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Creating our children’s future.

Welcome to Reach for Excellence

Tuition-Free Program

Reach for Excellence is a free program that offers students with limited income a combination of academic, cultural, and communal experiences that prepare students for the challenges of high school and college preparatory programs.

Our Tuition-Free Program

Reach for Excellence is a two and a half year academic and leadership program for talented middle school students. Through three five-week summer sessions and two years of Saturday classes, Reach for Excellence provides and reinforces the academic and social skills each student needs to succeed in high school, college, and beyond.

Our Impact

Reach for Excellence was founded in 2001 and has celebrated over 590 graduates. All of these students have gone on to high school and 96% have matriculated to college, including many of the most selective programs in the country

Graduates

Reachfor Excellence Graduates since 2001.

High Schools

Graduates Attended 111 Different High Schools

College Acceptances

Acceptances at 194 Colleges

Graduate Schools

Acceptances at 35 Graduate Schools

Meals

Meals Served Per Year

Summer

Coding Education Hours Per Summer

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Reach for Excellence

News & Stories

August 2026 Newsletter

As we close another remarkable year at Reach for Excellence, I am filled with gratitude for all that our scholars have accomplished and for the community that makes...

July 2026 Newsletter

On Saturday, July 11, Reach celebrated 26 rising ninth graders at the 25th Stepping Up ceremony. Veronica Valencia (Cohort 2011 I), returned to address the new...

June 2026 Newsletter

Summer school is in full swing with 98 middle school scholars working toward a brighter future. Monday through Friday for five weeks, students take core classes as well...