The schools profiled in Leading Success are MetLife Foundation-NASSP Breakthrough Schools and College Board Schools and were selected for their successful creation of positive, student-centered school cultures that value equity, collaboration and personalized learning. Serving large numbers of students often living in poverty, they have dramatically improved student achievement. And while each school serves to illustrate certain module themes, all evince a practiced and integrated application of tailoring individual strategies to best answer the foremost question: “What is best for our students?”

B.F. Terry High School

Rosenberg, Texas


Green Run High School

Virginia Beach, Virginia


M.O. Ramay Junior High School

Fayetteville, Arkansas


Mater Academy

Hialeah Gardens, Florida


Menominee Indian Middle School

Neopit, Wisconsin


Northwest College Prep High School

Rochester, New York


Park View High School

Sterling, Virginia


San Diego Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical High School

San Diego, California


South Bronx Preparatory

Bronx, New York


Tefft Middle School

Streamwood, Illinois


World Journalism Preparatory

Flushing, New York