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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#1 | Princeton University | 3 |
#2 | Columbia University | 4 |
#2 | Harvard College | 5 |
#2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1 |
#5 | Yale University | 3 |
LAC #1 | Williams College | 1 |
#6 | Stanford University | 7 |
#6 | University of Chicago | 3 |
#8 | University of Pennsylvania | 2 |
#9 | California Institute of Technology | 1 |
#9 | Duke University | 4 |
#9 | Johns Hopkins University | 2 |
LAC #2 | Amherst College | 2 |
#13 | Dartmouth College | 3 |
#14 | Brown University | 2 |
#14 | Vanderbilt University | 3 |
#14 | Washington University in St. Louis | 11 |
LAC #3 | Swarthmore College | 3 |
#17 | Cornell University | 2 |
#17 | Rice University | 15 |
#19 | University of Notre Dame | 1 |
#20 | University of California: Los Angeles | 9 |
LAC #4 | Pomona College | 3 |
#21 | Emory University | 1 |
#22 | University of California: Berkeley | 10 |
#23 | Georgetown University | 3 |
#23 | University of Michigan | 8 |
#25 | Carnegie Mellon University | 7 |
#25 | University of Virginia | 9 |
LAC #5 | Wellesley College | 2 |
#28 | New York University | 16 |
#28 | Tufts University | 7 |
#28 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 2 |
#28 | Wake Forest University | 1 |
LAC #6 | United States Naval Academy | 1 |
#34 | University of California: San Diego | 6 |
#34 | University of Rochester | 1 |
#36 | Boston College | 4 |
#36 | University of California: Irvine | 1 |
#38 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 2 |
#38 | University of California: Davis | 5 |
#38 | University of Texas at Austin | 69 |
LAC #8 | Claremont McKenna College | 1 |
#42 | Boston University | 4 |
#42 | Brandeis University | 2 |
#42 | Case Western Reserve University | 4 |
#42 | Tulane University | 8 |
#42 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 4 |
LAC #9 | Carleton College | 2 |
LAC #9 | Middlebury College | 4 |
#47 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2 |
#48 | University of Georgia | 1 |
#49 | Lehigh University | 6 |
#49 | Northeastern University | 5 |
#49 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 2 |
#49 | Villanova University | 2 |
#55 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 2 |
#55 | Rhodes College | 3 |
#55 | Santa Clara University | 5 |
#55 | Trinity University | 11 |
#55 | University of Miami | 1 |
LAC #11 | Washington and Lee University | 1 |
#57 | Penn State University Park | 5 |
#57 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 |
#59 | Syracuse University | 1 |
#59 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 |
#59 | University of Washington | 4 |
#63 | George Washington University | 7 |
LAC #13 | Davidson College | 2 |
LAC #13 | Grinnell College | 1 |
LAC #13 | Hamilton College | 4 |
#68 | Indiana University Bloomington | 6 |
#68 | Southern Methodist University | 6 |
#68 | Texas A&M University | 10 |
#75 | Baylor University | 1 |
#75 | Clemson University | 1 |
#75 | Loyola Marymount University | 3 |
#76 | College of Wooster | 2 |
#79 | Gonzaga University | 1 |
#83 | Elon University | 3 |
#83 | Michigan State University | 3 |
#83 | Texas Christian University | 6 |
#85 | Southwestern University | 1 |
#85 | University of Puget Sound | 1 |
LAC #17 | Barnard College | 3 |
LAC #17 | Colgate University | 3 |
LAC #17 | Smith College | 2 |
LAC #17 | Wesleyan University | 2 |
#93 | University of Denver | 5 |
#94 | Lewis & Clark College | 2 |
Auburn University | 1 | |
#99 | University of Oregon | 2 |
#103 | Temple University | 1 |
#103 | University of Arizona | 3 |
#103 | University of California: Santa Cruz | 1 |
#103 | University of San Francisco | 1 |
#103 | University of South Florida | 1 |
#104 | University of Colorado Boulder | 11 |
#107 | Austin College | 2 |
LAC #22 | United States Air Force Academy | 2 |
LAC #22 | University of Richmond | 1 |
Arizona State University | 1 | |
#117 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 |
#122 | Chapman University | 2 |
#124 | Morehouse College | 1 |
#124 | Salem College | 1 |
LAC #25 | Bates College | 2 |
#127 | University of Oklahoma | 2 |
LAC #26 | Colorado College | 4 |
LAC #27 | Macalester College | 3 |
#136 | University of Texas at Dallas | 8 |
LAC #28 | Harvey Mudd College | 1 |
LAC #30 | Kenyon College | 2 |
LAC #30 | Scripps College | 1 |
#151 | Colorado State University | 5 |
#151 | James Madison University | 1 |
LAC #35 | Pitzer College | 5 |
#182 | University of Houston | 4 |
LAC #38 | Bucknell University | 1 |
LAC #38 | Whitman College | 2 |
LAC #42 | Denison University | 2 |
LAC #42 | Occidental College | 3 |
#212 | Washington State University | 1 |
#219 | Texas Tech University | 2 |
LAC #46 | Trinity College | 2 |
#234 | Pace University | 1 |
#250 | Abilene Christian University | 2 |
LAC #50 | The University of the South | 3 |
Babson College | 1 | |
Berklee College of Music | 1 | |
Blinn College | 2 | |
California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo | 2 | |
College of Charleston | 3 | |
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | 1 | |
Emerson College | 3 | |
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising: Los Angeles | 2 | |
Florida Southern College | 1 | |
Hinds Community College | 1 | |
Ithaca College | 1 | |
Lindenwood University | 1 | |
McGill University | 3 | |
Rhode Island School of Design | 1 | |
Roger Williams University | 1 | |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 3 | |
St. Edward's University | 6 | |
Texas A&M University-Galveston | 2 | |
Texas Lutheran University | 1 | |
the university of texas rio grande valley | 1 | |
University of British Columbia | 2 | |
University of Redlands | 1 | |
University of Texas at Arlington | 3 | |
University of Texas at San Antonio | 4 | |
University of Toronto | 1 | |
Western Washington University | 1 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2019-2023 | 2018-2022 | 2017-2021 | 2016-2020 | 2015-2019 | Total |
All schools | 396 | 28 | 382 | 388 | 331 | ||
#1 | Princeton University | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
#2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
#3 | Stanford University | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | |
#3 | Harvard College | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 26 | |
#5 | Yale University | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
#6 | University of Pennsylvania | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
#7 | Duke University | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |
#7 | California Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#9 | Johns Hopkins University | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 23 | |
#9 | Northwestern University | 3 | 6 | 9 | |||
#9 | Brown University | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||
#12 | University of Chicago | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 20 | |
#12 | Columbia University | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
#12 | Cornell University | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | |
#15 | University of California: Berkeley | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | |
#15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 52 | |
#17 | Rice University | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 53 | |
#18 | Dartmouth College | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
#18 | Vanderbilt University | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |
#20 | University of Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#21 | University of Michigan | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 28 | |
#22 | Georgetown University | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
#22 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
#24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 55 | |
#24 | University of Virginia | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | |
#24 | Emory University | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
#24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | |
#28 | University of California: San Diego | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 31 | |
#28 | University of California: Davis | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
#28 | University of Southern California | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | ||
#33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 2 | 2 | ||||
#33 | University of California: Irvine | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#35 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
#35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
#35 | New York University | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 59 | |
