“Part of our mission is also that our students graduate from college,” says Leigh Levine, director of advancement for YES Prep Public Schools. “We try to build them up to succeed in that regard—we want them to go to a great school, but we also want them to end up in a financially sound situation.”

In 2018, a whopping 1,034 seniors declared their college or university plans in front of the highest attendance yet for Senior Signing Day. An added bonus was the host venue Minute Maid Park—which, as many know, is home turf for baseball’s reigning world champions, the Houston Astros. 

Graduates of YES Prep Public Schools are not bound by the limits of state borders. They may stay in-state, go out of state, or even pursue Ivy League schools if their situation permits.