A Passion for Performance
For more than 40 years, Eckerd Academy has helped tens of thousands of troubled teens turn their lives around. We are well-known for our passionate commitment and highly effective, individualized approach that helps students reach their full potential.
For the past several years, Eckerd Academy has made significant investments in performance measurement tools, processes, systems and personnel to become one of the finest performance-based residential treatment centers in the nation. Our ability to prove that our approach works is simply unmatched in the industry.
One of the finest performance-based residential treatment centers in the nation.
We consistently collect data and measure outcomes to be able to precisely quantify how our services help our students and their families – something very few programs do. Our goal is to not only to provide the finest quality therapeutic and educational services to children and families, but also to absolutely deliver on our promise of helping every child have the best opportunity to succeed.
What sets Eckerd Academy apart from most therapeutic programs and schools for troubled youth is our ability to prove in very quantifiable terms that our programs and services actually work. And they actually work amazingly well.
Through pre- and post-testing, Eckerd Academy is able to prove that our students regularly achieve:
- Outstanding educational gains in reading, math and language of more than two years in about six months’ time
- Improvements in mental health and social skills functioning nearly double what is typical in similar facilities nationwide
- Consistently high success and satisfaction rates for graduates of Eckerd Academy
Today, Eckerd standards exceed the requirements of all regulatory entities. And we meet some of the strictest accreditation standards in the nation:
- The Council on Accreditation
- Praesidium
- The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement
