Value Schools serves youth from urban areas from Kindergarten to 12th Grade, currently at four school sites: Downtown Value School, serving K-8th Grade; Everest Value School, serving K-8th Grade; Central City Value High School, serving 9th-12th Grade; and University Prep Value High School, serving 9th-12 Grade.
Restoring the jewel of California, its public education system, requires an "all hands on deck" effort. California requires an educated 21st Century populace and workforce, and taxpayers demand high-quality, free educational options to produce them.
Research shows that charter schools can be especially successful in urban areas like Los Angeles with students who are low-income, Black or Hispanic, or English Language Learners. These are precisely the kinds of students we at Value Schools have made it our mission to serve.
The "secret sauce" is the values that are embedded in every part of the program. When Dr. Anthony Bryk and others studied Catholic parochial schools to identify what makes them so effective, especially with inner-city students, they concluded that SHARED BELIEFS AND VALUES WERE THE KEY TO A SCHOOL’S SUCCESS.
Value Schools founder Dr. Jerome Porath recognized that these beliefs and values need not be religious - that great things happen when the charter school's leaders, teachers, parents and students all share a common secular vision of excellence. From banners to sweatshirts, from curriculum to discipline strategies, the message is clear: we believe in ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, DEVELOPING POTENTIAL, DEMONSTRATING RESPECT, BUILDING COMMUNITY, and GIVING BACK.
Grounded in our values, our rigorous academic programs challenge our students to be a part of a rich learning environment. We have high expectations for our students and we do everything we can to ensure our students reach these expectations. The importance of the five core values cannot be overstated.