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.

STUDENTS AND FACULTY

544        Students preschool through 12^th grade
15          Average class size
7:1         Student-to-teacher ratio
66%       Faculty holding advanced degrees
20%       Students from diverse racial backgrounds
12          Central Kentucky counties represented

AFFORDABILITY

23% of students receive financial assistance totaling over $1.25 million

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
• 17 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
• 80% of students received merit scholarships totaling over $6 million
• 66% 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

2017 AP RESULTS

• 81% of seniors who took an AP class earned a score of 3 or higher
  
• 100% of Upper School students taking the AP French & AP Physics II exams earned scores of 3 or higher
• 97% juniors taking the AP English Language exam earned scores of 3 or higher
• 90% or more of students taking the AP Biology, AP Calculus BC and AP Physics I earned scores of 3 or higher
• 75% of Sayre's AP scores were 3 or higher (53% Kentucky average)
• 42% of AP students were designated as AP Scholars
  

• 36% of Upper School students earned Kentucky High School Athletic Association Academic All-State Honors (cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher)
• 80% of Upper and Middle School students participate in school-sponsored athletics
• Sayre graduates have competed collegiately at the Division I, II and III level
• 40 sports teams offered at the Varsity, Junior Varsity and Middle School level
• 50-acre athletic complex and includes 4 soccer and lacrosse fields, baseball and softball diamonds, 10 tennis courts, and cross country course
  
• 30% 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

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)
  

• 63 seniors will attend 36 different colleges in 18 different states and the District of Columbia
• 80% of seniors received merit scholarships, totaling over $6.5 million
• $103,000 average scholarship per student
• 78% of the senior class completed one or more AP examinations
• 8 seniors participating in intercollegiate athletics
• 59% of seniors scored 28 or above on the ACT; 46% scored 30 or above
• 4 seniors earned National Merit distinction, including three National Merit Semifinalists and one Commended Scholar