Fountain Square Academy Outperforms Area Schools

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By: Kevin Teasley

The Fountain Square Academy, now in its 4th year of operation, serves more than 200 students in grades 5-12. This unique school expects its students to go to college. To make good on the promise of a college education, the school pays college tuition and buys the college textbooks for its students once they qualify to attend Ivy Tech or IUPUI. This semester, 10 high school students are enrolled in freshmen level math, English and computer science classes at Ivy Tech. The school hopes students in the future will graduate with as many as 60 college credits along with their high school diploma.

The school provides the transportation to Ivy Tech and/or IUPUI. Students take the classes during their high school hours.

To further improve the education for its students, the school recently agreed to partner with Garfield Park so its students can access the Burrello Fitness Center and its gym as well as access to the music and arts center in the park. The school plans to have a full sports program in the Fall of 2009 including basketball, track and cross country for both boys and girls. The school provides students transportation to the park daily.

This year, Fountain Square Academy’s 10th graders outperformed every traditional public high school in the Indianapolis Public School system. The school’s 5th and 6th graders progressed better academically than 95 percent of their peers across the country.

The school is on the rise and is now enrolling students for Fall of 2009. Enrollment forms are available at the school or on the web at http://www.geoacademies.org .