About ACPS

Download as PDF

Mission, Vision and Core Values

  • Mission: Nurture, educate and inspire each student for success.
  • Vision: Each student prepared to thrive in college, career and community.
  • Core Values: Welcoming, Equity-Focused, Empowering, Innovative and Results-Driven.

Our Core Values

In all we do, the ACPS learning community strives to live these core values:

  • Welcoming:  We take active steps to ensure all stakeholders feel safe and welcomed at ACPS. We embrace everyone who comes through our doors and respect our differences because we believe our diversity is our greatest strength.
    • Key Practices
      • Build Connection: Intentionally engage with students, families and colleagues to create a warm, inclusive environment.
      • Celebrate Identity: Recognize and honor the diverse backgrounds, strengths and experiences of everyone in the community. 
         
  • Empowering: We inspire each student and staff member to thrive to their best abilities.
    • Key Practices
      • Invest in Growth: Provide actionable, timely feedback and learning opportunities that support colleagues and students to develop over time.
      • Autonomy with Accountability: Support staff with the tools to success while holding them responsible for results. 
         
  • Equity-Focused: We actively work to remove barriers to educational access.
    • Key Practices
      • Start with Self: Reflect on individual identity and bias and how that impacts decision-making.
      • Remove Barriers: Use to data to identify and address systemic barriers to opportunity.
      • Seek Perspective: Elevate voices of the farthest from opportunity.
         
  • Innovative: We take initiative to solve problems in the classroom and across the system.
    • Key Practices
      • Stronger Together: Work with each other across teams to enhance perspective and alignment to maximize impact.
      • Be a Lead Learner: Value curiosity, testing improvement ideas and learning from mistakes through continuous reflection.
         
  • Results-Driven: We set ambitious goals to learn, grow and achieve at high levels.
    • Key Practices
      • Goal Oriented: Set and communicate goals clearly, ensuring everyone has an honest view of progress.
      • Data Informed: Consistently review and use data in all decisions.

Strategic Plan Goals for 2025-2030

  • Create safe, caring and inclusive school environments where students feel connected, supported and respected.
  • Engage and challenge every student to achieve academic excellence.
  • Recruit, develop and retain a diverse and talented team of professionals.
  • Cultivate trust through clear communication and community engagement.
  • Prepare students for life after high school with the skills, guidance and opportunities for success.

Our Students

Student enrollment: 16,335 (as of September 2024)

Student Demographics (24-25 School Year)

  • Asian: 6.5%
  • Black: 23.4%
  • Hispanic: 37.9%
  • White: 26.9%
  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.3%
  • Native American/Alaskan: 0.2%
  • Multi-racial: 4.8%
  • Countries of birth: 118
  • Native languages: 127

Number of Schools

  • 1 Pre-K
  • 12 Elementary
  • 2 K-8
  • 2 Middle
  • 1 High School (4 campuses)
  • 18 Total