SCHOOL PROFILE 2023 – 2024
Deacon Christopher Campbell, Principal Ms. Patricia Creighton, Counselor A - K
Mr. Ryan Schwieterman, Vice Principal - Operations Mrs. Smananth Zirkle, Counselor L - R
Mr. Darren Smith, Vice Principal - Student Services Mrs. Mandy Fontaine, Counselor S - Z
Ms. Abby Teeters, Vice Principal - Academics Mr. Casey Teeters, Dominican Program Students
Mrs. Jenny Sponseller - Counseling Department Chair Ms. Patricia Creighton, Director of College Counselor
Bishop Watterson High School is a comprehensive, co-educational, Catholic school for grades 9-12. It is located in a
residential area serving the northwest quadrant of Columbus and Franklin County. A large majority of parents are
college-educated, business and professional people. Bishop Watterson High School meets all State of Ohio education
requirements and is fully accredited by the Department of Education, State of Ohio and the Catholic Diocese of
Columbus. Bishop Watterson High School also received the U.S. Department of Education Exemplary School Award.
Enrollment: Enrollment for 2023-2024 is 903. Class of 2024 enrollment is 217.
Teachers: Bishop Watterson has a professional staff of 75. The average teaching experience of the faculty is
16.9 years and 69% hold advanced degrees.
Student Body: More than 92% of the students are Catholic. Students come from the Columbus City Schools and
seven suburban school systems – Buckeye Valley, Delaware, Dublin, Hilliard, Olentangy, Upper
Arlington, and Worthington. More than 99% of the graduates enter four-year and two-year
colleges and universities. A typical graduating class will be dispersed to fifty or more colleges
throughout the United States. Many of the top quartile will be attending our country’s most
competitive colleges.
Curriculum: The curriculum is college preparatory. The Advanced Placement and Honors programs offer those
students who qualify the opportunity to follow a stimulating curriculum designed for the
academically talented. Students must be recommended by their teacher for AP and Honors
courses and meet high academic standards/criteria to be placed into the course.
Honors courses include: Honors Algebra I, Honors Algebra II/Trigonometry, Honors American
Literature, Honors Biology, Honors Chemistry, Honors English 9, Honors English 10, Honors
French IV, Honors Geometry, Honors Introduction to Physics and Chemistry, Honors Spanish IV,
Honors United States History, Honors World History.
Advanced Placement (AP) courses include: AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC,
AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science A, AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Language
and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP United States Government and
Politics, AP Italian Language and Culture, AP Latin, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics,
AP Psychology, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP Statistics, AP United States History, AP
Physics 1.
College Credit Plus courses through Columbus State Community College:
Offered August 2018 - June 2022: HIST1151 - American History to 1877, HIST1152 - American History
Since 1877, BIO1101 - Fundamentals Human Anatomy & Physiology, MULT1110 - Medical Terminology
Offered August 2018 - Present: FMGT1101 - Personal Finance Offered starting in August 2022:
HIST1111 - European History to 1648, HIST1112 - European History since 1648
COVID-19 Response: Bishop Watterson High School went to remote learning starting Monday,
March 16, 2020 until the end of the 2019-2020 school year. We kept our current grading scale
and all course graduation requirements during that time. We started the 2020-2021 school year
with a hybrid model. Students rotated between days on campus for in-person classes and days at
home live streaming their classes. At the end of September, we transitioned to all students on
campus with in-person learning with reduced numbers of students in classes to ensure social
distancing. Over capacity classes sent a portion of the students to a common area to live stream
the class. With no transmissions inside the school, we ended the school year with all students
learning taking place in the classroom with the teacher.
Grading Scale:
Regular
AP/Honors
CCP (under Ohio Law)
A 93-100
4.0
4.5
A
4.5
A- 90-92
3.8
4.3
B+ 87-89
3.4
3.9
B
3.9
B 83-86
3.0
3.5
B- 80-82
2.7
3.2
C+ 77-79
2.3
2.8
C
2.8
C 73-76
2.0
2.5
C- 70-72
1.7
2.2
D+ 67-69
1.3
1.8
D
1.8
D 65-66
1.0
1.5
F* < 65
0
0
F
0
*When a student fails a required course but successfully completes summer school, the failing grade is replaced with a
“65 or D” which is averaged into the GPA as a 1.00 and the credit awarded. All failures are recorded on the transcript.
Rank: Due to the competitiveness of Bishop Watterson High School, we do not report class rank.
Beginning with the class of 2024, graduating seniors with a GPA of 4.15 and higher will earn
Summa Cum Laude honors. Graduating seniors with a GPA of 3.90 to 4.14 will earn Magna Cum
Laude honors. Graduating seniors with a GPA of 3.70 to 3.89 will earn Cum Laude honors.
GPA Distributions by Quartile:
Q1: 4.282 – 3.865 Q2: 3.864 – 3.566 Q3: 3.565 – 3.124 Q4: 3.123 – 1.988
Graduation Requirements: Class of 2023 – A minimum of 26.5 credits consisting of:
4 units English* 4 units Science 4 units Math
4 units Theology** 3 units Social Studies 2 units World Language (same language)
3 units Electives 1 unit Visual/Performing Arts 0.5 unit Physical Education
0.5 unit Health 0.5 unit Financial Literacy
Students must meet the State of Ohio Graduation Test requirements.
* Includes satisfactory completion of sophomore and senior research papers
** Includes satisfactory completion of sophomore service training program
Class of 2023 Statistics: 97% of Bishop Watterson High School students attended post secondary education.
94% attended a four year university, 3% attended two year, and 3% military/employed/gap year
SAT PROFILE: Mean Scores Number Taking ERW Math
Class of 2022 39 621 593
ACT PROFILE Mean Scores Number Taking Composite Score
Class of 2023 416 24.1
