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Northampton High School is a public secondary school located in Northampton, Massachusetts serving approximately 875 students in grades 9-12. The school offers a range of college preparatory, honors, AP, and applied courses. Students must earn a total of 28 credits including core subjects to graduate. Graduates typically continue their education, with over 60% attending four-year colleges in recent years.

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Northampton High School is a public secondary school located in Northampton, Massachusetts serving approximately 875 students in grades 9-12. The school offers a range of college preparatory, honors, AP, and applied courses. Students must earn a total of 28 credits including core subjects to graduate. Graduates typically continue their education, with over 60% attending four-year colleges in recent years.

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Profile 2006-2007

SCHOOL
Northampton High School is a 4-year, public secondary school located in the city of
Northampton, Massachusetts. Northampton is a middle income, residential city with a rich
cultural life located in the Connecticut River Valley, twenty miles from Springfield, in
Western Massachusetts, with a population of 30,000. The school population benefits from
local educational resources such as Smith College, the Smith Art Museum, the University of
Massachusetts, Holyoke Community College, and the general five-college area.
Northampton High School has a professional staff of 75, including four guidance counselors
and three administrators. Enrollment for 2006-2007 is 875 students with a senior class of
215. The student body includes 66 students from neighboring communities who have
“chosen” to attend Northampton High School. Accredited by the New England
Association of Schools and Colleges, Northampton High School is on a 4X4 Block Schedule
with 85 minute periods in a 37 week school year. Approximately 87% of graduates continue
their education.

CURRICULUM
A student typically earns 8 credits each year. Generally, a student schedule includes
three core subjects and one or two electives each semester. All courses are college
preparatory unless designated as Honors, Advanced Placement or Applied. A total of 28
credits are required for graduation, including 4 credits of English, 1 credit of Writing, 3
credits each of Social Studies, Mathematics and Sciences, and 1 credit of Wellness. An
additional 2 credits must be earned from either Math, Science, Social Studies, English, or
World Language. Courses which meet alternate days earn .5 credits.

The curriculum includes Business, Consumer Science, English, Fine and Performing
Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Technology, Wellness, and World Languages
(French, Latin, Spanish). Honors courses are offered in English, World History II,
Geometry, Algebra II, Pre Calculus, Art, Biology, Chemistry, and upper level World
Languages. Advanced Placement courses include: English Language, English Literature,
Modern European History, U.S. History, Economics, Computer Science, Calculus, Physics,
Chemistry, Biology, and Spanish. Beginning with the Class of 2004, enrolled students are
required to take AP exams. Placement in Honors level and Advanced Placement courses
requires a teacher recommendation. Students may also enroll in courses at local colleges to
pursue advanced study. Applied courses include: Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry.
Applied and Developmental courses are designed for students who benefit from small
classes geared toward individual needs.
GRADE POINT AVERAGE
An unweighted grade point average is computed for the Class of 2007. With the
exception of Developmental courses, all graded courses are included in the calculation
(Pass/Fail courses are not included). Numerical grades were initiated for the 2003-2004
school year. A student’s grade point average is calculated at the end of junior year, at the
end of first semester senior year, and at the end of senior year. Northampton High School
does not provide individual rank-in-class ratings.

Students will receive a P for satisfactory work or an F for unsatisfactory work in the
following courses (these are not calculated in the GPA): Internship, Peer Tutoring, Teacher
Assistant, Work Experience, Work Study.

GRADING SCHOLASTIC ASSESSMENT TEST

NumericalGrade Grade Points Percentage tested: 170


95 – 100 (A) 4.0 Average Verbal Mean: 549
90 – 94 (A-) 3.7 Average Math Mean: 557
87 – 89 (B+) 3.3 Average Writing Mean: 539
84 – 86 (B) 3.0
80 – 83 (B-) 2.7
77 – 79 (C+) 2.3
74 – 76 (C) 2.0
70 – 73 (C-) 1.7
60 – 69 (D) 1.0
Below 60 (F) 0

FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF GRADUATES

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001


Number of Graduates 205 224 195 185 189 168
Four-Year College 66% 63% 64% 64% 63% 61%
Two-Year, Nursing 21% 25% 13% 17% 20% 23%
Employment 6% 4% 5% 4% 5% 2%
Military 1% 1% 1% 1% 3% 1%
Vocational .5% 0.8% 0.5% 0.5% 2% 1.5%
Other 2% 6% 16% 12% 8% 13%

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