Synergy Academies Communiqué

Synergy Academies is pleased to make the following announcements:

Synergy Spotlight - Read the latest edition of Synergy's Spotlight newsletter.

Synergy Defeats the Achievement Gap (2007) - In just its third year of operation, Synergy Charter Academy became the first school in South Los Angeles to successfully defeat the achievement gap among Hispanic and African American students compared to their Caucasian elementary school peers statewide. Synergy's elementary students, who are 85% Hispanic, 14% African American, and 83% economically disadvantaged, posted a 2007 API Growth score of 846, which was higher than the API score of 840 earned by Caucasian elementary school students statewide. Synergy's Family Essay Competition winner from 2005 is also included on the second page of this PDF file.

Synergy #1 in South L.A. Again (2007) - For the second year in a row, Synergy Charter Academy had the highest API score of any school in South Los Angeles. By posting an API score of 846, Synergy outperformed every regular public school, every magnet school, and every charter school in South L.A.

Family Essay Competition Winner (2005) - Read the winning essay from our 2004-2005 Family Essay Competitition entitled, "How Synergy Charter Academy Has Made a Difference in Our Lives."