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26
Reasons
To
Choose
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1. We offer small
classes – with an
average class size
of 15 students –
and a 7.5 to 1
student-faculty ratio.
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2. We are an
inclusive and diverse
community:
49% of students
identify themselves as
persons of color.
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3. One in 3 students
receives need-based
aid; the average
award is $10,319.
This year, SPS
awarded more than
$2.3 million in need-
based financial aid.
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4. Our teachers are
remarkable.
• They are passionate about teaching young people.
• Over 50% have taught at SPS for more than 10 years.
• Roughly 60% hold advanced degrees.
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5. Our innovative
curriculum prepares
students for college
and for life.. • Students can learn French, Spanish and Mandarin.
• Electives include: Economics, Astrophysics, Advanced Statistics, Global Studies, Philosophy, and many more.
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6. Our rigorous,
well rounded
program is designed
to educate the whole
person.
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7. We employ
an integrated
methodology with
a focus on writing,
research & speaking.
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8. Our unique
approach is designed
to develop individuals
with essential 21st
Century skills – critical
thinkers, creative
problem-solvers &
collaborative leaders.
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9. Our wide ranging
program includes a
full theater program
for Middle and Upper
Schools, dance, a
nationally accredited
Outdoor Leadership
Program – & much more.
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10. Our advanced
curriculum offers
higher level
courses than AP
(Advanced Placement).
Our students may take
AP exams, if desired.
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11. Each Sandia Prep
student has an Advisor.
Advisory groups of
10 students & their
Advisor sit together at
Assembly, and they
meet weekly to discuss
issues & current events.
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12. Activities allow
students to discover their
passions & potential.
Choices include:• Model U.N.• Supercomputing Challenge • Rocketry• Ceramics• Sandia Prep Free Style Radio• Chess• Mock Trial
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13. 90% of SPS students
participate in voluntary,
student-led community
service. Recent projects include:
• Mentoring young students
• Providing books & shoes
• Volunteering at food banks
• Helping senior citizens
• Collecting donations for local charities
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14. More than 75% of
students participate in
team sports through our
no-cut athletics policy.
We’ve won numerous
state championships –
including tennis, baseball,
and girls & boys soccer.
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15. During their last
month, SPS seniors
conduct a Senior
Experience, where
they apprentice,
as volunteers, in a
profession or vocation
of interest.
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16. Testing Results: Class Average Year ACT
2010 26
2011 26
2012 26
2013 25
– versus a national average of 21.
Some SPS students also take the SAT. Their most recent 2-year average score was 1759.
– versus a national average of 1500.
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17. Our college counselors
work one-on-one with
students & families to make
appropriate placements &
secure scholarships & aid –
with a remarkable 28:1 student-counselor ratio.
(Many schools strive for a ratio of 45:1.)
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18. 100% of our
graduates attend
4-year colleges and
universities.
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19. Last year, our
graduates accepted
more than a quarter
of a million dollars
of roughly $1 million
in merit scholarships
offered.*non-verified information as reported by 73 of 85 students; 12 students not reporting
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20. Our 2013 grads
were accepted to
128 different colleges
& universities; in
2012, our grads were
accepted to 134
schools, and in 2011,
to 173 schools.
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21. Colleges attended
by recent Sandia Prep
graduates include:
Harvard MIT Stanford Columbia Yale Geo. Washington Bowdoin NYU Emory Cal Poly Bryn Mawr UC-Berkeley Pomona Harvey Mudd Wesleyan U San Diego Boston US Naval Academy U Penn Dartmouth
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22. Our 2,000+
alumni live, work
and volunteer in
communities across
the nation and around
the globe.
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23. Sandia Prep’s
endowment totals
$5.06 million.
(as of 3.31.13)
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24. Each year, gifts
to the School totaling
more than $635,000
augment tuition
revenue to make a
Sandia Prep education
possible for our
students.
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25. To foster growth
toward human as well as
academic excellence, we
seek to create balance
among the “Five A’s” –
Academics, Arts,
Athletics, Activities &
school Atmosphere.
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26. Our logo represents
our balanced philosophy
and program: Our Five
A’s converge to form
an integrated whole,
reflecting the well-
rounded education that
SPS students receive.
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Rigorous academics.
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Remarkable opportunities.
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The world is changing.
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The future goes to Sandia Prep.
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532 Osuna Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113505.338.3000 • www.sandiaprep.org
10.15.13