MACLAY SCHOOL
A T R A D I T I O N O F SUCCESS
SCHOOL PROFILE 2015-2016
School Code: 101648
MACLAY SCHOOL
A TRADITION OF SUCCESS
MISSION
We are an independent, non-sectarian college preparatory school dedicated to providing a
liberal arts education, enabling each student to develop inherent ability to the fullest extent
with a balance of discipline and freedom.
HISTORY
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Maclay School was founded in 1968 by a group of parents who wished to
provide their children with educational resources that would enable each
student to develop to the fullest-academically, morally, emotionally, and
physically. Originally called Capital City Day School, the school was renamed
in honor of Alfred Barmore Maclay, Jr., a World War II veteran who died of
polio in 1953. Over the years, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mettler, cousins of Alfred
Maclay, generously donated the land upon which the school is situated, which
was formally known as Andalusia Plantation. During Maclay’s first-year, a
nine-member faculty taught grades 1-8. Each year following, one grade level
was added until the first class graduated in 1973.
James Milford
Terese Combs Marty Kiser
Pat Ashcroft
Charles Beamer
Dr. Scott Hampton
Michael Obrecht
Scott Eagen
Carri Smith
PHILOSOPHY
Maclay School supports its students in fulfilling their potential academically,
emotionally, physically, and artistically. Maclay’s purposes are:
• to teach liberal arts creatively.
•to create a civilized community of learning guided by a
dedicated faculty of superior qualifications.
•to provide patient and understanding ways to challenge each student.
•to engender, by teaching and example, self-discipline, hard work, integrity,
and persistence at school and at home.
•to stimulate each student to inquire, learn, recognize
obligations, develop self-respect, and understand others.
•to build a meaningful spirit among students, parents, faculty, and
community by faithful fulfillment of the Maclay School Mission and
Philosophy.
•to meet with wisdom and fortitude the future challenges of higher
education, service to others, and life.
Head of School
Business Manager
Head of Lower School
Head of Middle School
Head of Upper School
Director of College Counseling
Director of Admissions
Director of Athletics
Director of Advancement
DIVERSITY
Maclay student body is 17% minority including 14 international students from
China and Korea.
FINE ARTS
Drama
• Lower School Drama Classes (K-5 grades)
• Lower School Spring Musicals (2nd-5th grades)
• Middle and Upper School Fall & Spring Productions
• Junior Company/MS Drama International Thespian Society
• Company/US Drama International Thespian Society
Music
• Daily lesson offered through Stubbs Music Center
• Band (5th-12th grades)
• Pep Band
• General Music Classes (PreK-5th grades)
• Middle School Chorus
• String Orchestra Program (3-12 grades)
Visual Arts
• Middle and Upper School Art Clubs under Art Education
• Lower School Art Show
• Middle Art Club
• Upper School Arts and Ideas Club
• Upper School Art Honor Society
SCHOOL PROFILE
FACTS AT A GLANCE
• Founded in 1968
• 100-acre campus in Northeast Tallahassee
• Grades: Pre-K 3 - 12th
• Student population: 962
African Americans: 57
Latino/Hispanic: 22
Asian and Asian American: 24
Middle Eastern: 53
Multiracial: 3
Other: 5
•
Faculty members: 100 – 52% with advanced degrees
(44 Masters/8 PhD’s)
• Student/faculty ratio: 9/1
• School hours:
Pre-K 3 - 4: 8:30am - 12 noon
K - 8th: 8:15am - 3:00pm
9th - 12th: 7:55am - 3:10pm
• Extended day KIDS CLUB Pre-K 3 – 5
• Middle School Center: Grades 6-8
• Tuition 2016-2017:
Pre-K: $6,400.00
K:
$10,400.00
1 - 8: $11,950.00
9 - 12: $12,300.00
• Financial assistance program available
• Mascot: Marauder
•
Summer program with academic enrichment, day
