Steps to Success Brookline

Program Description

Working with students starting in 4th grade and through college, STS seeks to break through the attitudes and substantive barriers (both personal and institutional) that often make it difficult for students from low-income families to succeed in school and pursue higher education.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

• White: 11%
• Asian or Pacific Islander: 7%
• Hispanic/Latino: 36%
• Other: 9%
• African American: 36%

Education Level and
Number of Students

• High School: 107
• Middle School: 0
• Elementary School: 123
• Post-secondary: 77
• Non-traditional: 0

Populations Served

• Academically At-risk
• ESL Students

First-Generation

• Between 50% and 75%

Representative
Colleges Attended
by Alumni

• American University
• Boston College
• Boston University
• Bridgewater State University
• Bunker Hill Community College
• Chapman University
• Claremont McKenna College
• Clark University
• Dartmouth College
• Emmanuel College
• Fordham University
• Framingham State University
• Georgia State University
• Hampshire College
• Howard University
• Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte
• Lesley University
• Loyola University Maryland
• Maine College of Art
• Massachusetts Bay Community College
• MCPHS University
• Northeastern University
• Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
• Purdue University-Main Campus
• Salem State University
• Simmons College of Kentucky
• University of Colorado Boulder
• University of Massachusetts-Amherst
• University of Massachusetts-Boston
• University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
• University of Massachusetts-Lowell
• Wentworth Institute of Technology

Matriculation & Completion

• 4-yr College Graduation: 89%