Entrepreneurship Preparatory School

Founded by: Marshall Emerson, 2005 BES Fellow
Year Opened: 2006
Location: Cleveland, OH
Grades Served: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 209
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Overview

Entrepreneurship Preparatory School (E Prep) is an urban middle school where 100% of the graduates are college bound. E Prep is a school of choice sponsored by the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. It is characterized by a culture of high expectations and no excuses- 100% of the E Prep graduates will attend a college prep high school, and upon high school graduation will be accepted to a four year college.

Mission Statement

Entrepreneurship Preparatory School (E Prep) is dedicated to providing a premier educational experience to students throughout the northeast Ohio.

We will emphasize individual educational growth resulting in above proficient test scores, graduation, and acceptance to a four-year college or university. This will take place in a technologically advanced, safe, and disciplined environment.

Results

On Monday, July 7, the Ohio Department of Education gave Preparatory School(E Prep) an “effective” designation on its first Ohio Report Card.

In just its second year of operation, E Prep, a public Ohio charter school sponsored by the Cleveland Metropolitan School District serving grades six to eight, received this ranking, despite the fact that students were performing several years behind their grade level before entering E Prep.

“We are very proud of our students and our teachers, for showing the courage and persistence needed to make this incredible level of progress,” says John Zitzner, E Prep’s co-founder and president of Friends of E Prep Schools.

Results were based on the school year from August 2007 to May 2008. E Prep moved from being designated with “continuous improvement” last year to “effective,” which is the second highest ranking.