SUCCESS Academy


SUCCESS Academy is an early college high school based in Cedar City, Utah, United States. SUCCESS Academy has three campuses, one located at Southern Utah University in the Iron County School District, one at Dixie State University in the Washington County School District, and ACE Academy, also at DSU.

History

The Southern Utah Center for Computer, Engineering and Science Students, commonly known as SUCCESS Academy, was founded in 2005. SUCCESS Academy is a charter school sponsored by the Iron County School District. SUCCESS Academy was selected by the Utah Partnership to participate in an Early College High School grant. The grant money was provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
SUCCESS Academy currently has two school locations. The first is located in Cedar City, Utah on the Southern Utah University campus. The second is in Saint George, Utah on the Dixie State University campus.
SUCCESS Academy at SUU first opened their doors in August 2005. They were originally located in the SUU Science Building. They are currently located in the Multipurpose Building on SUU campus. SUU SUCCESS started with 9th and 10th grade students, but is currently open to 9th -12th graders.
SUCCESS Academy at DSU opened in August 2006 and is currently open to 10th - 12th graders. They are currently located in the Technology building at DSU. SUCCESS Academy-DSU students may attend college classes besides within the Technology building in their 11th grade year with special permission. This is in addition to 12th grade on campus classes that the students may take. SUCCESS Academy DSU students also participate in the SUU Regional Science fair and regularly sends students to the Intel International Science Fair. Some of these students have gone one to be quite successful.
ACE Academy at DSU is a recently built STEM magnet school that shares similar policies and classes to the other SUCCESS Academies, but with a further emphasis on computer science and engineering. Students graduate with their associate degree.

Founding

The Utah Partnership was created under the direction of Governor Michael Leavitt. It was charged with the task to identify and create Early College High Schools. These were often referenced as High Tech Highs. The founders of SUCCESS Academy are the Iron County School District, Southern Utah University and funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Awards

SUCCESS Academy has been nationally recognized for several awards. Recent awards include being chosen by Newsweek as the top high school in America for Beating the Odds for college readiness, and for its students rising above financial obstacles and challenges. Another award is for SAGE test results. For the state of Utah, SUCCESS received the top Math scores in the state. In Language Arts, they received fourth place in the state. In 2019, SUCCESS Academy was named #2 Best School District in Utah, #2 Safest School District in Utah, and #4 for Utah School Districts with the Best Teachers by Niche. SUCCESS Academy had also been given #2 Best School District in Utah by Niche in 2018. Several SUCCESS academy students have been named Sterling Scholars at their boundary schools and received the Daniels Scholarship.

Graduation information

The first class that graduated from SUU SUCCESS was in 2008, and from DSU SUCCESS in 2009.
The graduation rates for SUCCESS Academy students are:
DSUSUU
2012High school diploma97.5%High school diploma100%
Associate degree95%Associate degree82.05%
2013High school diploma100%High school diploma98%
Associate degree93.02%Associate degree94%
2014High school diploma98.25%High school diploma98%
Associate degree77.19%Associate degree95.35%
2015High school diploma94.12%High school diploma97.5%
Associate degree89.36%Associate degree94.87%

Scholarship and ACT information

The graduating class of 2015 received many scholarships. The total dollar amount for SUU's graduating class was $877,000.00. The total dollar amount for DSU's graduating class was $1,478,967.00. Students received an average composite ACT score of 25.52 over the past five years.

Iron County Campus

Classes taught at SUU Campus :
9th10th11th12th
Math 1Math 2Math 3English 2010
Math 2Math 3Math 1050Engineering 2010
PhysicsEnglishArt 1010Psychology 1010
Science ResearchBio 1010/1015History 1700Math 1050
EnglishBio 1020/1025Chem 1010/1015CSIS 1000
Humanities 1010English 1010Math 1210
Math 1060Math 1210
Math 1040
LM 1010

Clubs:
SUU SUCCESS Academy also features a Student Government.

Washington County Campus

Classes taught at Dixie State Campus :
10th10th CIT Cohort11th11th CIT Cohort12th
Biology 1010App DevelopmentCommunications 2110CS 1410Individual Studies
Chemistry 1010/1015Communication 2110English 2010CS 2420POLS 1100
English 1010CS 1400History 1700DES 2500
Honors ChemistryCS PrinciplesHumanities 1010History 1510
Honors English 10Design 1300Math 1040IT 1100
Library Science 1010Exploring Computer ScienceMath 1060IT 1200
Science ResearchMath TBDPhysics 1010/1015IT 2400
Secondary Math II HonorsPolitical Science 1100Art 1010Math 1050
Math 1010 or Math 1050Web Design 1400Science ResearchMath 1060
Web Development 1Individual Studies Nutrition and Food Science 1020

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DSU Success is also known for their extravagant Mole Day celebrations.