Villa-Victoria-Academy-Profile-2020-2021

376 W Upper Ferry Road, Ewing, NJ 08628 P 609-882-1700 | F 609-882-8421 | villavictoria.org P ROFILE S HEET 2020-2021 Principal: Sr Lesley Draper, MPF Guidance Director: Mrs Barbara Yetman Villa Victoria Academy is a Catholic, independent, day school for girls located on a 44-acre campus on the Delaware River at the Scudders Falls Bridge The students attending the Academy reside in Mercer, Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Hunterdon Counties in New Jersey and in Bucks County in Pennsylvania Villa Victoria Academy is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the New Jersey Department of Education In addition, Villa Victoria Academy is a member of the National Catholic Education Association, the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools and the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools ACADEMIC PROGRAM Villa Victoria Academy offers a four-year, 8-semester college preparatory program for girls in Grades to 12 The student to faculty ratio is 8:1 Courses are offered on college preparatory, honors, and advanced placement levels In addition, Villa Victoria Academy offers an all-girls, academic program for grades 6-8 ❖ GRAD UATI ON RE QUI REM E NTS* ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Religion English Mathematics Laboratory Science History The Arts Health & Phys Ed World Language Electives Cumulative Service Hours 20 credits 20 credits 20 credits 15 credits 15 credits 8.5 credits 10 credits 10 credits 2.5 credits 18 hours per year of attendance *Graduation requirements may be altered at the discretion of the principal ❖ C R E D I T S - A subject taken for 200 minutes per 5-day cycle receives credits ❖ S C H O L A S T I C N O R M S - The grade for College Certification is C The passing grade for all subjects is D- Summer tutoring is required for students whose final average in a course is a D or lower Reports are issued at the end of each quarter Exams are given at the end of each semester ❖ G R A D E P O I N T A V E R A G E - grade point average is calculated using the weights and levels in the charts below ❖ GRADING NUMERICAL E QUIVALENT 100-98 97-95 94-92 91-89 88-86 85-83 82-80 79-78 77-76 75-74 73-72 71-70 69- 60 L ETTER M ARK A+ A AB+ B BC+ C CD+ D DF L EVEL I 4.33 4.00 3.67 3.33 3.00 2.67 2.33 2.00 1.67 1.33 1.00 0.67 0.00 L EVEL II 4.58 4.25 3.92 3.58 3.25 2.92 2.58 2.25 1.92 1.58 1.25 0.92 0.00 L EVEL III 4.83 4.50 4.17 3.83 3.50 3.17 2.83 2.5 2.17 1.83 1.5 1.17 0.00 L EVEL IV 5.08 4.75 4.42 4.08 3.75 3.42 3.08 2.75 2.42 2.08 1.75 1.42 0.00 376 W Upper Ferry Road, Ewing, NJ 08628 P 609-882-1700 | F 609-882-8421 | villavictoria.org COURSES LEVEL I LEVEL II LEVEL III LEVEL IV** Religion I, II English I, II Algebra I, II U.S History I World Cultures Biology French I, II Spanish I, II Physical Ed & Health I, II, III, IV Chorus Discovery of Music Discovery of Art ALL ELECTIVES (unless otherwise noted) Religion III, IV English III, IV U.S History II Economics Psychology Pre-Calculus Calculus Geometry Chemistry Physics Environmental Science French III, IV Spanish III, IV H English I, II, III, IV H US History I H Algebra I, II H Geometry H Pre-Calculus H Biology H Chemistry H Physics H Anatomy & Physiology AP Biology AP Calculus AB AP Chemistry AP English Literature & Composition AP US Government & Politics AP US History AP World History : Modern AP 2-D Art and Design AP Music Theory **Students may enroll in no more than three (3) advanced placement courses concurrently Exceptions may apply Advanced placement courses are offered according to GPA requirements, student interest, and teacher availability CLASS RANK Villa Victoria Academy does not rank students The senior class valedictorian and salutatorian are determined at the completion of seven academic semesters STANDARDIZED TESTS     SAT 3-Year Average - top 25%: 1399 (range 1370-1460) SAT 3-Year Average - middle 50%: 1236 (range 1110-1350) Since 2012 (135 graduates), Villa Victoria has graduated National Merit Scholarship Program Commended Students Since 2015 (66 eligible students), Villa Victoria has graduated 39 AP Scholars, with honors and with distinction COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES Consistently, 100% of Villa Victoria Academy's graduates are accepted at institutions of higher learning The following is a sampling of college acceptances from the past five graduating classes (2016-2020): Boston University Cabrini University Case Western University Clemson University College of the Holy Cross Drexel University Emerson College Fairfield University Fordham University Franciscan University of Steubenville George Washington University Georgia Institute of Technology Gettysburg College IE University in Segovia Immaculata University Published Fall 2020 Lafayette University Lehigh University Loyola Marymount University Monmouth University Montclair State University New York University Northeastern University Pennsylvania State University Purdue University Reed College Rutgers University Savannah College of Art and Design Seton Hall University Smith College St Lawrence University Syracuse University Temple University The Catholic University of America The College of New Jersey The New School Trinity College Dublin Tufts University University of California at Berkeley University of Michigan University of Notre Dame University of Pittsburgh University of Scranton University of St Andrews (Scotland) University of Virginia Villanova University