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THE GEO ACADEMIES MISSION is to EMPOWER students to ACCELERATE their academic pathways to ADVANCE their social mobility and ACHIEVE their career and life-long goals.
The GEO Academies Model
The GEO Academies Model provides innovative K-16 education pathways grounded in a personalized and research-based approach to learning. We prepare students beginning in kindergarten to accelerate into our free college and career immersion high schools. Students graduate from GEO Academies with a college degree or career certification that gives them a head start on postsecondary success!
GEO Academies, powered by GEO Foundation, is a non-profit organization founded in 1998 focused on breaking the cycle of poverty by providing access to exceptional, non-traditional educational opportunities to all families. GEO Academies gets results that matter to our families, taxpayers, employers, and our nation as a whole. We eliminate high school dropout rates by making high school relevant to our students. We improve college-going rates by providing our students with a real college experience while in our high schools. [Read More...]
Louisiana
GEO Prep Academy & GEO Prep MidCity earn TOP Gains Certifications
GEO Next Generation High School Earns "B" Rating
Student Success Stories
Tierra Cunningham
Earned her Bachelor's Degree in HS. Graduated in 2025 with 137 college credits.
Student Success Stories
Khaya Njumbe
15 years old, graduates May 2024 from HS with a Bachelor's Degree
Student Success Stories
Abram Lewis
17 years old, graduates May 2024 from HS with a Bachelor’s Degree
Student Success Stories
Raven Osborne
First in Indiana History to Earn Bachelor's Degree While in High School (2017)
Student Success Stories
Vincent Pena
First in Ivy Tech Lake County History to Earn Associate Degree Before Graduating from High School (2013)
21 Century
Student Success Stories
Fritzjeena Jean
Graduates from GEO Next Gen Academy Indianapolis May 2025 with her associate degree in criminal justice.
Student Success Stories
Zion Hughes
Zion graduated from high school with her associate's degree and a total of 120 college credits.
Student Success Stories
Brandy Dunbar
Class of 2023 | General Studies
Next Generation High School
Student Success Stories
Brianna Moore
From Kindergarten to associate's degree. Brianna graduated HS in 2021 and is now a teacher at GEO.
Student Success Stories
Quintasia McCray
Class of 2023 | Associate Degree
Next Generation High School
Student Success Stories
Jaheem Rayford
Class of 2022 | ICC & Published Author
21st Century Charter School
Student Success Stories
Emari Harris
Class of 2022 | Welding I
21st Century Charter School
Student Success Stories
Destini Mitchell
Class of 2023 | Associate Degree
Next Generation High School
Student Success Stories
Marquella Williams
Class of 2023 | Associate Degree
Next Generation High School
Student Success Stories
Genard Anderson
Class of 2023 | Welding
Next Generation High School
Student Success Stories
Morgan Gaspard
Class of 2023 | Associate Degree
Next Generation High School
Student Success Stories
Jaden Bateman
Class of 2022 | Automotive
21st Century Charter School
Student Success Stories
Carmiyah Kimble
Class of 2023 | Associate Degree
Next Generation High School
Student Success Stories
Mychaela Haskins
Class of 2022 | Health Sciences
21st Century Charter School
Student Success Stories
Ceaira Revish
Class of 2023 | Associate Degree
Next Generation High School
Student Success Stories
Nyema Akil
Class of 2022 | Aviation II
21st Century Charter School
"It is absolutely incredible that this school has figured out exactly what the whole point of education is, which is preparing young people for a brighter future for an opportunity to actually go on and seize a better life."
Chris Meyer, CEO Baton Rouge Area Foundation
"Out of all the schools we have in Louisiana, GEO has done the best job with kids who need it the most. And for me, that is the most special thing...The main thing is educating children and GEO does that better than anybody for kids who need it the most."
Ken Campbell, CEO New Schools Baton Rouge
Superintendent’s Blog
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All three GEO Prep schools in Baton Rouge and Baker beat the state and their local districts...and by a large margin. That's the easy part of data analysis. But let's look at the data in greater detail to understand what's really going on.
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While it has taken some time, I think we have finally convinced all GEO Academies students--including those in Indianapolis and Baton Rouge--to earn more than a high school diploma. And, they are doing this BEFORE graduating from our high schools.
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The picture of Mrs. Janet Plant, a 68-year-old graduate from GEO's Gary Middle College, needs no captions. She was elated to finally earn her high school diploma. That picture made the front page of the Gary Post Tribune. We celebrated Janet's accomplishment last week with 96 other graduates from GMC, our largest graduating class from our school that serves students needing a non-traditional schedule and approach.
News
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EurWeb
Baton Rouge mom of seven, Moranda Jackson, shares how GEO Foundation charter schools helped her daughters and herself earn college degrees.
Chicago Tribune
The 97 graduates from Gary Middle College had a right to exuberance as they picked up hard-earned high school diplomas Friday.
Most were high school dropouts and journeyed non-traditional paths to their diplomas. Their friends and families didn’t hold back their joy and pride as they cheered on the graduates at the Hammond Civic Center, kicking off the commencement season in Northwest Indiana.
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NWITimes
20 years later and over 70 higher education degrees later, 21st Century Charter celebrates its anniversary.
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