Data Scale: FindingSchool leverages an extensive data set that exceeds that of similar rankings, ensuring accurate and relevant evaluations through well-defined weight distributions and scoring mechanisms.
Weight Distribution: We gathered feedback from thousands of families and consulted over 50 industry experts to create ranking weights tailored to the needs of Asian students.
Scoring Mechanism: Each of the 46 distinct data points is evaluated using unique mathematical models, scoring based on its position within the overall data distribution.
Basis for Ranking: Instead of absolute values, we focus on relative differences in data. There is no fixed score threshold for separating schools; instead, the “admission cutoff” is adjusted annually based on data trends, similar to college entrance exams.
The school page currently displays an evaluation card that includes an overall rating and ratings across five key categories, totaling 46 data points. The five categories are: Geographic Community, Academic Strength, Matriculation Level, Extracurricular Activities, and FindingSchool Reviews. Visitors can easily view the overall score and ratings for each dimension (ranging from A+ to C). For boarding schools, detailed total score rankings are also included
The data used for evaluations and rankings comes from three primary sources: official school data, public data, and user-submitted data on FindingSchool.
The entire scoring system is based on mathematical models derived from statistical analysis of samples from hundreds of schools across various levels. Each data point receives a corresponding rating based on its percentile position within the overall predicted distribution.
In the boarding school evaluation:: A- and above account for 45% of the total, B- and above account for 40%, C accounts for 15%.
In the day school evaluation: A- and above account for 30% of the total, B- and above account for 51%, C and others account for 19%.
1. [30% - Matriculation Dimension]: Ivy League admission rate, admission rate for Top 25 National Universities and Top 5 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 50 National Universities and Top 10 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 100 National Universities and Top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges, along with a summary of historical admissions data.
2. [24% - Academic Dimension]: Course offerings (AP, IB, Honors, and Advanced courses), percentage of teachers with a master’s degree or higher, percentage of AP exam scores of 3, 4, or 5, average scores on standardized tests (SAT and ACT), scores in AMC math competitions, and results in FRC robotics competitions.
3. [14% - Extracurricular Activities]: Alumni donation rate, number of clubs and activities, ratings for competitive sports teams, and ratings for arts programs.
4. [12% - FindingSchool Reviews]: FindingSchool website rating, review comments on FindingSchool, and historical rating trends.
5. [8% - Geographic Community]: State resource evaluation, density score of nearby top universities, distance to the nearest international airport, convenience of local amenities, transportation convenience, city crime rate, and educational level of the local population.
Ranking | University/College | Students |
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#6 | University of Chicago | 1 |
#34 | University of Rochester | 1 |
#36 | Boston College | 1 |
#36 | University of California: Irvine | 1 |
#42 | Boston University | 1 |
#42 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 |
#48 | University of Georgia | 1 |
#49 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 3 |
#49 | Purdue University | 1 |
#51 | Spelman College | 1 |
#55 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 |
#57 | Penn State University Park | 1 |
#57 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 |
#59 | Syracuse University | 1 |
#59 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 |
#63 | University of Connecticut | 1 |
#68 | Fordham University | 1 |
#68 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 |
#68 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 |
#72 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 1 |
#75 | Clemson University | 1 |
#75 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 |
#76 | Allegheny College | 2 |
#76 | College of Wooster | 1 |
#83 | Elon University | 1 |
#83 | Howard University | 1 |
#83 | Michigan State University | 1 |
#83 | Texas Christian University | 1 |
#85 | Lake Forest College | 1 |
#89 | Juniata College | 1 |
#89 | Ursinus College | 1 |
SUNY University at Buffalo | 1 | |
#94 | Augustana College | 1 |
Auburn University | 1 | |
#102 | Transylvania University | 1 |
#103 | Clark University | 2 |
#103 | Drexel University | 1 |
#103 | Miami University: Oxford | 4 |
#103 | Saint Louis University | 1 |
#103 | Temple University | 1 |
#103 | University of Arizona | 1 |
#103 | University of San Francisco | 1 |
#103 | University of South Florida | 1 |
#104 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 |
#111 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 1 |
Arizona State University | 1 | |
#117 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 |
#117 | University of Vermont | 1 |
#122 | Chapman University | 1 |
#122 | University of Kansas | 1 |
#127 | DePaul University | 1 |
#127 | University of Dayton | 1 |
#130 | Eckerd College | 1 |
#136 | University of Texas at Dallas | 1 |
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 |
#142 | Hartwick College | 1 |
#148 | Duquesne University | 1 |
#148 | University of Cincinnati | 2 |
#151 | Colorado State University | 1 |
#151 | Tougaloo College | 1 |
#151 | University of Mississippi | 1 |
#166 | Bradley University | 1 |
#166 | Xavier University | 2 |
#182 | Ohio University | 1 |
#194 | Chatham University | 1 |
#212 | Ball State University | 1 |
#212 | Kent State University | 2 |
#212 | University of New Mexico | 1 |
#219 | Hampton University | 1 |
#219 | Texas Tech University | 1 |
LAC #46 | DePauw University | 1 |
#234 | Suffolk University | 1 |
#250 | Wayne State University | 1 |
LAC #50 | Connecticut College | 1 |
LAC #50 | Dickinson College | 1 |
#263 | Gannon University | 1 |
#263 | Point Park University | 1 |
#263 | University of Indianapolis | 1 |
#285 | University of Toledo | 1 |
#299 | Marshall University | 1 |
#317 | Morgan State University | 1 |
#317 | University of Findlay | 1 |
Adrian College | 1 | |
Alfred University | 1 | |
Augsburg University | 1 | |
Baldwin Wallace University | 1 | |
Barry University | 1 | |
Bowling Green State University: Firelands College | 1 | |
Butler University | 1 | |
California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo | 1 | |
Canisius College | 1 | |
Capital University | 1 | |
Carroll University | 1 | |
Cleveland State University | 1 | |
Eastern Michigan University | 1 | |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Daytona Beach Campus | 1 | |
Florida Southern College | 1 | |
Heidelberg University | 2 | |
High Point University | 1 | |
Hilbert College | 1 | |
Hiram College | 1 | |
Ithaca College | 1 | |
John Carroll University | 1 | |
Lake Erie College | 1 | |
Lincoln University | 1 | |
Medaille College | 1 | |
Mercyhurst University | 1 | |
Mount St. Joseph University | 1 | |
Muskingum University | 1 | |
New Jersey City University | 1 | |
Niagara University | 1 | |
North Central College | 1 | |
Notre Dame College-Cleveland-OH | 1 | |
Ohio Dominican University | 1 | |
Ohio Northern University | 1 | |
Ohio State University: Mansfield Campus | 1 | |
Ohio State University: Newark Campus | 1 | |
Otterbein University | 1 | |
Penn State Abington | 1 | |
Penn State Altoona | 1 | |
Penn State Harrisburg | 1 | |
Pratt Institute | 1 | |
Queens University of Charlotte | 1 | |
Rhode Island School of Design | 1 | |
Saint Joseph's University | 1 | |
Salve Regina University | 1 | |
Savannah College of Art and Design | 1 | |
School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 1 | |
Southeastern Comm College | 1 | |
St. John Fisher College | 1 | |
Texas A&M University-Commerce | 1 | |
Texas A&M University-Texarkana | 1 | |
The New School College of Performing Arts | 1 | |
University of Akron | 1 | |
University of Bridgeport | 1 | |
University of Michigan: Flint | 1 | |
University of Mount Union | 1 | |
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford | 1 | |
