At Soar at Green Valley Ranch, 18% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 31% scored at or above that level for reading. The school’s minority student enrollment is 94%.

Keshan Pride, 6, center, looks over his choices for lunch at SOAR Charter School in Green Valley Ranch. Each lunch comes with fresh fruit for a dessert and hormone- free 1-percent milk.Photos by ...