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VideoOrientation
Rise Preparatory Academy Student Orientation
Relive the moment our early-enrollee seniors crossed the stage — several months ahead of their traditional-school peers.
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Small school.
Big Opportunities.
Rise Preparatory Academy is built for students who need a different path to get there — small classes, caring academic coaches, and fully virtual, online, instructor-led coursework. Our model lets one year of work count as two.
Dual Enrollment
Earn college credits or an Associate Degree (AA) while in high school
Structured Online Pathway
Instructor-guided, rolling-enrollment high school core curriculum
College Preparatory
Rigorous, standards-aligned secondary academics preparing students for college
College Admissions & Pre-Read Success
College Admissions & Pre-Read Success
A positive pre-read is an early academic evaluation conducted during the college recruiting process. While it is not an official admission decision, it indicates the student is academically on track for admission if all remaining admissions requirements are met.
Harvard University
Princeton University
Pennsylvania University
Columbia University
Dartmouth College
Brown University
Cornell University
University of Florida
University of Notre Dame
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)
University of Miami
Penn State (The Pennsylvania State University)
University of Virginia
Syracuse University
The University of Texas at Austin
Howard University
United States Military Academy at West Point
U.S. Naval Academy
United States Air Force Academy
Lehigh University
Florida State University
North Carolina State University
University of Pittsburgh
Colorado School of Mines
Marquette University
University of South Florida
Florida International University
Fordham University
University of Colorado
University of Missouri
Tuskegee University
Florida A&M University
Harvard University
Princeton University
Pennsylvania University
Columbia University
Dartmouth College
Brown University
Cornell University
University of Florida
University of Notre Dame
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)
University of Miami
Penn State (The Pennsylvania State University)
University of Virginia
Syracuse University
The University of Texas at Austin
Howard University
United States Military Academy at West Point
U.S. Naval Academy
United States Air Force Academy
Lehigh University
Florida State University
North Carolina State University
University of Pittsburgh
Colorado School of Mines
Marquette University
University of South Florida
Florida International University
Fordham University
University of Colorado
University of Missouri
Tuskegee University
Florida A&M University
Who we are
A different pace for a different kind of student.
Rise Preparatory Academy was founded on a simple idea: not every student thrives in a traditional classroom, and that's not a flaw — it's a design problem. By pairing every student with an accessible academic coach and offering fully virtual, online, instructor-led coursework, RPA lets students who are behind catch up and students who are ready move ahead, without waiting on a room full of thirty other schedules.
From RPA
What's happening at Rise
Video
AcademicsCollege Board
RPA is officially registered with the College Board
Our high schoolers now test, track credit, and apply for scholarships through the same national systems as any large public school.
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AdmissionsOpen Enrollment
Applications for the current cycle are open
Grades 6–12 · rolling admissions · financial aid and scholarship support available for qualifying families.
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Academic programs
Built for what's next
GRADES 6–8
Middle School
A foundation-building program that lets ahead-of-pace middle schoolers begin banking high school credit early.
GRADES 9–12
High School
College Board–registered coursework and a schedule flexible enough to fit real student lives.
VIRTUAL MODEL
Online Learning
Fully virtual, online, instructor-led coursework with flexibility in scheduling and course loads.
ACCELERATED PATH
Early Enrollee Guarantee
Our signature promise: one year of enrollment can complete two years of core classes for students ready to move faster.
By the numbers
Rise, in real terms
6–12
Grades served on one small campus
0%
Of graduates accepted to college
0:1
Student-to-teacher ratio
30–35
Max students on campus at once
2 in 1
Core class years, for early enrollees
Cognia
Accredited & College Board registered
College acceptance
Rise graduates go on to...
Family stories
Hear it from RPA parents
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After a records mix-up at his old public school threatened to derail his graduation, our son found a school that actually looked into what happened and put a real plan in place. He ended up finishing six months early with a college scholarship already in hand.
— Larry & Nicole Walker, RPA Parents
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My son was struggling both on the field and in the classroom after losing his father young. Once he enrolled at Rise, the staff stayed on top of his progress in a way his old school never had time for. Two years later he's working, keeping his grades up, and thriving.
— A Grateful RPA Mother
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My son had been held back once already and I'd tried everything — new teachers, new schools, meetings with the school board. Rise was the first place that felt small enough to actually notice him. His grades turned around almost immediately.
— Tiffany Winters, RPA Parent
Admissions
How to join RPA
01
Submit your application
Complete the online enrollment application and share your student's current academic records.
02
Records & fit review
Our team reviews transcripts and talks with your family to make sure RPA's model is the right fit for your student.
03
Enroll & start rising
Once accepted, students are placed into the middle or high school track and paired with an academic coach from day one.
Start your applicationReady to rise?
Applications are open for the current enrollment cycle — grades 6 through 12, rolling admissions.