University of Scranton | 1 | |
University of Tampa | 1 | |
Ursuline College | 1 | |
Wilfrid Laurier University | 1 | |
Youngstown State University | 1 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2020-2022 | 2012-2015 | 2013-2014 | 2012 | Total |
All schools | 82 | 65 | 27 | 20 | 21 | ||
#3 | Stanford University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#6 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#7 | Duke University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#9 | Northwestern University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#12 | University of Chicago | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#12 | Cornell University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#15 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#20 | University of Notre Dame | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#22 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#24 | University of Virginia | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#24 | Emory University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#28 | University of California: San Diego | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#28 | University of Southern California | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#28 | University of California: Davis | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#33 | University of California: Irvine | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#35 | New York University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |||
#39 | Boston College | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#40 | Rutgers University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#40 | University of Washington | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#40 | Tufts University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#43 | Boston University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | 7 |
#47 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#47 | Wake Forest University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#47 | University of Rochester | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#47 | University of Georgia | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#49 | Purdue University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#49 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 3 admitted | 1 +admitted | 4 | |||
#53 | College of William and Mary | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#53 | Northeastern University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |||
#53 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 admitted | 1 + | 4 | 6 | ||
#53 | University of Minnesota: Twin Cities | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#57 | Penn State University Park | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#58 | SUNY University at Stony Brook | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#58 | University of Connecticut | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#59 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#60 | Brandeis University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#60 | Michigan State University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#67 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#67 | Syracuse University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 5 | 9 |
#67 | University of Miami | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#67 | George Washington University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#76 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#76 | SUNY University at Buffalo | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#76 | University of Delaware | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#86 | Clemson University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#89 | Southern Methodist University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#89 | University of South Florida | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#89 | Temple University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#89 | Fordham University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#93 | Baylor University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#93 | University of Iowa | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#93 | Auburn University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#98 | Drexel University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#98 | Texas Christian University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#105 | American University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |||
#105 | Saint Louis University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#105 | Arizona State University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#115 | University of Arizona | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#115 | Howard University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#115 | University of San Francisco | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#115 | SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#124 | University of South Carolina: Columbia | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#133 | University of Vermont | 1 admitted | 1 + | 2 | |||
#133 | Elon University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#133 | Miami University: Oxford | 4 admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 | |||
#133 | University of Dayton | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#133 | Chapman University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#136 | University of Texas at Dallas | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#142 | Loyola University Chicago | 4 | 4 | ||||
#142 | University of Cincinnati | 2 admitted | 1 +admitted | 3 | |||
#142 | Clark University | 2 admitted | 1 + | 3 | |||
#151 | Colorado State University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#151 | DePaul University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#151 | Duquesne University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#151 | University of Kansas | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#163 | University of Mississippi | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#163 | St. John's University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#178 | Ohio University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#185 | Bradley University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#185 | Hofstra University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#201 | The New School College of Performing Arts | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#201 | Xavier University | 2 admitted | 2 | ||||
#201 | Wayne State University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#209 | Chatham University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#216 | West Virginia University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#216 | Ball State University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#216 | Texas Tech University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#227 | Kent State University | 2 admitted | 2 | ||||
#236 | University of New Mexico | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#249 | Suffolk University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#249 | Pace University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#260 | Gannon University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#280 | Hampton University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#304 | University of Indianapolis | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#320 | Cleveland State University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#332 | University of Findlay | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#332 | Marshall University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#332 | Morgan State University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#352 | Point Park University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#369 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#376 | Eastern Michigan University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#376 | Mount St. Joseph University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#389 | University of Bridgeport | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#390 | University of Michigan: Flint | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 +admitted | 5 | 6 | ||||
