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Brookfield Academy 2013-2014 School Profile
3460 North Brookfield Road Brookfield, WI 53045 CEEB #500-283 Phone: (262) 783-3200 Fax: (262) 783-3212 www.brookfieldacademy.org
CONTACT INFORMATION
Mrs. Sharon Koenings (x119), Asst. Head of School, Director of College Counseling….……..…[email protected]
Mrs. Megan Greischar (x233), College Counselor……………………………………….…………[email protected]
Mrs. Karen Roles (x138), College Counseling Coordinator………………………………………..……[email protected]
Dr. Robert Solsrud, Head of School Dr. Daniel Davis, Head of Upper School Ms. Gloria Renkert, Asst. Head of Upper School
Brookfield Academy is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory school for students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 located in Brookfield, Wisconsin, just west of Milwaukee. The campus consists of 116 acres with six buildings, athletic fields, playgrounds and woods. The student body of 917 (327 students in the Upper School) comes from Milwaukee and 20 surrounding communities and is culturally and ethnically diverse. Approximately 25% of Upper School students receive financial aid. The school fosters traditional American ideals such as hard work, the pioneering spirit and individuality.
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS A total of 21.5 credits (Carnegie Units) is necessary for graduation. A student is required to take five subjects per year with the option of taking a sixth subject. The following distribution is required:
ENGLISH .................4 CREDITS MATHEMATICS .........3 CREDITS SCIENCE .................3 CREDITS
HISTORY ........................ 5 CREDITS ECONOMICS ................... 1 CREDIT FINE ARTS ..................... 1 CREDIT
ELECTIVES ............. 1.5 CREDITS LANGUAGES............ 3 CREDITS (1 YEAR OF LATIN REQUIRED)
COURSE OFFERINGS Electives (in italics) .5 credit unless otherwise noted
English Freshman English Sophomore English Junior English Senior English
Creative Writing 1 & 2, Journalism,
Public Speaking
Mathematics Algebra Geometry Adv. Algebra / Adv. Algebra Honors Linear Algebra (.5) Multivariate Calculus (.5) Pre-Calculus AB Pre-Calculus BC Senior Math
History History of Freedom (.5 x 4 years) Western Civilization 1; 2 or 2 Honors Microeconomics / Macroeconomics U.S. History, U.S. History Honors
Art History Non-West, Art History West, Asian History,
Late 20th Century History, Middle East History,
Military History
Science Physics / Physics Honors Chemistry / Chemistry Honors Biology / Biology Honors Physics C for Engineering
Advanced Science 1 & 2
Foreign Language French 1, 2, 3, 4; German 1, 2, 3 Latin 1, 2, 2 Honors, 3, 4, Pre-AP, Latin Advanced Readings (.5 credit) Spanish 1, 2, 3, 3 Pre-AP, 4, 4 Pre-AP, 5
Fine Arts
Chamber Music, Choral Music (1.0),
Graphic Design, Adv. Graphic Design,
Improvisation, Intro to Film, Music Performance,
Sculpture, Songwriting (1.0), String Ensemble
(1.0), Studio Art 1, 2, 3, 4 (1.0), Theater 1 & 2,
Theater Fundamentals, Theater Advanced
Fundamentals, Theater Movement,
Theater Shakespeare Art History and Creative Writing also fulfill the Fine Arts requirement.
Computers Computer & Information Literacy Visual Basic Programming (1.0)
AP Courses AP Art AP Biology AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Chemistry AP Comparative Government & Politics AP English AP European History AP French AP German AP JAVA Programming AP Latin AP Macroeconomics AP Microeconomics AP Music Theory AP Physics B AP Spanish AP Statistics AP U.S. Government & Politics AP U.S. History
GRADING SYSTEM: A - 93-100 B - 85-92 C - 77-84 D - 70-76 F - Below 70 GPA is not weighted.
CLASS RANK is not computed at Brookfield Academy. Because of the Academy's demanding curriculum, our students face a very
competitive academic atmosphere and are all strong candidates for admission to college.
COLLEGE REPORTING POLICY: All recommendations written by faculty and coaches are confidential. Any changes in academic
standing or serious disciplinary infractions are reported to colleges.
MEDIAN GRADE DISTRIBUTION FOR THE FOLLOWING JUNIOR LEVEL CLASSES
Blue Area = Median Range
English
Pre-Calculus
Biology
3-Year Cumulative GPA
72 79 83 86 90 93 95 96 99
Class of 2014 Standardized Testing
SAT Reading
SAT Math
SAT Writing
ACT
Composite
Wisconsin State Mean 590 602 575 22.2 BA Median Range 550-670 550-670 530-670 24-32
National Merit Scholarship Program
Total Students in the Class of 2014: 85
National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists: 10
National Merit Commended Students: 1
School-Wide Academic Distinctions
Advanced Placement Results 2013
153 students took 337 exams in 23 subjects AP Scholars: 20 36% of exam scores were a 5 AP Scholars with Honor: 5 24% of exam scores were a 4 AP Scholars with Distinction: 28 24% of exam scores were a 3 National AP Scholars: 4 18% of exam scores were a 3
Member of Cum Laude Society 2004 Rhodes Scholar ~ Paul Taylor, Boston College
College Matriculation 2010-2013
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100% of graduates enter 4-year college or university programs
