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.
CORE VALUES
Sayre School values students as individuals and works to foster their understanding of themselves and their roles in the larger community. Our core values of wisdom, integrity, respect, and compassion are woven throughout the school.
OUR PROGRAM
- Challenging 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
- 18 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 the Lower School and culminates with a 1:1 laptop program in the Upper School.
COLLEGE COUNSELING
- 100% of students accepted to four-year colleges/universities
- 87% of students received merit scholarships totaling over $9.3 million
- 65% of students attend out-of-state colleges/universities
- Sayre’s college counseling process (beginning in grade 9) aims to identify colleges/universities where students will grow and thrive
2023 AP RESULTS
- 88% overall pass rate (scores of 3 or higher)
- 86% senior pass rate (scores of 3 or higher)
- 68% of students earned scores of 4 or 5
- 54 AP Scholars, 14% Scholars, 12% Scholars with Honors, 23% Scholars with Distinction
- 94% science pass rate
- 88% math pass rate
ATHLETICS
- 41% of Upper School students earned Kentucky High School Athletic Association Academic All-State Honors (cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher)
- 70% of Upper and Middle School students participate in school-sponsored athletics
- Sayre graduates have competed collegiately at the Division I, II, and III level
- 34 sports teams offered at the Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Middle School level
- 50-acre athletic complex and includes four fields for football, soccer and lacrosse, baseball and softball diamonds, 10 tennis courts, and cross country course
- 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
FINE ARTS
- Visual arts, music, and theatre 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
CLASS OF 2023
- 63 seniors will enroll in 36 different colleges in 17 different states, the District of Columbia, and the United Kingdom
- 87% of seniors received merit scholarships, totaling over $9.3 million in college-sponsored, four-year scholarships
- $169,000 average scholarship per student
- 83% of the senior class completed one or more AP examinations
- 2 National Merit Finalists
- 10 seniors will participate in intercollegiate athletics
- 50% of seniors scored 28 or above on the ACT; 34% of the class scored 30 or above
SHORT VIDEOS ABOUT SAYRE
- Learn to Achieve
- Think for Yourself
- Community Leaders
- Preschool Parents Share The Sayre Difference
- Project-based Learning in Sayre's Lower School
- Senior Profiles
- College Counseling
- Science at Sayre
- Sayre Coaching and the Student-Athlete
- Affordability at Sayre
Learn to Achieve
Think for Yourself
Community Leaders
Preschool Parents Share The Sayre Difference
Project-based Learning in Sayre's Lower School
Senior Profiles
College Counseling
Science at Sayre
Sayre Coaching and the Student-Athlete
Affordability at Sayre
CLASS OF 2023 COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES and CHOICES (in bold)
| American University Appalachian State University Arizona State University Auburn University Austin Peay State University Baylor University Bellarmine University Belmont University Brown University Butler University Centre College Chapman University Clemson University College of Charleston Colorado State University Denison University DePaul University DePauw University Duke University Eastern Kentucky University Eckerd College Elon University Emerson College Emory University Florida Institute of Technology Florida State University Furman University George Washington University Goldsmiths University of London Hampden-Sydney College High Point University Indiana University James Madison University Johnson & Wales University-Providence Kentucky Wesleyan University King’s College (University of London) Lehigh University Louisiana State University Loyola University Chicago Marshall University Miami University Michigan State University Midway University Morehead State University New York University North Carolina State University Ohio State University Pace University Pennsylvania State University Pepperdine University Pomona College Pratt Institute Purdue University Rhodes College |
Rice University Roanoke College Robert Morris University Samford University Savannah College of Art & Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago School of Visual Arts Seton Hall University Sewanee: The University of the South Southern Methodist University Syracuse University Texas A & M University Texas Christian University Transylvania University Tulane University University of Alabama University of Arizona University of Arkansas University of Central Florida University of Cincinnati University of Florida University of Georgia University of Kentucky University of Liverpool University of Louisville University of Lynchburg University of Maryland-College Park University of Miami University of Mississippi University of New Hampshire University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Dakota University of Oklahoma University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of South Carolina University of Southern California University of Southern Indiana University of Tampa University of Tennessee-Knoxville University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at Dallas University of Virginia University of Washington University of Wisconsin-Madison Vanderbilt University Virginia Tech Washington and Lee University Western Kentucky University Wofford College Xavier University |
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ACCREDITATION
- Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)
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Kentucky Non-Public School Commission (KYNPSC)
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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)
Sayre School actively seeks qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds and talents who will make a positive contribution to school life. Sayre School does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, uniform service member status, religion, handicap or disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all federal, state, or local law. This applies to its educational policies, employment policies, admissions policies, financial-aid policies, athletics, and other after-school programs.