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 12th 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 9th 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 1st - 5th 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)
- 64 seniors will attend 38 different colleges in 20 different states, the District of Columbia and England
- 80% of seniors received merit scholarships, totaling over $6 million
- $95,000 average scholarship per student
- 81% of the senior class completed one or more AP examinations
- 7 seniors participating in intercollegiate athletics
- 35% of seniors scored 28 or above on the ACT; 25% scored 30 or above
- 40% of seniors who took AP classes were designated as AP Scholars; 10 were AP Scholars
with Distinction; 2 were National AP Scholars - Seniors enrolled in 38 different colleges in 20 different states, including Bowdoin College, Centre College, Colby College, Emory University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, University of Florida, University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt University, Washington and Lee University, and Washington University in St. Louis
American University Anglia Ruskin University (England) Appalachian State University Auburn University Baylor University Bellarmine University Belmont University Birmingham Southern College Boston University Bowdoin College British and Irish Modern Music Institute Butler University Calvin College Case Western Reserve University Centre College Chapman University Clemson University Colby College College of the Atlantic College of Charleston Colorado School of Mines DePaul University DePauw University Eastern Kentucky University Eckerd College Elon University Emory University Flagler College Florida Gulf Coast University Florida State University Furman University George Washington University Georgetown College Georgetown University Hampden-Sydney College Hampshire College Hanover College High Point University Kenyon College Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (England) Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Maryland Loyola University New Orleans Lynn University Miami University (OH) Millsaps College Northeastern University Nova Southeastern University Oakwood University Queens University of Charlotte Randolph College
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