We provided the initial catalytic funding to allow OneGoal to expand to New York City. Over the past decade, OneGoal has served over 3,000 NYC students. Nationally, OneGoal Fellows graduate from their postsecondary programs at approximately 1.5 times the national average for students from similar economic backgrounds, and the impact is even greater in New York, where Fellows graduate at 1.9 times the national average.
OneGoal identifies, trains, and supports high-performing champion teachers to implement a three-year college readiness and success curriculum into classroom-based learning. OneGoal specifically focuses on addressing college under-matching challenges by targeting mid-range achievers, by providing comprehensive services geared toward improved GPAs and standardized test scores, and by helping students identify more selective and supportive best-fit colleges. Staff work intensively with underperforming students from 11th grade through the first year of college not only to support them to and through college, but to increase their college selectivity tier by at least one level.
Since OneGoal’s launch in New York City in 2014, 83% of Fellows enrolled in a postsecondary program immediately after high school graduation. Of the Fellows who enrolled in a post-secondary program immediately following high school graduation, 77% persisted one year later.