Urban Preparatory Academy in Wichita is a private K-through-eight school that serves low-income and mixed-income students. Most students attend on scholarships provided through a tax credit scholarship program for low-income students, which is the only school choice program available in Kansas.

“Many students come here thinking no one cares about them at school,” said Headmaster Wade Moore. “They know they are behind, and they are embarrassed by not being able to read and do math at grade level. And that’s a big part of the behavior problems. But their behavior gets a lot better when they see how hard our staff works to get them caught up, and that gives students and their parents hope that they didn’t believe was possible.”