Our Impact

Impact on students and future educators

Colleges Attending:
Brandeis University
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Cornell University
Gonzaga University
Macalester College
Ohio Wesleyan
San Jose State University
Santa Clara University
Stanford University
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UC Santa Cruz
University Pacific

Our Students
Breakthrough Silicon Valley’s six-year program ensures our students’ success as measured by key benchmarks on the path from middle school to college:

• 82% of BSV students enroll in geometry or higher by the 9th grade
• 100% of our high school students take high level college prep courses including APs
• 85% of our high school students have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
• 100% of our students attend college and 92% of them are attending four-year universities.

In surveys, our students and parents report the following:

• 98% of parents say that Breakthrough had positively impacted their child’s attitude toward learning and goals for attending college
• 94% of students report that Breakthrough is a meaningful and positive experience that helps them be prepared for school

“Since the beginning of my Breakthrough experience, the theme of college became integral to my life.  I didn’t realize how much positive impact Breakthrough would have on me when I joined in sixth grade.  I truly believe it helped me reach my goal of attending Stanford University.” – Danielle, Freshman at Stanford University

“Shantik was really challenged in Breakthrough.  More than anything else, he has bought into the idea that being in this program will lead him to future success. This program has lit a torch in him!”  – Tylor, parent of 8^th grader

Our Teachers
Breakthrough is a training ground for future educators.  Our teacher alumni are currently teaching in the Alum Rock, Oakland, Oak Grove, San Jose Unified School District and a number of charter schools.  A recent survey of former BSV teachers shows that:

• 78% go on to pursue a career in education because of their BSV experience
• 65% become more committed to teaching as a career
• 86% of our teachers report that by teaching with BSV they became more committed to working for the well being of children from limited educational opportunity backgrounds

“Breakthrough was a crash course in social justice and education, taught by my students and fellow teachers. I would not have become involved or even interested in education as a career without experiencing Breakthrough Silicon Valley.”  – Jessica, BSV Teacher, MA candidate, Teachers College, Columbia University

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