LaAmistad – WOW!
  • 100% of LaAmistad students meet or exceed the CRCT test scores.
  • LaAmistad is the 2004 Community Achievement Award winner of Atlanta Public School’s A+ Achievement Award.
  • LaAmistad is the 2009 Mentoring Award winner of Atlanta Public School’s A+ Achievement Award.
  • 16% of Latino students read on or above grade level. 90% of LaAmistad students read on or above grade level!
  • LaAmistad students score 26% higher than their Hispanic peers on the CRCT overall
  • LaAmistad students score 24% higher than their Hispanic peers in Math
  • LaAmistad students score 18% higher than their Hispanic peers in English/Language Arts
  • Most LaAmistad students enter the program with C’s and F’s. Those students now maintain an A/B average!
  • LaAmistad-Peachtree Presbyterian Church students live in the wealthiest area of Atlanta. 98% of these students live below the poverty line.
  • The average LaAmistad parent has received only an elementary school education. LaAmistad provides classes and workshops to educate families.
  • About half of Hispanic youth in the US drop out of high school. All LaAmistad students are expected to be college bound!
  • Hispanics are the largest minority group in urban areas nationwide; LaAmistad is replicating across the nation to serve this growing population.