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
- 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
- 82% of students received merit scholarships totaling over $11.5 million
- 59% 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
2021 AP RESULTS
- 78% overall pass rate (scores of 3 or higher)
- 100% of Upper School students taking the Computer Principles, Drawing, French Language, Physics 2, and Physics C exams earned scores of 3 or higher
- 94% of students taking the AP Physics 1 exam earned scores of 3 or higher
- 92% of students taking the AP Calculus AB exam earned scores of 3 or higher
- 87% of seniors who took at least one AP exam earned scores of 3 or higher
ATHLETICS
- 41% of Upper School students earned Kentucky High School Athletic Association Academic All-State Honors (cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher)
- 77% 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 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 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
- 78 seniors will attend 44 different colleges in 21 different states and the District of Columbia
- 82% of seniors received merit scholarships, totaling over $11.5 million in college-sponsored, four-year scholarships
- $148,000 average scholarship per student
- 83% of the senior class completed one or more AP examinations
- 5 National Merit Finalists; 2 National Merit Commended Scholars
- 4 seniors participating in intercollegiate athletics
- 49% of seniors scored 28 or above on the ACT; 30% scored 30 or above
CLASS OF 2021 COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES and CHOICES (in bold)
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Alfred University American University Asbury University Auburn University Baldwin Wallace University Belmont Abbey College Belmont University Birmingham-Southern College Bluegrass Community and Technical College Boston University Butler University Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Centre College Clemson University College of Wooster Colorado State University Columbia College of Chicago Columbia University Curry College Davidson College Dean College Denison University DePaul University DePauw University Drexel University Earlham College Eastern Kentucky University Emory University Florida State University Fordham University Furman University George Mason University George Washington University Georgetown College Grinnell College Hampden-Sydney College Hanover College Indiana University Lake Forest College Landmark College Loyola University Chicago Loyola University New Orleans Lynn University Marymount Manhattan College Miami University Morehead State University Mount St. Joseph University Muskingum University North Carolina State University Northeastern University Northwestern University Ohio State University Oklahoma City University |
Pace University Penn State University Point Park University Pratt Institute Purdue University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhodes College Rollins College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Saint Louis University Samford University Savannah College of Art and Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago Southern Methodist University (SMU) Spelman College Stanford University Stetson University Texas A&M University Texas Christian University (TCU) Transylvania University University of Alabama University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) University of California-San Diego University of Cincinnati University of Colorado-Boulder University of Denver University of Florida University of Georgia University of Illinois University of Kentucky University of Louisville University of Maryland University of Massachusetts University of Mississippi University of Pittsburgh University of Richmond University of South Carolina University of Southern California University of Tampa University of Tennessee University of Texas-Dallas University of Toronto University of Vermont University of Virginia Vanderbilt University Virginia Tech University Wake Forest University Washington and Lee University Washington University in St. Louis Western Kentucky University Wittenberg University Wofford College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Xavier University |
Project-based Learning in Sayre's Lower School
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ACCREDITATION
- Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)
- Kentucky Non-Public School Commission (KYNPSC)
- 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 admits students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and financial aid programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
