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Community School of Naples 13275 Livingston Road

Naples, FL 34109 (239) 597-7575

www.communityschoolnaples.org

College Counseling Office

Ms. Peggy Rovins, Director [email protected]

Ms. Diana Martin, Associate Director [email protected]

Community School of Naples

Dr. David Watson Head of School

Dr. Eric Johnson Head of Upper School

THE SCHOOL Community School of Naples, the largest independent non-sectarian school in Southwest Florida, was established in 1982. The Upper School was started in 1992 and graduated its first senior class in 1996. One hundred percent of its seniors attend selective four-year colleges.

THE STUDENT BODY • CSN students represent diverse economic and social backgrounds, and

17.2% of the student body receive need-based tuition assistance. Total tuition assistance is $2,814,177.

• The student body includes students from 26 countries outside of the United States.

• Students with diverse backgrounds comprise 17.5% of total enrollment. • The total enrollment of CSN in 2019-2020 is 844:

• Upper School: 320 students, grades 9 through 12. • Middle School: 212 students, grades 6 through 8. • Lower School: 312 students, pre-kindergarten through grade 5.

THE FACULTY The faculty is comprised of 101 teachers and administrators who also teach. Of the 43 members of the Upper School faculty, 81% hold advanced degrees. The average student/faculty ratio in the upper school is 8:1, and the average class size is 14 students.

ACCREDITATION AND MEMBERSHIPS Community School of Naples is fully accredited by the Florida Council of Independent Schools. CSN is also a member of professional organizations including: AdvancED • Association of College Counselors of Independent Schools • CollegeBoard • The Cum Laude Society • European Council of Independent Schools • National Association for College Admission Counseling • National Association of Independent Schools • School & Student Services by NAIS • School Year Abroad • Secondary School Admission Test Board • Southern Association for College Admission Counseling

Noteworthy Opportunities at CSN

• CSN Scholars Program enables students to specialize in one of four areas: Creative, Human Performance, Global, and STEM. Students who successfully complete all requirements of this program receive special designation on their transcripts.

• AP Capstone Program, which involves taking AP Seminar and AP Research, is a rigorous program designed to equip students with argument-based research and writing skills.

• Advisory & House System provide students a smaller community within the Upper School where they can hone academic and leadership skills, strengthen character and empathy, and support one another in academic and athletic pursuits on a regular basis.

• Robust Athletic Program of 22 sports, which are supported by 47 different teams.

• Junior Experience is a two-week program at the end of junior year. In week one, students complete an Outward Bound course in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, where they practice the skills of leadership, compassion, and self-reliance. In week two, students participate in Career Bound, which is the opportunity to job shadow in a student’s chosen profession.

• The Everglades Foundation provided training and certification to every CSN faculty member in August 2019, with the goal of incorporating environmental stewardship and place-based education throughout the PK3-12 curriculum.

CSN AT A GLANCE

Profile for College & University Admissions 2019-2020 CEEB Code 101206

Coming in 2020: The CSN Institute

for Science and Environmental Research

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AP Exams 1 2 3 4 5 Total

Biology 0 2 4 7 2 15

Calculus AB 0 2 4 7 11 24

Calculus BC 0 0 0 0 10 10

Chemistry 0 2 3 6 1 12

Chinese Language & Culture 1 2 4 0 1 8

Comparative Gov’t. & Politics 0 2 3 4 4 13

Computer Science A 0 2 2 1 6 11

Computer Science Principles 1 11 23 7 5 47

English Language & Composition 3 8 22 17 1 51

English Literature & Composition 0 0 7 11 4 22

Environmental Science 0 8 0 3 1 12

European History 0 1 1 4 4 10

French Language & Culture 0 0 2 1 1 4

Latin 0 0 1 1 0 2

Macroeconomics 7 8 11 12 5 43

Microeconomics 4 11 7 15 6 43

Physics C: Mechanics 0 4 0 3 6 13

Psychology 5 4 6 16 10 41

Research 0 0 1 12 3 16

Seminar 0 1 57 26 7 91

Spanish Language & Culture 0 0 3 9 5 17

Spanish Literature & Culture 0 0 1 1 3 5

Statistics 0 0 0 2 8 10

Studio Art - 2D Design 0 0 3 2 3 8

U.S. History 0 2 10 17 8 37

TOTAL 21 70 175 184 115 565

SAT (N=69)

Of the Class of 2020, 98.8% will have taken at least one AP course at Community School of Naples. In May 2019, 203 students took 565 Advanced Placement Exams. CSN has adopted an open enrollment policy for most AP courses.

