Entering the Fall 2026 | Why We Are Here - Coney Island Prep

What This Video Is About

Coney Island Prep serves students in South Brooklyn, where 80% of students are the first in their family to graduate from college, and nearly all come from low-income households. The organization's mission is to ensure every student enters college, graduates, and succeeds in their chosen career.

Major Ideas Discussed

• Coney Island Prep's model supports students through high school and college, resulting in a college graduation rate more than five times the national rate for first-generation low-income students.
• The organization provides comprehensive support beyond high school, including college advising, financial aid support, and academic monitoring.
• This support is associated with roughly $1.2 million in additional lifetime earnings for graduates.
• Coney Island Prep is expanding and opening a new high school building, which will allow them to serve an additional 150 high school students each year.
• The organization is seeking investment to help build a pathway from a great education to college, to a degree, and ultimately to greater economic opportunity for entire families.

What to Watch Next

Investors and supporters can monitor the organization's progress and expansion, as well as the impact of their investment on the students and families served by Coney Island Prep.