2015-16 School Profile

SCHOOL PROFILE 2015-2016

Founded in 1857, Saint John’s OUR MISSION
Preparatory School is a
Catholic/Benedictine, As a Catholic school in the Benedictine tradition, we prepare
co-educational, day and students for success in higher education and for a lifetime of
boarding college preparatory learning, service and leadership in a global society.
school for students in grades
6-12 & PG. The Upper School STUDENT ENROLLMENT:
students (grades 9-12 & PG)
include day students from Grades: 6-12 Day Students: 71%
the area, along with 5 and Total: 284 Resident Students: 29%
7-day boarding students from Girls: 141 U.S. Students: 75%
Minnesota, across the United Boys: 143 International Students: 25%
States and from around the
world. Saint John’s Prep offers Students come from 14 different countries and three states. The states
academic rigor and spiritual include Minnesota, Colorado and Connecticut. The countries include
growth, along with a variety of Afghanistan, Austria, Australia, China, Ecuador, Guatemala, Hong Kong,
extra-curricular activities, to Mexico, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
prepare students for college
and beyond. AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 15

STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO: 9.5:1

SPECIAL PROGRAMS:

• Shared campus with Saint John’s University and the College of Saint
Benedict (www.csbsju.edu) allowing for shared resources and
opportunities for SJP students to take college classes

• An International Baccalaureate World School
• Study abroad opportunities
• Exchange Program with Austria
• Weekly Prayer Service or Celebration of Mass/Eucharist
• Community Formation Colloquiums
• Weekly Advising Program focusing on college planning, student

development, academic growth and community development
• Interim Week in spring semester offering a variety of on and off campus

alternative educational experiences
• National Honor Society
• Peer Ministry
• Knowledge Bowl State Champions 2014 and Knowledge Bowl

State First Runner-Up 2015
• Superior State Recognitions in band, orchestra, choir

and chamber choir
• Drake University’s Physics Exam: 7 students ranked

in the top 20 in 2015

SCHOOL CEEB (SAT/ACT) CODE: IB AND COLLEGE CLASSES:
240515 Saint John’s Prep began offering the International
CLASS OF 2015 ACT COMPOSITE: Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in Fall 2011, with
26.5 mean (versus 23.0 state-wide and 21.0 nationally) the 2013 graduating class the first eligible to earn a full
IB diploma. IB courses are noted with * in the course list
CLASS OF 2015 SAT COMPOSITES: on the following page. Seven members of the Class of
2015 earned an IB Diploma.
Critical Reading Mean 584 Saint John’s Prep (SJP) shares the facilities and
Math Mean 673 campuses of both Saint John’s University and the
Writing Mean 596 College of Saint Benedict; two of the top-rated Catholic
liberal arts colleges in the United States.
GRADING SYSTEM
• Each semester, approximately 10 SJP students take
Weighted Standard at least one college class at CSB/SJU and receive
A 4.500 A 4.000 college credit for the courses.

A- 4.167 A- 3.667 • Six of our SJP classes receive college credit from
CSB/SJU. These classes are Spanish and German
B+ 3.833 B+ 3.333 (SJP does not calculate levels IV, V/IB, Pre-Calculus and Advanced English
B 3.500 B 3.000 12/IB English. Students receive SJP high school
rank in class) credit and CSB/SJU college credit for these classes.

