Thanks to the financial support and commitment of our donors, Robin Hood continues to be one of the leading forces in improving New York City's public schools.

Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Klein just released report cards for over 1,000 of the city's elementary and middle schools and we're proud to share that KIPP Infinity Charter School, a middle school seeded by Robin Hood, is ranked number one. In fact, through your contributions, Robin Hood has provided seed funding and/or ongoing support to all eight of the charter schools ranked in the top 20. They are:

Additionally, six Robin Hood L!brary schools were ranked within the top 50.

Robin Hood exists to fight poverty in New York City, and our seed level and ongoing support of high-performing charter schools is helping to level the playing field for children in the city's poorest neighborhoods. Although charter schools represent only 4 percent of the city’s schools, they represent 40 percent of the top 20 performers. It is worth noting that these are public charter schools and that their students are selected via blind lotteries, not cherry-picked to enhance results.

These schools are driving their students not only to graduate high school, but to then go on to graduate from college. It is an assumption instilled in their students from the time they walk through the doors. Studies have shown that graduating high school will increase earnings by $6,000 to $9,000 per year, and even some college will increase annual earnings by another $5,000.

If you have any questions about these results or Robin Hood's efforts to find, fund and support remarkable schools and educational programs that fight poverty, please feel free to contact us.