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500 East Salem Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 -  Map
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"Salem Academy is a private college-preparatory school that offers girls with high aspirations a challenging education in a home-like atmosphere. We provide a balanced curriculum – from Physics to music, from art to Latin, from Calculus to Psychology. We create a nurturing environment where students can lead full and happy lives, growing into young women of ideas and accomplishment..."
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| School Focus |
College Preparatory |
College Preparatory |
| Grades Offered
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9-12 |
9-12 |
| School Type |
All-girls |
Co-ed |
| Support
for ADD/ADHD Students |
No |
No |
| Religious Affiliation |
Moravian |
Non-denominational |
| Year Founded |
1772 |
1900 |
| Campus Size |
64 acres |
150 acres |
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| Enrollment |
176 students |
300 students |
| Percent Students of Color |
17% |
18% |
| Percent International Students |
21% |
16% |
| Percent Students Boarding |
50% |
72% |
| Average
SAT Score |
1893 |
*National
Avg. » View |
| SAT
range (25th-75th percentile) |
1690 - 2020 |
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| Offers
Post-Grad Year |
No |
No |
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| Saturday Classes |
No |
No |
| Classroom Dress Code |
Casual |
Formal |
| Average Class
Size |
10 |
12
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School Avg. » 20 |
| Teacher : Student
Ratio |
1:7 |
1:7
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| # of AP/Advanced Courses Offered |
9 |
14 |
| ESL Courses Offered |
Yes |
Yes |
| % Faculty with Advanced Degree |
54% |
60% |
| Summer Program Offered |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Endowment Size |
$6 million |
$16 million |
| Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) |
$33,800
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$38,500 |
| Yearly Tuition (Day Students) |
$17,000 |
$21,950 |
| Percent Students
on Financial Aid |
42% |
31% |
| Merit Scholarships
Offered |
Yes |
No |
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| Application Deadline |
None / Rolling |
Jan. 15 |
| SSAT Required |
Yes |
Yes |
| Acceptance Rate |
53% |
60% |
| Director of Admissions |
Lucia Uldrick |
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| Associate Director of Admissions |
Wynne Overton |
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| Total Interscholastic
Sports Offered |
12 |
13 |
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2007-2008 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 4 | | Appalachian State University | 3 | | Elon University | 3 | | Guilford College | 3 | | New York University | 3 | | North Carolina State University | 3 | | Wake Forest University | 3 | | Boston University | 2 | | Furman University | 2 | | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2 |
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Salem Academy is a private college-preparatory school that offers girls with high aspirations a challenging education in a home-like atmosphere. We provide a balanced curriculum – from Physics to music, from art to Latin, from Calculus to Psychology. We create a nurturing environment where students can lead full and happy lives, growing into young women of ideas and accomplishment. - Sample of notable school alumni:
Elizabeth Pfohl Campbell - A'19, founded WETA, Washington, D.C's first public television station Tillie Kidd Fowler - A'60, served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, retiring in 2000 as the highest -ranking woman in the House. Marshall Chapman - A'68, is a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter whose songs have been recorded by Emmylou Harris, Joe Cocker, and Jimmy Buffett Kathyrn Harrold - A'68, is a television actress who played Dr. Karen Wilder on Chicago Hope and has guest starred recently on CSI: New York and Desperate Housewives Rolanda Watts - A'77, hosted the syndicated television talk shows Rolanda and Lie Detector, and has appreared on The West Wing, 7th Heaven and The Bold and the Beautiful.
- Profile last updated: 09/30/2008
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