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About Success Preparatory Academy

Success Preparatory Academy (SPA) is a Kindergarten through 5th grade high performing "transformation" charter school that opened its doors in August 2009. Each year, we will grow by one grade level, eventually serving students in Kindergarten through 8th grade. We are a team of results-driven educators who offer a world class education to this great city's children.

Founding Date August 2009
Current Enrollment 380
Current Grades Served K-5
2012-13 Planned Grades K-6
Planned Grades at Full Size K-8

We serve some of the most at-risk children in the country, as our school has a population of 96% free and reduced lunch students. There is a dire need in New Orleans for high quality schools, which SPA aims to fill. We provide rigorous, data-driven instruction in language arts, math, science, and social studies and nurture the whole child by providing music and physical education on a daily basis. Each of our students is required to complete a minimum of ten service learning hours each year, and by the time they graduate from SPA they will have been on 15 college visits around the country.

SPA staff is composed of a highly dedicated team of committed, passionate, and critical thinking individuals who firmly believe that every one of our students will be going to college.

Our team of educators develops the next generation of leaders within our own school community and beyond by focusing on these three distinct strengths:

  • We focus on academics AND building cultural capital. We have a rigorous focus on academic success in addition to constantly exposing our students to a larger world context that reinforce our school values of achievement, enthusiasm, respect, service, and teamwork along with the spirit of Ubuntu.
  • Our two school leaders offer double the support. We are led by two experienced principals with proven results to leverage. They match our teachers' efforts every step of the way. Their support accelerates professional development.
  • We are driven by results. We bring a record of unwavering commitment to our students' achievement. We do not fall into the trap of solely concentrating on inputs; rather, we center our attention on student outputs.