#38 | University of Texas at Austin | 69 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 268 | |
#39 | Boston College | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
#40 | Tufts University | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | |
#40 | University of Washington | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | ||
#43 | Boston University | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | |
#47 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2 | 2 | ||||
#47 | Texas A&M University | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 51 | |
#47 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#47 | University of Rochester | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
#47 | Wake Forest University | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
#47 | Lehigh University | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | |
#47 | University of Georgia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
#49 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 2 | 2 | ||||
#53 | Northeastern University | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | |
#53 | Case Western Reserve University | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |
#53 | Purdue University | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
#57 | Penn State University Park | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | ||
#59 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#60 | Santa Clara University | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | ||
#60 | Michigan State University | 3 | 3 | ||||
#60 | Brandeis University | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
#60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
#67 | University of Miami | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#67 | Villanova University | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
#67 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#67 | Syracuse University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#67 | George Washington University | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | |
#73 | Tulane University | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 | |
#73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | |
#86 | Clemson University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#89 | Southern Methodist University | 6 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 50 | |
#89 | University of South Florida | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#89 | Temple University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#93 | Baylor University | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
#93 | Gonzaga University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#93 | Auburn University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#93 | Loyola Marymount University | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||
#98 | University of San Diego | 2 | 2 | ||||
#98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#98 | Texas Christian University | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | |
#98 | University of Oregon | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
#103 | University of California: Santa Cruz | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
#105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 11 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 48 | |
#105 | Arizona State University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#115 | University of San Francisco | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#115 | Howard University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#115 | University of Arizona | 3 | 3 | ||||
#124 | James Madison University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#124 | University of Oklahoma | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
#124 | University of Denver | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
#133 | University of Houston | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ||
#133 | Elon University | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||
#133 | Chapman University | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
#136 | University of Texas at Dallas | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 | ||
#142 | Loyola University Chicago | 3 | 3 | ||||
#151 | Colorado State University | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | ||
#178 | Washington State University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#195 | University of Tulsa | 1 | 1 | ||||
#216 | Texas Tech University | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
#249 | Pace University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#320 | Abilene Christian University | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2019-2023 | 2018-2022 | 2017-2021 | 2016-2020 | 2015-2019 | Total |
All schools | 93 | 14 | 74 | 90 | 56 | ||
#1 | Williams College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#2 | Amherst College | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
#3 | United States Naval Academy | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#4 | Wellesley College | 2 | 2 | ||||
#4 | Swarthmore College | 3 | 3 | ||||
#4 | Pomona College | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
#7 | United States Air Force Academy | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
#9 | Bowdoin College | 2 | 2 | ||||
#9 | Carleton College | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
#11 | Middlebury College | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
#11 | Barnard College | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
#11 | Claremont McKenna College | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
#11 | Wesleyan University | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
#11 | Grinnell College | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
#16 | Smith College | 2 | 2 | ||||
#16 | Hamilton College | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
#16 | Harvey Mudd College | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
#16 | Davidson College | 2 | 2 | ||||
#21 | Haverford College | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
#21 | Colgate University | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
#21 | Washington and Lee University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#23 | Oberlin College | 2 | 2 | ||||
#24 | Bates College | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
#25 | University of Richmond | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#27 | Macalester College | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
#30 | Bucknell University | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
#30 | Bryn Mawr College | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||
#33 | Colorado College | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
#35 | Scripps College | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
#35 | Occidental College | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||
#38 | Skidmore College | 2 | 2 | ||||
#39 | Trinity College | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
#39 | Denison University | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
#39 | Kenyon College | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
#39 | Pitzer College | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | ||
#46 | Whitman College | 2 | 2 | ||||
#51 | The University of the South | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
#56 | Rhodes College | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | ||
#59 | Trinity University | 11 | 9 | 10 | 30 | ||
#89 | University of Puget Sound | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#89 | Southwestern University | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
#93 | Austin College | 2 | 2 | ||||
#93 | Lewis & Clark College | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||
#100 | Sarah Lawrence College | 2 | 2 | ||||
#100 | Morehouse College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#112 | Hendrix College | 2 | 2 | ||||
#139 | Salem College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2019-2023 | 2018-2022 | 2017-2021 | 2016-2020 | 2015-2019 | Total |
All schools | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | ||
#1 | University of Toronto | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#2 | University of British Columbia | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
#3 | McGill University | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2019-2023 | 2018-2022 | 2017-2021 | 2016-2020 | 2015-2019 | Total |
All schools | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
#50 | Northumbria University | 1 | 1 |
Baseball
