Sprinkle in personal attention. And flavor it all with high expectations. That whopping passage rate is unheard of in the state's 1,834 public schools, where not a single school did so well in scores previously released by the Indiana Department of Education. Many privately schooled students know what's expected of them and feel lucky to be where they are, especially when they talk about their public counterparts, whom they don't envy. But they administer the tests if they seek or hope to maintain state accreditation.
Some schools do so to be eligible for state money.
Others, such as Park Tudor, also give the tests so their high schools can play sports in the Indiana High School Athletic Association. And the seal of accreditation sells well with parents of prospective students. You mix them all into the gumbo and hope the soup tastes right. Student attire is casual, but no jeans unless you've earned it. We charge tuition for a product that, right down the street, you can get for a lot less.