RESULTS

 
While the average high school graduation rate in New York is 40%, our Dreamers graduate at a rate of 85% or more. This is nearly double the New York City average for African-American and Latino students.  Of these graduates, over 80% go on to pursue a college education. Many of our Dreamers are the first in their families to go to college. 

grad.jpgStudies by independent consulting and research companies of “I Have A Dream” programs found that:

  • Dreamer graduation rates are consistently much higher than those of other comparable student groups
  • Dreamers have an exceptionally high rate of attendance in higher education
  • School attendance and academic performance are consistently higher
  • Dreamers’ educational aspirations are higher
  • Peer group pressure is lower
  • Fewer referrals to the juvenile justice system
  • Lower rate of teen pregnancies