Our results
Decades of research have proven that children who attend high-quality preschool are MORE: prepared for Kindergarten, likely to earn a living wage, and be healthier into adulthood (based on studies that control for other factors). Our impact at Nuestra Escuelita mirrors these positive outcomes. We use an evaluation instrument - Teaching Strategies GOLD - that enables us to compare the progress of our students to their peers across the country, including young children who are not bilingual or considered low-income.

2024-2025
By the Numbers
Nuestra Escuelita uses Teaching Strategies GOLD, a nationally normed assessment tool, to measure our students’ social, physical, and academic growth. According to this assessment, only 3% of our 4yr old students began the year with average or above average skill levels across domains for their age, 96% left LEAP with the skills needed to be successful in kindergarten. 92% of our students identified as Latinx and 88% were medicaid eligible.
We expanded our one-to-one tutoring program to see students twice a week. We served 40 students in grades 1-7 and engaged 34 volunteers.
In July of 2024, we provided 3 weeks of free/low cost Spanish Immersion summer camp to 36 students PreK-4th grade that integrated STEM, environmental science and sustainability and culinary skills and in 2025, we expanded to offer a full day camp option and served 40 students.