2015 - 2016
School Profile
CEEB #211-030
AdministrAtion & COLLEGE COUNSELING STAFF
Anthony Day
President
aday@loyolablakefield.org
John Marinacci
Principal (6-12)
jmarinacci@loyolablakefield.org
Kathryn Mathias
Director of College Counseling
kmathias@loyolablakefield.org
COUNSELORS
Steve Breit
443-841-3462
sbreit@loyolablakefield.org
Yvette Jenkins
443-841-3292
yjenkins@loyolablakefield.org
Contact: Hillary Horgan
443-841-3510
Michelle Schaekel
443-841-3414
mschaekel@loyolablakefield.org
hhorgan@loyolablakefield.org
Bob Wright
443-841-3570
rwright@loyolablakefield.org
Fax: 410-823-5277
History
Founded in 1852, Loyola Blakefield recently concluded its 163rd academic year. Originally located in Baltimore City,
Loyola moved to its rural Blakefield campus in 1934.
TyPe
MISSIOn
Catholic, Jesuit, Private School for boys in grades 6-12
LOCATIOn
ACCreDITATIOn
MeMBerSHIPS
500 Chestnut Avenue, Towson, MD, 21204. Towson is a northern suburb of the city of Baltimore.
SCHOLArSHIP +
FInAnCIAL AID
FACuLTy
Scholarship and Financial Aid are available. Currently, 43% of the student population receives scholarship or
financial aid.
AverAge CLASS SIze
20 Students
generAL
Loyola Blakefield offers a challenging college preparatory curriculum that includes a broad range of major course
offerings complemented by a selection of enriching electives. A minimum of 26.5 credits is required for graduation with
a minimum of six course units each academic year. These include state mandated units, as well as additional courses
required by the school in particular disciplines. Loyola is on a two-semester system. The distribution is as follows:
COnTenT
4
3
3
3
3
4
1
.5
.5
.5
.5
Loyola Blakefield, a Catholic, college preparatory school, established by the Jesuits and imbued with the spirit of
Ignatius Loyola, forms men to serve with and for others. The Loyola student is preparing to graduate as a man of
integrity, who, because he strives “to find God in all things,” is open to growth, intellectually ambitious, religious,
loving and committed to diversity and doing justice.
Association of Independent Maryland Schools
Jesuit Secondary Educational Association; ACCIS (Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools);
Association of Maryland Independent Schools; National Association of College Admissions Counselors, Potomac and
Chesapeake Association of College Admissions Counselors, College Board; American Counseling Association.
Loyola Blakefield has a professional faculty and staff of approximately 100 men and women, 77% of whom hold
advanced degrees and 33% of whom have taught at the school for more than fifteen years.
AcAdemic ProgrAm
course units in English
course units in Mathematics through Precalculus
course units in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics
course units in Social Studies, including World History, U.S. History and American Government
sequential levels of Classical or Modern Foreign Language
course units in Religious Studies
course unit in Physical Education
course unit in History of Art
course unit in Music Appreciation
course unit in Visual or Performing Art
course unit in Foundations of Computer Science (Beginning with Class of 2016)
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2015 - 2016
School Profile
CEEB #211-030
HOnOrS CLASSeS
Honors courses are offered as listed below. Enrollment in these courses is determined through placement tests,
GPA, and faculty recommendation.
English
Advanced Lit. Criticism
American Literature
British Literature
Creative Writing
English I
English 10
Language
Greek I, II, III
Italian I, II, III
Latin I, II, III, IV
Spanish I, II, III, IV
AP CLASSeS
Math
Advanced Pre Calculus
Algebra II
Geometry
PreCalculus
Science
Advanced Biology
Biology I
Chemistry I
AP courses are offered as listed below. Enrollment in these courses is determined through placement tests, GPA,
and faculty recommendation.
English
English Language
English Literature
History
Comparative Government and
Politics
U.S. Government
U.S. History
grADe POInT
AverAge
Language
German Language & Culture
Latin
Spanish Language & Culture
Spanish Literature & Culture
Italian Language
Math
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Statistics
Science
Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science A
Environmental Science
Physics 1
Physics 2
All credit courses taken in grades 9-12 are included in the cumulative GPA. Loyola Blakefield has a 4.00 weighted system
with honors and AP courses receiving an extra .5 value. Grade points are assigned to grades on the following scale:
Note: As of the 2013-2014 school year, the grading scale was modified.
Current Grading Scale
PREVIOUS Grading Scale
Grade
Unweighted
Weighted
Grade
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD
F
4.0
3.7
3.3
3.0
2.7
2.3
2.0
1.7
1.0
0
4.5
4.2
3.8
3.5
3.2
2.8
2.5
2.2
1.5
0
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD
F
4.0
3.7
3.3
3.0
2.7
2.3
2.0
1.5
1.0
0
4.5
4.2
3.8
3.5
3.2
2.8
2.5
2.0
1.5
0
(93-100)
(90-92)
(87-89)
(83-86)
(80-82)
(77-79)
(73-76)
(70-72)
(65-69)
(0-64)
testing
SAT Summary (Average)
Class
Class
Class
Class
coLLege PLAcement
ProFiLe cLAss oF 2015
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(81-82)
(77-80)
(74-76)
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2015
2014
2013
2012
Critical
Reading
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611
598
600
98.9% Attending College
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First Quintile
Second Quintile
Third Quintile
Fourth Quintile
Fifth Quintile
WRITING
ACT
603
619
601
616
581
586
576
586
24.8
25.6
24.6
25.8
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3.981 - 3.653
3.648 - 3.281
3.260 - 2.921
2.920 - 1.336
LOYOLA BLAKEFIELD DOES NOT RANK
Math
51.7% Private
Class of 2016 (180 Students):
Cumulative Grade Distribution Chart
3.787 Median GPA
17.9% Catholic
AP SCOre DISTrIBuTIOn
FOr TeSTS TAKen In MAy, 2015
Score
Percent
5
4
3
2
1
26%
34%
25%
10%
3%
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Loyola Blakefield College Acceptances for THE Classes of 2014 & 2015
(*Attending colleges are bolded)
Albright College
Allegheny College
Alvernia University
American University
Auburn University
Bates College
Becker College
Bentley University
Berklee College of Music
Bethany College
Boston College
Boston University
Bowdoin College
Bridgewater College
Brown University
Bucknell University
Butler University
Carnegie Mellon University
Cabrini College
Canisius College
Capitol Tech. University
Case Western Reserve
Catholic Univ. of America
CCBC at Dundalk
CCBC at Essex
Champlain College
Chapman University
Christopher Newport Univ.
