Our Community

The students in Highbridge Voices are chosen from the Highbridge community which has one of the lowest median incomes of any area in the United States.

Despite the disappointing promotions and dropout rates for children within District Nine schools, during the F2003-SP2004 and F2004-SP2005 academic years, every student in the eighth grade who participated in the Highbridge Voices program graduated to high school. In addition, in F2004-SP2005 and F2005-SP2006 academic year, every student in the 12th grade who participated in the program graduated from high school and went on to college a college or university. All F2005-2006 program graduates received at least one scholarship that helped them continue their studies at the collegiate level.