AP Policy Students enrolled in an AP course must take the AP Exam in order to receive AP credit and weighting on their transcript.

Scored 432%

Scored 520% Scored 1

4%

Scored 212%

Scored 331%

AP Test Results 2019

From 1999 to 2019, 125 students were honored as National Merit Finalists; an additional 111 students received Letters of Commendation.

ACT (N=43)

NATIONAL MERIT

EBRW Mean: 641 Middle 50%: 585-700

Math Mean: 667 Middle 50%: 580-770

ADVANCED PLACEMENT

AP Scholars:

• 22 National AP Scholars

• 57 AP Scholars with Distinction

• 23 AP Scholars with Honor

• 39 AP Scholars

English: 26.9 Math: 26.8 Reading: 25.8

Science: 25.7 Composite: 26.2

Matriculation by Region

8% 25%13%

31%

23%

A = 100-93 A- = 92-90 B+ = 89-87 B = 86-83 B- = 82-80 C+ = 79-77

C = 76-73 C- = 72-70 D+ = 69-67 D = 66-63 D- = 62-60 F = 59 and below

SUBJECT AND REQUIREMENTS

COLLEGE PREP & HONORS COURSES

ADVANCED PLACEMENT & POST-AP COURSES

English 4 credits required

Literature & Composition I/H Literature & Composition II/H Literature & Composition III H Literature & Composition IV H

AP English Language & Composition AP English Literature & Composition AP Research AP Seminar

Post AP Advanced Topics in Creative Studies

Mathematics 4 credits required

Algebra I Algebra II/H Analysis of Functions, Statistics & Trigonometry Calculus Geometry/H Precalculus/H Statistics

AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Statistics

Post AP Advanced Topics in Mathematics

Science 3 credits required

Anatomy and Physiology H Biology/H Chemistry/H Engineering Marine Biology Oceanography Physics/H

AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Environmental Science AP Physics C: E & M AP Physics C: Mechanics AP Seminar: STEM

Social Sciences 3 credits required

Accounting & Personal Finance Criminal Psychology H Modern World History/H Political Seminar H Sociology H United States Government H United States History H United States History Since 1945

AP Comp. Government & Politics AP Economics AP European History AP Human Geography AP Psychology AP Seminar: Political Analysis AP U.S. Government & Politics AP U.S. History AP World History

World Languages & Cultures 3 credits required

Chinese I H, II H, III H, IV H French I H, II H, III H, IV H Latin I H, II H, III H Spanish I H, II/H, III/H, IV H Conversational Spanish Spanish Cinema H Spanish Conversation & Culture

AP Chinese Language & Culture AP French Language & Culture AP Latin AP Spanish Language & Culture AP Spanish Literature & Culture

Post AP Advanced Topics in Chinese Advanced Topics in French Advanced Topics in Spanish

Fine & Performing Arts*

Chamber Strings Drawing & Painting I, II Jazz Band Performance Band Photography I, II Theatre

AP Studio Art: 2D Design

Post AP Advanced Topics in 2D Design

Computer Science*

*2 credits required in Arts and/or Computer Science

3D Printing and Design Digital Film Production Graphic Design Competitive Robotics H Website Design Yearbook

AP Computer Science A AP Computer Science Principles

Post AP Advanced Topics in Computer Programming Advanced Topics in Data Structures Advanced Topics in Machine Learning

Health & Physical Education 1 credit required

Applied Sports Psychology Contemporary Issues in Sport Health & Personal Fitness Lifetime Fitness Sports Management

Cumulative GPA Distributions Class of 2020 to date

GPA Percentage 4.5 and above 12.5% 4.0 - 4.49 25% 3.5 - 3.99 32.5% 3.0 - 3.49 23.8% 2.5 - 2.99 5%

GRADING POLICY

The academic program at Community School of Naples is rigorous and the grading policy is conservative.

