Mastery Schools exists to close the achievement gap between the minority students we serve and their national peers. On average, our students enter Mastery testing two to three grade levels behind.
Mastery’s high school is comprised of six grade levels in each subject, rather than the traditional four. Students are assessed upon enrollment and placed at an appropriate level. To advance, students must demonstrate mastery of each course with a grade of 76% or higher. Consequently, students can take three to six years to graduate our high school. This structure enables us to serve students at their individual incoming skill levels but also insist that all students reach the highest standards
Mastery was invited to partner with the School District of Philadelphia to convert existing District middle schools into Mastery schools serving grades 7-12.
Through the partnership, Mastery designs and supervises comprehensive renovations of the school facilities, enabling the District to replace low-performing middle schools with small, high-quality high schools. Mastery converted the Thomas Middle School in 2005, the Shoemaker Middle School in 2006, and the Pickett Middle School in 2007.
