Uncovering the Impact of the 2024–2025 School Year
New survey results reveal how Midtown-Metro’s after-school programs are helping students grow academically, personally, and as future leaders.
A typical night of one-on-one tutoring at Midtown Achievement Center for boys during the fall semester.
CHICAGO — At Midtown-Metro Achievement Centers, we believe in measuring what matters—character, confidence, and academic growth. Our latest Student Impact Report for the 2024–2025 school year captures the voices and progress of over 200 students across our Midtown and Metro centers. The results? Remarkable. With 94.8% of students rating the program as good or excellent, and a near-identical percentage feeling cared for and supported by their tutors, the data speaks volumes.
What truly sets this year apart is the combination of the deep personal growth students are reporting, along with increased enrollment that exceeds pre-pandemic numbers. From confidence to leadership, responsibility to self-discipline, students overwhelmingly agree they are building not only better study habits—but stronger character. As one student shared, “They’ve helped me become a better leader over time.”
Parents echo this transformation. 95% saw growth in their child’s character, and 98% of Metro parents even reported personal growth through their family's participation. It’s proof that our mission extends beyond the classroom and into the heart of the community.
📖 Read the full report to see how academic mentorship and character education are shaping the next generation.
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A 1:1 mentoring session at Metro Achievement Center for girls. Starting in 6th grade, students at Midtown & Metro are assigned a separate mentor or “advisor” to go deeper into each student’s struggles and concerns and to re-emphasize character and virtue lessons taught in the program.
A “Sip & Paint” event held in the spring at Midtown. Midtown-Metro’s programs help to build family unity and emphasize the parent’s role as primary educator of their child.
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About Midtown-Metro:
Midtown-Metro Achievement Centers (www.midtown-metro.org), through its Metro Achievement Center for girls and Midtown Achievement Center for boys, has helped close the achievement gap for underserved students in Chicago since its founding in 1965. Its programming, focusing on character, high expectations, academics, mentoring, and parent support, has led to 100% high school graduation and college enrollment for its students for 25 consecutive years.