Grading Scale

Grade A A- B+
B B- C+ C C- D+ D D-

Regular 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.0 0.7

Honors 4.5 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.2 1.8 1.5 1.2

AP 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.7

2019-2020 Academic Teams & Special Interest and Service Clubs

3D Design & Print Club • Academic Quiz Team • Academic World Quest • Admissions Ambassadors • Audio Visual Club • Chinese Club • Coding Team • Computer Science Club • Environmental Club • Fellowship of Christian Athletes • French Team & French Club • Harvard Model Congress • Key Club • Latin Forum • MAΘ (Math) • Mock Trial • Model United Nations • Robotics Team • S.A.M.E. Club (Stress & Anxiety Management Effort) • Spanish Team • Spectrum • Student Government Association • Teen Court • Visual Arts Club • Wordsmiths

Academy of Art University Alabama, The University of (42) Allegheny College Alma College American University (10) Amherst College Appalachian State University (2) Arcadia University Arizona State University (4) Arizona, The University of (9) Assumption College Auburn University (13) Ave Maria University (2) Babson College (5) Baldwin Wallace University (2) Ball State University Bard College (2) Bard College Berlin Barnard College Bates College Baylor University (8) Belmont University (6) Beloit College Benedictine College Bentley University (7) Berklee College of Music (2) Berry College (2) Birmingham-Southern College Boston College (13) Boston University (27) Brandeis University (3) Bridgewater State University Brooklyn College of the CUNY Brown University (9) Bryn Mawr College Butler University (2) California Institute of Technology California State University, Long Beach California State University, Los Angeles California, Berkeley, University of (3) California, Davis, University of (2) California, Irvine, University of (2) California, Los Angeles, University of (5) California, Riverside, University of California, San Diego, University of (2) California, Santa Barbara, University of (2) California, Santa Cruz, University of (2) Carleton College (2) Carleton University Carnegie Mellon University (10) Case Western Reserve University (4) The Catholic University of America (5) Central Florida, University of (32) Chapman University (5) Charleston, College of (5) Chicago, University of (3) Cincinnati, University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College, University of (2) The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina Claremont McKenna College Clark University (2) Clemson University (16) Cleveland State University Colby College Colgate University (3) Colorado Boulder, University of (21) Colorado at Denver, University of Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University Columbia College Chicago Columbia University (2) Concordia University - Irvine Concordia University Chicago Connecticut, University of (9) Copenhagen Business School Cornell College Cornell University (8) Curry College Davidson College (3) Delaware, University of Denison University (3) *Denver, University of (25) DePaul University (8) Dickinson College Drake University Drew University (3) Drexel University (7) Duke University (4) Duquesne University East Carolina University Eckerd College Elon University (21)

COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES FOR THE CLASSES OF 2015-2019 Bold Indicates where the Class of 2019 matriculated. * Indicates more than one enrollee from the class of 2019.

Emmanuel College Emory University (13) Endicott College Fairfield University (6) Fairleigh Dickinson University Flagler College Florida Atlantic University (21) *Florida Gulf Coast University (34) Florida Institute of Technology (2) Florida International University (4) Florida Polytechnic University (7) Florida Southern College (13) Florida SouthWestern State College (2) *Florida State University (71) *Florida, University of (67) Fordham University (11) Furman University (9) George Mason University (4) The George Washington University (16) Georgetown University (3) Georgia Institute of Technology (13) Georgia, University of (9) Gettysburg College Goucher College (2) Greenwich, University of Hartford, University of Harvard College Harvey Mudd College Haverford College Hawaii at Manoa, University of Hawaii Pacific University Hellenic College High Point University (10) Hobart and William Smith Colleges (2) Hofstra University Holy Cross, College of the (3) Howard University Hult International Business School (2) Hunter College of the CUNY Huntingdon College Illinois - Chicago, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, University of (2) Indiana University at Bloomington (14) Iona College Iowa, The University of Ithaca College Jacksonville University (2) James Madison University John Cabot University John Carroll University (5) Johns Hopkins University (3) Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Kalamazoo College Kent State University Kentucky, University of (12) La Roche College Lafayette College (2) Lake Forest College (2) Lasell College Lawrence University Lebanon Valley College (2) Lehigh University (4) Lesley University Louisiana State University (4) Louisville, University of (2) Loyola Marymount University (5) Loyola University Chicago (2) Loyola University Maryland (4) Loyola University New Orleans Lynchburg, University of Lynn University (5) Macalester College (2) Maine, University of Malone University (2) Manhattan College Marist College Marquette University (3) Mars Hill University Marshall University Mary Baldwin University Mary Washington, University of Maryland, College Park, University of (6) Marymount Manhattan College (2) Maryville College Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts - Amherst, University of (10) Massachusetts - Boston, University of (4) Massachusetts - Lowell, University of McDaniel College Mercyhurst University (2) Merrimack College (4)

