Only 39% of Florida 4th graders are proficient in reading.
Only 39% of Florida 4th graders are proficient in reading.
Helios has provided more than 11,000 scholarships to students in Florida.
Helios has provided more than 7,000 scholarships to students in Arizona.
Florida’s postsecondary degree attainment rate for adults 25 and older is 46%.
Arizona’s postsecondary degree attainment rate for adults 25-64 is 42%.
58.4% of students participating in Helios’ Future Plans initiative now have a better understanding of their career opportunities.
30,000 Arizona students took the ACT last year as part of Helios’ ACT Initiative.
Florida’s high school graduation rate is 78% compared with 83% nationally.
Arizona’s high school graduation rate is 77% compared with 83% nationally.
In 2016, 23% of Arizona high school students who took the ACT met all 4 college readiness benchmarks.**
In 2016, 21% of Florida high school students who took the ACT met all 4 college readiness benchmarks.*
250 children are participating in Helios’ Dual Language Learning Initiative in Phoenix, Arizona.
11 Voluntary Prekindergarten classrooms in Orlando are participating in Helios’ Dual Language Learning Initiative.
Only 30% of Arizona 4th graders are proficient in reading.