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Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School partnered with DCPS, A. Kiger Savoy Elementary School, the 21st Century School Fund and other agencies to develop the Thurgood Marshall Academy/Savoy Public Education Campus.
This uniquely collaborative community development project consists of the modernization of A. Kiger Savoy Elementary School and creation of a shared-use, high-school-sized gymnasium/community center to serve Savoy, Thurgood Marshall Academy, and the local community.
The facility fulfills an urgent need for East-of-the-river youth and their community—few adequate recreation centers and athletic facilities exist in this area.
The 24,346 square foot athletic facility provides appropriate facilities for teaching elementary and high school students physical education and health, and also supports extracurricular activities for both schools. It also incorporates prominent window cases in which the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum will feature cultural and education displays on community history.
Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School is the highest performing nonselective high school in the city, and 100 percent of its graduates are accepted to college. More than 72 percent of its students scored proficient in reading and 66 percent in math on this year’s DC-CAS standardized test. By contrast, less then 24 percent of students at neighboring Ballou and Anacostia Senior High Schools scored proficient in either category.