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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? >> not really when you get the chance to learn about the school because it's actually fun at the school. ...

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 doesn't 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 earn less than they could in public school. parents or guardians also must make a commitment to be...