Barry University | 1 admitted | 1 | |||||
University of California: Santa Cruz | 1 +admitted | 1 |
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Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2020-2022 | 2012-2015 | 2013-2014 | 2012 | Total |
All schools | 16 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
#4 | Swarthmore College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#16 | Smith College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#16 | Hamilton College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#33 | Colorado College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#34 | Mount Holyoke College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#35 | Occidental College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#38 | Skidmore College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#39 | Denison University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#39 | Spelman College | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#39 | Kenyon College | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |||
#46 | Connecticut College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#46 | DePauw University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#46 | Dickinson College | 1 admitted | 1 + | 2 | |||
#70 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#73 | Lake Forest College | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#75 | Allegheny College | 2 admitted | 1 +admitted | 3 | |||
#82 | Juniata College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#86 | Ursinus College | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#93 | Drew University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#100 | Augustana College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#100 | Sarah Lawrence College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#116 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#121 | Hartwick College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#121 | Transylvania University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#130 | Eckerd College | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#181 | Tougaloo College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
Oberlin College | 1 +admitted | 1 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2020-2022 | 2012-2015 | 2013-2014 | 2012 | Total |
All schools | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
#1 | University of Toronto | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#3 | McGill University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#31 | Wilfrid Laurier University | 1 admitted | 1 |
Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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United States History
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Physics 1
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Computer Science A
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United States Government and Politics
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Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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United States History
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Physics 1
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Computer Science A
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United States Government and Politics
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Computer Science Principles
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Chinese Language and Culture
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Spanish Language and Culture
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Human Geography
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Studio Art: 2-D Design
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Cross Country
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Golf
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Soccer
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Softball
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Cross Country
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Golf
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Soccer
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Softball
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Swimming
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Tennis
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Track and Field
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Volleyball
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Esports
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Black Student Union
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Bridging Cultures Club
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Student Council
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Red Cross Club
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International Week Planning Club
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National Honors Society
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Black Student Union
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Bridging Cultures Club
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Student Council
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Red Cross Club
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International Week Planning Club
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National Honors Society
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Decorating Club
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Sustainability Club
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Hispanic Alliance
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Power of the People
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Anime Club
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Asian Alliance
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International Thespians Society
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Global Scholars
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Pride
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Tri-M Music Honor Society
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Humanities Directed STEAM
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National Honor Society of Dance Arts
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National Art Honor Society
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Women’s Student Union
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Acting
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Choir
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Performing
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Piano
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Ceramics
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Digital Photography
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Acting
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Choir
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Performing
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Piano
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Ceramics
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Digital Photography
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Drawing
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Media
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Painting
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Portfolio
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Sculpture
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Textile
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Design
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Band
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Dance
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Photography
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Visual Arts
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Art
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Instrumental Ensemble
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Integrated Media
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