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SR1 CPSA Kindergarten Scholars Deliver Top-Tier Reading Results

Mississippi’s only STEM + College Prep charter school reports close to 75% of kindergartners reading at or above benchmark. She is five years old. She just finished kindergarten. And she reads better than the average American fourth grader. A second scholar closed the year reading at a mid-3rd-grade level, scoring in the 98th percentile nationally. Several others finished reading like solid second graders, landing between the 88th and 91st percentile. These are not isolated b

Supraja Nair

Jun 223 min read

#1 in Mississippi: SR1 College Preparatory & STEM Academy 3rd Graders Surpass State Reading Average in First Year of State Testing

Mississippi’s only STEM + College Prep charter school posts an 88% pass rate on the state’s 3rd grade ELA assessment SR1 College Preparatory & STEM Academy (SR1 CPSA), Mississippi’s first and only STEM-focused college preparatory charter school, announced today that 88% of its 3rd grade scholars passed the Mississippi English Language Arts (ELA) reading assessment on their first attempt — outperforming the 2025 statewide average of 77.3% by more than 10 percentage points. "Th

Tamu Green

Jun 83 min read

SR1 CPSA Scholars Donate Over 300 Packages of Spaghetti Noodles to Support City of Canton’s March of the Mayors Initiative.

CANTON, MISSISSIPPI — SR1 College Preparatory & STEM Academy (SR1 CPSA) proudly announces that its scholars collected more than 300 packages of spaghetti noodles in support of the City of Canton’s March of the Mayors initiative. The donation will help provide meals to individuals and families throughout the Canton community. The service effort was led by SR1 CPSA Vanguard students, with the support of educators and staff, as part of the school’s ongoing commitment to civic

Alexandria Galtney

Feb 271 min read