College Culture

Mater Academy, Inc. currently serves 4,673 high school students of which 83 % are economically disadvantaged, and 97% are minority students.

Prior to the Mater experience a vast majority of our students lacked access, exposure, or opportunity to high-quality academic programs that focused on preparing students for college. Through a seamless K-12 model offering a variety of innovative college preparatory programs, we have been able to address the largely unmet needs of college preparation, affordability, equity and access for many of our students.

Mater provides an Integrated College Experience (ICE) program at each middle/high school campus through partnerships with local colleges.

The ICE program gives Mater students direct access to higher education by bringing college directly to Mater high school campuses. This allows our students to enroll in tuition-free dual-enrollment courses for college credit by 10th grade.

As a result, Mater students have the opportunity to earn Associates of Arts Degrees prior to graduating from high school.

82% Took SAT

100% Average SAT

64% Took ACT

18% Average ACT

82% Took one or more AP exam

42% Scored 3 or higher on at least one AP exam

84% College Attendance Rate