Classical High School

SCHOOL BACKGROUND
Classical High School, founded on March 20, 1843, is a coeducational college preparatory school in the Providence School District. The student body is selected on the basis of a rigorous entrance examination (High School Placement Test and Naglieri Non-Verbal Test) as well as superior academic achievement.

CUM LAUDE SOCIETY
Classical High School has been a Charter member since 1921 of the Cum Laude Society, which recognizes superior scholarship.

ENROLLMENT
Total enrollment in grades 9-12 is 1,113 of which 245 are seniors. The student body is made up of a wide range of ethnically diverse students.

CURRICULUM
Students at Classical follow a college preparatory curriculum. Honors, as well as twenty Advanced Placement courses, are offered in every discipline. A variety of varsity sports, clubs, and orchestra serve many talented students.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
4 units of College English, 3 units of Social Studies, 3 units of Laboratory Science, 4 units of Math, Level 3 of Foreign Language, 3 electives and Junior Year Research Project.
We are members of the Early Enrollment Program out of Rhode Island College, which offers students college credit for specific courses taken at Classical.

GRADING SYSTEM
A+ 97-100 B+ 87-89 C+ 77-79 D+ 67-69 E+ 57-59
A 94-96 B 84-86 C 74-76 D 64-66 E 54-56
A- 90-93 B- 80-83 C- 70-73 D- 60-63 E- 50-53
F 0-49

ACCREDITATION
New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

CLASS OF 2011
The Class of 2011 is attending over 123 Colleges and Universities throughout the U.S. 99% applied to college, 97% accepted to a 4 year college, 83% enrolled in a 4 year college, 14% enrolled in a 2 year program.

SPECIAL FEATURES
Classical offers a complete coeducational, interscholastic and intramural sports program. Extra-curricular activities encompass over 40 clubs, including our nationally acclaimed Science Olympiad, Math Team, Dramatics, Newspaper, Literary Magazine, etc.

CLASS RANK
Class rank is cumulative from the ninth grade through the twelfth. Rank is calculated at the end of the sixth and seventh semesters. All courses at Classical are considered advanced, consequently, Honors and regular courses are not weighted, but AP classes are raised one letter grade for the purpose of rank only. Grade point averages of more than 100 are possible, but infrequent. Rank is determined by Classical grades only.

COLLEGE TEST RESULTS
Mean SAT Classical 2011 – 231 test takers
Reading 532
Math 524
Writing 522

Rhode Island SAT 2011
Reading 495
Math 493
Writing 489

National SAT 2011
Reading 497
Math 514
Writing 489

TOEFL test takers 2011 at Classical: 50
281 Candidates wrote 506 AP Exams in May 2011
Mean % scoring 3+ = 70% or 197 students

ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES
(APPROVED BY COLLEGE BOARD)
English 3 AP Language, English 4 AP Literature
Calculus AB AP, Calculus BC AP, Statistics AP
Biology AP, Chemistry AP, Physics B AP, Physics C AP,
Environmental Science AP
French 4 AP Lang, Spanish 4 AP Lang
Spanish 5 AP Lit, Latin 4 AP, AP Japanese 4 AP Italian 4
European History AP, U. S. History AP, U.S. Govt. AP
Studio Art AP

HONORS COURSES
Honors English (grade 10)
Foreign Language-as determined by placement exam
Honors Spanish 3

NATIONAL MERIT
Semifinalists: Class of 2011 – 2
Finalists: Class of 2011 - 6
Semifinalists: Class of 2012 – 2
Commended: Class of 2011 – 7
National Merit Achievement Semifinalists Class of 2012 - 2
National Hispanic Recognition Program Class of 2012 - 3