Statistics

• 88% of students involved in Outreach programs report an increase in their ability to do a new art form
• 96% of parents agree that Outreach programs are successful at their school, and 95% express satisfaction with the work Outreach is doing
• 89% of students feel that their ability to express themselves increased as a result of being involved with Outreach programs
• In a recent assessment, 100% of teachers agree that New Orleans Outreach has had a positive impact on their schools and operations
• Students who participated in Outreach programs scored, on average, 27 points higher on the LEAP Math tests and 24 points higher on LEAP English and Language Arts tests than students without any participation in Outreach programs
• At one of our partner schools during the 2007-2008 school year, 100% of 4th graders participating in Outreach’s afterschool programming passed the LEAP test on the first try
• $0.93 of every dollar coming into New Orleans Outreach is spent on program services for schools and their students
• Students who participated in Outreach programs have fewer than half as many unexcused absences as those who do not participate
• During our ARMS-Outreach afterschool program’s first year of operation (2004), students who participated in New Orleans Outreach’s programs at two New Orleans public schools showed the greatest academic gains of all students tested by the state of Louisiana
• Since 1993 nearly 15,000 students have actively participated in New Orleans Outreach sponsored programs in our partner schools
• Since 1993 Outreach has brought more that 320,000 hours of highly skilled, motivated professional and volunteer service to its partner schools to help them help their students excel