DC PREPARATORY ACADEMY
707 EDGEWOOD STREET NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20017 www.dcprep.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: DC PREP'S MISSION IS TO BRIDGE THE EDUCATIONAL DIVIDE IN WASHINGTON, DC BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITH THE ACADEMIC PREPARATION AND PERSONAL CHARACTER TO SUCCEED IN COMPETITIVE HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.

DC PREP IS A NETWORK OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS SERVING STUDENTS IN WASHINGTON, DC.

D.C. PREPARATORY ACADEMY'S (DC PREP) MISSION IS TO BRIDGE THE EDUCATIONAL DIVIDE IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITH THE ACADEMIC PREPARATION AND PERSONAL CHARACTER TO SUCCEED IN COMPETITIVE HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. DC PREP CURRENTLY OPERATES FIVE TUITION-FREE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT ARE OPEN TO ANY CHILD IN WASHINGTON, ENROLLING MORE THAN 2,000 STUDENTS IN GRADES PRESCHOOL THROUGH 8TH GRADE. HISTORICALLY, 98% OF DC PREP STUDENTS ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND 2% ARE HISPANIC; OVER 80% OF STUDENTS LIVE IN POVERTY, AS MEASURED BY ELIGIBILITY FOR FREE/REDUCED PRICE MEALS.PARTNERSHIP FOR ASSESSMENT OF COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS (PARCC) IS THE ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT THAT MEASURES PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS' PROGRESS TOWARD MASTERY OF THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS, AND IS CONSIDERED A RELIABLE PREDICTOR OF COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS. PARCC EVALUATES EACH STUDENT'S PERFORMANCE ON A 5-POINT SCALE, WITH LEVEL 4+ DEMONSTRATING PROFICIENCY. BASED ON PARCC PROFICIENCY LEVELS, DC PREP CONTINUES TO BE THE HIGHEST-PERFORMING NETWORK OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN WASHINGTON FOR THE EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR. IN ADDITION, FOR THE FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW, DC PREP HAS THE HIGHEST COMBINED ELA AND MATH PROFICIENCY IN THE CITY FOR STUDENTS IN THE ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED SUBGROUP - THE VERY CHILDREN IT IS OUR MISSION TO SERVE.EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, AND ALIGNED WITH DC PREP'S MISSION, EVERY DC PREP 8TH GRADE GRADUATE (600+) HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY A COLLEGE-PREP HIGH SCHOOL, WITH OVER TWO-THIRDS OFFERED ADMISSION TO SELECTIVE SCHOOLS INCLUDING BENJAMIN BANNEKER, CHOATE ROSEMARY HALL, THE FIELD SCHOOL, GEORGETOWN PREP, THE HILL SCHOOL, MARET, PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY, ST. ALBANS, SIDWELL FRIENDS SCHOOL, AND SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS, AMONG OTHERS. OUR STUDENTS HAVE GONE ON TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AT AN AVERAGE RATE OF 97%, SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE DCPS AVERAGE OF 65% AND THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 83%. IN ADDITION, OUR STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE AT ROUGHLY 3X THE RATE OF THEIR PEERS NATIONALLY (27% OF OUR 2009 8TH GRADERS HAVE NOW GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE VS 11% OF STUDENTS FROM FAMILIES IN THE BOTTOM 40% OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH); BASED ON CURRENT COLLEGE MATRICULATION & COLLEGE PERSISTENCE RATES, WE ANTICIPATE THAT OUR ALUMNI'S COLLEGE GRADUATION RATE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.ULTIMATELY, DC PREP HOPES TO PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN IMPROVING PUBLIC EDUCATION IN DC AND IN THE COUNTRY. WE ARE PARTICULARLY COMMITTED TO SERVING THE STUDENTS OF WASHINGTON DC'S WARDS 5, 7 & 8. CHILDREN IN THESE WARDS HAVE HISTORICALLY HAD ACCESS TO FEWER HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC SCHOOL OPTIONS - AN UNACCEPTABLE BARRIER TO OPPORTUNITY. WE BELIEVE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO A GREAT EDUCATION AND THAT, WITH ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS, ALL STUDENTS CAN ACHIEVE GREAT OUTCOMES. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR WORK DEMONSTRATES EXACTLY THAT.

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