St. Andrew's Episcopal School (Mississippi) - St. Andrew's Facts

St. Andrew's Facts

-About 20% of the Class of 2012 is expected to be named Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

-15% of the Class of 2011 (13 students) were National Merit Semifinalists, the highest percentage of any school in the state. An additional 3% (3 students) were National Achievement Semifinalists. 94% (15) of the Semifinalists were named Finalists.

-23% of the Class of 2011 were recognized as National Merit Finalists, National Achievement Finalists, or with Letters of Commendation.

-The average ACT score for the Class of 2011 was 28.2. The middle 50% of ACT scores for this class was 26-31.

-The average SAT score for the Class of 2011 was 1943. The middle 50% of the scores was 1790-2130.

-While incomplete as of this entry, the average ACT score for the Class of 2012 is 28.4. The middle 50% of the scores is 26-31.

-While incomplete as of this entry, the average SAT score for the Class of 2012 is 1855. The middle 50% of the scores is 1700-2050.

-35 of 39 of Mississippi’s AP State Scholars have been St. Andrew’s students.

-In 2011, 116 students in grades 10 through 12 completed 283 exams in 19 subject areas. 48 of these students scored well enough on their exams to be recognized as AP Scholars; that’s 41% of all the students who sat for an exam.

-Each year, the U.S. Department of Education recognizes one academically outstanding young man and one academically outstanding young woman as Presidential Scholars. In 2010, 2009, and 2008, St. Andrew’s seniors were name Presidential Scholars by the U.S. Department of Education. In 2008, the department for the only time in Mississippi history named both Presidential Scholars from the same school.

-In its second year competing in 3A play, St. Andrew's Episcopal School has won the Clarion-Ledger's All Sports Award for that class. This is the 12th year in a row that St. Andrew's has won the title.

-The St. Andrew’s Upper School band has received superior ratings at the State Band Festival for 15 consecutive years.

-St. Andrew’s is the only school in Mississippi and one of only 25 schools nationwide to receive a $2 million Malone Family Foundation grant to create scholarships for academically gifted students with financial need.

-The St. Andrew’s Touchstone Endowment stands at more than $8 million.

-St. Andrew’s is the only school in Mississippi with a Chair of Membership in Emory University’s Barkley Forum for Speech and Debate.

-Worth magazine named St. Andrew’s one of the top 100 feeder schools for the Ivy League. St. Andrew’s is the only school in Mississippi to earn this distinction.

-St. Andrew’s 2011 College Fair brought representatives from 65 four-year colleges and universities nationwide to the St. Andrew’s.