We’re setting students on a new life trajectory
Enrolling in AP/IB/AICE courses can be life-changing for many underrepresented students—students of color and low-income students. Equal Opportunity Schools is proud of the tremendous success of our partner districts and schools—and, most importantly, of the students they serve.
Through the implementation and integration of our program, Equal Opportunity Schools has partnered with nearly 800 schools 250 districts across 33 states and have added tens of thousands of students of color and low-income students to college readiness class enrollments. Below is a map of our geographic reach by district and school partners, by state (2020-21 school year).
Our goal is to continue to increase our in-state portfolio of partner school districts, while expanding our footprint to new states and school districts to increase access and opportunity for low-income and students of color to participate in their high school’s rigorous courses.
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The students we reach succeed and thrive
Student Profile: Jodeci
Click the below sections to read about students experiences participating in rigorous courses and testimonials from current and former Superintendents and District partners.
“I’ve accomplished things this year that I never thought I could. The truth is that not many people get the chance to move up—Equal Opportunity Schools has given me the chance of a lifetime.” – Carl
“Bottom line…this stuff works! It works because EOS is not a canned program. A consultant works with your sites, with their unique needs and issues, to help them develop and execute a concerted plan to reach students you have not been able to reach before. The strategies vary from school to school. It is more work. And, after the first year, with minimal cost for support from EOS, those plans are still generating results. But, the benefits of our relationship with EOS are almost impossible to put into words.”
“After working with Equal Opportunity Schools for the past two years, the results for our students at Leyden have been both rewarding and encouraging. Students we have recruited for advanced placement courses have performed as well or better than students who self-selected in both class grades and AP test performance. EOS has helped us instill confidence in our students, change mindsets of families, and most importantly, open the doors of opportunity.”
“Indian Prairie District 204 has had a long commitment to educational equity. We have worked in partnership with our parents and community to address the achievement gaps evident in our schools. But it is also a moral imperative to close the opportunity and access gaps that exist. Partnering with Equal Opportunity Schools has given us the tools, structure and the coaching necessary to move our schools toward further closing one of those access and opportunity gaps, the Advanced Placement gap, with our underrepresented groups. We simply would not be where we are without this partnership. If a district is serious about this work (and all should be), you will not regret joining hands with EOS.”
