School Profile
• Record of success
• Modern techniques
• Traditional values
With a proven track record of success, Rossman School combines modern techniques with strong traditional values. We have listed a great deal of information about Rossman School below.
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Type of School • Mission of School • Location • Accreditations • Hours • Tuition • Tuition Assistance • Size • Faculty • Specialty Subjects • Media Center • Library • Technology • Afterschool Activities • Grading System • Achievement Test Scores • Secondary School Admissions • College Admissions
Type of School
Independent, coeducational, preparatory school for students in Junior Kindergarten (four years of age by August 1 of enrolled school year) through Grade 6.
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Mission of School
Rossman provides a strong, well-balanced education in a nurturing school community committed to excellence.
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Location
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Creve Coeur, Missouri, a residential suburb in west St. Louis County, easily accessible from all directions by major highways I-64 (U.S. 40) and I-270. The campus consists of 20 acres, including two athletic fields, a track and two playgrounds.
Accreditations
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) www.nais.org
The Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) www.isacs.org
Hours
Regular School Day: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Afterschool Enrichment Program: 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Extended Day: 3:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Tuition
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$16,250 for 2011-2012 school year (includes lunch)
Tuition Assistance
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Tuition assistance is available for qualifying students; the maximum granted is 90% of tuition and educational expenses.
Size
230 students (Junior Kindergarten through Grade 6);
30% students of diversity
Faculty
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Head, Lower School Director, Upper School Director, Learning Consultant, 29 Teachers
Student to Teacher Ratio — 8:1
Specialty Subjects
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Specialized subjects taught by teachers other than homeroom teachers:
Art (1-6)
French (5-6)
Latin (3-6)
Library (JK-6)
Music (JK-6)
Physical Education (JK-6)
Science (1-6)
Social Studies (3-6)
Spanish (JK-6)
Media Center
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Library
Fully automated 12,000-volume print library. Seven networked computer work stations with access to the Internet and Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia.
Technology
A fully networked school with more than 140 multimedia
computers in classrooms and offices, connected to each
other and to the Internet is the basis for Rossman's goal
to provide up-to-date technology training and resources
for both the children and the faculty and staff. The
comprehensive offering includes the following:
computers in classrooms and offices, connected to each
other and to the Internet is the basis for Rossman's goal
to provide up-to-date technology training and resources
for both the children and the faculty and staff. The
comprehensive offering includes the following:
• Three portable computer stations, each containing
16 MacBook laptop computers, wireless networking
capabilities and printers, available to all classrooms in
Grades 3 through 6
16 MacBook laptop computers, wireless networking
capabilities and printers, available to all classrooms in
Grades 3 through 6
• A 16-station Technology Center furnished with a
SMARTBoard and the latest in MacBook computers, printers and scanners
SMARTBoard and the latest in MacBook computers, printers and scanners
• Digital cameras
• Digital video cameras
• Mobile devices, including iPods and iPads, in various classrooms
• Mobile devices, including iPods and iPads, in various classrooms
• Fourteen in-classroom permanently mounted SMARTBoards and one Polyvision Mobile Interactive Whiteboard
Afterschool Activities
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Rossman students in Grades JK through 6 can take advantage of many opportunities for extracurricular activities.
Afterschool sports, coached by our own physical education teachers, is offered free of charge to all students in Grades 3 through 6.
Other programs that require a fee during the 2011-12 school year are
• Abra-Kid-Abra Magic & Circus Classes
• Afterschool Art
• Cheerleading
• Afterschool Art
• Cheerleading
• Chess Club
• Chinese
• COCA drama programs
• Dance
• Gymnastics
• IMACS
• KidzArt
• Mad Science
• VettaSports Soccer
• Yoga
• Yoga
Additional Activities: Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts
Grading System
All Grade Levels:
Exceeds expectations
Meets expectations
Approaches expectations
Does not meet expectations
In Grades 3 – 6 a letter grade
is assigned in all academic areas:
A (90%-100%)
B (80% - 89%)
C (70% - 79%)
NI (0% - 69%)
Achievement Test Scores
Rossman School uses the Educational Records Bureau Comprehensive Testing Program (CTP 4) to assess efficacy of curriculum and relative student performance. The following graphs compare the performance of Rossman’s fifth and sixth grades with national and independent school norms.
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Secondary School Admissions
Rossman School Class of 2011
| School Name | |
| John Burroughs School |
10 |
| Mary Institute/St. Louis Country Day |
12 |
| Phoenix (AZ) Country Day School |
1 |
| Saint Louis Priory | 2 |
| Villa Duchesne | 3 |
| Westminster Christian Academy | 1 |
| Whitfield | 2 |
Rossman School Classes of
2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011
| School Name | |
| Academy of the Visitation |
4 |
| Clayton Public Schools | 1 |
| John Burroughs School | 42 |
| Ladue Public Schools | 2 |
| Mary Institute/St. Louis Country Day | 33 |
| Parkway Public Schools | 1 |
| Phoenix (AZ) Country Day School |
1 |
| Saint Louis Priory |
13 |
| Villa Duchesne |
3 |
| Westminister Christian Academy | 4 |
| Whitfield School | 4 |
College Admissions
Rossman School Classes of
2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005
Air Force Academy
American University
Auburn University
Barnard College
Baylor University
Boston College
Brown University
Carnegie-Mellon University
Central Washington University
Clemson University
College of Charleston
Dartmouth College
DePauw University
Duke University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Florida State University
Furman University
George Washington University
Harvard University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Indiana University
Kansas State University
Kenyon College
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts
Lehigh University
Miami of Ohio
N.O.L.S.
New York University
Northwestern University
Ohio State University
Parsons School of Design
Pratt Institute
Princeton University
Rhode Island School of Design
Rhodes College
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rockhurst University
Saint Louis University
Southern Methodist University
Stanford University
Texas A&M
Texas Christian University
Truman State University
Tufts University
Tulane University
University of Arizona
University of California - Santa Barbara
University of Chicago
University of Denver
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Montana
University of North Carolina
University of Passau
University of Pennsylvania
University of Richmond
University of Southern California
University of Texas - Austin
University of Tulsa
University of Utah
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Vanderbilt University
Vassar College
Villanova University
Wake Forest University
Washington and Lee University
Washington University in St. Louis
Webster University
West Point
Western State College of Colorado
Yale University
American University
Auburn University
Barnard College
Baylor University
Boston College
Brown University
Carnegie-Mellon University
Central Washington University
Clemson University
College of Charleston
Dartmouth College
DePauw University
Duke University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Florida State University
Furman University
George Washington University
Harvard University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Indiana University
Kansas State University
Kenyon College
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts
Lehigh University
Miami of Ohio
N.O.L.S.
New York University
Northwestern University
Ohio State University
Parsons School of Design
Pratt Institute
Princeton University
Rhode Island School of Design
Rhodes College
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rockhurst University
Saint Louis University
Southern Methodist University
Stanford University
Texas A&M
Texas Christian University
Truman State University
Tufts University
Tulane University
University of Arizona
University of California - Santa Barbara
University of Chicago
University of Denver
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Montana
University of North Carolina
University of Passau
University of Pennsylvania
University of Richmond
University of Southern California
University of Texas - Austin
University of Tulsa
University of Utah
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Vanderbilt University
Vassar College
Villanova University
Wake Forest University
Washington and Lee University
Washington University in St. Louis
Webster University
West Point
Western State College of Colorado
Yale University
12660 Conway Road, St. Louis. MO 63141-8625 • (314) 434-5877
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