Everyone Graduates Center

What Everyone Graduates Center does

Everyone Graduates Center (EGC) is a university-affiliated research center housed within the Center for Social Organization of Schools at Johns Hopkins University School of Education in Baltimore, Maryland. The center identifies barriers to high school graduation, develops evidence-based tools and models to address the national dropout crisis, and builds capacity across states, districts, and schools to implement those interventions. Its core technology stack is research-based rather than software-based: analytics on dropout causes, location, and consequences; on- and off-track indicators for graduation and college success; early warning and response systems; comprehensive whole-school reform models (including the integrated Diplomas Now model); pathways to college and career; and the School, Family, and Community Partnerships framework operated through the National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS). Additional project lines include the Accelerating Literacy for Adolescents (ALFA) Lab, Building a Grad Nation, Pathways to Adult Success, and an attendance-focused partnership with Attendance Works.

EGC's business model is that of a nonprofit academic research center rather than a commercial software vendor. Revenue is derived from research grants, foundation contracts, and government education grants channeled through Johns Hopkins University, with most resources and toolkits — including the newly launched Skills for Secondary School Success (4S) program — provided free to schools and educators. GTM is community-led and research-to-practice: direct engagement with state education departments, districts, and schools; free self-serve toolkits and reports; thought leadership through publications, a podcast, and virtual seminars; and strategic partnerships with Attendance Works, The GRAD Partnership, and Baltimore City Public Schools. The team is small (approximately 11 named researchers including Robert Balfanz, Joyce Epstein, and Zilu Jiang), positioning EGC as a high-credibility, grant-funded R&D engine rather than a scalable SaaS or services business. Recent moves include the 4S program launch (2025), AI chatbot capability development, and joint 2026 reporting on chronic absenteeism with Attendance Works.

Name

Everyone Graduates Center

Legal name

Every1Graduates.org at the Johns Hopkins University's School of Education

Website

https://every1graduates.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Everyone Graduates Center is a Johns Hopkins University research center that develops evidence-based tools, models, and programs to help U.S. K-12 states, districts, and schools reduce dropout rates and prepare all students for college, career, and civic life.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Research Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Retention, Persistence & Completion Programs (EDALABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB), Public Alternative, Continuation & Credit-Recovery Schools (EDAJAAAG)

Keywords

• Dropout prevention research
• School reform models
• Early warning systems
• Family school partnerships
• Education capacity building

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Research Grants and Contracts: Funded primarily through research grants, foundation contracts, and government education grants as an academic research center at Johns Hopkins University. Revenue supports research operations, tool development, and capacity building initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Everyone Graduates Center is an academic research center that develops and disseminates evidence-based tools, models, and frameworks designed to enable all students to graduate from high school prepared for college, career, and civic life. Its core offerings include analytics on the dropout crisis, early warning and response systems, whole-school reform models (including Diplomas Now), school-family-community partnership frameworks, the Skills for Secondary School Success (4S) program, and the Attendance Solutions Toolkit, all delivered primarily free of charge to schools, districts, and state education systems.

Product overview

Everyone Graduates Center operates as a research and development organization that develops and disseminates tools, models, and programs to enable all students to graduate from high school prepared for college, career, and civic life. The portfolio includes three core pillars: Analytics (research and data on dropout crises), Tools and Models (early warning systems, whole-school reform models including Diplomas Now, and the new Skills for Secondary School Success program), and Capacity Building initiatives. The organization runs multiple projects including ALFA Lab (literacy), Building a Grad Nation, Pathways to Adult Success, and The GRAD Partnership for Student Success. The recent Attendance Solutions Toolkit addresses chronic absenteeism through community school coordination. All offerings are research-based and developed at Johns Hopkins University School of Education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Accelerating Literacy For Adolescents (ALFA) Lab: A project focused on accelerating literacy development for adolescents.
• Building a Grad Nation
• Diplomas Now
• Skills for Secondary School Success (4S)

Products and services

• Early Warning and Response Systems

Quantifiable outcome

• Analysis showing chronic absenteeism rates nearly doubled between 2018-19 and 2021-22 school years across U.S. schools

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and key.

