Bay View at a Glance
Mission
St. Mary Academy-Bay View is an independent Catholic school, Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. We endeavor to provide a quality education permeated with the compassionate ideals of Catherine McAuley, foundress of the Sisters of Mercy, in order to prepare young women for the challenges of the global community of the 21st century.
Community and School
St. Mary Academy-Bay View is a Catholic college preparatory school founded by the Religious Sisters of Mercy in 1874. The campus is located in Riverside, Rhode Island, five miles east of the state Capitol building. The enrollment of the school is 740 young women in grades pre-kindergarten (three and four year-olds) through twelve. Middle and Upper school students are selected on the basis of a rigorous entrance examination (STS School Placement Exam) as well as superior academic achievement. Students are drawn from cities and towns throughout Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts and Northeastern Connecticut. St. Mary Academy-Bay View welcomes ethnic, cultural and religious diversity. The academy enrolls international students from China,Korea and Japan. These students live with Bay View host families as well as in a dormitory setting in Providence.
Lower School Faculty and EnrollmentFaculty: 20 Middle School Faculty and EnrollmentFaculty: 16 Upper School Faculty and EnrollmentFaculty: 42 |
Mean SAT SCORES - Class of 2012 |
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SMABV |
522 | 503 | 531 |
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RI* |
487 | 476 | 491 |
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National* |
493 | 499 | 494 |
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*These represent mean scores for female populations only. National Merit Finalist-1. National Merit Commended-5. |
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Graduation Requirements |
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| English | 4 credits |
| Theology | 4 credits |
| Mathematics | 3 credits |
| Science | 3 credits |
| Social Sciences | 3 credits |
| World Language | 3 credits |
| Physical Education/Health | 2 credits |
| Fine Arts | .5 credits |
| Computer Literacy | .5 credits |
| Community Outreach | .25 credits |
| School to Career | .25 credits |
| Electives | .25 credits |
| Total Credits Required |
26 credits |
College Placement - Class of 2012 |
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| Four-Year Colleges | 96% |
| Two-Year Colleges | 2% |
| Combined College Placement | 98% |
AP Courses Offered at Bay View Academy |
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| Biology | Macroeconomics (VHS) |
| Calculus AB & BC | Microeconomics (VHS) |
| Chemistry | Physics B |
| English Language & Composition | Psychology |
| English Literature & Composition | Spanish Language |
| European History | Statistics (VHS) |
| Italian Language & Culture | U.S. Government & Politics (VHS) |
| Latin: Vergil | U.S. History |
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Students are advised to enroll in no more than 3 AP courses per year. If a student wishes to enroll in more than 3 AP courses, permission must be obtained from the Administration. Students enrolled in these courses are required to sit for the AP exams in the spring. |
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Colleges and Universities in Which the Classes of 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 Have Enrolled: |
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American International College American University Anna Maria College Arcadia University Assumption College Babson College Barnard College Bay Path College Belmont University Bentley University Berklee College of Music Boston College Boston Conservatory of Music Boston University Bridgewater State College Brown University Bryant University Bucknell University Campbell University Case Western Reserve University Catholic University of America Clark University Clemson University Colby-Sawyer College Community College of RI Connecticut College Cornell University Curry College Delaware Valley College DePaul University Drew University Drexel University Duke University Elms College Elon University Emerson College Emmanuel College Endicott College Eugene Lang College Fairfield University |
Fashion Institute of Technology Fisher College Fitchburg State College Florida Southern College Florida State University Fordham University Franklin Pierce University George Mason University George Washington University Georgetown University Gettysburg College Green Mountain College Guilford College Hampton University Harvard College Hobart & William Smith Colleges Hofstra University Howard University Indiana University of Pennsylvania Iona College Ithaca College James Madison University Johnson & Wales University Kenyon College Lake Forest College Lasell College Lehigh University Lesley College Louisiana State University Loyola University (MD) Manhattan College Manhattanville College Marist College Marquette University Marymount Manhattan College Massachusetts College of Art Massachusetts College of Pharmacy Massachusetts Maritime Academy Middlebury College Mount Ida College Mount St. Mary’s University |
Mulhenberg College New York University Nichols College Northeastern University Northwestern University Occidental College Ohio Wesleyan University Old Dominion University Pace University Parsons School of Design Pennsylvania State University Plymouth State University Pratt Institute Providence College Queen’s College Quinnipiac University Regis College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island College Rhode Island School of Design Roger Williams University Rutgers University – New Brunswick Sacred Heart University Salve Regina University Samford University Savannah College of Art & Design Simmons College Slippery Rock University Smith College Southern Methodist University Southern New Hampshire University Springfield College Sri Ramachandra University St. Anslem College St. John University St. John's University-Queens Campus St. Joseph College of Maine St. Lawrence University St. Mary’s College of Maryland St. Michael’s College St. Olaf College State University of New York at Binghamton Stevens Institute of Technology Stonehill College Suffolk University Syracuse University |
Tulane University Union College University of California - LA University of California – Davis University of Connecticut University of Delaware University of Georgia University of Hartford University of Kentucky University of Maryland at College Park University of Massachusetts – Amherst |