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Last modified: October 23, 2012, 4:09 PM
E.L. Haynes Public Charter School was founded in 2004 and has a program based on nationally recognized best practices for advancing student achievement. E.L. Haynes' mission is that every E.L. Haynes student of every race, socioeconomic status, and home language will reach high levels of academic achievement and be prepared to succeed at the college of his or her choice. E.L. Haynes is moving steadily toward achieving this mission; in 2011, 77% of students scored proficient or advanced in math on the DC-CAS and 65% scored proficient or advanced in reading. The strength of our pre-K through 12 model is evident in the success of our oldest students. Ninety percent of last year's 8th graders scored proficient or advanced in math and 75% scored proficient or advanced in reading.
In 2012-2013, E.L. Haynes serves over 900 students in grades Pre-School through 10th grade, and will grow, adding a grade each year, until it serves students in grades Pre-School through 12th grade. The school is the first year-round public school in Washington, DC and is named for Dr. Euphemia Lofton Haynes, the first African-American woman to receive a doctorate in mathematics, a teacher in the District of Columbia's school system for 47 years, and the first woman to serve as President of the District of Columbia Board of Education. In April 2008, E.L. Haynes was chosen from DC's 56 charter schools as the winner of Fight for Children's first-ever Quality Schools Initiative Award. In 2008, 2009, and 2010, E.L. Haynes was named a Silver Award winning school in through New Leaders for New Schools' Effective Practice grant program, ranking as a top school among a consortium of 144 charter schools nationwide.
E.L. Haynes' mission is that every student of every race, socioeconomic status, and home language will reach high levels of academic achievement and be prepared to succeed at the college of his or her choice. Every E.L. Haynes student will be adept at mathematical reasoning, will use scientific methods effectively to frame and solve problems, and will develop the lifelong skills needed to be successful individuals, active community members and responsible citizens.
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