Academics
As part of the academic requirements for graduating Upper School, students must complete a "Junior Experience," described on the school website as at least two weeks "in an environment that is dramatically different from the student’s daily surroundings," and a Senior Project, undertaken in May of the student's senior year. To satisfy the Junior Experience requirement, the school offers trips every summer to destinations including Italy, Spain, West Virginia, China, The Galapagos, New Mexico and France, though students may also submit independent proposals. The Upper School also offers 11 AP courses.
Since 2007, 24 percent of all St. Andrew's graduates were National Merit Commended Students and 5 percent were National Merit Semifinalists. The average SAT scores of the Class of 2010 were 628 (Critical Reading), 625 (Mathematics), and 628 (Writing).
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