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AT A GLANCE

• It is simultaneously true that 50% of NASA employees, and 85% of prison inmates, are
dyslexic. What we do with dyslexic students now determines their life trajectory.

• In the southeast United States, students with disabilities only graduate at a rate of 23%,
compared to a state-wide rate of nearly 80%. DePaul School of Northeast Florida has
a 100% High School Graduation rate for students finishing our program since 2016.

• 27% of our students are ethnically diverse.

• 40% of our students qualified for financial aid due to having low-income households.

• 96% of our students qualify for state funding assistance under “unique abilities”.

• Over 92% of our dyslexic students have gained a full years’ worth of reading ability
or more, each school year, since 2016. We are often able to catch up on a few years’
worth of reading delay if caught early enough.

DICTATION SENTENCES
BEFORE BEFORE
BEFORE

AFTER

AFTER AFTER
BEFORE

AFTER

Sources: American Dyslexia Association; The International Dyslexia Association; The Dyslexia Center; The Dyslexia Foundation
The Child Mind Institute Coalition for Literacy, “$2 billion is spent on students repeating a grade every year because of problems
related to reading.” https://www.coalitionforliteracy.org/ and Diplomas count https://www.edweek.org/diplomas-count-2015-state-
graduation-briefs

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