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$421,000
90%
percentile – meaning that half of our 8th graders scored higher than
of the students
who took the test nationwide. Successful transition and placement into competitive high
schools is a hallmark of St. Ursula Villa’s Junior High program which emphasizes study skills,
time management, independence, and student leadership.
48%
of St. Ursula Villa's Class of 2019 amassed more than
in high school
merit scholarship offers. These scholarships from various Cincinnati-area schools are based on
Villa 8th graders’ high school entrance exams and academic records. We are also very proud
that the 8th graders’ median score on the Catholic High School Entrance Exam was in the 90th
Front row (left to right): Anna Emami, Catherine Fullen, Ellie Graham, Margo Corsig, Elizabeth Cho.
Center: John David Sniegocki, Frankie Damiano, Gemma Baldwin, Ava Heffernan, Alex Kyte,
Braden Preston. Rear: Jack Henderson, Christy Baldwin, David Jones, Alex Rojas, Jon Fletcher,
Charlie Connelly.
At graduation, St. Ursula Villa recognized “Legacy” graduates who are second-generation Villa
alumni whose parent graduated from the Villa and “Veteran” graduates who started their “Villa
career” as a student in our 3-year-old preschool program.
Villa Legacy graduates (left to right seated,
parent alum standing): Sophia Qotb (Jennifer
McLeid ‘88), Ben Zobrist (Curt Zobrist ‘90), and
Mac Castellini (Mike Castellini ’80).
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Villa Veteran graduates (front): Ella Pollock,
Elizabeth Cho, Sophie Bernhard, Ellie Graham,
Leah Oeder. Rear: Jonathan Fletcher, Max Neyer,
David Jones, Alex Rojas, Charlie Connelly.