Class Rank
Compared with larger and nonpublic school, Canterbury's secondary school enrollment is relatively small, selective and homogeneous in academic ability. Class rank is not considered a representative measure of a student's academic abilities and is not computed for college admission purposes.
Standardized Testing
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) - Class of 2009 Results
- 100 percent of the Class of 2009 participated
EXAM
Canterbury Mean
Indiana
National
SAT Writing
621
481
493
SAT Math
614
508
515
SAT Reading
622
496
501
American College Test (ACT
- 80 percent of the Class of 2009 participated
| EXAM |
Canterbury Mean |
Indiana |
National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composite | 27.6 | 22.2 | 21.1 |
SAT II Subject Testing - Classes of 2008 and 2009
| EXAM |
Canterbury Mean |
National Mean |
|---|---|---|
| Biology (molecular) |
675 | 641 |
| Biology (ecology) |
707 | 598 |
| Chemistry | 693 |
638 |
| English Literature |
664 |
580 |
| French | 686 |
618 |
| Math Level I |
660 | 599 |
| Math Level II |
689 |
648 |
| Physics | 754 |
655 |
| Spanish | 653 |
646 |
| U.S. History |
709 |
599 |
Advanced Placement (AP) Testing
The AP exam is required for all students enrolled in AP courses.
- 127 students wrote 275 AP exams during May 2009
- 94 percent earned 3 or higher out of a possible score of 5
- 70 percent earned score of 4 or 5
- 60 of the 127 students were named AP Scholars.
National Merit Scholars
Typically, about one-fourth of the students in each graduating class are recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program either as finalists, semifinalists or commended scholars. The Class of 2009 saw 16 of its 74 graduates so recognized.
High School Curriculum
The curriculum is exclusively college preparatory. The school year follows a 4-4-1 calendar, with the last month of the year designated as May Term, featuring mini-courses for underclassmen and off-campus internships for seniors.
Courses are considered to be at least an honors-equivalent level, and students generally are scheduled in heterogeneous classes in the core courses. Because of varying degrees of preparation, ability and interest, however, some students will be accelerated in mathematics and foreign language during their freshman year, and some may elect to take two science or social studies classes as they move through the curriculum.
In each of the five core subject areas (English, Math, Language, Science and Social Studies) the regular track for all students is listed first. If there are any accelerated options in a given area for a particular year, those options are listed in italics. The following reflects the curriculum for the 2009-2010 school year.
***Senior Seminar is an interdisciplinary academic program. Students take courses in ethics, diversity and the humanities to fulfill this requirement.
All courses are one credit per semester except PE, Health, Intro to Computer and Religion, which are one-half credit each and are not used in calculating GPA. AP courses are weighted 1.2; advanced classes 1.1; and core courses taken on schedule (honors) 1.05.
Accreditation
- Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)
- State of Indiana Freeway School
Memberships
- National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
- Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)
- College Board (CB)
- Education Records Bureau (ERB)
- Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education (CSEE)
- Malone Scholars Program
