King Philip
Regional
School District
King
Philip Regional
High School
School Profile
(2005-2006)
Approved and accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the Massachusetts Department of Education.
The King Philip Regional Highe School College Board (SAT) number is 222-562.
Community
The King Philip Regional High School serves three small suburban communities with a total population of approximately 29,000. These three towns of Norfolk, Plainville, and Wrentham are centrally situated between Boston, Massachusetts, and Providence, Rhode Island. There is easy access to Routes 495 and 95.
School Characteristics
King Philip Regional High School is a high school for grades 9 through 12 with a student population of approximately 1150.
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College preparatory courses
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Business and carreer oriented courses
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Vocational program in Retail Marketing Education for students in grades 11 and 12
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Academic support programs for students with special needs
Curriculum
The curriculum is designed primarily to prepare students for further education at four-year colleges, two-year colleges and technical schools.
Advanced placement, accelerated, and honors courses require in-depth study and can only be taken with teacher/administrator approval. All college preparatory science courses have labs.
In 2005-2006 advanced placement courses are offered in Art, English, Biology, U.S. History, Economics, U.S. Government, Calculus, Statistics, Chemistry and Physics. Independent study is an option in all content areas for seniors. Students are allowed cooperative study at colleges.
Class Rank/GPA
All courses are weighted by degree of difficulty, except courses graded on a pass/fail basis.
| AP Advanced Placement |
High academic goals with extensive home study/research |
| Level - 1 Honors |
High academic goals with considerable home study/research |
| Level - 2 | Above average academic goals with home study/research |
| Level -3 | Average academic goals with home study and some research |
College Board Average Scores
Class of 2004
| King Philip | Massachusetts | National | |
| SAT Verbal | 562 | 520 | 508 |
| SAT Math | 564 | 527 | 520 |
MCAS Scores (2005)
| King Philip | Massachusetts | |||
| Advanced | Proficient | Advanced | Proficient | |
| English Language Arts | 34% | 51% | 23% | 42% |
| Math | 45% | 31% | 35% | 27% |
Graduation Requirements
| 120 | Total Credits Required |
| 20 | English |
| 15 | Math |
| 15 | Science |
| 15 | Social Studies including US History |
| 10 | Physical Education/Health |
| 45 | Electives |
Full-year courses earn 5.0 credits
Half-year courses earn 2.5 credits
Class of 2005
| 237 | Graduates |
| 90.3% | Post secondary education |
| 80.2% | Four-year state/private |
| 9.3% | Two-year state/private |
| 0.8% | Other education |