Building Excellent Schools is a national nonprofit organization training leaders to lead high-achieving, college-preparatory urban charter schools. BES focuses on improving the academic achievement of the most underserved students in U.S. cities – 85% of students in BES schools qualify for free/reduced lunch, 50% are Black, and 42% are Hispanic. BES has established 79 schools in 22 cities, educating nearly 22,000 students. BES anticipates there will be nearly 100 BES schools impacting 27,000 students by the fall of 2016.

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