In a country where a child’s zip code determines his or her life trajectory, YES Prep is a proof point that different outcomes are possible when students are given access to high-quality educational opportunities. In communities where less than half of all low-income students earn a high school degree and less than 10% are expected to graduate from college, YES Prep is transforming the status quo. Since YES Prep’s inception in 1998, 100% of seniors have graduated from high school and gained acceptance to four-year colleges and universities. Today, with 11 schools in operation, serving 7,000 students throughout Houston, YES Prep’s results continue to shatter mindsets around the country about what low-income students are capable of achieving. In a country where a child’s zip code determines his or her life trajectory, YES Prep is a proof point that different outcomes are possible when students are given access to high-quality educational opportunities. In communities where less than half of all low-income students earn a high school degree and less than 10% are expected to graduate from college, YES Prep is transforming the status quo

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YES Prep Public Schools exists to increase the number of low-income Houstonians who graduate from a four-year college prepared to compete in the global marketplace and committed to improving disadvantaged communities.