Founded | Religion | Grades | Students | International Students | Faculty | Teacher : Student | Average Class Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1928 | Non-denominational | 9-12 | 500 | 13% | 44 | 1:11 | 16 |
John Bapst Memorial High School is an independent co-educational high school in Bangor, Maine, in the north-eastern United States, founded in 1928. About 500 students in Grades 9–12 attend, around 13% of them international students. Since its founding the school has offered a rigorous college-preparatory education, and graduates have gone on to leading universities including Yale, MIT, Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania.
The campus sits in a historic residential neighbourhood of Bangor, giving students a safe, close-knit community in which to focus on their studies. Alongside the main John Bapst building, the campus includes a girls' residence hall, a boys' residence hall and the Head of School's residence, so international students live on campus.
Maine, nicknamed "Vacationland", is known for its starry night skies, clean air and clear water. Bangor is Maine's third-largest city, with about 33,000 residents — small, but with the amenities of a larger city, and a safe and easy place to live. The University of Maine is about 20 minutes away by car, so students can visit and get a feel for university life.
The climate is humid continental, with cold, snowy winters and warm, humid summers. Annual precipitation is about 965 mm (38 inches).
Address: 100 Broadway, Bangor, Maine 04401 USA
John Bapst average: 1280 (U.S. average: 1050)
John Bapst offers 25 Advanced Placement (AP) courses, so students can take on college-level work while still in high school. Alongside the core subjects of English, mathematics, science and social studies, the curriculum covers languages including Chinese, French, Spanish and Latin, as well as computer science, art, music and drama.
International students can take two levels of ESL (intermediate and advanced) to strengthen their writing, reading and speaking, and a TOEFL preparation course is also available, helping students move smoothly into mainstream classes.
A strong STEM programme gives every student a solid foundation in mathematics and science. Seniors who want to go further can work with faculty and mentors on independent projects that they present publicly, extending their learning in fine arts, global studies and STEM.
For students who love art, music and drama, the school offers a wide range of courses, including AP Studio Art and AP Art History. Musicals and concerts each fall and spring give students the chance to show their talents.
John Bapst has 44 faculty members, a student–teacher ratio of about 11 to 1 and an average class size of 16. In this small-school setting, teachers know each student well and support them closely from academics through to university applications.
AP Art History
AP Studio Art
AP English Language
AP English Literature
AP Calculus AB & BC
AP Statistics
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Physics
AP Computer Science
AP U.S. History
AP European History
AP Human Geography
AP Comparative Government
AP Psychology
AP Macroeconomics
AP Chinese
AP French
AP Spanish
AP Latin, and more
Baseball
Softball
Basketball
Cheerleading
Cross Country & Track
Football
Golf
Soccer
Ice Hockey
Alpine & Nordic Skiing
Swimming & Diving
Snowboarding
Sailing
Tennis
Badminton
Table Tennis
Tai Chi
Jazz Band
Concert Band
Chorus
Guitar Club
Art Club
Fall Play & Spring Musical
School Newspaper
Chess
Cyber Defense
Debate
Language Clubs
Math Team, and more
John Bapst is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS), the Independent Schools Association of Northern New England and the Maine Association of Independent Schools, and is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). The Washington Post named it the top high school in northern New England in 2012, 2014 and 2016.
Students and faculty have won four Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement, and the school has won state championships in fields including soccer, girls' track, cyber defense and chess.
Yale University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Stanford University
Columbia University
University of Pennsylvania
Dartmouth College
Duke University
Northwestern University
Johns Hopkins University
University of Notre Dame
Emory University
Tufts University
Boston College
New York University
Boston University
Northeastern University
University of California, San Diego
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
University of Maine, and more