B- 3.167 B- 2.667

C+ 2.833 C+ 2.333

C 2.500 C 2.000 SPORTS, CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES

C- 2.167 C- 1.667

D+ 1.833 D+ 1.333 Varsity Sports: Other Activities:
• Baseball • Campus Ministry
D 1.500 D 1.000 • Basketball • Creative Writing
• Boys’ Alpine Skiing
D- 1.167 D- 0.667 Magazine
(co-op) • Envirothon
GPA RANGE FOR THE CLASS OF 2015 • Cross Country Running • Knowledge Bowl
• Football (co-op) • Mu Alpha Theta (Math
Unweighted Weighted • Girls’ Golf (co-op)
• Girls’ Swimming (co-op) Honor Society)
4.000 3.764 First Quartile 4.500 3.949 • Hockey (co-op) • National Honor Society
3.756 3.559 Second Quartile 3.946 3.812 • Nordic Skiing • Peer Mentor Program
• Soccer • Peer Ministry
3.554 3.078 Third Quartile 3.802 3.156 • Softball • Project “X” Service
3.058 2.619 Fourth Quartile 3.139 2.645 • Tennis
• Track and Field Opportunities
(AS OF END OF 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR): • She’s the First
Intramural Sports: • Student Council
(Class size of 71) • Badminton • Student Newspaper
• Cycling • Theatre
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS: • Dance • Yearbook
In the last three years, there have been 5 finalists and • Indoor Soccer • Aeronautics Club
7 commended. • Table Tennis • Aviation Club
• Volleyball • Builder’s “Model” Club
TUITION ASSISTANCE: • Yoga • Chemistry Club
During the 2014-15 academic year, 72% of domestic • Chinese Club
students received scholarships, ranging from $250 to • Games Club
a full scholarship. Over $700,000 was awarded in both • German Club
need-based and merit-based scholarships. • Hand to Paw Club
• World Club
FACULTY:
Full Time: 14 men, 8 women
Part Time: 3 men, 2 women
3 Counselors

DEGREES HELD:

76% of faculty hold a masters degree.

FACILITIES, EXTRA-CURRICULAR PROGRAMS, PERFORMING ARTS:
All students are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities while at Saint John’s Prep. Participation in either
an athletic or non-athletic extracurricular activity enhances a student’s high school experience. Recreational facilities
include: fitness center, swimming pools, basketball/volleyball courts, racquetball courts, indoor climbing wall, indoor
track and indoor/outdoor tennis courts. The performing arts include band, choir, string ensemble, jazz band and
individual instruction in these areas. The theatre department performs two shows per year and is the only school that
performs at the Paramount, the local professonal theatre.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:
Class of 2016 students must earn a minimum of 24 credits to graduate. Department credit requirements include
English 4.0; Fine Arts 2.0; Health & Wellness .5; World Language 3.0; Mathematics 3.0; Science 3.0; Social Studies
4.0; Theology 2.50. Non Native English speakers are not required to take a World Language in addition to English.

COURSE LIST FOR THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR

(all courses receive .5 credit per semesterunless otherwise noted * as an honors or IB course)

ENGLISH: English 9, American Literature, British Literature*, World Literature*, Project LOGOS Creative Writing,
IB English Language & Composition*.
ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (ESOL): ESOL Intermediate and Advanced (English),
ESOL Introduction to Christianity (Theology), ESOL United States History (History).
FINE ARTS (ART, DRAMA, MUSIC): ART: Acrylic Painting, Art Media Explorations, Ceramics I, II, III, Design
and Illustration, Drawing I, Drawing II/Printmaking, Sculpture, Watercolor Painting, Independent Study, Digital
Photography and Imaging I, II, Introduction to Video Production. MUSIC: Concert Band, Concert Choir, Chamber
Ensemble (.25 credit per semester), Jazz Ensemble (.25 credit per semester), String Orchestra, IB Music*. DRAMA:
The Theatre Experience, Acting for the Stage.
HEALTH & WELLNESS: Health (.25 credit), 9th Grade Health & Physical Education. Sophomore, junior and
senior students fulfill the physical education requirement by participating in school-sponsored sports and/or
intramural activities.
INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES: CHINESE: Chinese I, II, III, IV*, IB Chinese*. GERMAN: German I, II, III, IV*,
Advanced Placement German, IB German*. SPANISH: Spanish I, II, III, IV*, Advanced Placement Spanish, IB
Spanish*, Hispanic Literature (Level IV).
MATHEMATICS: Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Data Science, Pre-Calculus*, IB Math Studies*, IB Calculus*.
SCIENCE: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science, Engineering Physics, IB Physics*, IB Chemistry*,
IB Biology I*, and IB Biology II*.
SOCIAL STUDIES: World History I, II, American History, American History*, World Affairs I, II, U.S.
Government, Introduction to Economics, 20th Century History*, History, IB History*, History Seminar I, II,
United States History and the Humanities.
THEOLOGY: Peer Ministry, Old Testament, Christian Social Justice, IB Philosophy and Religion*, Theological
Foundations, Benedictine Monasticism, IB World Religions*, Introduction to Christianity, Ministry Seminar,
American Christianity, Issues in Peacebuilding and Sacraments.
ELECTIVE: Theory of Knowledge I* and II*.

