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Who We Are

Why All Girls

ALL GIRLS MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

At DSHA, we are dedicated to how girls learn best – in all aspects of who they are. We take girls seriously while they take center stage as leaders in the classroom and beyond – empowered to find and practice using their voices as they become who they are meant to be in the world.

Higher Self-Confidence

Girls school grads report higher self-confidence over their co-ed peers.1
This can be attributed to more positive social interactions, a safe space to share ideas and ask questions, and having 100% of leadership roles occupied by girls.

Girls school grads report higher science self-confidence over their co-ed peers.2
This pertains to their ability to use technical science skills, understand scientific concepts, generate research questions, explain study results, and determine appropriate data collection.

A Supportive Environment Dedicated to How Girls Learn Best

Girls’ schools capitalize on the unique learning style of girls, with students
experiencing a higher level of support from classmates and teachers than female peers in co-ed schools. This support translates into actions geared toward success and allows girls to experience an environment that encourages a more open and safe exchange of ideas.3

Nearly 96% of all-girls' school students report receiving more frequent feedback on their assignments and other coursework than girls at co-ed schools.1

What All Girls' Students Achieve

80% of girls' school students vs. only 44% of co-ed public school students report that most of their classes challenge them to achieve their full academic potential.3

80% of girls' school grads consider their academic performance highly successful.1

Girls' school students have heightened career aspirations. 2/3 of girls' school students expect to earn a graduate or professional degree beyond undergrad.3

STEM Confidence by the Numbers

Girls' school grads on average report greater science self-confidence than co-educated peers. 61% of DSHA Graduates intend to major in a STEM field in college.4

Girls' school grads are 6 times more likely to consider majoring in math, science, and technology compared to girls who attend co-ed schools.5

Compared to co-ed peers, girls' school grads are 3 times more likely to consider engineering careers.1

The Benefits of an All-Girls Classroom & School Environment

List of 5 items.

  • Higher self-confidence where girls get to be their authentic selves

  • Higher achievement in both aspirations and accomplishments

  • Increased STEM interest and ability

  • Double the leadership opportunities

  • More supportive and engaging classroom and social environment

Ada, DSHA '24

My confidence has grown so much since arriving at DSHA. I have had so many opportunities to be a leader in a safe and accepting environment. I've learned to own my voice and speak up in and outside of the classroom. I love the built-in support system and nonjudgmental environment that an all-girls school brings. There are so many opportunities to meet new people and try new things because you are not pressured to look or be a certain way. You can really be yourself. I have tried new things that I'm not sure I would have at a co-ed school — and feel supported in all of it.

DSHA President Katie Konieczny, DSHA '92

I see it every year in our girls. They come in unsure of what high school will hold and where their place will be, and they leave as confident and capable young women ready to take on the world around them. They spend four years seeing other girls lead — whether in the classroom, Campus Ministry roles, or co-curriculars. It is so important for teenage girls to have peer role models. They see the value in others and in turn themselves. They raise their hands, they ask questions — they get to come to school every day exactly as they are. This breeds self-confidence. Seeing this develop in our girls is one of the greatest joys of my role as president.
DSHA is a member of the International Coalition of Girls' Schools
Sources from ICGS
¹ Dr. Linda Sax, UCLA, Women Graduates of Single-Sex and Coeducational High Schools: Differences in Their Characteristics and Transition to College
² Dr. Tiffani Riggers-Piehl, University of Kansas City, Missouri, Fostering Academic and Social Engagement: An Investigation into the Effects of All-Girls Education and the Transition to University
³ Dr. Richard A. Holgren, Allegheny College, Steeped in Learning: The Student Experience at All-Girls School
4 Number based on 140 students who reported an intended area of study, including "undecided."
5 Goodman Research Group, The Girls' School Experience: A Survey of Young Alumnae of Single-Sex Schools

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