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Principal's Message

Welcome to Synergy Charter Academy! Synergy Charter Academy opened its doors in 2004 with 120 Kindergarten through 5th-grade students and has grown to enroll over 300 students each year. The origins of SCA began in a local community church. In 2010, we moved from that site into our current location and share space with Quincy Jones Elementary School.

SCA is a tight-knit community that values education. Our mission is to cultivate the ability, intellect, and character of each student. We have a village mindset as we know it takes all of us working together to ensure the safety, academic, social, and emotional success of our students. Our scholars are surrounded by phenomenal educators who work hard to see every student succeed. We strive to make each day better and make an authentic difference in the lives of our students, their families, and our local community.

In 2008, Synergy Charter Academy was awarded the Title 1 Academic Award followed by the 2009 California Distinguished School Award, the 2010 National Blue Ribbon Award, the 2013 #1 Urban Elementary School in America by NCUST, the 2013 #1 Charter Elementary School in California by USC's School Performance Dashboard, and the 2018-19 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll School. As a learning community, we are extremely proud once again to be recognized as a 2020 California Distinguished School.

Amazing things happen everyday at Synergy Charter Academy!

Sincerely,

Jenny Mulligan

Principal

¡Bienvenidos a Synergy Charter Academy! Synergy Charter Academy abrió sus puertas en 2004 con 120 estudiantes de jardín de infantes a quinto grado y ha crecido hasta inscribir a más de 300 estudiantes cada año. Los orígenes de SCA comenzaron en una iglesia comunitaria local. En 2010, nos mudamos de ese sitio a nuestra ubicación actual y compartimos espacio con la Escuela Primaria Quincy Jones.

SCA es una comunidad muy unida que valora la educación. Nuestra misión es cultivar la habilidad, el intelecto y el carácter de cada estudiante. Tenemos una mentalidad de pueblo, ya que sabemos que todos debemos trabajar juntos para garantizar la seguridad y el éxito académico, social y emocional de nuestros estudiantes. Nuestros estudiantes están rodeados de educadores fenomenales que trabajan arduamente para que cada estudiante tenga éxito. Nos esforzamos por mejorar cada día y marcar una auténtica diferencia en la vida de nuestros estudiantes, sus familias y nuestra comunidad local.

En 2008, Synergy Charter Academy recibió el Premio Académico Título 1 seguido del Premio de Escuela Distinguida de California de 2009, el Premio Nacional Blue Ribbon de 2010, la Escuela Primaria Urbana N° 1 en Estados Unidos de 2013 por NCUST, la Escuela Primaria Chárter N° 1 de 2013 en California por el Panel de rendimiento escolar de USC y la Escuela del cuadro de honor de la Asociación de resultados educativos 2018-19. Como comunidad de aprendizaje, estamos extremadamente orgullosos una vez más de ser reconocidos como Escuela Distinguida de California 2020.

¡Cosas asombrosas suceden todos los días en Synergy Charter Academy!

Atentamente,

Jenny Mulligan

Directora

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About Us

Synergy Academies is a non-profit charter school operator whose mission is to work together as a community to disrupt educational inequity through high quality instruction, access, and support so all students can excel.

Every student can succeed.

This belief was the catalyst for our founders, Dr. Meg Palisoc, Dr. Randy Palisoc, and Dr. Barbara Shannon to build charter schools. Their collective aim was to develop the potential of all students to achieve academic success, regardless of background.

In 2004, Synergy Charter Academy opened its doors to 120 students in grades K-5 with a promise of innovative teaching and unwavering support. Many of those students came from struggling and underperforming schools and were nearly three years behind grade level. Within four years, Synergy Charter Academy students were achieving near the top 10% of all students across the State of California.

Synergy opened a middle school in 2008 and a high school in 2011. Today, Synergy Academies is made up of three thriving schools serving the bright students of South Los Angeles:

Synergy Charter Academy (TK-5th grade)
Synergy Kinetic Academy (6th-8th grade)
Synergy Quantum Academy (9th-12th grade)

Synergy’s schools are publicly funded and offer tuition-free access to high quality teaching, STEM learning, and the preparatory skills necessary to succeed in college, career, and life. The success of our award-winning model is evident in our consistently high test scores, and that 90% of Synergy graduates go on to college.

Just like our name implies, we are better together. Powerful community is at the heart of our mission. We leverage collaboration and the commitment of staff and families to make our mission a reality. Our community truly is greater than the sum of our parts.

At Synergy Academies, we measure our success in the growth of our students’ minds, hearts, and futures.