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'Great Hearts Academies' is a non-profit charter school management organization which operates charter school "preparatory academies" (grades 7 to 12) in the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area. Tempe Preparatory Academy is the founding sister school to the Great Hearts network of schools.
The member schools -- Veritas Preparatory Academy, Chandler Preparatory Academy, and Mesa Preparatory Acaemy -- are substantially outperforming other public schools, according to Great Hearts Academies, with a model of schools that are smaller, more efficient, and set higher expectations for all students through a core, liberal arts curriculum.
Great Hearts' students score near the highest in the state on standardized tests, with nationally-norm referenced test performance across grades and subjects typically in the 80th to 95th percentile.
In 2006, Chandler Prep and Veritas Prep had pass rates of 98.7% and 96.7% respectively on the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) test, placing them in the top 1.5% of schools state-wide.
Over the past six years, the average Great Hearts student has scored between 600 and 690 on each of the SAT subtests (Reading, Mathematics, and Writing).
Nearly 20% of Veritas Prep’s class of 2007 are National Merit finalists. Over the past four years, 11% of Great Hearts graduates have received National Merit Scholarships.
Over 90% of Great Hearts graduates attend 4-year colleges after graduation, more than 55% of them on full or partial scholarships, and about 70% of Great Hearts graduates are admitted to “more” or “most” selective colleges and universities. Of the Great Hearts graduates who attend Arizona State, nearly a third are admitted to the Barrett's Honors program.
★ Chandler News - Chandler Prep Academy - Charter school's first month is smooth
★ Arizona Republic: Commentary: "State's rules stifle charter schools, threaten success." Vicki Murray, Ph.D., director of the Center for Educational Opportunity at the Goldwater Institute. Nov. 6, 2005
★ Arizona Republic: "Charter Group Plans Growth". October 24, 2005. Great Hearts Preparatory Academies plans to open nine more schools.
★ Great Hearts Academies
★ Veritas Preparatory Academy
★ Chandler Prep Academy
★ Mesa Prep Academy
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| Results |
| References |
| External links |
Overview
'Great Hearts Academies' is a non-profit charter school management organization which operates charter school "preparatory academies" (grades 7 to 12) in the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area. Tempe Preparatory Academy is the founding sister school to the Great Hearts network of schools.
The member schools -- Veritas Preparatory Academy, Chandler Preparatory Academy, and Mesa Preparatory Acaemy -- are substantially outperforming other public schools, according to Great Hearts Academies, with a model of schools that are smaller, more efficient, and set higher expectations for all students through a core, liberal arts curriculum.
Results
Great Hearts' students score near the highest in the state on standardized tests, with nationally-norm referenced test performance across grades and subjects typically in the 80th to 95th percentile.
In 2006, Chandler Prep and Veritas Prep had pass rates of 98.7% and 96.7% respectively on the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) test, placing them in the top 1.5% of schools state-wide.
Over the past six years, the average Great Hearts student has scored between 600 and 690 on each of the SAT subtests (Reading, Mathematics, and Writing).
Nearly 20% of Veritas Prep’s class of 2007 are National Merit finalists. Over the past four years, 11% of Great Hearts graduates have received National Merit Scholarships.
Over 90% of Great Hearts graduates attend 4-year colleges after graduation, more than 55% of them on full or partial scholarships, and about 70% of Great Hearts graduates are admitted to “more” or “most” selective colleges and universities. Of the Great Hearts graduates who attend Arizona State, nearly a third are admitted to the Barrett's Honors program.
References
★ Chandler News - Chandler Prep Academy - Charter school's first month is smooth
★ Arizona Republic: Commentary: "State's rules stifle charter schools, threaten success." Vicki Murray, Ph.D., director of the Center for Educational Opportunity at the Goldwater Institute. Nov. 6, 2005
★ Arizona Republic: "Charter Group Plans Growth". October 24, 2005. Great Hearts Preparatory Academies plans to open nine more schools.
External links
★ Great Hearts Academies
★ Veritas Preparatory Academy
★ Chandler Prep Academy
★ Mesa Prep Academy
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