School stats provide clearer picture of one of Michigan's finest Catholic high schools.
Parents with children in middle school or parochial school—especially those with children now in the eighth grade—likely are getting very close to a final decision on a high school for next fall, if they haven't already arrived at one.
Most have done the fall open house circuit, talked with admissions personnel and investigated everyone’s missions, visions, curricula and athletics offerings.
So as parents consider Notre Dame Preparatory School as their son or daughter's school, the figures and facts below are being provided to help give a clearer picture of perhaps Michigan's finest Catholic high school.
Further, the doors of Notre Dame are always open for parents and students who want one last look at the school before a decision is made. Check out this web page for more details on the various "Info Nights," "Admissions Coffees," "Thursday Tours," etc., that are scheduled through the next several months.
Notre Dame Prep’s Class of 2015 by the numbers
Graduates: 180
Valedictorians: 28
Average grade point average for valedictorians: 4.422
Average ACT score for entire class: 27.2
Graduates scoring 30 or higher on ACT: 52
Acceptances to the University of Notre Dame, which has a 23% acceptance rate: 11
Acceptances to the University of Michigan, which has a 36% acceptance rate: 43
Candidates for International Baccalaureate Diploma: 37
Total amount of academic scholarship offers for entire class: $20.4 million
Average amount of scholarship offers per graduate: $113,000+
Number of college acceptances for entire class: 175
Notre Dame Prep 2016 by the numbers
749: total number of students in the upper division (high school); 371 boys and 378 girls
88: number of schools represented in student body
598: number of students from Catholic grade schools
119: number of students from public and charter schools
32: number of students from private, non-Catholic schools, or home schools
10: percentage of students identifying as non-Caucasian
91: number of students self-identifying as residents of multilingual homes
77: number of juniors and seniors in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
72: percentage of students who earn AP credit
22: number of students, on average, in a classroom
44: number of students on the school’s robotics team
75: percentage of students who play at least one sport at Notre Dame Prep
71: number of different zip codes from which current students hail
49: number of hometowns from which current students hail
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About Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy
Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." The Marist Fathers and Brothers sponsor NDPMA's Catholic identity and manages its educational program. Notre Dame is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.