MEMBERSHIPS: ACCREDITATION:
Independent Schools Association of the Central States
TABS: The Association of Boarding Schools (ISACS)
NAIS: National Association of Independent Schools
MISF: Minnesota Independent School Forum
NCEA: National Catholic Educational Association
International Baccalaureate Organization

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 5 YEAR COLLEGE
MATRICULATION

Last year, 96% of our graduates continued their education at 4-year post-secondary institutions. Below is a sampling of the
colleges and universities offering admission to the graduates of Saint John’s Prep in the past five years. Colleges in bold
indicate at least one member of the Class of 2015 currently attends that college or university.

Agnes Scott College, GA Fordham University, NY Pennsylvania State University, York, PA University of Central Florida
Albany College of Pharmacy, NY Fort Lewis College, CO Polytechnic Institute of NYU, NY University of Chicago, IL
Albion College, Great Britain Franklin and Marshall College, PA Pomona College, CA University of Colorado at Boulder
Allegheny College, PA Franklin College, Switzerland Providence College, RI University of Colorado at Boulder (College
American University, Washington, D.C. Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Purdue University, IN
Arizona State University Georgia Institute of Technology, GA Randolph College, VA of Engineering & Applied Science)
Gonzaga University, WA Reed College, OR University of Connecticut
(Barrett Honors College), AZ Grinnell College, IA Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY University of Dallas, TX
Arkansas State University, AK Gustavus Adolphus College, MN Rhode Island School of Design, RI University of Denver, CO
Augsburg College, MN Hamline University, MN Rochester Institute of Technology, NY University of Hawaii at Manoa
Augustana College, SD Hampshire College, MA Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, IN University of Hertfordshire, AL
Babson College, MA Harvard University, MA Rutgers University-New Brunswick, NJ University of Illinois at Chicago
Baldwin Wallace University, OH Haverford College, PA Saint John’s University, MN University of Illinois at Urbana-
Bard College, NY Hope College, MI Saint Leo University, FL
Barnard College, NY Indiana University at Bloomington, IN Saint Louis University, MO Champaign
Barry University, FL Indiana University-Purdue University Saint Mary’s College of California University of Kansas
Bates College, ME Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota University of Kent, U.K.
Baylor University, TX Indianapolis Santa Clara University, CA University of Kentucky
Beloit College, WI Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores San Jose State University, CA University of Mary, ND
Bentley University, MA Savannah College of Art and Design, GA University of Maryland, College Park
Bethany Lutheran College, MN de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL University of Miami, FL
Binghamton University, NY Iowa State University, IA Scripps College, CA University of Michigan
Boston College (College of Arts & Johns Hopkins University, MD Seattle Pacific University, WA University of Minnesota, Crookston
Juniata College, PA Seattle University, WA University of Minnesota, Duluth
Sciences), MA Kalamazoo College, MI Simpson College, IA University of Minnesota, Morris
Boston College, MA Kansas State University, KS Smith College, MA University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Boston University, MA Knox College, IL Southern Methodist University, TX University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Bowdoin College, ME Lake Forest College, IL Southern Utah University, UT
Bradley University (College of Business Lawrence University, WI Southwest Minnesota State University (Carlson School of Business)
Lehigh University, PA South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, SD University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Administration), IL Lesley University, MA St. Andrews Presbyterian College, NC
Bradley University, IL Lewis & Clark College, OR St. Catherine University, MN (CSE College of Science and Engin)
Brandeis University, MA Lewis University, IL St. Cloud State University, MN University of Missouri Columbia
Bryant University, RI LIM College, NY St. Cloud Technical and Community College University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Bucknell University, PA Loyola Marymount University, CA St. Edward’s University, TX University of New Hampshire
Buffalo State College of SUNY, NY Loyola University Chicago, IL St. John’s University - Queens Campus, NY University of North Carolina at Asheville
