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With an enrollment of approximately 800 students in Preschool age 3 through 12th grade, Greensboro DaySchool is one of the largest nonsectarian independent schools in the Piedmont Triad of North Carolina, and is known throughout thenation for its excellence in education. For 45 years, our success has been defined by our challenging academic program, our emphasison honor and values, and our dedication to each individual child and family. Today we are more committed than ever to developing the intellectual, ethical, and interpersonal foundations students need to become constructive contributors to the world.

At Bancroft, academic excellence drives every stage of learning. From PreK through Grade 12, students engage in a rigorous, college-preparatory curriculum enriched by advanced STEM, research opportunities, and leverages Worcester’s renowned higher education community. Founded in 1900, Bancroft combines expert faculty, small classes, and a proven record of top college placement which prepares students for success at highly selective universities worldwide.

Ambassador Christian School is a leading 6th-12th grade College Prep Christian School in the South Bay. Providing educational excellence from a Biblical worldview through academics, athletics, and the arts. After eight years of innovation, Ambassador High rebrands to become Ambassa- dor Christian School and add grades 6-8 to offer a complete secondary program with middle and high school. In adding the middle school, Ambassador Christian School has the structure to become one of the most prominent private Christian schools in the country.

Our mission is to inspire and nurture excellence and prepare each student for success in higher education and in a dynamic and complex world. For students from age three through Grade 12, Roycemore provides a challenging college preparatory curriculum in a nurturing environment. Students thrive in small classes, guided by faculty who are focused on their individual talents and needs.

Saint Viator High School is a Catholic, college preparatory community called to provide religious formation and an academic program of excellence to young men and women of the northwest suburbs of Chicago. St Viator High School, we are committed to students acquiring the best Catholic college preparatory education possible and reaffirming and strengthening Christian values and morals.

The mission of The Benjamin School is to provide a challenging college preparatory education to a diverse student body in a structured, nurturing community environment. The School motivates students to master the skills of learning, communicating and evaluating choices and encourages them to grow intellectually, socially, morally, and physically to their fullest individual potential. Benjamin inspire its students to develop a coherent set of values that includes love of learning, personal responsibility, self-motivation, concern for others and a commitment to serve society.

A unique university-affiliated secondary school experience that offers students a head start on their journey to higher education in the U.S. Established in 1891 within the campus of Connecticut College the Williams School has been educating students for over 130 years with approximately 200 students from across the world currently attending. Each student at Williams is supported by a caring advisor who helps them navigate their academic choices, social life and more. In middle school, students are taught how to effectively learn in an American classroom, and in the upper school they implement these strategies to gain a competitive edge when applying to college.

Linfield offers an engaging and innovative academic college-preparatory program rooted in and shaped by a Christian perspective. The curriculum at the high school adheres to the entrance requirements of the University of California. Students have the opportunity to explore exceptional Fine Arts, Athletics, STEAM, and Biomedical programs. In addition to college preparation, studies in the Middle and High Schools encourage students in the areas of skill and character development, as well as moral judgment that will increase their potential for success in the business and professional world.

Pacific Ridge School promotes both artistic and athletic achievement, while integrating our vision and our values in every aspect of our curriculum. Pacific Ridge School inspires and prepares students to be life-long learners who act with compassion and integrity. As they explore assumptions from new perspectives and become aware of their role as members of a global community, students learn the importance of finding their purpose in life. Good teachers and administrators work for the welfare of their students wherever they are, even in long-standing institutions in which traditions make even welcome change more difficult.

A preschool -12th grade school serving the Jewish community, our mission is to further Academic Excellence, Social Responsibility, and Active Jewish Living. San Diego Jewish Academy is shaping the foundation of future thinkers, creators, and community leaders by blending modern education with greater purpose and meaning.

Nichols School aim is to train minds, bodies and hearts for the work of life, and to carry into all we do the highest ideals of character and service. At Nichols School, inspired teachers and students are committed to a quality standard of learning and achievement in all aspects of school life. Our community strives to cultivate each student's sense of responsibility, compassion, honesty, and self-discipline. Our goal is to produce confident and ethical young people equipped for the challenges of life. We embrace and value our school's history and heritage. We also recognize the importance of adaptation and innovation as a means of preparing our students for the future. We strive to create a community that reflects our region's neighborhoods and the wider world. In this environment, our students develop habits of tolerance, understanding, and mutual respect.

To inspire active, joyful learning while nurturing and challenging our students to develop the character, creativity, and skills to successfully navigate the future with confidence.

