School Profile

ENROLLMENT	586 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 six-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,  two AP courses and seven AP/ACC courses.
POST HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPATION	College Attendance: Class of 2006 99%   of 147 students Class of 2007 100%   of 139 students Class of 2008 100%   of 149 students Class of 2009   100% of 145 students       Class of 2010   99% of 130 students
NATIONAL MERIT PROGRAM	Year Finalists Commended Students Class of 2006 1 9 Class of 2007 3 7 Class of 2008 3 7 Class of 2009 4 13 Class of 2010 5       9
COR JESU AVERAGES: COLLEGE ADMISSION TESTING	Test 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007 2005-2006 Number in parentheses is percentage of students taking test SAT             Math 644 618 620 618 (27%) 636.7 (31%)   Critical Reading 663 653 631 620 644.7   Writing 658 638 635 682 641.5 ACT 28.7 (99%) 28.9 (99%) 28 (99%) 27.6 (100%) 27.5 (100%) ACT Writing   8.62 9.277
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