AQUIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH PROFILE
LOCATION
Medium sized city of 28,000. County seat of Stephenson County and located in the gentle rolling hills of northwestern Illinois.
TYPE OF SCHOOL
College preparation day school for grades 7-12. Part of the Diocese of Rockford for the Roman Catholic Church. Established in 1923 with the first graduation class in 1927.
COMMUNITY
Located in Freeport, Illinois, serving Stephenson, Carroll, Jo Davies and Winnebago Counties
SIZE
Total enrollment 145: grades 7-8: 51 and grades 9-12: 94
GRADES
Junior High 7-8th grades
Senior High 9-12th grades
ACCREDITATION
North Central Association; 1920 to present
State of Illinois
National Catholic Education Association
SCHOOL YEAR
Semester system
GRADUATES
60% to 4-year schools; 40% to 2-year schools.
92% success rate of graduates completing post-secondary education
within five years of high school graduation.
ACADEMICS
Graduation Requirements
28.5 credits
Course Requirements
Religion- 4 credits, English -4 credits, Speech - ½ credit, Mathematics- 3 credits, Laboratory Sciences - 3 credits, Social Sciences – 3 credits, Physical Educations – 3.5 credits, Driver’s Education – ½ credit, Computer Applications – ½ credit, Health - ½ credit, Fine Arts – 2 credits, Electives – 4 credits.
GPA/Class Rank
Based on all graded courses. Grades are averaged on a 4.00 scale. Grades are not weighted for honors. A = 100-93; B = 92-85; C = 84-77; D = 76-70; F = 69-0; F = Failure; W = Withdrawal; P = Pass Credit; I = Incomplete.
Average Credits Earned: 30
Average Class Size: 15.84
MINIMUM GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
- 28.5 CREDITS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION
- Religion 1 year for each year enrolled
- Foreign Languages, Fine Arts or Career Tec 2
- English 4
- Science 3
- Mathematics 3
- Social Studies 3
- Physical Education 3.5
- Health .5
- Electives 4
- Pass US and IL Constitution tests
- Computer Applications .5
- Speech .5
- Drivers Education .5
ACT SCORES
23.5
FACULTY
Certified Staff: 23
Full Time Equivalents: 18.2
Master Degrees: 9
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