Scholar Academies is a non-profit school management organization that exists to close the achievement gap for low-income students. Scholar Academies currently operates two Young Scholars Charter Schools in Philadelphia and one DC Scholars school (in partnership with DCPS) in Washington, D.C.
Our network currently serves approximately 1,300 students in the elementary and middle grades. Our flagship Young Scholars Charter School, the highest-performing charter school in Philadelphia, serves 250 middle school students; Young Scholars Frederick Douglass Charter School and DC Scholars Stanton Elementary, our “turnaround” elementary schools, serve a combined 1,050 students.
In five years, Scholar Academies plans to:
• Operate nine schools serving more than 5,000 students in two to three cities
• Open and operate a high-performing high school
• Provide unparalleled school management and support to each campus
Beyond that, Scholar Academies plans to continue on an aggressive growth trajectory and be one of the highest achieving school networks in the nation.