camps, and sport camps for ages 3 - 18
•
Accreditations by Florida Council of Independent
Schools/Florida Kindergarten Council (FCIS/FKC),
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
(AdvancED SACS/CASI), Southern Association of
Independent Schools (SAIS)
2015-2016
SCHOOL CODE: 101648
ATHLETICS
Fall Sports
Boys: MS Football, Varsity Football, MS Golf, Varsity Golf, MS Cross Country,
Varsity Cross Country, JV Swimming, Varsity Swimming, Crew (club)
Girls: MS Volleyball, JV Volleyball, Varsity Volleyball, MS Cross Country, Varsity
Cross Country, Varsity Golf, JV Swimming, Varsity Swimming, MS Cheerleading,
Varsity Cheerleading, Dance, Equestrian (club)
Winter Sports
Boys: MS Soccer, Varsity Soccer, MS Basketball (White), MS Basketball (Blue),
JV Basketball, Varsity Basketball
Girls: Weightlifting, MS Soccer, Varsity Soccer, MS Basketball,
JV Basketball, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Cheerleading and MS Cheerleading
Spring Sports
Boys: Weightlifting, MS Baseball (White), MS Baseball (Blue), JV Baseball,
Varsity Baseball, MS Lacrosse, JV Lacrosse, Varsity Lacrosse, MS Tennis, JV Tennis,
Varsity Tennis, MS Track and Field, Varsity Track and Field
Girls: MS Softball, Varsity Softball, MS Tennis, JV Tennis, Varsity Tennis, MS Track
and Field, Varsity Track and Field
35 state titles
• Named the outstanding 1A or 2A program 11 times
• Awarded Outstanding Sportsmanship four times
• Named Athletic Program of the Year 11 times
• National Athletic Director of the Year (2013) - Bruce Irvin
• FHSAA Top Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2013)
TECHNOLOGY
•Campus Technology includes multiple high-speed internet connections,
gigabit fiber optic networking as well as campus wide roaming wireless
access.
•Four classroom computer labs, four mobile laptop carts (24 Laptops on each)
and three iPad carts are in addition to over 50 computers in the library.
•Smart boards, document cameras, and LCD projectors are standard in
classrooms.
•Students and faculty are provided file server storage and resources. Our
school portal gives students and parents secure access to current attendance,
assignments, and grade information from every teacher.
•Students are provided Office 365 hosted email, file storage, and
downloadable office suite applications.
• 1:1 iPad program for 4th - 6th grades
• Upper School Publications Lab
MACLAY SCHOOL
EXTRACURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES
Middle School: M.S. Student Council, Jr. Beta Club, Art Club, Chess Club,
French Club, Eco–Adventures, Wordcraft Club, Strings, Brain Bowl Team,
Mathcounts Team, Mu Alpha Theta Math Team, Junior Classic League, Latin
Club, Latin Certamen, Green Club, Knitting/Crocheting Club
Upper School:
Honor Societies: Cum Laude Society, French Honor Society, Mu Alpha
Theta, National Art Honor Society, National Honor Society/Peer Tutor, Science
National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society
Clubs: Anchor Club, Andalusian, Arts and Ideas Club, Book Club, Brain Bowl,
Chess Club, Freshman Class, Green Club, Interclub Council, Junior Class, Junior
Classical League, Key Club, Le Cercle Français, Maclay Community Service
Club, Marauder, Mentor Club, Model UN, Multicultural Awareness Club, Peer
Tutor Club, Science Bowl, Senior Class, Smash Club, Sophomore Class, Strategy
Gaming Club, Technology Club, Upper School Student Council, Writing Club
AWARDS
• All-Big Bend Brain Bowl Champions 2015
•North Florida Neuroscience Brain Bee Winner (2010, 2011, 2012, and in
2013 and 2014 Runner-up)
•Latin State Champions (2009, 2011, 2013) and Latin Teacher of the Year
(2010, 2013). First Jr. Latin Team to compete at state level - Placed 5th
•2014 1st place in Senior Biochemistry and Mathematics and Junior Division
Best in Show in the Science Fair.
