Our Impact

Elev8 Baltimore 2022 Impact Report

Elev8 Baltimore, supporting young people, families and communities. Read the 2022 Impact Report here.

Elev8 Programming supports reading and math

A 2018 study from Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago showed that that students who only participated in Elelv8 Baltimore’s OST programming had reading and math test scores that were 0.10–0.20 standard deviations higher than those of students who did not use any supports.

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Youth Opportunity Evaluation Report SY 2020-2021

This report focuses on Elev8 Baltimore’s programming at Youth Opportunity. The
report is prepared by Inciter, a research and evaluation consulting firm that has served
as the external evaluator for Elev8 Baltimore since 2010.

Individual School Evaluations SY 2020-2021

Read this series of reports on our schools:

Atlantic Philantrhopies Elev8 Report

Read about student outcomes in this May 2016 Final Report from Atlantic Philanthropies. This is the final national evaluation report on Elev8, and summarizes what we know about Elev8’s structure, accomplishments, and implementation for the field from this body of literature.

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Community Schools: A Model for the Middle Grades

An Education Week commentary praises Elev8, community schools model. Expanding the number of community schools is no longer a goal that can be left on the periphery of school reform. No academic standards, tests, or school-based interventions will ever be able to completely mitigate the economic, family, medical, and emotional needs…

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