| ENROLLMENT |
580 Students in
grades 9-12 |
| FACULTY |
52 full-time, 3
part-time
83% have Master's Degree or above
Student/teacher ratio 13:1 |
| ACCREDITATION |
Cor Jesu Academy is
accredited by AdvancedED/North
Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). |
| SCHEDULE |
The
schedule is an 8-block schedule which rotates on a 6-day
cycle. Classes meet on alternating days for 85 minutes.
This schedule was implemented in 1994. |
| TYPE OF SCHOOL |
Cor
Jesu Academy is a private Catholic college preparatory high
school owned and operated by the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of
Jesus that offers a program for the total education of academically
talented young women. |
| SCHOOL COMMUNITY |
Cor
Jesu was founded in 1956 in the city of St. Louis and
moved to its present location in St. Louis County in 1965.
The school draws its applicants from 70 elementary schools,
both public and private. |
| ADMISSIONS |
Admission to Cor Jesu
is very competitive. It is based on a personal interview,
elementary school standardized test scores and grades. |
| CLASS RANKING |
Cor Jesu students are not ranked numerically. In keeping
with the recommendation of the NASSP and the North Central
Association, all credit subjects are used in determining
honor rolls. |
| CURRICULUM
FEATURES |
Cor Jesu offers both
ACC courses (Advanced College Credit) under the auspices of
St. Louis University, as well as AP (Advanced Placement) in
English, Mathematics, History, Science, Music and Art. The
Cor Jesu curriculum currently is comprised of a total of 26
4.5 classes, which include seven honors courses, 10 ACC
courses, 2 AP courses and 7 AP/ACC courses. |
| POST HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPATION |
College Attendance:
| Class of 2004 |
99% |
|
of 120 students |
| Class of 2005 |
100% |
|
of 125 students |
| Class of 2006 |
99% |
|
of 147 students |
| Class of 2007 |
100% |
|
of
139 students |
| Class of 2008 |
100% |
|
of
149 students |
|
| NATIONAL MERIT PROGRAM |
|
Year |
Finalists |
Commended Students
|
| Class of 2004 |
8 |
10 |
| Class of 2005 |
5 |
8 |
| Class of 2006 |
1 |
9 |
| Class of 2007 |
3 |
7 |
| Class of 2008 |
3 |
7 |
|
| COR JESU AVERAGES: COLLEGE ADMISSION
TESTING |
| Test |
2007-2008 |
2006-2007 |
2005-2006 |
2004-2005 |
2003-2004 |
| Number
in parentheses is percentage of students taking test |
| SAT |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Verbal |
|
|
|
667
(30%) |
657
(35%) |
| |
Math |
620 |
618
(27%) |
636.7
(31%) |
604 |
617 |
| |
Critical Reading |
631 |
620 |
644.7 |
NA |
NA |
| |
Writing |
635 |
682 |
641.5 |
NA |
NA |
| ACT |
28
(99%) |
27.6
(100%) |
27.5
(100%) |
27.6
(100%) |
27.6
(99%) |
| ACT Writing |
|
8.62 |
9.277 |
NA |
NA |
|
| COLLEGES
& UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED BY RECENT
GRADUATES |
American University
Appalachian State University
Arkansas State University
Avila University
Ball State University
Benedictine College
Boston College
Bradley University
Brandeis University
California College of the Arts
Case Western Reserve University
Clemson University
College of the Holy Cross
College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University
Creighton University
DePaul University
DePauw University
Dominican University
Drake University
Drury University
Florida Gulf Coast University
Fontbonne University
Fordham University
Gettysburg College
Harvard University
Hendrix College
Illinois Wesleyan University
Indiana University-Bloomington
Iowa State University
Kansas State University-Manhattan
Knox College
Lindenwood University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University-Chicago
Loyola University-New Orleans
Macalester College
Marquette University
Maryville University
Miami University-Ohio
Michigan State University-East Lansing
Missouri State University
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Murray State University
New York University
Oberlin College
Otterbein College
Princeton University
Purdue University
Regis University
Rhodes College
Rockhurst University |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Saint Louis University
Saint Mary's College-Notre Dame, IN
Santa Clara University
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Southeast Missouri State University
Southwest Baptist
University
Spring Hill College
St. John's University
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
St. Louis Community College-Meramec
Stephens College
Texas A&M University
Texas Christian University
The Catholic University of America
The George Washington University
Truman State University
Tufts University
Tulane University
United States Military Academy-West Point
United States Naval Academy-Annapolis
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
University of California-Los Angeles
University of California-San Diego
University of Central Missouri
University of Chicago
University of Cincinnati
University of Connecticut-Storrs
University of Dallas
University of Dayton
University of Kansas-Lawrence
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri-Columbia
University of Missouri-Kansas City
University of Missouri-Kansas City Medical School
University of Missouri-St. Louis
University of Notre Dame
University of Oklahoma-Norman
University of Southern California
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
University of Texas-Austin
University of Tulsa
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Washington University
Webster University
Westminster College
William Woods University
Wittenberg University
Xavier University |
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