Program Outcomes
The Tangelo Park Program offers a positive replica for other communities. From its inception, the Rosen Foundation’s scholarship endowment has provided the opportunity for educational achievement. As the Tangelo Park Program has developed, results show that assistance to high-risk families can yield a long-term return on investment through lower crime rates and educational gains.
Currently, the University of Central Florida is involved in a systematic study to determine the costs and benefits of the Tangelo Park Program to determine its return on investment. Conditionally, the return on investment appears to be $6-$8 to society for every $1 spent.
Tangelo Park children are on a one-track educational plan from elementary school to high school. The feeder schools–Tangelo Park Elementary School, Southwest Middle School, and Dr. Phillips High School–provide counselors to transition from the Tangelo Park community and counselors also assist in college placement to familiarize the students with on-campus experiences.
- Pre-K Program: In 2004, Tangelo Park children placed first in Orange County for school readiness.
- Tangelo Park Elementary School: Satisfied 100% of the criteria required by the Federal No Child Left Behind Act.
- Dr. Phillips High School: over 98% of Tangelo Park students graduate with a regular diploma.
- College scholarships awarded: 190
- Overall crime rate is down 52%