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Cheerleading
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Crew
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Cross Country
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Diving
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Field Hockey
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Baseball
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Cheerleading
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Crew
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Cross Country
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Diving
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Field Hockey
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American Football
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Golf
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Swimming
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Tennis
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Badminton
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Climbing
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Dance
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Mountain Biking
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Strength and Conditioning
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Basketball
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Lacrosse
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Soccer
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Volleyball
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Canoeing
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Track and Field
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Water Polo
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Art Club
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Book Club
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Chess Club
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Chinese Art Club
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Hack Club
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Fishing Club
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Art Club
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Book Club
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Chess Club
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Chinese Art Club
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Hack Club
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Fishing Club
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Investment Club
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Japan Club
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Jewish Culture Club
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Medical Society
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Model UN
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Philosophy Club
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Ping Pong Club
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Real Estate Club
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Spartan Math
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Sports Analytics
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True Colors (LGBTQIA+ Affinity Space)
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Next Gen Women in Sports
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Zero-Day Club
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Active Minds Club
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Alumni Ambassadors Club
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Asian Affinity Group
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Botanic Biophilia Club
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Calligraphy Club
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Chemistry Club
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Chinese Club
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Classics Club
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Celebrating Neurodiversity Club
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Debate Club
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E-nable Club
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Elevate Club
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Engineering Club
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Espacios Compartidos
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FACES (Multicultural) Club
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Fashion Club
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Forensics Club
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Graphic Design Club
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Green Goblins (Environmental) Club
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GSA
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Haiti Club
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Helping Hands Home Club
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Indian Affinity Club
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La Société Française
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Mock Trial
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Multi-Club
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Physical Computing Club
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Physics Bowl
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Poetry (Spoken Word) Club
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Puzzle Club
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Quiz Bowl
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Robotics Club
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Spanish Club
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Spartans in Christ
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Student Government
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The Bell (Student Newspaper)
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Unapologetic (Black Affinity)
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WIAR (White Identities for Anti-Racism)
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Choir
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Public Speaking
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Ceramics
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Digital Imaging
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Graphic Design
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Photography
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Choir
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Public Speaking
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Ceramics
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Digital Imaging
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Graphic Design
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Photography
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Studio Art
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Intro to Dance
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Dance Lessons
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Theatre I
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Advanced Theatre
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Theatre Elective
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Senior Acting Seminar
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Theatre Colloquium
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Intermediate Theatre: Scene Study
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Technical Theatre
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Orchestra
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Jazz Band
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Advanced Music Theory
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Thunder Drums
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Guitar Ensemble
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Private Music Lessons
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Intro to Film
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Intermediate Film
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Advanced Film
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Advanced Art History
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Visual Studies I
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Visual Studies II
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Visual Studies III
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Advanced Visual Studies
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Advanced Photography
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and Yearbook Design
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