Fast Facts

OUR MISSION

Sayre School provides an innovative and inclusive learning environment that
empowers students to achieve academic excellence, embrace challenge, and
cultivate integrity in order to lead purposeful lives in an ever-changing world.

STUDENTS AND FACULTY

512        Students preschool through 12^th grade
15          Average class size
6:1         Student-to-teacher ratio
60%       Faculty holding advanced degrees
22%       Students from diverse racial backgrounds
14          Central Kentucky counties represented

AFFORDABILITY

• 25% of students receive financial assistance totaling over $1.27 million

OUR PROGRAM

• Rigorous college-preparatory curriculum unfolds incrementally across grade levels fostering critical thinking skills in a nurturing classroom setting.
• Small class size provides unique opportunities for seminar-style class discussions, extensive writing expectations, and individual help from teachers before, during or after school
• 16 Advanced Placement Courses offered in the Upper School
• Public speaking emphasis embedded in all levels of the curriculum
• World Language instruction begins in Preschool
• Technology integration begins with iPad usage in Preschool and culminates with a 1:1 laptop program in the Upper School.

COLLEGE COUNSELING

• 100% of students accepted to four-year colleges/universities
• 85% of students received merit scholarships totaling $3.9 million
• 70% of students attend out of state colleges/universities
• Sayre’s college counseling process (beginning in 9^th grade) aims to identify colleges/universities where students will grow and thrive

2012 AP RESULT HIGHLIGHTS

• 80% of students received a score of 3 or above on AP exams in 2012 (compared to the national pass rate of 57% and the State pass rate of 49%)
• 100% pass rate for Calculus AB & BC, Physics and Environmental Science
• 93% pass rate for English Language and Literature
• 92% pass rate for US History

ATHLETICS

• 73% of Upper and Middle School students participate in school-sponsored athletics
• 35 sports teams offered at the Varsity, Junior Varsity and Middle School level
• 50 acre athletic complex
• 25% of 1^st - 5^th graders participate in Future Spartans Athletic Program
• Student athletes have the opportunity to compete at a high level and reap the rich personal rewards that come from being part of a team
• Sayre graduates have competed collegiately at the Division I, II and III level.
  

FINE ARTS

• Visual arts, music, and drama are integrated into the curriculum at all levels as a core part of the academic experience, not just as electives
• Performance and exhibit opportunities offered at Lower, Middle, and Upper School levels

• Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)
• Kentucky Non-Public School Commission (KNPSC)
  
• National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA)
  

MEMBERSHIPS

• National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
• Kentucky Association of Independent Schools (KAIS)
• National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC)
• Secondary School Admission Test Board (SSATB)
• National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
  
• Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
  

• 31% of students scored 30 or above on the ACT
• Members of the Class of 2012 were admitted to 92 different colleges in 27 states
• 47 seniors enrolled at 28 different colleges in 19 states and the District of Columbia
• 100% college placement
• 100% college bound
• $82,978 average scholarship per student
• 85% of students received merit scholarships totaling $3.9 million
• 19 students attended Sayre twelve or more years