Gary Comer College Prep (GCCP) is on pace to hold the best graduation numbers in the country, recognizing its most impressive year yet: 100% of all seniors graduated and were accepted to a four-year institution. This monumental record outperforms Chicago Public Schools and the National Average graduation rate, at nearly 70% and 81% respectively.
Out of GCCP’s 136 graduating seniors, there were a total of 1,178 acceptances to four year schools, with a collective average of 9 acceptances per senior. Acceptances varied across 275 schools in 40 different states, including Brown, Columbia, Georgetown, and Stanford Universities.
Come fall, GCCP’s 2015 graduating class will be matriculating to 51 different schools in 16 different states.
As for GCCP’s Alumni, 90% have remained in contact with the school in the last 6 months, while percentages on pace to graduate in 4-6 years remain steady.
To learn more about the #1 high school on Chicago’s South Side, visit Gary Comer College Prep (GCCP).