School Profile / / School Profile SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY Noble High School is a four year public high school (with grade 8 housed in the same building) serving the towns of Berwick, North Berwick, and Lebanon in southern Maine. Major employers include Pratt & Whitney, Hussey Manufacturing Company, and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Noble is accredited by the New England Association of School and Colleges and by the Maine Department of Education and Cultural Services. Noble High School is a member of the Coalition of Essential Schools and the New England League of Innovative Schools. CURRICULUM INFORMATION Noble High School has a broad range of course offerings in the core content areas as well as a wide variety of elective courses. Courses are available in English, math, science, social studies, French, Spanish, Chinese, visual arts, performing arts, computer science, engineering, business, applied technology, health, physical education, and career and technical education. The EXCEL ArtsStudents in all grades build portfolios connecting their work to the Common Core State Standards. They also prepare for a comprehensive final exhibition involving research, writing and an oral presentation before a panel of students and adults. CURRENT AP ENROLLMENT AP Language and Composition – 35 AP Computer Science – 5 AP Literature and Composition – 33 AP U.S. History – 27 AP Calculus – 8 AP U.S. Government – 15 AP Statistics – 30 AP World History – 19 AP Chemistry- 11 AP European History – 1 AP Physics – 14 AP Latin – 2 AP Spanish– 1 AP Calculus BC – 2 MAY 2014 AP EXAM SCORES 5 – 8% 4 – 12% 3 – 39% 2 – 34 % 1 – 7% CLASS RANK Class rank is computed at the end of grades 9, 10 and 11 and at the end of the first semester in grade 12. Class rank is recorded on student transcripts. Advanced Placement and early college classes are weighted with each course receiving an additional .5 quality points when grade point averages are computed. GRADING SYSTEM * A+ = 4.33 99-100 A = 4.00 96-98 A- = 3.67 93-95 B+= 3.33 91-92 B= 3.00 88-90 B- = 2.67 85-87 C+ = 2.33 83-84 C = 2.0 79-82 C- = 1.67 75-78 NM = 0.00 0-74 * In the fall of 2014, Noble High School adopted a standards based curriculum and grading system. This change will provide a clearer picture about students’ skills, knowledge, and work habits. All academic subject areas in Maine’s public schools have standards. Standards define what a student should know and be able to do at each grade level. A complete list of Noble High School’s Graduation Standards is in the Noble High School Program of Studies, which can be found on the NHS Guidance Department webpage. Here is a summary of the changes to our grading system starting in 2014-2015 for all students: Students will receive two grades in each class:(1) a grade based upon the cumulative average of each academic Graduation Standard; and (2) a grade for Work Habits. 2014-15 SCHOOL POPULATION Grades 8-12 Student Enrollment – 1088 Faculty – 89Senior Class – 218 CLASS OF 2014 SAT RESULTS Reading – 456 Writing – 436 Math – 482 Note – All students are required to take the SAT in May of their Junior year as part of the Maine State Assessment.