Latino boys are more likely than any other demographic in DC to drop out of high school – but not San Miguel graduates. Enrolling some 90 at-risk Latino youth, immigrants or the sons of immigrants, 90% of whom are poor and arrive two to three years behind grade level, San Miguel serves as a model of innovative Catholic education. Academically rigorous and tuition free, it typically limits classrooms to 15 students, focuses on the mastery of basic skills, and nurtures the physical and emotional well-being of each boy. Breakfast, study hall, and tutoring fill out an extended day and a 200-day school year maintains or accelerates achievement. San Miguel stands by its graduates too, offering ongoing mentoring and high school and college guidance. The results? Last year, 100% of students went on to college prep high schools and attained a 100% graduation rate, nearly twice the rate of local peers.
Headquarters: DC-Ward 4
Where They Operate: DC-Ward 1; DC-Ward 4; DC-Ward 5; MD-Montgomery County; MD-Prince George's County; Our location is Shepherd Park, but we serve families from a variety of locations in DC and the metro area
Population(s) Served: Men/Boys; Low- to Moderate-Income Community Members
Schools They Work In: Archbishop Carroll High School; DeMatha Catholic High School; Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School; Duke Ellington School of the Arts; Georgetown Day School; Georgetown Preparatory; Gonzaga College High School; St. John's College High School; The Nora School
- Number of children we prepare for success in school annually:
85 - High school graduation rate (or GED completion rate) of our students:
100% - Academic success level of your students (% performing at or above grade level, etc):
100% - Hours of tutoring, mentoring, or class-time we provide annually:
200 days/year
Awards & Recognition
San Miguel received the inaugural Quality Schools Initiative Award from the Fight for Children Foundation in 2008.
Accreditation through Southern Association of Colleges and Schools division of AdvancED in 2015.
Press
- Cardinal tells students Catholic education 'forms solid faith, gives you a future'
Tue Apr 19 2016, Catholic Standard
Calling San Miguel's high faith-based academic standard "a gift this school gives you..."
- How one Catholic school takes a hammer to the cycle of poverty
Fri Jan 30 2015, Catholic News Agency
"We intentionally seek out kids who can't afford to go here and who are at risk," Don Mullikin, president of San Miguel School, told CNA.
- Doors Open to a New Location for San Miguel School in Washington
Thu Sep 17 2009, The Catholic Standard
Hardly a speck of dust had settled on the floors of the new San Miguel School for Latino boys in Washington on Sept. 9.
- San Miguel School: Academic Example to Follow
Wed Nov 26 2008
Budget (FY2023)
- $3 million or higher
- The current budget for San Miguel School is: $1 million to $3 million
- $500k to $1 million
- Less than $500k
Catalogue charities range in size from $100,000 to
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