Miami University, Oxford (11) *Miami, University of (63) *Michigan State University (8) Michigan, University of (18) Middlebury College (3) Middlesex University Millersville University of Pennsylvania Minnesota - Twin Cities, University of Mississippi, University of (21) Missouri - Columbia, University of (3) Montana State University (2) Morehouse College Mount Holyoke College Muhlenberg College Nebraska at Lincoln, University of New College of Florida New Hampshire - Durham, University of (3) New Haven, University of New Jersey, The College of New Orleans, University of The New School - All Divisions (3) New York University (7) Newbury College Nice - Sophia Antipolis, Universite de North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The University of (15) North Carolina at Charlotte, University of (4) North Carolina at Wilmington, University of North Carolina Central University North Carolina School of the Arts, University of North Carolina State University (5) North Florida, University of (5) Northeastern University (17) Northern Arizona University Northwestern University (6) Norwich University *Notre Dame, University of (8) Oakwood University Occidental College Oglethorpe University The Ohio State University (5) Ohio University (3) Ohio Wesleyan University Oklahoma, The University of Olivet Nazarene University Oregon State University Oregon, University of Ottawa, University of Oxford College of Emory University (3) Pace University, New York City (3) Palm Beach Atlantic University Pennsylvania State University (15) Pennsylvania, University of (4) Pepperdine University (4) Pittsburgh, University of (3) Point Park University Pomona College Pratt Institute Presbyterian College Princeton University (2) Providence College (8) Purdue University (12) Purdue University Fort Wayne Queens College of the CUNY Quinnipiac University (8) Redlands, University of Reed College Regent's University London Regis College Regis University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (9) Rhode Island, University of Rhodes College Rice University (5) Richmond, The American International University in London *Richmond, University of (8) Roanoke College Robert Morris University Rochester Institute of Technology (3) Rochester, University of (10) Roehampton, University of Roger Williams University Rollins College (26) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (4) Rutgers University (2) Saint Joseph's University (3) Saint Leo University Saint Mary's College (5) Saint Vincent College

San Diego, University of (4) San Francisco, University of (4) Santa Clara University (2) Savannah College of Art and Design (2) School of Visual Arts Sciences Po - Columbia University Dual BA Program Scripps College (2) Seattle University Seton Hall University Sewanee: The University of the South Simmons University (3) Skidmore College South Alabama, University of South Carolina, University of (8) *South Florida - Tampa, University of (26) South Florida - St. Pete, University of (2) Southern California, University of (11) *Southern Methodist University (41) St Andrews, University of St Mary's University, Twickenham, London St. John Fisher College St. Joseph's College - Long Island Campus St. Thomas Aquinas College St. Thomas, University of (2) Stanford University Stetson University (22) Stevens Institute of Technology Stevenson University Stonehill College (2) Stony Brook University Suffolk University (3) Syracuse University Tallahassee Community College Tampa, The University of (24) Tennessee State University Tennessee, Knoxville, University of Texas A&M University (3) Texas Christian University (4) Texas Southern University Texas, Austin, The University of Towson University Trent University Trevecca Nazarene University Trinity College (2) Trinity International University Trinity University Tufts University (2) Tulane University (7) Union College (New York) United States Air Force Academy United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School United States Coast Guard Academy United States Military Academy (3) United States Naval Academy Ursinus College Utah State University Utah, University of (2) Valdosta State University Vanderbilt University (7) Vassar College (2) Vermont, University of (2) Victoria, University of *Villanova University (12) Virginia Tech (3) Virginia, University of (13) Wake Forest University Washington Adventist University (14) Washington and Lee University (3) Washington College Washington University in St. Louis (7) Wesleyan University (4) West Florida, University of (7) Western Carolina University Western Michigan University Western New England University (2) Whittier College William & Mary, College of (4) William Paterson University of New Jersey Williams College (3) Wisconsin, Madison, University of (7) Wittenberg University (3) Wofford College Worcester Polytechnic Institute (5) Yale University (3) York University