Notre Dame Academy

School Profile

Notre Dame Academy

2851 Overland Avenue · Los Angeles , California 90064-4298

Phone (310) 839-5289 · Fax (310) 839-7957

Code: 051730

Notre Dame Academy, founded in 1949 by the Sisters of Notre Dame, is a Catholic, college-preparatory four-year private high school accredited by the Western Catholic Education Association and Western Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. The school is located in a residential community of West Los Angeles . The enrollment

is maintained at approximately 480 students with 109 seniors graduating in June 2010.

Mrs. Nancy Coonis , President

Mrs. Joan Gumaer Tyhurst, Principal

Mr. Brad Fuller, Assistant Principal

Ms. Gina Liberotti, Director of Guidance

NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

United States Department of Education

School Community

Notre Dame Academy is a Catholic, college- preparatory private high school for young women founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1949. Students are primarily commuters, coming from approximately 82 zip codes in the Los Angeles area. The Notre Dame Academy student body is enhanced and enriched by its ethnic, cultural and socio-economic diversity: 6% African American, 9% Asian, 14% multiracial, 6% Filipino, 25% Hispanic, and 40% other/white. Eighty nine percent of the students identify themselves as Catholic.

Explanation of Transcript

The school year is divided into two semesters of 18 weeks each. Five credits are awarded for the completion of a semester’s work in each subject. Grade point averages are weighted on all subjects carrying Advanced Placement notations and those Honors* courses approved by the University of California . Notre Dame Academy does not rank its students.

Notre Dame Academy is a highly competitive school. The typical NDA student is service-oriented on and off campus, committed to responsible leadership, diligent in academic pursuits, involved in a variety of activities including service, athletics and fine arts. Because leadership is an important component of the Notre Dame Academy educational experience and because NDA wants as many students as are able to access meaningful leadership, students are not allowed to hold primary leadership positions in more than one on-campus club at a time.

Graduation Requirements

240 credits are required for graduation.

Semesters Credits

Religion 8 40

English 8 40

Social Studies 6 30

Mathematics 6 30

Foreign Language 4 20

Laboratory Science 4 20

- Life Science 2 10

- Physical Science 2 10

Physical Ed., Health 2 10

Visual and Performing Arts - 2 10

(Art, Dance, Drama or Music)

Dramatic Interpretation 1 5

Computer Literacy 1 5

One hundred hours of Christian Service is the minimum graduation requirement. The vast majority of students exceed this requirement.

Advanced Placement and Honors Courses

ART:

Advanced Placement Studio Art

Advanced Placement Art History

ENGLISH:

Honors Introduction to Literature/Composition

American Literature/Composition-Honors/Pre AP

Advanced Placement English Language/Composition

Advanced Placement English Literature/Composition

FOREIGN LANGUAGE:

Advanced Placement French Language

Advanced Placement Spanish Language

Spanish III Honors

MATHEMATICS:

Geometry Honors

Algebra II/Trigonometry Honors

Honors Pre-Calculus *

Advanced Placement Calculus AB

SCIENCE:

Honors Chemistry *

Advanced Placement Biology

Honors Physics *

AP Chemistry

SOCIAL STUDIES:

Advanced Placement American History

Advanced Placement Psychology

Advanced Placement US Government

ADVANCED PLACEMENT OPTIONS

Because of Notre Dame Academy ’s holistic approach to education and its commitment to standards of excellence, a student may take a combination of no more than three AP courses and one honors’ course per semester without administrative approval.

Students who display exceptional interest/ability in a subject matter may opt to take the Advanced Placement exam in that area with additional assistance from that subject’s teacher. Some recent examples at NDA are: Music Theory, European History, German, Government and Statistics.

