Young Women’s Preparatory Network, a nonprofit agency that operates the largest network of all-girls, public, college preparatory schools in the nation, announces high marks for its member schools from top high school lists compiled by The Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report.
YWPN partners with public school districts to provide the private enhancements including:
- A full-time College Bound Advisor on every campus.
- Extended learning programs to reinforce STEM.
- Summer programs
- Test preparation for SAT and ACT on campus.
- Leadership programming and opportunities.
The success rate is impressive: 100% of the students graduate from high school, and100% are accepted to college.
The Washington Post’s Most Challenging High Schools has named five Young Women’s Preparatory Network schools to its list:
#19 Young Women’s Leadership Academy (San Antonio)
#21 Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School (Dallas)
#51 Talkington School for Young Women Leaders (Lubbock)
#67 Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders (Austin)
#144 Young Women’s College Preparatory Academy (Houston)
http://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/schools/2016/list/national/
U.S. News & World Report's 2016 Best High School Rankings also issued the top schools in the nation, and two of the Young Women’s Preparatory Network schools made the cut:
San Antonio’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy is #93 nationally, #18 in the state;
Dallas ISD’s Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School is #97 nationally, #19 in the state; Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders is #125 nationally, #23 in the state.
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/national-rankings
Lynn McBee, Young Women’s Preparatory Network CEO, said, “I am proud of the work that the teachers, principals and faculty are doing to educate our young women, many of whom are economically disadvantaged and minority (68% of the network students are from economically disadvantaged households). What makes me even more proud is the 100% graduation rate and 100% college acceptance rate, especially for many who will be the first to attend college in their families.”
More information can be found at http://youngwomensprep.org/.