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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LAC #1 | Williams College | 2 |
#9 | Duke University | 1 |
#9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 |
#13 | Dartmouth College | 2 |
#14 | Brown University | 1 |
#14 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 |
#17 | Cornell University | 1 |
#19 | University of Notre Dame | 1 |
#23 | University of Michigan | 1 |
#25 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 |
#25 | University of Virginia | 1 |
#27 | University of Southern California | 1 |
#28 | New York University | 2 |
#28 | Tufts University | 1 |
#28 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 |
#28 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 |
#28 | Wake Forest University | 1 |
LAC #6 | Bowdoin College | 1 |
#36 | Boston College | 2 |
#38 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 |
#42 | Boston University | 2 |
#42 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2 |
LAC #9 | Middlebury College | 2 |
#49 | Lehigh University | 3 |
#49 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 2 |
#49 | Villanova University | 1 |
#55 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 |
#55 | Santa Clara University | 1 |
#55 | University of Miami | 2 |
#57 | Penn State University Park | 1 |
#59 | Syracuse University | 1 |
#62 | Rutgers University | 1 |
#63 | George Washington University | 2 |
#63 | University of Connecticut | 2 |
#68 | Fordham University | 3 |
#68 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 |
#68 | Southern Methodist University | 3 |
#68 | St. Lawrence University | 1 |
#68 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 2 |
#72 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 1 |
#75 | Baylor University | 1 |
#75 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 |
#79 | American University | 1 |
#83 | Michigan State University | 1 |
LAC #17 | Colby College | 3 |
#103 | Drexel University | 1 |
#103 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 1 |
#103 | Temple University | 1 |
LAC #22 | University of Richmond | 1 |
LAC #22 | Vassar College | 1 |
#111 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 1 |
#115 | Fairfield University | 2 |
#117 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 |
#117 | University of Vermont | 1 |
LAC #25 | Bates College | 2 |
#136 | University of New Hampshire | 1 |
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 |
LAC #30 | Kenyon College | 1 |
#162 | Oregon State University | 1 |
#166 | Quinnipiac University | 2 |
LAC #35 | College of the Holy Cross | 1 |
#182 | Oklahoma State University | 1 |
LAC #38 | Lafayette College | 1 |
LAC #38 | Skidmore College | 1 |
#219 | Hampton University | 1 |
#219 | Sacred Heart University | 2 |
LAC #45 | Union College | 2 |
LAC #46 | Trinity College | 2 |
#234 | University of Hartford | 1 |
#234 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | 1 |
LAC #50 | Dickinson College | 1 |
LAC #61 | Gettysburg College | 1 |
Art Center College of Design | 1 | |
Babson College | 2 | |
Bentley University | 4 | |
Bryant University | 1 | |
Charleston Southern University | 1 | |
College of Charleston | 3 | |
Emmanuel College-Boston-MA | 1 | |
Franklin Pierce University | 1 | |
Franklin University Switzerland | 1 | |
High Point University | 1 | |
Lewis University | 1 | |
Louisiana State University at Eunice | 1 | |
Marist College | 1 | |
McGill University | 1 | |
Providence College | 1 | |
Queen Mary, University of London | 1 | |
Rollins College | 1 | |
Southern California Institute of Architecture | 1 | |
The Citadel | 1 | |
University of Tampa | 4 | |
Worcester Polytechinic Institute | 1 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2017-2020 | 2016-2019 | Total |
All schools | 73 | 65 | 44 | 95 | 60 | ||
#1 | Princeton University | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#3 | Harvard College | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
#5 | Yale University | 3 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 | ||
#6 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#7 | Duke University | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 |
#9 | Brown University | 1 | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 | |
#9 | Northwestern University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#12 | University of Chicago | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#12 | Cornell University | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#12 | Columbia University | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | ||
#15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#15 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#18 | Dartmouth College | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | ||
#18 | Vanderbilt University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#20 | University of Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 | |
#21 | University of Michigan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 6 |
#22 | Georgetown University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#22 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#24 | Emory University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#24 | University of Virginia | 1 | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 | |
#24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 | 1 | ||||
#28 | University of Southern California | 1 | 3 | 1 + | 1 + | 6 | |
#28 | University of California: Davis | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#28 | University of California: San Diego | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | ||
#33 | University of California: Irvine | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
#35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 | |
#35 | New York University | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 7 |
#35 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#38 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 | 1 | ||||
#39 | Boston College | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 8 |
#40 | Rutgers University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#40 | Tufts University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 |
#40 | University of Washington | 1 | 1 | ||||
#43 | Boston University | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 | |
#47 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 | |
#47 | Wake Forest University | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#47 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 | 1 | ||||
#47 | Lehigh University | 3 | 1 | 1 + | 5 | ||
#47 | University of Rochester | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#49 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | ||
#49 | Purdue University | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#53 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#53 | Northeastern University | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 | |
#57 | Penn State University Park | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 |
#58 | University of Connecticut | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 + | 1 + | 14 |
#58 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#60 | Santa Clara University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#60 | Michigan State University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#60 | North Carolina State University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#60 | Brandeis University | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#67 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | ||
#67 | George Washington University | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 | |
#67 | University of Miami | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 7 |
#67 | Syracuse University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 |
#67 | Villanova University | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#73 | Tulane University | 3 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 | ||
#73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
#76 | University of Delaware | 1 | 1 | ||||
#76 | Pepperdine University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#76 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#76 | SUNY University at Buffalo | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#82 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#86 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | ||||
#86 | Clemson University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#89 | Southern Methodist University | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 9 |
#89 | Temple University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#89 | Fordham University | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 7 |
#89 | University of South Florida | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
#93 | Baylor University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#93 | Auburn University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#93 | University of Iowa | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#98 | University of San Diego | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#98 | Texas Christian University | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | ||
#98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 4 | |
#98 | Drexel University | 1 | 3 | 1 + | 5 | ||
#98 | University of Oregon | 1 | 1 | ||||
#105 | American University | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 | |
#105 | University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#115 | Howard University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#115 | University of New Hampshire | 1 | 2 | 1 + | 4 | ||
#115 | University of Arizona | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#115 | University of San Francisco | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#124 | University of Missouri: Columbia | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#124 | Fairfield University | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 4 | ||
#124 | University of Denver | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#124 | University of Oklahoma | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#133 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#133 | Elon University | 2 | 1 + | 3 | |||
#133 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
#133 | University of Vermont | 1 | 3 | 1 + | 1 + | 6 | |
#133 | SUNY University at Albany | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 | 1 | ||||
#142 | Oregon State University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#142 | Clarkson University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#142 | Clark University | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#151 | University of Rhode Island | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#163 | St. John's University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#170 | Quinnipiac University | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 4 | ||
#176 | University of Saint Joseph | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#178 | Catholic University of America | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#178 | University of Arkansas | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#185 | Oklahoma State University | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
