In total, Nearly 200 NAF Academies Earn Model Level for Delivering High-Quality Educational Experiences for High School Students
(March 31, 2020 – New York, NY) – One hundred thirty-eight academies in the NAF network have reached Distinguished level and in total, nearly 200 have reached Model level on NAF’s annual assessment, delivering high quality educational experiences for high school students across the nation. NAF’s annual assessment measures an academy’s strengths and challenges in implementing NAF’s results-driven educational design, that prepares students for success in college and careers. Site visits conducted by a team of distinguished leaders, outside experts, and NAF staff verify academy scores.
A subset of these high performing academies reach additional thresholds to earn Distinguished level – NAF’s highest level of achievement. One hundred thirty-eight academies in the NAF network have reached Distinguished level, with 91 of these academies having reached this level more than once and 47 being new to the roster.
NAF Chief Executive Officer, JD Hoye, said, “At a time of great uncertainty and rapid changes in education, we are proud to celebrate these outstanding academies for the work they are doing to support student success. Congratulations on this terrific accomplishment and we look forward to your continued achievements!”
NAF’s annual assessment helps academies assess their progress and increase their alignment to NAF’s standards, reflecting national standards developed by researchers and members from similar career and pathway organizations.
Katherine Blasik Distinguished Academies:
Academy of Finance and Enterprise, Academy of Finance – Long Island City, NY
Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – North Miami, FL
Apex High School, Academy of Information Technology – Apex, NC
Atlantic Technical College, Academy of Information Technology – Coconut Creek, FL
Barbara Goleman Senior High School, Academy of Finance – Miami, FL (*new this year)
Barbara Goleman Senior High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Miami, FL (*new this year)
Barbara Goleman Senior High School, Academy of Information Technology – Miami, FL
Barron Collier High School, Academy of Engineering – Naples, FL
Barron Collier High School, Academy of Finance – Naples, FL
Barron Collier High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Naples, FL
Barron Collier High School, Academy of Information Technology – Naples, FL
Blanche Ely High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Pompano Beach, FL (*new this year)
Blanche Ely High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Pompano Beach, FL (*new this year)
Blanche Ely High School, Academy of Information Technology – Pompano Beach, FL
Brooklyn Academy of Global Finance – Brooklyn, NY (*new this year)
Career & Technical Education Academy, Academy of Finance – Sioux Falls, SD (*new this year)
Bryan Adams High School Leadership Academy, Academy of Health Sciences – Dallas, TX
Carver High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Winston-Salem, NC
Clarence High School, Academy of Finance – Clarence, NY
Clark High School, Academy of Finance – Las Vegas, NV
Columbia Heights Educational Campus, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Washington, DC
Coral Gables Senior High School, Academy of Finance – Coral Gables, FL
Coral Reef High School, Academy of Finance – Miami, FL
Cox Mill High School, Academy of Information Technology – Concord, NC (*new this year)
Crooms Academy of Information Technology – Sanford, FL
David W. Butler High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Mathews, NC
Dillard High School, Academy of Finance – Fort Lauderdale, FL (*new this year)
Dinuba High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Dinuba, CA
East Forsyth High School, Academy of Finance – Kernersville, NC
East Mecklenburg High School, Academy of Engineering – Charlotte, NC
Eastern Idaho Professional-Technical High School, Academy of Finance – Idaho Falls, ID (*new this year)
Edgewood High School, Academy of Finance – Edgewood, MD (*new this year)
Emmett J. Conrad High School, Academy of Engineering – Dallas, TX
Emmett J. Conrad High School, Academy of Finance – Dallas, TX
Emmett J. Conrad High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Dallas, TX
Emmett J. Conrad High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Dallas, TX
Emmett J. Conrad High School, Academy of Information Technology – Dallas, TX
Enloe High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Raleigh, NC
Everglades High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Miramar, FL
Fort Lee High School, Academy of Finance – Fort Lee, NJ (*new this year)
Frank W. Ballou Senior High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Washington, DC
G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School, Academy of Information Technology – Miami, FL
Granite Hills High School, Academy of Law & Justice – Porterville, CA (*new this year)
Hamburg High School, Academy of Finance – Hamburg, NY (*new this year)
Harmony Magnet Academy of Engineering – Strathmore, CA
Harmony Magnet Academy of Performing Arts – Strathmore, CA
H. Grady Spruce High School, Academy of Engineering – Dallas, TX (*new this year)
H. Grady Spruce High School, Academy of Finance – Dallas, TX (*new this year)
H. Grady Spruce High School, Academy of Information Technology – Dallas, TX (*new this year)
Hialeah High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Hialeah, FL (*new this year)
Hialeah Gardens High School, Academy of Agricultural Sciences – Hialeah Gardens, FL (*new this year)
Hialeah Gardens High School, Academy of Education – Hialeah Gardens, FL (*new this year)
Hialeah Gardens High School, Academy of Engineering – Hialeah Gardens, FL
Hialeah Gardens High School, Academy of Finance – Hialeah Gardens, FL
Hialeah Gardens High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Hialeah Gardens, FL
Hialeah Gardens High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Hialeah Gardens, FL
Hialeah Gardens High School, Academy of Information Technology – Hialeah Gardens, FL
Homestead Senior High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Homestead, FL (*new this year)
Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA), Academy of Finance – Dallas, TX (*new this year)
Immokalee High School, Academy of Engineering – Immokalee, FL
Immokalee High School, Academy of Information Technology – Immokalee, FL
Independence High School, Academy of Engineering – Charlotte, NC
J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy – Elizabeth, NJ (*new this year)
Jennings Senior High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Jennings, MO (*new this year)
John A. Ferguson Senior High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Miami, FL
J.P. Taravella High School, Academy of Finance – Coral Springs, FL