California Polytechnic State University, Loyola University Maryland St. Mary’s College of Maryland University of North Carolina at
Luther College, MN St. Norbert College, WI
San Luis Obispo, CA Macalester College, MN St. Olaf College, MN Chapel Hill
Cardiff University, Wales, U.K. Manhattanville College, NY State University of New York at Albany University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Carleton College, MN Marquette University, WI State University of New York at New Paltz University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Carnegie Mellon University, PA Marymount California University, CA Stetson University, FL University of North Dakota
Carthage College, WI Marymount Manhattan College, NY Stonehill College, MA University of Northern Colorado
Castleton State College, VT Marymount University, VA Stony Brook University, NY University of Oregon
Case Western Reserve University, OH Maryville University, MO Suffolk University, MA University of Pittsburgh
Centre College, KY McGill University, Quebec, Canada Syracuse University, NY University of Portland, OR
Coe College, IA McNally Smith College of Music, MN Texas A&M University University of Puget Sound, WA
Colby College, ME Miami University, OH The Art Institutes International Minnesota University of Redlands, CA
College of Charleston, SC Michigan State University, MI The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. University of Rhode Island
College of Saint Benedict, MN Michigan Technological University, MI The Evergreen State College, WA University of Rochester, NY
College of St. Scholastica, MN Minnesota State University, Mankato The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. University of San Diego, CA
Colorado College, CO Minnesota State University, Moorhead The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology University of San Francisco, CA
Colorado School of Mines, CO Missouri University of Science and Technology The Ohio State University, OH University of South Florida, Tampa
Colorado State University, CO Montana State University, Bozeman The University of Arizona University of Southern California
Columbia College Chicago, IL Mount Holyoke College, MA The University of Georgia University of St. Thomas, MN
Columbia University, NY Muhlenberg College, PA The University of Iowa University of the Pacific, CA
Concordia College, MN New York University, NY The University of Montana, Missoula University of Tulsa, OK
Concordia University, IL North Central College, IL The University of Tampa University of Utah
Connecticut College, CT North Dakota State University, ND The University of Texas, Austin University of Vermont
Cornell College, IA Northeastern University, MA The University of Texas, San Antonio University of Washington
Cornell University, NY Northern Arizona University, AZ Trinity College, CT University of Winnipeg
Creighton University, NE Northern Michigan University, MI Universidad Iberamericana, Mexico University of Wisconsin, Madison
Dartmouth College, NH Northland College, WI University at Buffalo, The State University of New York University of Wyoming
Denison University, OH Northwestern University, IL University of British Columbia Vanderbilt University
DePaul University, IL Nova Southeastern University, FL University of California, Berkeley Virginia Commonwealth University, VA
DePauw University, IN Oberlin College, OH University of California, Davis Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
Drake University, IA Ohio University, OH University of California, Irvine University, VA
Drexel University, PA Ohio Wesleyan University, OH University of California, Los Angeles Wake Forest University, NC
Earlham College, IN Oregon State University, OR University of California, Riverside Wartburg College, IA
Eastern Mennonite University, VA Pace University, NY University of California, San Diego Waseda University, Japan
Eckerd College, FL Pacific Lutheran University, WA University of California, Santa Barbara Wellesley College, MA
Edgewood College, WI Parsons The New School for Design, NY University of California, Santa Cruz Whitman College, WA
Elmhurst College, IL Pennsylvania State University, Abington Winona State University, MN
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA

FLEmory University, GA
Foothill College, CA

Saint John’s Prep does not discriminate in its admission of students or educational policies on the basis of race, creed, color or national or ethnic origin.

Contact Information
Saint John’s Preparatory School
Admission Office
Box 4000 • 2280 Watertower Road
Collegeville MN 56321
Phone: 800-525-7737 or 320-363-3315, Option 3
Email: [email protected]
www.sjprep.net