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.
Tell Me About
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 playground.
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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$15,125 for 2009-2010 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
231 students (Junior Kindergarten through Grade 6);
22% 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 (3-6)
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
• Ten in-classroom permanently mounted SMARTBoards and two portable SMARTBoards
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 2009-10 school year are
• Abra-Kid-Abra Magic & Circus Classes
• Chess Club
• Chinese
• COCA drama programs
• Dance
• Golf
• Gymnastics
• IMACS
• KidzArt
• VettaSports Soccer
• Youth Performance Training
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.
(Please click on graph to enlarge.)
Secondary School Admissions
Rossman School Class of 2009
| School Name | |
| John Burroughs School | 12 |
| Ladue Public Schools | 2 |
| Mary Institute/St. Louis Country Day | 6 |
| Saint Louis Priory | 5 |
| Villa Duchesne | 1 |
| Whitfield | 1 |
Rossman School Classes of
2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009
| School Name | |
| Clayton Public Schools | 1 |
| John Burroughs School | 41 |
| Ladue Public Schools | 2 |
| Mary Institute/St. Louis Country Day | 32 |
| Parkway Public Schools | 3 |
| Saint Louis Priory | 9 |
| Villa Duchesne | 3 |
| Webster Groves Public Schools | 1 |
| Westminister Christian Academy | 3 |
| Whitfield School | 7 |
College Admissions
Rossman School Classes of
2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003
Auburn University
Barnard College
Baylor University
Boston College
Boston University
Brigham Young University
Brown University
Bucknell University
Carleton College
Carnegie-Mellon University
Clemson University
College of Wooster
Colorado State University - Ft. Collins
Dartmouth College
DePaul University
DePauw University
Drake University
Duke University
Florida Gulf Coast University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Grinnell College
Guilford College
Harvard University
Haverford College
Indiana University
Kansas State University
Kenyon College
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts
Macalester College
McGill University (Canada)
Miami of Ohio
New York University
Northwestern University
Ohio State University
Parsons School of Design
Pratt Institute
Princeton University
Purdue University
Rhode Island School of Design
Rhodes College
Rockhurst University
Saint Louis University
Southern Methodist University
St. Charles Community College
Stanford University
Texas Christian University
Truman State University
Tufts University
Tulane University
United States Air Force Academy
University of Arizona
University of California - Los Angeles
University of California - Santa Cruz
University of Dayton
University of Denver
University of Illinois
University of Kansas
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Passau (Germany)
University of Pennsylvania
University of Puget Sound
University of Richmond
University of Southern California
University of Texas - Austin
University of Tulsa
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Wake Forest University
Washington and Lee University
Washington University in St. Louis
Webster University
Wheaton College
Williams College
Yale University
12660 Conway Road, St. Louis. MO 63141-8625 • (314) 434-5877
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