Open Meadow Outcomes

Our students face serious barriers to success in school:

• 90% are behind in credits when they enroll at Open Meadow
• 73% are low income
• 10% are teen parents

Our students’ accomplishments in 2006-07 speak for themselves:

• 93% overall attendance rate.
• 97.5% of Open Meadow high school and 100% of middle school students were still in school at the end of the school year, retention rates that speak to Open Meadow’s ability to engage high risk youth.
• Achievement levels remained high with average reading and math scores exceeding gains expected of their age groups.
• 100% of Open Meadow students were involved in community service projects.
• 18 middle school students were promoted from the eighth grade.
• 29 high school students received their high school diploma.
• 91 youth were placed in jobs or internships
• 55% of graduates passed a college class or were admitted to a four-year college prior to high school graduation. 
• 86% of graduates transitioned to post-secondary education and/or were employed at graduation.