Justin F. Kimball High School, Academy of Engineering – Dallas, TX
Justin F. Kimball High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Dallas, TX
Lancaster High School, Academy of Finance – Lancaster, NY
Mallard Creek High School, Academy of Engineering – Charlotte, NC
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Academy of Finance – Parkland, FL
McKinley Technology High School, Academy of Biotechnology – Washington, DC (*new this year)
McKinley Technology High School, Academy of Engineering – Washington, DC
McKinley Technology High School, Academy of Information Technology – Washington, DC
Miami Beach Senior High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Miami, FL
Miami Edison Senior High School, Academy of Finance – Miami, FL
Miami Jackson Senior High School, Academy of Finance – Miami, FL
Miami Lakes Educational Center & Technical College, Academy of Information Technology – Miami, FL
Miami Lakes Educational Center & Technical College, Academy of Health Sciences – Miami, FL
Miami Springs Senior High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Miami, FL
Miami Sunset Senior High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Miami, FL
Naples High School, Academy of Engineering – Naples, FL
New Bedford High School, Academy of Finance – New Bedford, MA (*new this year)
New Britain High School Academy of Business & Finance – New Britain, CT
Northeast High School, Academy of Finance – St. Petersburg, FL
Northport High School, Academy of Finance – Northport, NY
Northridge High School STEM Academy – Greeley, CO (*new this year)
Northwest Cabarrus High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Concord, NC (*new this year)
North Dallas High School, Academy of Information Technology – Dallas, TX
North Miami Beach Senior High School, Academy of Information Technology – North Miami Beach, FL (*new this year)
North Miami Senior High School, Academy of Health Sciences – North Miami, FL (*new this year)
North Miami Senior High School, Academy of Finance – North Miami, FL (*new this year)
Olympic High School, Academy of Engineering – Charlotte, NC
Olympic High School, Academy of Finance – Charlotte, NC
Olympic High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Charlotte, NC
Olympic High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Charlotte, NC
Olympic High School, Academy of Information Technology – Charlotte, NC
Orosi High School, Academy of Engineering and Green Technology – Orosi, CA
Orosi High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Orosi, CA
Palomares High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Pomona, CA
Pathways Academy of Technology & Design, Academy of Information Technology – East Hartford, CT
Phelps Architecture, Construction, and Engineering High School, Academy of Engineering – Washington, DC (*new this year)
Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology, Academy of Engineering – Charlotte, NC
Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology, Academy of Health Sciences – Charlotte, NC
Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology, Academy of Information Technology – Charlotte, NC
Piper High School, Academy of Finance – Sunrise, FL (*new this year)
Porterville High School, Academy of Finance – Porterville, CA
Porterville High School, Academy of Medical Careers – Porterville, CA
Ronald Reagan High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Milwaukee, WI (*new this year)
Sanderson High School, Academy of Finance – Raleigh, NC
Scotlandville Magnet High School, Academy of Engineering – Baton Rouge, LA
Skyline High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Dallas, TX
Southern Lee High School, Academy of Engineering – Sanford, NC
Southern Lee High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Sanford, NC
South Oak Cliff High School, Academy of Engineering – Dallas, TX (*new this year)
Southwest Miami Senior High School, Academy of Finance – Miami, FL
Southwest Miami Senior High School, Academy of Information Technology – Miami, FL (*new this year)
Stranahan High School, Academy of Engineering – Fort Lauderdale, FL (*new this year)
Strathmore High School, Emerging Agriculture Technology – Strathmore, CA (*new this year)
Sunset High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Dallas, TX (*new this year)
Thomas Jefferson High School, Academy of Engineering – Dallas, TX
Thomas Jefferson High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Dallas, TX
Thomas Jefferson High School, Academy of Finance – Tampa, FL (*new this year)
Valley High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Las Vegas, NV
Warren Easton Charter High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – New Orleans, LA (*new this year)
Wenonah High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Birmingham, AL (*new this year)
West Seneca Central Schools, Academy of Finance – West Seneca, NY
West Seneca Central Schools, Academy of Information Technology – West Seneca, NY
W. H. Adamson High School, Academy of Finance – Dallas, TX
W.H. Adamson High School, Academy of Health Sciences – Dallas, TX (*new this year)
William H. Turner Technical Arts High School, Academy of Finance – Miami, FL (*new this year)
William H. Turner Technical Arts High School, Academy of Information Technology – Miami, FL
Wilmer-Hutchins High School, Academy of Information Technology – Dallas TX (*new this year)
Woodrow Wilson High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Washington, DC (*new this year)
Woodrow Wilson High School, Academy of Finance – Dallas, TX
Woodrow Wilson High School, Academy of Hospitality & Tourism – Dallas, TX
Woodson High School, Academy of Engineering – Washington, DC (*new this year)
Zebulon B. Vance High School, Academy of Engineering – Charlotte, NC (*new this year)
About NAF
NAF is a national network of education, business, and community leaders who work together to ensure that high school students are college, career, and future ready.
NAF works with high need communities to transform the high school experience through an educational design that includes industry-specific curricula, work-based learning experiences, and relationships with business professionals, culminating in a paid internship. NAF academies fit within and enhance school systems, allowing NAF to become an integral part of a plan for higher achievement at a low cost. NAF academies focus on one of five career themes: finance, hospitality & tourism, information technology, engineering, and health sciences. During the 2019-20 school year, over 112,000 students attended 620 NAF academies across 37 states, including DC, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. In 2019, NAF academies reported 99% of seniors graduated with 86% of graduates planning to go to college. For more information, please visit: https://naf.org/