The Evidence

The research, briefly

+2.32

Students with high church involvement had a 2.32-point advantage in math/reading scores compared with students without high involvement.

Ilana M. Horwitz, Review of Religious Research, 2020
+4%

Single-sex cohorts scored higher on national exams and were 4% points more likely to complete secondary school.

C. Kirabo Jackson, NBER, 2016/2017
43%

43% lower odds of recidivism when schools combine early-warning data, personalized adult support, career-connected coursework, and smaller communities where at-risk students are known and monitored.

Rands Medical Analysis, 2013
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Religious schooling is associated with STRONGER academic performance.

William H. Jeynes, Peabody Journal of Education, 2012
Full citations available upon request. All claims are drawn from peer-reviewed sources indexed in Google Scholar and ERIC. Joshua Academy is being designed to apply these findings within a purpose-built residential model.