Year Founded
Canterbury was founded in 1977.
Canterbury High School opened in 1983.
Campus Locations
Early Childhood, Lower School, Middle School
5601 Covington Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46804
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High School
3210 Smith Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46804
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Headmaster
Jonathan Hancock
Welcome to Canterbury
Divisions
Early Childhood
Age 2 through Kindergarten Prep
Director Paula Pritchard
Lower School
Kindergarten through Grade 4
Director Judy Anderson
Middle School
Grade 5 through Grade 8
Director Lars Kuelling
High School
Grade 9 through Grade 12
Director Robert Schantz
Enrollment 2006-2007
All School 924
Early Childhood 154
Lower School 255
Middle School 220
High School 295
Average Class Size
Lower School: three classrooms of 17 students in each grade level
Middle School: three sections of 18 students in each grade level
High School: four sections of approximately 18 students in each grade level
Faculty and Administration
Faculty 104
Administrators 11
Canterbury Faculty and Administration
Institutional Accreditation
Independent Schools Association of the Central States
State of Indiana
Memberships
National Association of Independent Schools
College Board
Educational Records Bureau
Endowment Value
More than $7 million
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) — Class of 2005
| Exam | Canterbury median |
Indiana | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT-Verbal | 647 | 501 | 508 |
| SAT-Math | 625 | 506 | 518 |
| Total | 1272 | 1007 | 1026 |
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) — Class of 2006
| Exam | Canterbury median |
Indiana | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT-Critical Reading | 632 | 498 | 503 |
| SAT-Math | 618 | 509 | 518 |
| SAT-Writing | 620 | 486 | 497 |
American College Test (ACT)
Eighty-eight percent of the Class of 2006 took the ACT, achieving a mean composite score of 26.9 (national average: 21.1).
National Merit Scholars
Typically, about one-fifth of the students in each graduating class are recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program either as finalists, semifinalists or commended scholars, including 16 of 63 students in the Class of 2006.
SAT II (Achievement) Testing—Classes of 2006-2007
| Area | Canterbury mean | National mean |
|---|---|---|
| American History | 647 | 661 |
| Math II C | 676 |
612 |
| Biology | 708 |
612 |
| Chemistry | 695 | 656 |
| Literature | 695 | 614 |
| French Language | 702 | 584 |
| Math I C |
621 | 580 |
| Physics | 755 | 669 |
| Spanish | 666 | 589 |
College Attendance (2001-2006)
Since the first class graduated from Canterbury High School in 1987, 99 percent of graduates have enrolled at 222 four-year colleges or universities. See the school profile for a list of institutions at which Canterbury graduates have matriculated during the past five years (2001-2006).
Advanced Placement (AP) Testing
The AP Exam is required for all students enrolled in AP courses at Canterbury; 104 students wrote 243 AP exams in May 2006. Out of a possible score of 5, 93 percent earned 3 or higher; 70 percent earned scores of 4 or 5.
