- 720 avg. 668

590-740 avg. 664

620-690 avg. 663

2 0 1 6 S A T & A C T S C O R E S

681

745

750

704

740

750

685

770

612

740

658

725 1-15 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

26-35 English

Math

Reading

Science

25-31

27-34

26-33

26-33

avg. 30

avg. 28

avg. 31

avg. 29

avg. 30

2 016 M I D D L E 50% OF AC T S C O R E S :

200 300 400 500 600 700 800

AC T AV E RAG E S - 2 015 :

S A T AV E R A G E S - 2 015 :

Critical Reading

Math

Math

Science

Writing Composite

497

487535

635

513562

667

555648 2016: 663

2016: 664

2016: 668

1-15 16 -19 20 -23 24-27 28 -32 33- 36

2016: 28

2016: 29

2016: 30

2122

29

NationalOhioSeven Hills


English2016: 30



20.822

30

20.321.4

29

20.921.7

28

Reading2016: 31


21.322.4

30



2221

29


SAT Subject Tests AVG

Math 1

Math 2

Chemistry

Molecular Biology

Environmental Biology

Physics

U.S. History

World History

French

Spanish Literature

Latin

Literature

Writing

Composite

Allegheny College - 1American College of Marbella (Spain) - 1American University of Paris (France) - 1Amherst College - 1Auburn University - 1Babson College - 1Bates College - 2 Boston University - 1Bowdoin College - 3Bowling Green State University - 1Brandeis University - 1Bryn Mawr College - 1Bucknell University - 1Butler University - 1Carleton College - 4Carnegie Mellon University - 3Case Western Reserve University - 8Catholic University of America - 1Centre College - 4Claremont McKenna College - 1Clemson University - 2Coastal Carolina University - 1Colgate University - 2College of Charleston - 1College of Wooster - 1Columbia College - 1Columbia University - 7Cornell University - 8Davidson College - 1Denison University - 2DePaul University - 4DePauw University - 1Duke University - 2Earlham College - 2

Elon University - 6Emory University - 5George Washington University - 8Georgetown University - 3Gettysburg College - 1Guilford College - 1Hamilton College - 3Harvard University - 2Hobart & William Smith College - 1Hope College - 2Indiana University - 5Johns Hopkins University - 1Kalamazoo College - 4Kenyon College - 5Lawrence University - 2Lehigh University - 2Macalester College - 1Marietta College - 1Marquette University - 1Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 1Miami University - 13Middlebury College - 2Mt. Holyoke College - 1Mt. St. Joseph University - 2Muhlenberg College - 1New York University - 3Northeastern University - 2Northwestern University - 1 Oberlin College - 1Ohio University - 3Ohio Northern University - 1Ohio State University - 17Ohio Wesleyan University - 2Pitzer College - 2Pomona College - 1

Pratt Institute - 1Princeton University - 3Rhode Island School of Design - 1Rhodes College - 2Rice University - 3Roanoke College - 1Rochester Institute of Technology - 2St. Lawrence University - 1Santa Clara University - 1

Savannah College of Art and Design - 1 School of the Art Institute of Chicago - 1School of Visual Arts - 1Skidmore College - 2 Southern Methodist University - 1Stanford University - 2Swarthmore College - 1 Syracuse University - 2The Citadel - 1Thomas More College - 2Tufts University - 3Tulane University - 8Tuskegee University - 1United States Naval Academy - 1University of Adelaide (Australia) - 1

University of Akron - 1University of Alabama - 2 University of British Columbia (Canada) - 1University of California/Berkeley - 1University of Chicago - 6University of Cincinnati - 12University of Colorado - 2University of Dayton - 4University of Delaware - 1

University of Denver - 1University of Illinois - 4University of Kentucky - 1University of Louisville - 2University of Miami (FL) - 2University of Michigan - 11University of Missouri - 1University of Montana - 1 University of Nebraska - 2University of North Carolina/ Chapel Hill - 1University of Notre Dame - 2University of Oxford (England) - 1 University of Pennsylvania - 5University of Pittsburgh - 4University of Richmond - 4University of Rochester - 3

University of St. Andrews (Scotland) - 3University of South Carolina - 5University of the South: Sewanee - 4University of Southern California - 1University of Toledo - 1University of Vermont - 2University of Wisconsin - 2Vanderbilt University - 5Vassar College - 1

Villanova University - 1Virginia Commonwealth University - 1Wake Forest University - 1Washington University in St. Louis - 12 Wellesley College - 1West Virginia University - 2Whitman College - 1Williams College - 2Wilmington College - 1Wittenberg University - 2Wofford College - 1Worcester Polytechnic Institute - 1Xavier University - 5Yale University - 1

