MJHS School and Community Profile
2006-2007

The city of Mt. Juliet is located approximately ten miles east of Nashville with a population of 12,000. Mt Juliet High School is a four-year high school in the Wilson County School System. Mt. Juliet High School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The enrollment is 1608 (339 12th graders) with a student/teacher ratio of 29 to 1. The school follows the block scheduling system with one (1) credit earned per course each term; each class period is 90 minutes long with four periods per day. The school year has 180 days. Prior to the 1998-99 school year, a traditional six-period schedule with year long courses was followed. The faculty and staff a Mt. Juliet High School is made up of five administrators ( one principal, three assistant principals, and one school resource officer), four guidance counselors, two media specialist, one technology coach, and 84 classroom teachers.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Twenty-eight (28) credits are required for graduation; specific course requirements depend on the path chosen. Basic core requirements are English, 4 credits; Math, 3 credits; Science, 3 credits; Lifetime Wellness, 1 credit; U.S. History, 1 credit; American Government, 1 credit; Economics, 1 credit; World History/World Geography, 1 credit; and 13 elective credits.

MARKING SYSTEM AND RELATED PROCEDURES
Numerical grades are given in all classes for each grading period. The following grading scale is used in all classes: A=93-100 B=85-92 C=75-84 D=70-74 F=69 and below.

Class rank is calculated by and including all subjects given school credit beginning with the first semester of the 9th grade and ending with the first semester of the 12th grade (seven semesters). GPA is based on a 4.0 scale and is weighted by the following criteria:
Final grades in the following courses selected for weighting will be increased by 0.5 point: Honors English 1,2,3,4; Dual Enrollment English 12; World Studies; Honors World Geography; Honors U.S. History; Honors Biology; Chemistry 2; Physics; Anatomy/Physiology; Honors Geometry; Honors Algebra; Trigonometry; Statistics; Pre-Calculus; Drafting 2 Advanced; Electronics 2 Advanced; Web Page Design; Electronic Commerce; Accounting 2; Com. Programming C++; Spanish 3,4; French 3.4; and German3,4. Final grades in the following courses selected for weighting will be increased by 1.0 point. AP English 3,4; AP U.S. History; AP Calculus; AP Biology; AP Macro-Economics; AP Psychology; AP U.S. American Government; AP Spanish 4.

COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TEST SCORES
Class of 2006 2005 2004
score taken by score taken by score taken by
ACT composite 20.9 261 students 21.3 263 students 20.7 250 students

POST-SECONDARY INTENTIONS
Approximately 85 percent of graduates pursue further education