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Results
YES is proving that it is possible for all students—regardless of their socio-economic background—to achieve their dreams of collegiate success:
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100% of YES Prep's graduating seniors (seven classes) have been accepted to a four-year college or university
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YES seniors have been accepted to over 215 schools nationwide, including Duke, Columbia, Cornell, Wellesley, Notre Dame, Rice, Yale, Penn, Stanford, Texas A&M University, University of Texas-Austin, and 43 other Texas schools
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90% of YES alumni have either graduated from college or are still enrolled in four-year or two-year school (compared to the national retention average of 50% for all ethnic groups and 22% for low-income students)
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YES graduates have received over $17 million in scholarships and financial aid
- 88% of our graduates are first-generation college-bound
In addition to our collegiate success, YES has been recognized at the state and national level:
Top 100 High Schools in America
- Newsweek, May 2006 and May 2007
Houston’s Best Public
School
-Houston Press, March 2006 and October 2007
Texas Honor Roll
-Texas Business & Education Coalition, Fall 2006 and 2007
All YES Schools Rated Exemplary & Recognized
for the 9th Year in a Row
-Texas
Education Agency
Dispelling the Myth Award for Educational Excellence in Low-Income Communities
- Education Trust, 2003 (1 of only 20 schools nationwide to receive this honor)