Clark University
Clemson University
Coastal Carolina University
Colby College
Colgate University
College of Charleston
College of the Holy Cross
College of William & Mary
Colorado State University
Columbia University
Connecticut College
Cornell University
Daniel Webster College
Davidson College
Dean College
Denison University
DeSales University
Dickinson College
Drew University
Drexel University
Duquesne University
East Carolina University
Eckerd College
Elizabethtown College
Elmira College
Elon University
Emerson College
Emory University
Fairfield University
Fairleigh Dickinson Univ.
Ferrum College
Flagler College
Florida Atlantic University
Florida International Univ.
Florida State University
Florida Southern College
Florida Tech.
Fordham University
Franklin & Marshall College
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Frostburg State University
Gannon University
George Mason University
Georgetown University
George Washington Univ.
Georgia Tech.
Gettysburg College
Goucher College
Guilford College
Hamilton College – NY
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampton University
Harvard College
Haverford College
High Point University
Hofstra University
Hood College
Howard Comm. College
Howard University
Immaculata University
Indiana University
Iona College
Ithaca College
James Madison University
John Carroll University
Johns Hopkins University
Juniata College
King’s College
La Salle University
Lebanon Valley College
Lehigh University
Liberty University
Limestone College
Lipscomb University
Longwood University
Louisiana State University
Loyola Marymount Univ.
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Maryland
Loyola Univ. New Orleans
Lycoming College
Lynchburg College
Manhattan College
Marquette University
McDaniel College
Mercer University
Merrimack College
Messiah College
Miami University, Oxford
Mississippi State Univ.
Montana State University
Morehouse College
Morgan State University
Mt. St. Mary’s University
Muhlenberg College
Neumann University
New York University
Norfolk State University
N. Carolina State University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Notre Dame College of Ohio
Oberlin College
Ohio University
Ohio Northern University
Ohio Wesley University
Old Dominion University
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Penn. State Univ., Erie
Penn. State University
Penn. State University, York
Pepperdine University
Philadelphia University
Princeton University
Providence College
Purdue University
Quinnipiac University
Radford University
Randolph College
Randolph-Macon College
Randolph-Macon Academy
Regis University
Rider University
Roanoke College
Robert Morris University
Rochester Institute of Tech.
Roger Williams University
Rollins College
Sacred Heart University
Saint Joseph’s University
Saint Peter’s University
Saint Vincent College
Salisbury University
Salve Regina University
Santa Clara University
Savannah Coll. Art & Design
Seton Hill University
Sewanee
Shenandoah University
Shepherd University
Siena College
Southern Methodist Univ.
Spring Hill College
St. John’s College
St. John Fischer College
St. John’s University
St. Mary’s College of MD
Stetson University
Stevenson University
Susquehanna University
SUNY Maritime College
Swarthmore College
Syracuse University
Tallahassee Comm. Coll.
Temple University
Texas A&M University
The Citadel
The Ohio State University
The University of Alabama
The University of Arizona
The University of Georgia
The University of Scranton
The University of Tampa
The Univ. of Texas, Austin
Tiffin University
Towson University
Tulane University
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
U.S. Military Academy Prep
U.S. Naval Academy
Univ. Piloto de Colombia
University of Baltimore
Univ. of California, Davis
Univ. of California, Irvine
Univ. of California, L.A.
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Univ. of Cali., San Diego
University of Central Florida
University of Chicago
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder
University of Connecticut
University of Dayton
University of Delaware
University of Denver
University of Florida
University of Hartford
University of Illinois
University of Kansas
University of Maine
Univ. of Mary Washington
Univ. of MA, Amherst
Univ. of MA, Lowell
Univ. of MD, Balt. County
Univ. of MD, College Park
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Mississippi
Univ. of New Hampshire
University of New Haven
Univ. of N.C., Asheville
Univ. of N.C., Chapel Hill
Univ. of N.C., Charlotte
Univ. of N.C., Greensboro
Univ. of N.C., Wilmington
University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Richmond
University of San Francisco
Univ. of South Carolina
Univ. of S. Carolina, Aiken
Univ. of South. California
Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville
University of Utah
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
Ursinus College
Utah State University
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Vir. Commonwealth Univ.
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia State University
Virginia Tech
Virginia Wesleyan College
Wagner College
Wake Forest University
Washington& Lee University
Washington College
Wash. Univ. in St. Louis
Wesley College
West Virginia University
Wheeling Jesuit University
Widener University
Williams College
Wofford College
Xavier University
Yale University
York College, PA
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