Class of 2015 Profile

87 Class size
47 Women (54%)
40 Men (46%)
21 States represented
4 Non-US Citizens – Chinese, Russian, South Korean (2)
4 Countries – Canada, India and South Korea (2)

Class of 2015 by the Numbers

Mid 50% SAT Range: 2120-2250
Average GPA: 4.3/4.0(weighted)
Median SAT (CR/M/W): 730/760/720
Mid 50% ACT Composite: 32-34
Mid 50% for SAT IIs: Median Composite ACT: 33
Math Level 2: 750-800

Chemistry: 670-785
Physics: 680-780
Class Rank (of those students ranked):
>32% are in top 2%
>50% are in the 3%
>65% are in the top 5%
>100% in the top 10%

Interesting Facts

83% Participated in community service
63% Competed on academic teams
62% Musicians
56% Recognized as National AP Scholars, or AP Scholars with Honor or Distinction
52% Involved with robotics
52% Athletes
46% Worked while in high school
32% Recognized by the National Merit
Scholarship Corporation
28 Finalists
16 National Merit Scholars
2 National Achievement Scholars
25% Drama/theater
24% Involved in research projects
20% Worked on student publications
13% Student government officers

We have students who….

Sold and shipped over 1,200 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies to service personnel in active war zones.
Completed graduate level solar research projects for modeling of Flat Plate Collectors.
Constructed a working jet engine.
Several founded their high school FIRST Robotics team.
Developed an apparatus to assist in research of hatchling sea turtle navigation.
Created new ways to remove arsenic from drinking water.
Invented a Weight Stabilizing Stretcher for search and rescue missions.
Planned and implemented a health fair conference for young women.
Studied computer science in India.
Earned a black belt in mixed martial arts.
Performed research on growing carbon nanotubes.
Refurbished computers for disadvantaged students with the Kramden Institute.
Ranked as one of the top 10 high school debaters in the country.
Won first place in the California State Fair Industrial and Technology Education category for building an environmentally friendly, air conditioned bee hive.
Assisted in the organization of the Great Outdoor Challenge for National Trails Days.
Raised $700 for the leukemia and lymphoma society and raised $1,500 for the Boulder Homeless shelter.
Optimized the construction of a bow and arrow system to increase the energy storage capacity.
Won silver distinction in the Hypatia Mathematics Competition.
Mathematically models virgal lightning storms.