St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School, a Catholic college preparatory high school of the Diocese of Sacramento, challenges it diverse student population to seek truth as creative, complex thinkers, and to be responsible citizens and compassionate individuals who share their gifts with others.

York is a small school with a distinctive campus culture, exceptional faculty, and a rigorous academic program. In the inclusive Episcopal school tradition, we recognize the dignity of all human beings and welcome our students’ diverse talents, viewpoints, and faiths. We’ve found that our small school community helps develop personal responsibility and concern for others. With 225 students in grades 8-12, the York community is small in some ways, large in others. We are large enough to provide a comprehensive academic and extra-curricular program, with wide range of courses designed to provide excellent preparation for college, and small enough to offer everyone an opportunity for personal expression through participation in clubs, drama, music, sports, student government, and social activities. Small classes bring closer contact with academic work, more chances to interact directly with faculty, and the kind of personal attention that takes students to the next level.

This private high school, ranked in the top 10% in Ohio, has no religious affiliation. The large, modern campus features three arts centers and various sports facilities, as well as outdoor spaces, green areas, ponds, and streams. With a strong academic reputation and 80% of faculty holding advanced degrees, the school maintains a 1:8 student-teacher ratio and offers 17 AP courses with a 90% pass rate. For students interested in engineering, the school provides elective courses, including certification programs, through its Engineering and Innovation Institute, supported by a state-of-the-art engineering lab equipped with CNC machines, laser engravers, and 3D printers. The engineering building is considered more advanced than 80% of college facilities. The school also places a strong emphasis on the arts, with required art courses and rich offerings, including a year-long musical theater program and AP-level art classes.

Santa Margarita Catholic High School offers a college-preparatory education under the leadership of the Diocese of Orange. SMCHS provides a well-rounded education emphasizing the formation of the entire person. Students are challenged to grow spiritually, intellectually, socially and morally. SMCHS strives to develop students who are people of faith, skilled lifelong learners, healthy individuals and involved citizens of our world. At Santa Margarita, we inspire innovation, pursue excellence and are ever-faithful to our charism of Caritas Christi, the love of Christ.

Burke is an urban, co-educational, independent, college preparatory school that provides a challenging curriculum in a warm and supportive environment. We welcome students of varied backgrounds and diverse gifts, each of whom we believe capable of important intellectual growth and academic achievement. Burke currently serves over 315 students in grades 6 - 12. The average class size is 15, and the faculty-student ratio is 1:7. Edmund Burke School consciously brings together students who are different from one another in many ways, actively engages them in their own education, has high expectations for them, gives them power and responsibility, and supports and advances their growth as skilled and independent thinkers who step forward to make positive contributions to the world in which they live. At Burke, we are certain that education's mission rests in how we teach as well as in what we teach. Some of the most significant learning results from the vital human connection between teachers and students as caring individuals with complimentary goals.

Bishop O'Connell High School is a Catholic coeducational community located in Arlington, Virginia. The spiritual atmosphere is enriched by the presence of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Our mission is to provide students an education rooted in the life of Christ and to foster the pursuit of excellence in the whole person. We believe in the full development of the human person, including the spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional, and physical aspects of one's being. Commitment to academic excellence is an integral part of our identity as a Catholic school. We believe that students learn best when they are actively engaged in the learning process, and when each student has appropriate opportunities for success. We believe that student self-esteem is enhanced by positive relationships and mutual respect among and between students and faculty; that students thrive in a supportive yet stimulating climate which affirms the dignity of all persons; and that we are called to educate students of diverse economic, cultural, religious, racial, and ethnic backgrounds.

Fairmont Preparatory Academy is a private, college preparatory high school founded located in sunny and scenic Anaheim, California. Fairmont offers a rigorous academic curriculum that features 25 AP courses as well as specialized programs including an IB Diploma Program, an Advanced Math Program, an Advanced Science and Engineering Program, and an International Business Program. The school also offers a several courses not commonly offered in high school, such as Computer Science, Digital Multimedia, Fashion Design, Film, Forensics, and Speech. Fairmont's results are reflected in their graduates: 91% percent of graduates from the Class of 2017 who applied were accepted to a Top 100 National University (as recognized by the 2017 U.S. News and World Report, Top National Universities), and earned over $2.3 million in scholarships for their first year of university.

Founded in 1890, The Summit Country Day School has maintained a proud legacy of excellence in independent, Catholic education. We offer a superb coeducational learning experience to students from age 2 through grade 12 from throughout the greater Cincinnati area. A nationally recognized leader in character education, The Summit offers a compelling combination of small classes, caring faculty, academic rigor, and strong spiritual values.