E.L. Haynes Public Charter School

E.L. Haynes Public Charter School was founded in 2004 and has a program based on nationally recognized best practices for advancing student achievement. E.L. Haynes’ mission is that every student – of every race, socioeconomic status, and home language – will reach high levels of academic achievement and be prepared to succeed at the college of his or her choice. E.L. Haynes is moving steadily toward achieving this mission; in 2009, 80% of students scored proficient or advanced in math on the DC-CAS and 66% scored proficient or advanced in reading. The school boasts outstanding three-year gains of 50 percentage points in math and 26 percentage points in reading.

In 2009-2010, E.L. Haynes serves 450 students in grades Pre-K through 7 and will grow, adding a grade each year, until it serves students in grades Pre-K through 12. The school is the first year-round public school in Washington, DC and is named for Dr. Euphemia Lofton Haynes, the first African-American woman to receive a doctorate in mathematics, a teacher in the District of Columbia's school system for 47 years, and the first woman to serve as President of the District of Columbia Board of Education. In April 2008, E.L. Haynes was chosen from DC’s 56 charter schools as the winner of Fight for Children’s first-ever Quality Schools Initiative Award. In both 2008 and 2009, E.L. Haynes was named a Silver Award winning school in through New Leaders for New Schools’ Effective Practice grant program, ranking as a top school among a consortium of 144 charter schools nationwide.

Three principles define who we are at E.L. Haynes:

Integrity.We accept nothing less than the best. We maintain high expectations for our entire school community. We cultivate an ethic of service, responsibility, participation and respect. We keep our promises.

Determination. We never give up. We are relentless in the pursuit of our mission to ensure the success of every student.

Achievement. We get results. We hold ourselves and our students accountable to the highest levels of academic achievement.