Nativity Prep Impact Highlights

Program & Experience

  • Extended school day and extended school year

  • Graduate Support Program through high school and college

  • Enrichment includes STEM, coding, athletics, arts, and leadership development

  • Summer residential college experience builds early college exposure.

School Model & Access

  • 23+ years serving young men in Wilmington and surrounding communities

  • 190+ graduates of Nativity Prep

  • 55 students served annually (grades 5–8) through an intentionally small-school model

  • Small school model (55–60 students) allows for individualized support

  • 100% tuition-free education for every student

  • Open to students of all faiths

  • Approximately $20,000 invested per student per year

  • Part of the nationally recognized NativityMiguel model (60+ schools nationwide)

Student Demographics

  • 96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch

  • 71% of students live in Wilmington

  • 78% of students identify as Black/African American

  • 22% of students identify as Hispanic/Latino

Academic Growth

  • 98% of Nativity scholars graduate from high school

  • 87% of graduates attend private or independent high schools

  • 61% of alumni graduate from college within six years (more than double national benchmarks for low-income students of color)

Student Outcomes

  • 60% of incoming 5th graders begin below the 40th percentile in math nationally

  • By 8th grade, 31% perform above the 80th percentile nationally in math

  • 46% of incoming 5th graders begin below the 20th percentile in reading

  • By 8th grade, 0% remain below the 20th percentile in reading

  • By 8th grade, 31% score above the 80th percentile nationally in reading

Assessment Method

  • Benchmark assessments administered three times per year (Fall, Winter, Spring) using NWEA MAP assessment

Our College Acceptances

  • Alvernia University

  • Bloomsburg University

  • Brown University

  • Delaware State University

  • DeSales University

  • Franklin & Marshall College

  • Howard University

  • LaSalle University

  • Lincoln University

  • Mercy College

  • Notre Dame University

  • Neumann University

  • Pennsylvania State University

  • Shepherd University

  • Stevenson University

  • St. John’s University

  • St. Joseph’s University

  • University of Delaware

  • University of Pittsburgh

  • Washington College

  • Widener University

  • Wesley College

Our High School Acceptances

  • Archmere Academy

  • Brandywine High School

  • Charter School of Wilmington

  • Conrad School of Sciences

  • Delaware Military Academy

  • Girard College High School

  • Howard High School of Technology

  • Milton Hershey School

  • Mt. Pleasant High School

  • Pencader Charter School

  • Salesianum School

  • St. Elizabeth High School

  • St. Mark’s High School

  • The Tatnall School

  • The Tacher School

  • Tower Hill School

  • Sanford School

  • Wilmington Christian School

  • Wilmington Friends School