•French Team placed Top 5 in the state for the last four years
•Math Bowl Panhandle Championship - 2nd place
•Mini-Mu Math Champion: Sam Artecona
•Lower School Modern Language Expo - 1st place
•FHSAA Academic All-State: Matt Sweeney 2015
•13 District Championships out of 18 Varsity Teams
•Middle School State Cross Country Champion: Clay Milford
Senior Awards
Class of 2014 had the following honors:
• 93 graduates are attending 53 colleges in 22 states and Washington DC
• 71% are attending their top choice college (57% national average)
•$7.47 million in scholarships were offered to our seniors (71% of the class)
for an average of $80,000.
•Four National Merit, 10 Commended Scholars, 1 National Hispanic Scholar
and 1 National Achievement.
• 17 were admitted into an honors or scholars program
• 10 athletic commitments or scholarships
• Three Eagle Scouts
A TRADITION OF SUCCESS
OUR HIGH SCHOOL
Graduation requirements 24 units/credits:
English 4
Physical Education ½
History
3½
Fine Arts
½
Mathematics
3
Life Management ½
Lab Science
3
Economics
½
World Language
2
Electives
6½
Advanced Placement: Maclay offers Honors, 12 Pre-AP and 19 AP classes
for a more intense and challenging curricula. Pre-AP courses are designed
to prepare students for AP courses which are college level and follow the
curricula designed by the College Board - students may receive college credit.
AP classes are capped at 20 students in each class. Offerings include the
following:
Pre-AP: Algebra II, Biology, , British Literature/Expository Writing, Chemistry,
English 1, French III, French IV, Latin III, Spanish III, Spanish IV, Trigonometry/
Pre-Calculus, World Civilization
AP: Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science A,
English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition,
Environmental Science, European History, French Language and Culture,
US Government and Politics, Latin, Macroeconomics, Physics 1, Psychology,
Spanish Language, Statistics, Studio Art: Drawing Portfolio, US History, World
History
Honors: English I, British Literature, Expository Writing II, American
Literature/Research Paper, Spanish III, Latin I & II, Algebra I, Algebra II,
Biology, Chemistry, Modern World History, World Civilization, US History,
Economics, French I, Spanish I & II, Geometry, Human Anatomy, Human
Physiology, English IV: Southern Literature, World of Short Story, World
Mythology, Digital Media, Horror and Fantasy Literature, Modern and
Postmodern Drama Debate, Humanities I & II
Other Courses: Abnormal Psychology, Advanced Spanish Conversation A
& B, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, American Lit/Research Paper, Americana, College
Algebra, Computing with Robots, Concert Band, Conspiracy Theories,
Dance Education, Debate, Direct Independent Study, Ecology, Forensic
Science, French 1, General Chemistry, Geometry, History of America in 60s,
Photography, Intro to Psychology, Introduction to Art A & B, Introduction to
Digital Citizenship, Introduction to Sociology, Journalism, Lady Marauder
Fitness Class, Legal Issues, Life Management, Marine Biology, Modern US
History, Personal Fitness, Strength Training, SAT/ACT Preparation, Science
Outreach, Show Chorus, Spanish 1 & 2, Speech, Web Design, World War 2
SCHOOL PROFILE
2015-2016
SCHOOL CODE: 101648
SERVICE HOURS
RANK IN CLASS
2015 Maclay Seniors have compiled over 20,000 hours (an average of 215 per
student) in community service hours in their four years at Maclay.
Due to the small size of our senior class and the school’s academic rigor,
Maclay does not rank students numerically. Instead, individual grade point
averages are reported.
WEIGHTING
On the 4-point scale, 1 point will be added to each AP grade per seemster, .75
point to Pre-AP, and .5 for Honors courses.
