Collierville High School Profile:         

1101 New Byhalia Road
Collierville, Tennessee  38017-1151
(901) 854-2340     fax (901) 853-3313   

Dr. Timothy Setterlund, Principal                 tsetterlund@scsk12.org
Mrs. Carolyn Comella, College Advisor       ccomella@scsk12.org

 “Where heritage and tradition welcome growth and innovation”

Collierville High School is a public high school located in the fastest growing city in Tennessee: Collierville.

The total program at CHS emphasizes academic preparation as well as the development of the total individual. CHS offers a diverse academic curriculum including Advanced Placement and honors courses.
Offerings include a wide variety of special interest courses and career & technical training.  Students are provided an opportunity to participate in over 50 different extracurricular activities including service organizations, clubs, and athletics.  Collierville High School is fully accredited by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and holds memberships in NASSP, TSSAA, NACAC, and SACAC. The school year is 180 days divided into four nine-week periods.  The school day consists of six 55 minute classes.

Graduating Class	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
ACT College Prep ACT Entire Class SAT Verbal (CR) SAT Math SAT Writing	23.2 22.5 578 582 NA	23.5 23.1 588 588 603	23.8 23.3 589 593 586	23.8 23.5
National Merit: Finalist Semifinalist Commended High Ach. Finalist High Achievement Hispanic Scholar	4  5 10	2  2 11  1	10 10  7	5  5  6  2  3
AP Scores # exams/ #  seniors # honor - enrolled Scores 3 or better	291/481 77%	270/420 1,410 86%	720/478 1,622 71%	676/454 1,629 72%
Scholarship $ Total Offered HOPE Lottery only % of Class rec. $	11.3 million 4.5 million 62%	13.8 million 5.1 million 76%	14.5 million 6 million 81%	15.1 million 6 million 77%
After Graduation: Four year college Two year college Other	85% 13% 02%	85% 13% 02%	85% 13% 02%	85% 13% 02%
Student Population Caucasian African-American Other	2,010 84.2% 11.9% 3.9%	2,426 82.2% 13.8% 2.4%	2,191 82.7% 13% 4.3%	2,191 82.7% 13% 4.3%
ACT 30 & Above Club Members	86	89	114	119
# Honors Courses # AP Courses	23 17	23 17	20 24	20 21	20 23

Recent accomplishments: 
2006 Largest PTSA in the state of Tennessee
2006 National Freshmen Cheer Team
2006 TN State Girls’ Soccer Champions, 2005-07 Federal Reserve State Champions, 2005 TN State Hockey Champions
2007 Freshmen National Cheerleading Champions
2007 National Forensic Debate Team Champions
2008 Newsweek’s America’s Best High Schools list.

     

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

	University Path Curriculum	Technical Path Curriculum	Dual Path Curriculum
English	4 credits	4 credits	4 credits
Mathematics	3 credits	3 credits	3 credits
Science	3 credits	3 credits	3 credits
Social Studies	3 credits	3 credits	3 credits
Lifetime Wellness	1 credit	1 credit	1 credit
Foreign Language	2 credits	0 credits	2 credits
Fine Art	1 credit	0 credits	1 credit
Electives	3 credit	2 credits	0 credits
Tech Path Sequence	0 credits	4 credits	4 credits
Total	20 credits	20 credits	21 credits

 

Dual Enrollment (02)

English IV and United States History (with the University of Memphis)

Honors Courses (20)

Algebra II             French I, II, III, IV                       Pre Calculus
Biology                 Geometry                                   Spanish I, II, III
Chemistry             German I, II, III                          
English I, II           Latin I, II, III                                                     
Advanced Placement (26 offered)
Biology                 French Language                    Physics B
Calculus AB          German Language                   Physics C
Calculus BC         Gov’t & Politics:Comparative       Psychology
Chemistry           Government & Politics: U.S.        Spanish Language
Computer Science A     Human Geography                       Statistics
English Language and Composition   Latin: Vergil     Studio Art: Drawing
English Literature and Composition                        Macroeconomics                          U.S. History
European History        Microeconomics                          World History
Environmental Science                             Music Theory

STATEWIDE UNIFORM GRADING SYSTEM

For the purposes of determining eligibility for the Tennessee State Lottery Scholarships, 5 points are added to all quarter and exam grades in Advanced Placement courses and 3 points are added in Honor level courses. 
Class rank includes all subjects given school credit beginning with the first semester of the 9th grade and ending with the second semester of the 12th grade. (8th  grade credits listed on the transcript do average in to the GPA and class rank) Rank is based upon a weighted grade average.  The GPA is unweighted.

2005-2006			2006-2008
Grade	Percent Range	Percent Range	Grade	Percent Range	Percent Range
A	94	100	A	93	100
B	86	93	B	85	92
C	77	85	C	75	84
D	70	76	D	70	74
F	0	69	F	0	69

 

Faculty 08-09	Adv. Degree	Masters Plus	Doctorate	1-10 yrs. exp.	10 + yrs exp.
126	76%	35%	5	38%	62%