The Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy’s (BELA) 2021 graduating class is the school’s first graduating class to have a 100% college acceptance rate, Patch.com reported.
The academy, located in Bed-Stuy, opened its doors in 2017 aiming to help young Black and Brown girls overcome educational challenges by empowering them to embrace themselves and reach their full potential.
BELA’s graduating class is comprised of 50 students with 90% of the girls in the senior class identifying as Black. The monumental achievement also marks a first for 75% of the graduating class who will become first-generation college students.
During the 2020-2021 school year, BELA’s seniors collectively applied to more than 150 colleges and universities and received nearly $1 million in merit-based scholarships.
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