FAQs - YES Prep Public Schools

There are many myths about charter schools, and we want you to feel well-informed and knowledgeable. This page provides the facts about YES Prep, how it operates, and how it is funded. Does YES Prep requirestudents to have certaingrades and test scores in order to be admitted to one of its schools? DoesYES Prep chargetuition? Do charter schools like YES Prep use a lottery to cherry pick their students? Are only students who live within certain boundaries surrounding a YES Prep campus able to attend that school? IsYES Prep able to serve students with special needs, including profound special needs? Do charter schools have looser restrictions than traditional public schools? Are charter schools privately operated? Do charter schools have more money than traditional school districts? Do charter schools "steal" funds from traditionalschool districts? Do charter schools like YES Prep perform worse than traditional public schools? Does YES Prep requirestudents to have certaingrades and test...