Academics
Most students arrive at school between 7:45 a.m and 8:00 a.m. Students can purchase breakfast before school between 7:15 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., as well as an afternoon snack between 4:30 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. Delbarton operates an 8:15 a.m. to 2:34 p.m. schedule, including six class periods and lunch. All students have a thirty minute free period in the middle of the day, known colloquially as "M Block."
Delbarton offers 24 Advanced Placement courses. Students who take AP courses receive a bump when determining their GPA, as Delbarton does not offer honors courses. In 2009, 107 Delbarton students qualified as AP scholars, with 16 students qualifying for the National AP Scholar Award, 37 qualifying for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award, 26 qualifying for the AP Scholar with Honor Award, and 34 students qualifying for the AP Scholar Award.
In the 2010 and 2011 graduating classes, 100% of graduates went onto four-year colleges or universities. Several Delbarton students received National Merit Scholarship accolades in the 2010 school year, including 2 Merit Scholars, 3 finalists, and 13 commended students. Eleven students were named Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars. These individual class statistics are indicative of previous years' performances.
Unlike many other high schools, freshmen only have one advanced class; Biology. Advanced Biology is known to be a very rigorous course. Like every other high school, students' math and language classes vary in levels (i.e. Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Pre Calculus)
A select few math students take classes 3 years ahead of the nation-wide standard (Algebra 1 in freshman year, etc). In order to do so, students must take classes over the summer. For example, in 2012, 7 freshmen took Pre Calculus, and 5 Sophomores took Advanced Placement Calculus.
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