School profile
(2009-2010 School Year)

Principal: Mrs. S. Joy Morrow
CEEB/ACT Code: 210-694

New Hope Academy is an independent K-12 private school and pre-school in Prince George's County. It opened in 1990 and is certified by the state of Maryland. It is international in composition, with over 35 countries and 20 faiths represented among faculty, staff, and students. It is a non-sectarian, non-denominational school which emphasizes a strong academic program, with character development based on values universal to people of all religions. The high school was established in 1998. The wide range of ages allows us to have a weekly mentoring program for middle school students who work with the pre-school and younger elementary grades. This school is authorized under Federal law to enroll nonimmigrant students.

In addition to core subjects, the following specialty subjects are offered: Art, Music, Korean, Spanish, Information Technology, Robotics, Physical Education, Health, Culinary Arts, and Swing Dance (see the curriculum pages for more details). High school electives also include: Arcade Game Design, Newspaper, Yearbook, Chorus, Drama, Spanish Dance, Swing Dance, Hip Hop, Golf, Fitness, and Drill Team. After school activities include: drama, ballet, tap dance, Spanish dance, jazz, drill team, basketball team, soccer, wrestling, cheerleading, and private music lessons.

Technology/Computer Lab: We have 24 Pentium IX computers, so each student has his or her own computer in Technology class. Parents can communicate with teachers through voice mail and email, and all teachers have their own web sites where homework is posted.

Early care is available from 7:15 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
After care is available from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Enrollment 2009-2010

Pre-School age 3-5:     35 students
Elementary grades K-6:     90 students
Middle School grades 7,8:     31 students
High School grades 9-12:     45 students

Average class size: 14 students
Staff: 45 full- and part-time
Teacher to student ratio: 1 to 8 [New Hope Academy Floor Plan]

Stanford Achievement Test results

New Hope Academy's numbers are higher than it may first appear. A school's average student percentile score in the mid 70s puts a school in the top 10% of schools nationwide. This feat has been accomplished in spite of New Hope Academy's location in an area underserved by private schools, and in spite of losing some 8th graders every year to Eleanor Roosevelt High School's highly selective Science and Tech program. Most years recently, our average student on every grade level scored higher than average students at higher grade levels in the average American school. The numbers are even more striking and impressive when you consider that according to the MSPAP testing in Maryland, fully 80% of students in Prince George's County are performing BELOW grade level. --note from webmaster

There were changes made to the test in 2003 which made it more difficult, so scores before and after are not fully comparable. School-wide averages of grades K-8 from 2003 to the present were reported as percentiles and stanines. Stanines range from 1-9; the national Average is 5.0. Fluctuations of a percentage point or two from year to year are not significant, especially considering error due to rounding. Click here for more information on interpreting test scores.

		2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003

Reading	(percentile)	78	74	73	77	77	74
	(stanine)	6.8	6.5	6.4	6.6	6.6	6.3

Math	(percentile)	81	77	74	76	78	77
	(stanine)	7.1	6.5	6.4	6.7	6.7	6.6

School-wide averages of grades K-8 before 2003 were reported only as stanines, which range from 1-9; the national Average is 5.0:

	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995

Reading	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.1	6.2
Math	7.0	7.1	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.4	6.5	5.9

New Hope Academy High School is a college preparatory program with the following requirements for a diploma.

21 minimum credits must include:

4 credits in English
6 credits in mathematics and science to include at least 2 credits in mathematics and 2 credits in science.
3 credits in social studies including

U.S. History 1 credit
Civics 1 credit
World History 1 credit

2 credits in foreign language of the same language (3 credits if graduating as a junior)
1/2 credit in information technology
1/2 credit in fine arts
1/2 credit in physical education
1/2 credit in health
4 credits of electives

Juniors may qualify for an Early Graduation Program if they maintain a 3.0 CGPA and Seniors who maintain a 2.5 CGPA may take courses at a community college.

Forty hours of community service are also required. Middle school students are able to earn service hours by mentoring younger students at New Hope Academy one hour per week. Students may also earn service hours by participating in "Service for Peace" projects after school.

Students in grades 9 through 11 take the PSAT every year.

College acceptances of our high school graduates have included:

The University of Maryland, College Park's
- highly selective Gemstone Program,
- Honors Program,
- and it's selective "College Park Scholars" program
Georgetown University
West Point (U.S. Military Academy), ranked #1 most selective college in the U.S. by Forbes, August, 2009.
State University of New York (SUNY) Stony Brook
Pennsylvania State University
American University
St. Joseph's University
College of Wooster
State University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo
La Salle University
McDaniel College
Goucher College
Ohio Wesleyan University
Washington College
Susquehanna University
Adelphi University
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Salisbury University
Towson University
Guilford College
Frostburg State University
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
Morgan State University
North Carolina A&T State University