College Profile

2009-2010 College Profile

Lakehill Preparatory School provides a rigorous, college preparatory curriculum combined with opportunities for personal growth, individual enrichment, and community engagement.  From Kindergarten through high school, every Lakehill student is encouraged to strive, challenged to succeed, and inspired to excel.

The twenty three members of the Class of 2010 were admitted to 75 colleges and universities.  This class will attend 18 different colleges in 9 states with fifty two percent studying in the state of Texas and forty-eight percent studying out of state.  Eighty-seven oercent (87%) of the members of this class were awarded scholarships with a four year value of 2.5 million dollars (an average of over $100,000 per student).  Ninety-one (91%) percent of the Class of 2010 has taken at least one Advanced Placement (AP) class during their Upper School career and one student earned the AP Scholar with Honor Award for receiving 4’s and 5’s on four AP exams in her sophomore and junior years.  Several more students are expected to earn the AP Scholar and AP Scholar with Honor Award when the 2010 AP results are released in July. One student in the class earned the designation as National Merit Commended Scholar.

Colleges Accepting Lakehill Graduates from 2007-2010

(Bold indicates presently enrolled)

Scholarships

The Class of 2010 received over $2,500,000 in academic scholarships, an average of more than $100,000 per student.

Career Goals for the Class of 2010

Acting, Anthropology, Archeology, Athletic Training, Biology, Business, Child Development, Communications, Computer Science, Dance, Education, Environmental Science, French Communications, History, Interior Design, Law, Marketing, Medicine, Music Performance, Musical Theater, Pharmacy, Political Science, Psychology, Public Relations, Sociology, Veterinary Medicine, Visual Arts

Athletic Recruitment

Students have been recruited for baseball and football from the following colleges:

Abilene Christian University Baylor University Clarendon College College of Santa Fe Columbia University Harvard University Haverford College	Lyon College University of Dallas Navarro College Texas Christian University University of Pennsylvania Vanderbilt University

Student Population
Total students 400

Ethnic Diversity

Affiliations

Lakehill is a member of the Texas Association of Private Schools, The Texas Association for College Admission Counseling, National Association for College Admission Counseling, and The College Board.

Accreditations

Lakehill is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Faculty

The School’s Upper School faculty is comprised of two instructors with Doctoral Degrees, 13 with Masters Degrees, and  20 with five or more years of experience. Lakehill has an overall student to faculty ratio of 10 to 1. The average class size is 16.

Graduation Requirements

A total of 26 units are required for graduation with one unit equivalent to two semesters.

Grading Periods

The academic year is divided into six six-week terms. Semester exams are given at the end of the third and sixth terms in 6th through 12th grades. One unit of credit is given for each course when the student successfully completes one year of work. One-half credit may be given for the successful completion of work in a subject for one semester. Classes meet on a modified block schedule for a total of 250 minutes per week..

Curriculum

Courses are offered in the following academic disciplines:  English, Mathematics, Science, History, Computer Science, Foreign Language, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, and Health/ Physical Education.

Electives

Elective courses include America in the Age of Rock and Roll, Art, Art History, Calumet Literary Magazine, Choir, Classic Monsters of Literature, Computer Applications, Computer Languages, Computer Science, Creative Writing, Digital Art, Drama, Drawing, Infinity Project, Jane Austen Novels and Films, Music Theory, Musical Theater, Painting, Philosophy, Public Speaking, Sculpture, Shakespeare in Performance, Special Music Project, Sports in Literature and Film, Theater History, and Yearbook.

Grading System

Class Rank

Lakehill Preparatory School does not rank..

Cumulitive Grade Point Average

The cumulative grade point average is calculated using semester grades. Grades for all high school courses except PE and non-academic electives (i.e., study hall, office aide) will be averaged into the GPA, including those courses that were repeated. Cumulative grade point averages will be rounded to the nearest hundredth.

College Admission Testing for the Class of 2010

Advance Placement Results

Percent of Class of 2010 taking one or more AP Courses     91%

Advanced Placement Courses

Courses are offered in Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science A, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, European History, French Language, Physics B, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, Statistics, Studio Art, and U.S. History,

National Merit

Class of 2010 - One National Merit Commended Student
Class of 2008 – Two National Merit Commended Students
Class of 2007 – Two National Merit Scholarship Finalists and One National Merit Commended Student