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College For Certain

Our community of students, teachers, leaders, staff, and families are focused on ensuring every child’s aspirations – including college – are within reach.

Our Purpose

In 1998, we set out to open and operate small, high-quality charter schools in low-income neighborhoods in order to increase the academic performance of underserved students, develop effective educators, share successful practices with other forward-thinking educators, and catalyze change in public schools nationwide. Nearly twenty years later, our focus remains the same. Our schools are free, public schools serving grades TK-12 with a clear focus on College For Certain, even for our youngest scholars. Aspire currently operates 38 schools across three California regions (Los Angeles, the Bay Area, and the Central Valley).

Our Locations

Bay Area

Richmond, Oakland, East Palo Alto

Central Valley

Stockton, Sacramento, Modesto

Los Angeles

Huntington Park, Los Angeles, South Gate

Aspire By The Numbers

Students Enrolled

15,500

Post-Secondary Matriculation Rate

92%

# College Courses Passed Prior to HS Graduation (Class of '17)

3,279

Teammates

1,800+

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When the Student Becomes the Teacher: Arcelia Marquez Talks about the Transformative Power of Education

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In The News

Statement from Aspire Public Schools on OUSD Board of Directors’ denial of the material revision to increase enrollment at Aspire ERES Academy

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Equity

We live in a society that provides some groups more or fewer opportunities based solely on factors they do not control. Read Aspire’s beliefs.

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Quality

Student achievement is a critical measure of success for our schools. Learn more about Aspire students' academic progress.

Aspire Quality

Innovation

Alder GSE for teacher training and certification. Schoolzilla for data analytics and insights. See how innovation is in our DNA.

Aspire Innovation

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