School Profile 2024-2025 ABOUT WILMINGTON FRIENDS SCHOOL Founded in 1748, Wilmington Friends is a coeducational, Quaker day school, serving students from preschool through twelfth grade. Wilmington Friends is Delaware’s oldest school, the first in the state authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and the first in the state to join the School Year Abroad Consortium. Wilmington Friends School has joint accreditation by Middle States and the Association of Independent Maryland & DC Schools (AIMS). The School is also affiliated with the International Baccalaureate Organization, School Year Abroad, the National Association of Independent Schools, the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools, the Delaware Association of Independent Schools, and the Friends Council on Education. Wilmington Friends is also part of the Malone Schools Online Network, a consortium of 27 schools nationwide providing 46 advanced classes to juniors and seniors.
WFS BY THE NUMBERS
students in grades 9-12
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232
DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS 4 credits in English 3 credits in World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
61%
(through level 3 of one language, and at least two years of one language)
of students receive financial aid
3 credits in mathematics 3 credits in science 3 credits in social science/history
62
1.5 credits combined in performing arts and visual arts 1 course in Quakerism 2 semesters of Human Dynamics & Development 1 sport required per year 50 hours of community service .5 credit in computer science
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28%
of students identify as students of color *
students in the Class of 2024
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53
faculty who hold advanced degrees
(including American History and Global Peace and Justice)
16%
teaching faculty who are people of color **
*Reporting doesn't include students who have identified as White or Hispanic **Includes those who identify as Hispanic
G.P.A. CALCULATION G.P.A., ADVANCED COURSES, AND GRADING SCALE
Grade Point Average is computed using major courses. Although all courses are college preparatory, some are considered advanced and, as a reflection of academic rigor, are weighted one point (e.g., A = 5, C+ = 3.3). WFS offers a total of 47 IB, AP, Advanced, Honors, and Accelerated courses. Weighted courses in the current curriculum include*: .5 WEIGHTING:
Advanced 20th Century History; Calculus; IB/SL Chinese, year 1; IB/SL Computer Science; IB/SL English; IB/SL French; IB Mathematical Analysis and Approaches SL; IB Mathematical Analysis and Approaches SL, year 2; IB/SL Spanish; IB/SL History; IB/TOK; Music Major; Visual Arts Major 1.0 WEIGHTING:
Advanced Biology 2; Advanced Chemistry 2; Advanced Physics 2; Advanced Placement (AP) courses; All IB/HL courses; IB Chinese SL, year 2; IB/SL Biology; IB/SL Physics; IB/SL Chemistry; IB/SL Music
To review our curriculum, visit wilmingtonfriends.org and click on Our Programs > Upper School
LETTER GRADE, NUMERICAL EQUIVALENT, GRADE POINTS A AB+ B BC+
93 - 100 90 - 92 87 - 89 83 - 86 80 - 82 77 - 79
4 3.7 3.3 3 2.7 2.3
C C-
73 - 76 70 - 72
D+ 67 - 69 1.3 D 63-66 1 D60 - 62 0.7 E 0 - 59 0.0 S = Satisfactory
CLASSES OF 2020 - 2024 SAT DISTRIBUTION EVIDENCE-BASED READING & WRITING MEAN
25TH PERCENTILE
626 570
75TH PERCENTILE
680
MATH MEAN
25TH PERCENTILE
615 550
*Please note, this list is subject to change each academic year 75TH PERCENTILE
2 1.7
680