Via Cassia, 811 00189 Rome, Italy - Telephone: (+39)06.334381 - Fax: (+39) 06.3326.2608 - www.aosr.org AOSR is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools (MSACS)

Academic Profile 2014 – 2015

Head of School: Dr. Beth Pfannl College Counselor: Ms. Jessica Samet Email: counselor@aosr.org

Secondary Principal: Mr. Ken Kunin AP/IB Coordinator: Ms. Belinda Fiochi CEEB Code: 748480

Mission: AOSR prepares tomorrow's global leaders to

meet the challenges of our changing world with courage

and integrity.

Who we are: The American Overseas School of Rome is

a vibrant, open-minded, and caring community from the

United States, Italy, and more than fifty countries across

the globe. AOSR is proud of its rich Italian heritage and

many languages and cultures. We educate our students in

pre-kindergarten through grade 12 to continue their

studies wherever their travels lead them. Our students are

well-prepared to gain admission to universities in the

United States, United Kingdom, Italy, and beyond. The

school is located north of the historic center of Rome on a

beautiful 7-acre campus.

Enrollment: Six hundred students from over fifty nations

are enrolled (Pre-K to 12 & PG); US (27%) and Italian

(35%) represent the two largest groups in our high school.

We have 200 students and a full and part-time faculty of 40

in grades 9-12, with 48 seniors in the Class of 2015.

Instructional Program: AOSR’s instructional program

prepares students for higher education in the United

States, United Kingdom, Italy and throughout the world. A

minimum of twenty-two full-year credits are required for

graduation including:

English (4)

Math, Science, Social Studies, Languages

(One 4 credit, two 3 credit & one 2 credit sequences)

Fine Arts (1) PE /Health (1) Electives (4)

Special Requirements (Italian V for Italian citizens, US

History for US citizens)

Grading, Ranking and GPA Distribution: AOSR uses

a 4.0 grading system. Grades earned at other schools are

not included in the calculation of the AOSR GPA. Due to

the high mobility of our student population, we do not

rank students. The following charts show the grading scale

and GPA of the classes of 2014 and 2015, through grade

11.

Grade Range GPA GPA Distribution: Classes 2015 & 2014

A+ 97-100 4

GPA Class of

2015 %

Class of

2014 %

A 93-96 4 4.0-3.7 6 12.5% 14 26%

A- 90-92 3.7 3.69-3.30 13 27% 12 22%

B+ 87-89 3.3 3.29-3.0 7 14.5% 13 24%

B 83-86 3 2.99-2.7 10 21% 7 13%

B- 80-82 2.7 2.69-2.3 6 12.5% 2 4%

C+ 77-79 2.3 < 2.29 6 12.5% 6 11%

C 73-76 2 Total 48 54

C- 70-72 1.7

Advanced Placement (AP): AOSR offers up to 17

Advanced Placement courses. Some courses are not

offered every year. All students are encouraged to

challenge themselves with advanced course work. In

2014-15, AOSR is offering AP classes in the following

areas: Calculus AB & BC, Physics I & II, Chemistry,

Biology, English Literature & Composition, US History,

European History, Comparative Government, Economics

(Micro & Macro), Psychology, Art History, French,

Spanish, and Italian.

Advanced Placement Exam Results, May 2014

# of students = 87 # of exams taken = 188

% scoring 3-5 = 76% Average mark per exam: 3.38

Score 5 4 3 2 1

Number 41 56 46 30 15

Percentage 22% 30% 24% 16% 8%

Via Cassia, 811 00189 Rome, Italy - Telephone: (+39)06.334381 - Fax: (+39) 06.3326.2608 - www.aosr.org AOSR is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools (MSACS)

International Baccalaureate (IB): Students apply for

the two-year IB program in grade 10. In 2014, 22

students took 99 IB examinations and eleven out of

twelve seniors earned the IB diploma. Average points

obtained by candidates who passed the diploma: 32.

Highest diploma points awarded to a candidate: 41.

Average grade: 5.

SAT Results 2014: The SAT I is taken by students

intending to study at universities in the United States,

Canada and in some cases, UK. In 2014, 74% of our 54

graduates took the SAT I during their high school careers,

achieving scores that far surpassed the mean for all

graduating seniors according to the SAT 2014 College-

Bound Seniors report.

Co-curricular: AOSR participates in the American

Schools in Italy League (ASIL) with varsity competition

among international and DoDDS schools throughout

Italy. Teams for boys and girls include basketball, cross-

country, soccer, tennis, volleyball, cheerleading,

wrestling and track & field. AOSR also supports

programs in the performing arts, student publications,

community service, Model UN, Student Council, Global

Issues Network, Habitat for Humanity and the National,

French, Italian and Spanish Honor Societies.

SAT Summary

Class of 2014

(40 students)

Critical Reading 555

Math 554

Writing 530

Total 1639

AOSR College and University Acceptances (Classes of 2013 & 2014)

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