Curie AVID Updates

Curie AVID Program Facts 2022

AVID Program Total Membership: 291 Students!
9th Grade: 59 Students 10th Grade: 82 Students

11th Grade: 71 Students 12th Grade: 79 Students

Increased Enrollment in Advanced Placement/Honors Courses

100% of the Freshmen are enrolled in one or more honors courses

80% of Sophomores are enrolled in one or more honors courses

60% of Juniors are enrolled in one or more honors courses

66% of Seniors are enrolled in one or more honors courses

47% of Seniors are enrolled in one Advanced Placement course

24% are enrolled in 2 AP courses

7% are enrolled in 3 AP courses.

43% of Juniors are enrolled in 1 Advanced Placement course

26% are enrolled in 2 AP courses

2% are enrolled in 3 AP courses

15% of Sophomores are enrolled in 1 Advanced Placement course.

Improved Student Study Habits/Time Spent Studying

- AVID students participate in 100 minutes of tutorials led by trained AVID tutors per week
- 450 Minutes/41 Hours of tutorials sessions a year to date for each grade level
- Overall total: 9800 minutes/164 hours of tutorials conducted for grades 9-12
- AVID students are required to maintain organized binders and participate in binder evaluations conducted by AVID tutors and elective teachers
- Student participation in college planning activities, including completion of college applications
- Admission Presentation from UIC, NIU, ISU, NEIU, and SIU for 11th and 12 grades
- Completion of the application for financial assistance
- 96% of AVID seniors have completed FAFSA

Persistence in school

- TRIO-Upward Bound and Education Talent Search Programs
- Chicago Scholars Program
- Summer B.R.I.D.G.E of Wheaton College
- Summer Institute of Washington University in St. Louis
- Women in Engineering Summer Program at UIC
- UIC Chance Program: National Summer Transportation Institute
- Dual Credit-CCC Dual Credit Program
- Junior Achievement of Chicago
- One 11th and Twelve 12th Grade enrolled in Daley College Dual Credit Course(s) in Math 118; English 101; and World Civilizations 141
- GEARUP
- Posse Scholars

Increased Applications to College/University

- 91% of AVID seniors have applied to 4-year college/university or 2-year college
- Increased Percentage of Students Applying for College Financial Aid
- 96% of AVID seniors have completed FAFSA
- Increased Acceptance to a 4-year College/University (or 2-year college if the plan is to transfer to complete a Baccalaureate Degree)
- 78% of AVID seniors have been accepted into 4-year college/university or 2-year college.

Top Colleges/University Acceptances

Northeastern Illinois University, St. Xavier University, the University of Illinois at Chicago, DePaul University; Northern Illinois University; Illinois State University, and the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign

All Colleges/Universities AVID Seniors have applied to and been accepted

Loyola University, DePaul University, UIC, NIU, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, St. Xavier University, Roosevelt University, Lewis University, EIU, WIU, NEIU, Iowa, West Virginia University, the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, ISU, North Park University, National Louis University; Alaska Pacific University, SIU, Upper Iowa University; MacMurray College; Marquette University, Washington University in St. Louis; Concordia University Chicago, Knox College, Lake Forest College, Trinity College, Monmouth College, Lawrence University, Carthage College, University of Toledo, Elmhurst College, North Central College; Columbia College, Western Michigan University, Alabama A & M, Benedictine University, Grand Valley State, City Colleges of Chicago—Harold Washington, Malcolm X, Daley, Truman, Wright, Kennedy-King, and Olive Harvey; Triton College, Morton College, Moraine Valley

Total Scholarship Monies Awarded to Curie's AVID Class of 2022

$1,824,941.00