Yeshiva University - 2

In state-22%

Out of state - 78%

Public - 26%Private - 74%

Midwest - 43%East - 30%South - 20%West - 5%International - 2%78%

22% 26%

74%

F I V E - Y E A R M A T R I C U L A T I O N L I S T ( 2 0 1 1 - 2 0 1 5 )

Biology Calculus AB

Calculus BC

(AB subscore)

Chemistry

Comp Sci A

English Comp

English Lit

European Hist

French

Latin

Physics C (E&M)

Physics C (Mech)

Spanish Lang

Spanish Lit

US History

Total #

Total %

100%

100%

93%

100%

100%

100%

97%

95%

100%

100%

100%

78%

89%

100%

100%

96%

97%

10

8

10

13

8

5

15

16

12

3

2

2

3

2

4

6

119

43%

36

22

15

15

15

7

35

38

21

14

6

9

9

3

5

26

276

22

12

3

1

4

1

16

10

4

7

4

3

2

1

0

13

103

37%

4

2

1

1

3

1

3

10

5

4

0

2

3

0

1

6

45

16%

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

2

0

0

0

2

1

0

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9

3%

4.17

4.27

4.47

4.8

4.33

4.57

4.29

4.05

4.33

3.93

4.33

3.56

3.78

4.67

4.6

3.92

A D VA N C E D P L A C E M E N T T E S T S

T E S T % 3 and higher AVG score 5 4 3 2 1 Total A D VA N C E D P L A C E M E N T S C H O L A R S : 18 AP Scholars; average score 3.67 14 AP Scholars with Honors; average score 4.30 31 AP Scholars with Distinction; average score 4.40 4 National AP Scholars; average score 4.65

N AT I O N A L M E R I T R E C O G N I T I O N :

Class of 2016 – 29%Class of 2015 – 27%Class of 2014 – 20%Class of 2013 – 26%Class of 2012 – 40%

5400 Red Bank RoadCincinnati, Ohio 45227

Phone: 513.728.2460Fax: 513.728.2481

S T A F F

Susan S. Marrs 513.728.2463Director of College Counseling

Lara Magdzinski 513.728.2479College Counselor

Alex Catalan 513.728.2461College Counselor

Beth Driehaus 513.728.2467College Counselor

Christopher P. GartenHead of School

Matthew Bolton, Ph.D.Head of Upper School

Nick Francis 513.728.2465Director of Experiential Learning

EnglishEnglish 9English 10; English 10 HonorsEnglish 11; English 11 HonorsEnglish 12; AP English LiteratureSpeechJournalismCreative Writing

MathematicsAlgebra IGeometry; Geometry HonorsAlgebra II; Algebra II HonorsProbability and Statistics; Probability and Statistics HonorsPre-Calculus; Pre-Calculus HonorsCalculus; AP Calculus AB; AP Calculus BCMultivariable Calculus Honors

Computer ScienceProgramming IProgramming II Computer EngineeringAP Computer Science

HistoryWorld History IWorld History IIAP European HistoryU.S. History and Government; AP U.S. History Honors Seminar in Modern Political TheoryOne-semester Electives:EconomicsGlobal Issues: AsiaGlobal Issues: The Non-Asian WorldPostmodern America Since 1968Environmental History The World at War

ScienceBiology; Biology Honors

Chemistry; Chemistry HonorsPhysics; Physics HonorsAnatomy and PhysiologyEnvironmental SciencePsychologyEngineering A; Engineering B BiotechnologyAP BiologyAP ChemistryAP Physics C

ChineseChinese I HonorsChinese II HonorsChinese III Honors Chinese IV Honors

FrenchFrench IFrench II; French II HonorsFrench III; French III HonorsFrench IVAP French Language and Culture French V

LatinLatin II HonorsLatin III HonorsLatin IV HonorsAP Latin

SpanishSpanish I A & BSpanish ISpanish II; Spanish II HonorsSpanish III; Spanish III HonorsSpanish IVSpanish VAP Spanish Language and Culture AP Spanish Literature and Culture

Choral MusicConcert ChorusChamber Ensemble

Instrumental MusicContemporary EnsembleSymphonic Ensemble

TheaterTheater ITheater IIImprovisation Technical TheaterAdvanced Production

Visual ArtsGeneral ArtDrawingPainting SculptureGraphic DesignMaterials and DesignDigital ImagingFilm and AnimationArt HistoryCeramics

PE & HealthPhysical EducationHealth

2 0 1 5 C U R R I C U L U M

AccreditationNational Association of Independent SchoolsIndependent Schools Association of the Central StatesOhio Association of Independent SchoolsState of Ohio

CEEB/ACT 361-005

5400 Red Bank RoadCincinnati, Ohio 45227

Phone: 513.728.2460Fax: 513.728.2481

Disclosure PolicyThe Seven Hills College Counseling Office will answer questions posed by colleges regarding major disciplinary action in secondary school reports, midyear reports, and final school reports. Students are expected to disclose such information to the colleges as well.

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