Notre Dame Preparatory School

815 Hampton Lane, Towson, MD, 21286-0212 - View a map of this schoolMap

School Notes Overview:

Founded in 1873, Notre Dame Preparatory School is a Catholic, independent college preparatory school for girls, owned and operated by the School Sisters of Notre Dame. With 760 girls in grades 6-12, the school follows a mission of academic excellence, spiritual growth and the practice of social justice....

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School Overview:

 
Notre Dame Preparatory School
School Membership(s) National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
National Association of Independent Schools
State or regional independent school association
Religious Affiliation Roman Catholic
Grades Offered Grades 6 - 12
Year Founded 1873
County Baltimore County, MD
Student Body
Total Students 759 students
Student Body Type All-girls
This School
(MD) School Avg.
% Students of Color 16% 31%
Students by Grade
Grade 6 - 48 students
Grade 7 - 66 students
Grade 8 - 59 students
Grade 9 - 153 students
Grade 10 - 152 students
Grade 11 - 134 students
Grade 12 - 147 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 87 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree 86%
Average Class Size 18
Number of AP Courses 21
List of Courses Offered Link to List of Courses
Matriculation Data Link to Matriculation Data
This School
(MD) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:8 * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year 175 days 177 days
Hours in School Day for Students n/a 6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline Dec. 9
Yearly Tuition Cost $15,250
% on Financial Aid 25%
Average Financial Aid Grant $5,900
Head of School Sister Patricia McCarron, SSND
Admissions Director Mrs. Katherine Goetz
Admissions Associate Mrs. Maureen Sack Cannon
Sport
Total Sports Offered 16
 
Sports
BadmintonBasketball
CheeringCrew
Cross CountryField Hockey
GolfIndoor Soccer
LacrosseSoccer
SoftballSwimming
TennisTrack and Field
Volley BallWinter Track
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations 21
 
Extracurriculars
Athletic AssociationCampus Ministry
CheerleadingChristian Community Awareness Program
CrewCultural Awareness Club
French ClubLiterary Magazine
Mock TrialNewspaper
People for Animal WelfareProduction Technology Crew
Reach for the StarsRobotics
SCUBA divingSpeech and Debate
Student CouncilStudents Againnst Destructive Decisions
Students for Environmental ActionYearbook
Youth in Government 

School Notes:

  • NDP is a wireless laptop school, with all Upper Level students using personal laptops, which they purchase freshman year, for all classes.
  • An extensive social service curriculum is designed to move students from volunteerism and charity to advocacy and justice.
  • Unusual course offerings include Japanese, social service, Italian, creative writing, Latin, anatomy and physiology, marine biology, architectural drawing, computer graphics and photography, journalism, and an extensive music program
  • Profile last updated: 07/22/2009

In the News:

  • Mary F. Zorzi (Baltimore Sun)
    posted on May 20, 2009 at 07:32:23 am
    Co-founded financial management firm M ary F. Zorzi, a co-founder of a North Baltimore financial management services firm, died of lung cancer Saturday at her home in the Melrose Apartments. The former longtime Cedarcroft resident was 79.
  • Anne Talbot Brennan (Baltimore Sun)
    posted on May 5, 2009 at 07:44:44 am
    Litigator and cancer activist A nne Talbot Brennan, a longtime litigator with the Baltimore law firm of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston and a colorectal cancer activist, died Saturday of the disease at her home in Phoenix, Baltimore County. She was 50.
  • Whiteford partner loses battle with cancer (The Daily Record)
    posted on May 5, 2009 at 12:24:00 am
    Anne Talbot Brennan, a partner at Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, died Saturday after a four-year battle with cancer. The day before her death, the Baltimore County Bar Association honored Brennan with its annual Judith P. Ritchey Achievement Award.
  • Hanna M. Crafton (Baltimore Sun)
    posted on March 21, 2009 at 07:47:00 am
    Notre Dame Prep graduate enjoyed the outdoors H anna M. Crafton, an outdoorswoman, writer and Celtic musician, died March 12 after being injured in an automobile accident near Laurel. The former longtime Reisterstown resident, who recently moved to Severna Park, was 20.
  • Arts calendar (Baltimore Sun)
    posted on March 19, 2009 at 07:27:27 am
    fine art Museums American Visionary Art Museum

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (21286)
School Zip (21286)
(MD) State Average
Population (Approximate) 18,776 people 5,296,486 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 55% 32%
Population Average Age 44 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.1 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $53,713 $56,460
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.2 rooms 6.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 49 years old 40 years old
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Zipcode (21286)


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