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.

• 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
• 19 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

• 95% of the 2025 graduates matriculated at four-year colleges/universities
• 84% of students received merit scholarships totaling over $7.4 million
• 56% 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

2024 AP RESULTS

• 91% overall pass rate (scores of 3 or higher)
• 89% senior pass rate (scores of 3 or higher)
• 73% of students earned scores of 4 or 5
• 66 AP Scholars, 22% Scholars, 9% Scholars with Honors, 25% Scholars with Distinction
• 97% science pass rate
• 82% math pass rate with computer science
• 90% English pass rate
• 98% history pass rate
• 93% World Language 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
• 35 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 and performing arts 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 2025

• 70 seniors will enroll in 33 different colleges in 15 different states and the United Kingdom
• 84% of seniors received merit scholarships, totaling over $7.4 million in college-sponsored, four-year scholarships
• $154,274 average scholarship per student
• 85% of the senior class completed one or more AP examinations
• 3 National Merit Finalists
• 1 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program Semifinalists
• 68% of seniors participate in extracurricular art programs
• 13 seniors will participate in intercollegiate athletics
• 44% of seniors scored 28 or above on the ACT; 40% of the class scored 28 or above

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.