• Attendance WorkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration with Attendance Works on chronic absence research and analysis. Joint reports including 'Reducing elevated school-levels of chronic absence: Urgent and still within our reach' analyzing 2024-25 data. Co-development of Attendance Solutions Toolkit for Community School Site Coordinators. Partnership combines EGC's dropout research with Attendance Works' expertise on chronic absence.
• The GRAD Partnership for Student SuccesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlagship initiative combining multiple organizations dedicated to student success. The GRAD Partnership aims to build infrastructure and capacity for early warning systems and integrated student support in schools nationwide.
• The Partnership for Student SuccesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative initiative focused on building capacity for student success interventions. Works with schools and districts to implement evidence-based practices and early warning systems.
• Center for Social Organization of Schools (CSOS) at Johns Hopkins UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEGC operates within CSOS at JHU's School of Education. CSOS provides institutional infrastructure, research support, and academic credibility. Joint research initiatives including 'Understanding Community Connections' study with Baltimore City Public Schools.
• Baltimore City Public SchoolskeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools Office of New Initiatives (ONI) to conduct qualitative research study 'Understanding Community Connections' examining experiences of four school communities that combined during 2019-2020 through 2021-2022 school years.
• National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNNPS was established by Joyce Epstein in 1995 and continues to guide schools, districts, and state leaders to develop research-based programs of family and community involvement. Key platform for disseminating EGC's partnership frameworks.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Broad incumbents

• American Institutes for Research (AIR): A large nonprofit behavioral and social science research organization with a substantial education portfolio. Comparable because it conducts K-12 research, evaluation, and technical assistance for districts and states at greater scale than EGC.
• RAND Corporation: A broad policy research institution with a large education division producing rigorous studies on K-12 and post-secondary outcomes. Comparable as a higher-education-affiliated research organization studying dropout, attendance, and college readiness at greater scale.

Direct peers

• Attendance Works: A national nonprofit focused on reducing chronic absenteeism. Closely comparable to EGC because they co-author joint research reports (e.g., chronic absence analyses) and collaborate on toolkits targeting the same K-12 attendance and graduation outcomes.
• Child Trends: A nonprofit research organization focused on improving the lives of children and youth, producing data and analysis on K-12 outcomes. Comparable to EGC's research-driven approach to dropout, attendance, and school improvement.
• Learning Policy Institute: An education policy research organization that conducts and disseminates research on equitable K-12 systems. Comparable to EGC for its emphasis on translating research into policy and practice for districts and states.
• WestEd: A nonprofit education research, development, and service agency that produces evidence-based tools, conducts studies, and builds district capacity — directly analogous to EGC's three-pillar model of analytics, tools/models, and capacity building.
• Public Agenda: A nonprofit research and public engagement organization working on K-12 and higher-education issues. Comparable to EGC for its research-to-practice approach and focus on student success and community engagement.
• MDRC: A nonprofit social policy research organization that designs and evaluates programs for low-income populations, including education and youth initiatives. Comparable to EGC for its rigorous evidence-based program evaluation and capacity-building work in K-12.
• Annenberg Institute at Brown University: A university-based education research center focused on K-12 improvement, evidence-based practice, and school transformation. Comparable to EGC's JHU affiliation and its portfolio of reform models, research, and capacity-building tools.

Others

• Regional Educational Laboratories (REL Program): A federally funded network of ten laboratories providing research, training, and technical assistance to K-12 stakeholders. Comparable as an ecosystem participant that operates alongside EGC in producing research used by districts and states.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/JHU_EGC
• Facebookfacebook.com/EveryoneGraduatesCenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/everyone-graduates-center

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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