#201 | Xavier University | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
#209 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | 1 | 1 | ||||
#209 | Florida Atlantic University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#209 | Sacred Heart University | 2 | 1 + | 3 | |||
#216 | University of Massachusetts Boston | 1 | 1 | ||||
#216 | Springfield College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#216 | West Virginia University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#236 | Western New England University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#249 | University of Maine | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#280 | Hampton University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#304 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#304 | University of Hartford | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
#332 | Boise State University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#352 | Georgia Southern University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#361 | University of Montana | 1 | 1 | ||||
American International College | 1 | 1 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2017-2020 | 2016-2019 | Total |
All schools | 26 | 24 | 31 | 43 | 27 | ||
#1 | Williams College | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 | |
#2 | Amherst College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#3 | United States Naval Academy | 3 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 | ||
#4 | Swarthmore College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#4 | Pomona College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#7 | United States Air Force Academy | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#9 | Bowdoin College | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#9 | Carleton College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#11 | United States Military Academy | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | ||
#11 | Wesleyan University | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#11 | Middlebury College | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 | |
#16 | Harvey Mudd College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#16 | Hamilton College | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#16 | Vassar College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#21 | Haverford College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#21 | Colgate University | 1 | 2 | 1 + | 4 | ||
#24 | Bates College | 2 | 3 | 1 + | 1 + | 7 | |
#25 | University of Richmond | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#25 | Colby College | 3 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 6 | |
#27 | College of the Holy Cross | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 6 |
#27 | Macalester College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#30 | Lafayette College | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#30 | Bucknell University | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#33 | Colorado College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#35 | Franklin & Marshall College | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#36 | Oberlin College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#38 | Skidmore College | 1 | 2 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 | |
#39 | Kenyon College | 1 | 3 | 1 + | 1 + | 6 | |
#39 | Trinity College | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 + | 1 + | 11 |
#39 | Denison University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#45 | Union College | 2 | 3 | 1 + | 6 | ||
#46 | Connecticut College | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#46 | Furman University | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
#46 | Dickinson College | 1 | 2 | 1 + | 4 | ||
#51 | St. Olaf College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#51 | The University of the South | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#56 | Wheaton College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#59 | Wofford College | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
#59 | St. Lawrence University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 4 | |
#63 | Gettysburg College | 1 | 3 | 1 + | 1 + | 6 | |
#70 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 4 | |
#70 | Muhlenberg College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#72 | Bard College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#73 | Lake Forest College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#86 | Stonehill College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#89 | Saint Anselm College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#93 | Drew University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#93 | Washington College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#93 | Whittier College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#100 | Sarah Lawrence College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#116 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#130 | Eckerd College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#152 | Emmanuel College-Boston-MA | 1 | 1 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2017-2020 | 2016-2019 | Total |
All schools | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
#1 | University of Toronto | 1 | 1 | ||||
#2 | University of British Columbia | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#3 | McGill University | 1 | 1 + | 2 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2017-2020 | 2016-2019 | Total |
All schools | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
#12 | Queen Mary, University of London | 1 | 1 | ||||
#35 | University of Bath | 1 | 1 |
Biology
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Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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Statistics
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World History
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Chemistry
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Biology
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Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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Statistics
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World History
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Chemistry
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English Literature and Composition
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Environmental Science
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Microeconomics
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Studio Art: Drawing
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United States Government and Politics
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United States History
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French Language and Culture
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Spanish Language and Culture
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Studio Art: 2-D Design
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Computer Science A
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Physics C: Mechanics
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Cross Country
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American Football
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Golf
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Lacrosse
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Cross Country
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American Football
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Golf
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Lacrosse
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Soccer
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Squash
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Swimming
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Tennis
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Track and Field
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Wrestling
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Ice Hockey
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Avon Outreach
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Chess Club
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Club Forge
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Culinary Arts Club
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Global Outreach
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Junior Achievement
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Avon Outreach
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Chess Club
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Club Forge
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Culinary Arts Club
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Global Outreach
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Junior Achievement
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Minecraft Club
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Model UN
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Spectrum
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Student Activities
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Political Action Club
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Public Speaking
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Red Cross
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The 5:45 Club
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Short Film Club
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Meditation Club (Club Med)
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Hippocrene
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Endangered Species Awareness Club
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Environmental Club
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NIMROD
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Fishing Club
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Band
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Guitar
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Jazz
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Drawing
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Painting
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Photography
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Band
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Guitar
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Jazz
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Drawing
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Painting
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Photography
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Choral
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Music
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Music Production
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Sound
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2D Design
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Digital Photography
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Graphic Design
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Sculpture
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Woodworking
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Chamber Ensemble
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