Explanation of Grading System

Class of 2010

Grade Points

Grade % Regular Honors/AP

A	90-100	4.0	5.0
B	80-89	3.0	4.0
C	70-79	2.0	3.0
D	60-69	1.0	1.0
F	Below 60%	0.0	0.0
I	Incomplete	0.0	0.0
P	Pass	0.0	0.0

Class of 2011 and beyond

Grade Points

Grade % Regular Honors/AP

A-	90-92	3.7	4.7

B+	87-89	3.3	4.3

B	83-86	3.0	4.0

B-	80-82	2.7	3.7
C+	77-79	2.3	3.3

C	73-76	2.0	3.0

C-	70-72	1.7	2.7

D+	67-69	1.3	1.3

D	63-66	1.0	1.0

D-	60-62	0.7	0.7

F	Below 60%	0.0	0.0

I	Incomplete	0.0	0.0

P	Pass	0.0	0.0

College Board Mean Scores

Class of 2009:

Verbal Math Writing

NDA 613 597 638

State 500 513 498

National 501 515 493

Post Secondary Education

Classes of: 2009 2008 2007

Four-year Colleges % 94 90.2 88.2

Two-year Colleges % 5 9.8 9.2

Other/Military .1 0 0 2.5

Accreditation and Membership

Western Association of Schools and Colleges (six year term), National Catholic Education Association, The College Board, Western Catholic Educational Association, Notre Dame Educational Association, twice acknowledged a as United States Department of Education Nationally Recognized School of Excellence (Blue Ribbon Award)

Offers of Admission

Notre Dame Academy graduates of the past four years have been offered admission to the following colleges and universities:

American University

Amherst

Arizona State University

Art Institute of Los Angeles

Art Center College of Design

Azusa Pacific University

Bates College

Boston College

Boston University

Bowdoin College

Brandeis University

Brown University *

Bryn Mawr

California Institute of the Arts

California Institute of Technology

California Polytechnic University Pomona *

California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo *

California State University Channel Islands

California State University at Fresno

California State University at Fullerton *

California State University at Hayward

California State University at Long Beach

California State University at Los Angeles

California State University at Monterey Bay *

California State University at Northridge *

California State University of Sacramento *

California State University San Marcos *

Carnegie Mellon University

Case Western Reserve University

Chaminade University of Honolulu

Chapman University *

Claremont McKenna College

Colgate University

College of the Canyons

Colorado State University

Columbia University SEAS

Cornell University

Dartmouth College

Davidson College

Dominican University of California

Duke University

El Camino Community College *

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising*

Fairfield University

Fordham University *

George Washington University

Georgetown University *

Gonzaga University *

Gordon College

Grinnell College

Guilford College

Harvard University

Harvey Mudd College

Hawaii Pacific University *

Hofstra

Humboldt State University

Indiana University

Johns Hopkins University *

Kenyon College

Lewis & Clark College

Loyola Marymount University *

Loyola New Orleans

Loyola of Chicago *

Marymount College

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Marquette

Miami University

Mount St. Mary’s College*

New Mexico State *

New York University

New York University-Tisch*

Northeastern University*

Northwestern University

Occidental College *

Ohio State University

Oregon State University

Otis Parson Art and Design

Oxford College of Emory University

Penn State University

Pepperdine University

Philadelphia University

Pitzer College

Pomona College

Purdue University

Queens College

Reed College

Regis University *

Rhodes College

Rollins College

Sacred Heart University

St. Bonaventure*

Saint John’s University *

Saint Louis University *

Saint Mary’s College of California *

San Diego State University *

San Francisco State University *

San Jose State University

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Clara University *

Santa Monica College *

Sarah Lawrence*

Seattle University *

Simmons

Skidmore

Smith College

Spelman College

Sonoma State University *

Southern Methodist University

Southern Oregon University

Stanford

Stephens

Swarthmore

Syracuse

Towson University

Tufts

Tulane

United States Air Force Academy

United States

Naval Academy *

University of Arizona *

University of California at Berkeley *

University of California at Davis *

University of California at Irvine *

University of California at Los Angeles *

University of California at Merced

University of California at Riverside *

University of California at San Diego *

University of California at Santa Barbara *

University of California at Santa Cruz *

University of Chicago

University of Colorado at Boulder *

University of Connecticut

University of Dayton *

University of Delaware

University of Indiana

University of Hawaii at Manoa

University of Hawaii at Hilo *

University of Miami

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor *

University of New Orleans

University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of Notre Dame *

University of Oregon *

University of the Pacific

University of Pennsylvania *

University of Portland

University of Puget Sound

University of San Diego *

University of San Francisco *

University of Southern California *

University of Tennessee

University of Texas at Austin

University of Washington *

University of Wisconsin Madison *

Vanderbilt

Vassar

Villanova

Washington University St. Louis *

Westmont Vanderbilt

Wellesley College *

Williams College

Xavier University

Yale

* College/university admission offers accepted by the class of 2009