The 2023/2024 school year was very successful in making tremendous literacy gains, as well as a significant impact in countless other areas. We served 43 schools and 8 Bible Clubs across Shelby County.

ARISE2Read partnered with 21 churches, 8 foundations, and 14 businesses, along with countless individuals to provide support to the students in our city. We had 785 literacy coaches, 26 Bible Club leaders, and 185 special project volunteers for a total of 15,368 hours of volunteer time invested.

We coached 780 students for an average of 22 sessions. The average pre-test score was 106 (sight words read), and the average post-test score was 433 (sight words read.) The average gain being 327 sight words, which is the equivalent of 3 grade levels of growth!!! We are looking forward to seeing how these gains affect the 3rd grade success of these students!

(ADDITIONAL DATA REPORTS COMING SOON!)