Letter
A
B
C
D
F
Numeric
90-100
80-89
70-79
60-69
Below 60
GPA
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0
Honors
4.5
3.5
2.5
1.5
0
Pre-AP
4.75
3.75
2.75
1.75
0
AP
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
0
2011
25.6
587
592
593
1772
2012
25.1
578
585
573
1736
2013
25.4
570
576
583
1729
Year
No. of
Participants
Total No. of
Examinations
No. of
Subjects
Percentage
Scoring
3 or Higher
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
144
159
171
158
154
378
405
384
357
354
21
24
21
20
18
82.6
81
77
76.6
85.7
NATIONAL MERIT
SCHOLARS
ACT/SAT DATA
Class of
ACT Average
SAT Reading
SAT Math
SAT Writing
SAT Total
ADVANCED PLACEMENT
TEST RESULTS
2014
25.5
585
598
597
1780
2015
26.6
598
586
591
1775
Florida
Average
2014
19.6
486
480
468
1434
Finalist
Commended
African/
American
Hispanic
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
4
5
2
5
1
3
3
1
4
2
4
3
2013 2014 2015
4
5
1
3
4
4
10
1
1
SAT COMPARISONS
Subtest/ Florida Public Independent
FCIS
Maclay Class
GRP
Average Schools
Schools
Schools
of 15
CReading
486
489
532
554
598
Math
480
498
579
568
586
Writing
468
475
538
551
591
TOTAL
1434
1462
1649
1673
1775
Maclay School admits students of any race, color, national, or ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities genreally accorded or made available to students at the
school. Maclay does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, or ethinic origin in administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, or athletic and
other school-administered programs.
MACLAY SCHOOL
AP Five-Year School
Score Summary (2015)
This report shows five years of data at the school, state and global
levels. On the first page, a graph illustrates the year-over-year
change in the percentage of AP students with scores of 3 or higher,
next to a table that provides the overall total exams, total unique
students and both the number and percentage of AP students with
one or more scores of 3 or higher. On subsequent pages, the report
provides subject-specific summary data by year: total exams, total
exams by score and mean score.
100
86
80
60
60
61
Total AP Students
Number of Exams
AP Students with Scores 3+
% of Total AP Students with Scores 3+
Total AP Students
Number of Exams
AP Students with Scores 3+
% of Total AP Students with Scores 3+
83
61
61
49
51
51
53
2011
2012
2013
2014
55
61
40
20
Maclay School
Total AP Students
Number of Exams
AP Students with Scores 3+
% of Total AP Students with Scores 3+
85
82
77
0
Data Updated Jul 31, 2015, Report Run Dec 4, 2015
A TRADITION OF SUCCESS
Maclay School (101648)
2011
2012
154
157
354
354
132
121
85.7
77.1
Florida
2015
Global
2013
171
384
140
81.9
2014
157
405
134
85.4
2015
144
378
119
82.6
182,746
328,430
88,654
48.5
Florida
186,895
334,427
95,071
50.9
193,002
346,630
98,640
51.1
196,781
358,613
104,431
53.1
201,433
368,112
109,955
54.6
1,982,133
3,475,395
1,193,662
60.2
Global
2,106,843
3,713,079
1,295,051
61.5
2,225,463
3,955,346
1,354,551
60.9
2,351,299
4,197,720
1,441,451
61.3
2,497,303
4,516,205
1,515,255
60.7
“Success” on an AP Exam is defined as an exam score of 3 or higher, which represents the score point that research finds predictive of college success and college graduation. These findings have held
consistent across the decades. One example of such a study comes from the National Center for Educational Accountability, which found that an AP Exam score, and a score of 3 or higher in particular, is
a strong predictor of a student’s ability to persist in college and earn a bachelor’s degree.
The data in this report differs from other College Board reports, such as The AP Report to the Nation, which tracks exams taken by seniors throughout their high school career (cohort-based) and includes
public school data only.
© 2015 The College Board. College Board, AP, Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Program, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board.
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