Annual Report 2016

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Numbers

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  • 39%

    Only 39% of Florida 4th graders are proficient in reading.

  • 11K

    Helios has provided more than 11,000 scholarships to students in Florida.

  • 7K

    Helios has provided more than 7,000 scholarships to students in Arizona.

  • 46%

    Florida’s postsecondary degree attainment rate for adults 25 and older is 46%.

  • 42%

    Arizona’s postsecondary degree attainment rate for adults 25-64 is 42%.

  • 58%

    58.4% of students participating in Helios’ Future Plans initiative now have a better understanding of their career opportunities.

  • 30K

    30,000 Arizona students took the ACT last year as part of Helios’ ACT Initiative.

  • 78%

    Florida’s high school graduation rate is 78% compared with 83% nationally.

  • 77%

    Arizona’s high school graduation rate is 77% compared with 83% nationally.

  • 23%

    In 2016, 23% of Arizona high school students who took the ACT met all 4 college readiness benchmarks.**

  • 21%

    In 2016, 21% of Florida high school students who took the ACT met all 4 college readiness benchmarks.*

  • 250

    250 children are participating in Helios’ Dual Language Learning Initiative in Phoenix, Arizona.

  • 11

    11 Voluntary Prekindergarten classrooms in Orlando are participating in Helios’ Dual Language Learning Initiative.

  • 30%

    Only 30% of Arizona 4th graders are proficient in reading.

  • 39%

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  • 46%

  • 42%

  • 58%

  • 30K

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