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Above grade level and 95% go on to graduate high school. students here come with no special advantages. half live below the poverty line. fourth grader kaitlyn rogers recently transferred from public school to cornerstone. >> at my old school, nobody really cared. they fell asleep in the classroom. >> reporter: at cornerstone students, teachers, and parents care enough that the school year is 11 months long. >> yeah, only get one month of summer vacation. >> reporter: does that bother you? >> no...

This hallway is decorated with college banners so every day as students walk into the classroom, they see that goal of a college education. cornerstone constantly assesses students but doesnt teach to test like many public schools that focus on standardized exams. >> we need to know about every individual student, what makes that student tick, what makes that student learn, what are the challenges that that student is facing. >> reporter: teachers are so committed they work here even though many...