How are inclusive STEM schools alike? How do they differ?

To understand the effectiveness of STEM schools, we must first understand just what it is that STEM schools are doing. To do this, we went straight to the source. At each of the 20 schools, we reviewed websites, mission statements, and other school documents to get to the core of what is most important to each school’s model. Then we interviewed school leaders and program developers to ask them what makes their school “their school.” The visualizations here describe what STEM schools say is most essential to their school models.

Included in these models are many aspects of STEM schools, from more general components like “core course sequence” or “advisory” to specific pedagogical approaches or student behaviors in and out the classroom. You can also learn more about all of the 78 individual components of STEM schools by exploring our infographic here.

These visualizations don’t represent the entirety of any school’s model or all of the components that make a school what it is. Rather, the visuals represent those components that school leaders and stakeholders describe as the most important.

Click on a school’s name/icon to explore its model. The bolded components are those that are considered most core to the school’s identity and mission.

Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School

Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School

Dozier-Libbey Medical High School

Dozier-Libbey Medical High School

High Tech High International

High Tech High International

Wake NC State University STEM Early College High School

Wake NC State University STEM Early College High School

Wayne School of Engineering

Wayne School of Engineering

Tech Valley High School

Tech Valley High School

National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM School

National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM School

The Metro School

The Metro School

Dayton Regional STEM School

Dayton Regional STEM School

eSTEM Academy

eSTEM Academy

L&N STEM Academy

L&N STEM Academy

STEM School Chattanooga

STEM School Chattanooga

Manor New Technology High School

Manor New Technology High School

Transmountain Early College High School

Transmountain Early College High School

Harmony Science Academy High School

Harmony Science Academy High School

PSJA Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School

PSJA Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School

TAF Academy

TAF Academy

Sammamish High School

Sammamish High School

The Delta High School

The Delta High School

Riverpoint Academy

Riverpoint Academy