![]() State data shows Epic’s student population in 2018 was on par with the state’s in terms of students in poverty (68% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 63% statewide) and in special education (16.5% compared with 16.1% statewide). That’s a significant drop from a 20.2 the previous year, when far fewer students took the exam. The state average is 18.9.Įpic’s graduating class of 2019 scored an average 16.5. Oklahoma State University admits students with minimum of 22 to 24, and the average score of University of Oklahoma freshman is 26. Most regional universities want to see at least a 20 composite score out of a possible 35. One measure of students’ preparedness for college is their score on the ACT college readiness exam. See where districts and high schools sent their graduates to college. Students complete most of their studies online with oversight from, and periodic interaction with, an Oklahoma teacher. Produced by Whitney BryenĮpic also draws many students who struggled in other schools and who must race to catch up to be college-ready.Įpic, which is operated by a for-profit company owned by the school’s founders, Epic Youth Services, reported more than 28,000 students this year. Two Epic graduates share their experience with the online school. The data was collected from every college and university in the state. Its rate was lower than rates for all of the state’s 10 largest school districts, according to an Oklahoma Watch analysis of education data. In a five-month investigation into Epic’s college-going rates, Oklahoma Watch found that fewer than one in five 2019 graduates enrolled in a public Oklahoma college or university last fall. That’s something they didn’t do,” Waldon said. “I wish Epic actually helped prepare you for a future, because we all grow up and become adults. Maggie Waldon has been working at a child care facility in Norman since graduating from Epic Charter Schools in June. On the ACT exam, she “failed, majorly.” She has put her dream of becoming a kindergarten teacher on hold. That’s when she discovered she wasn’t prepared for college, she said. She was one of 2,500 students in Epic’s class of 2019. She was able to fast-track her remaining credits, finishing in one year what would have taken two in a traditional school. But mostly, I just figured it out,” Waldon said. ![]() “There were days I asked my teacher for help. ![]() She said she did so with little interaction with her teacher, spending long days clicking through the curriculum. With two years left, she enrolled in Epic Charter Schools, the Oklahoma City-based online public school that is now one of the largest virtual schools in the country.Īt Epic, Waldon said she easily raised her grades from Cs and Fs to As and Bs. Epic Charter Grads Less Likely to Enroll in College - Oklahoma Watch Close ![]()
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