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LeBron’s ‘I Promise’ School sees 8th grade math test struggles.

LeBron James addresses the media after the opening ceremonies of the I Promise⁣ School on July⁣ 30, 2018 in‍ Akron, Ohio. The School⁤ is a partnership between the LeBron James Family foundation and the Akron Public School and is designed to serve⁣ Akron’s most​ challenged students. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

OAN’s Noah ‌Herring
1:40 PM – Monday, July 31, 2023

LeBron James’s “I Promise School” has reportedly produced disappointing results, as no eighth grader at the institution has been able to pass⁤ the state’s basic ⁤math exam in over 3 years.

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The I Promise School, which is partly funded by LeBron himself, opened in 2018 as a public school for 1st graders through 8th ⁤graders in ⁢Akron, Ohio, LeBron’s hometown.

The school was started with a ‍mission to help “those ⁣students who are already falling behind and in danger of falling‍ through the cracks,” according to its website.

The school, which operates in‌ conjunction with the LeBron James Family Foundation,⁤ has not seen one student in its fall eighth-grade cohort pass the Ohio state ⁢math test since the third grade, according to Akron Beacon Journal.

“The state ​has also issued its first concern about the school: two of‌ I Promise’s biggest⁤ subgroups of students, black students and those with⁢ disabilities, are now testing in⁣ the bottom‌ 5% in the state, landing the‌ school on the Ohio Department of Education’s list of those requiring targeted intervention,” the​ Journal added.

The students’ poor performance has caused⁢ major disappointment among Akron Public Schools ⁣officials.

School board president Derrick Hall also expressed his concerns regarding the school’s failing test ‌scores.

“For me as a board member, I just think about all the resources that we’re providing,” Hall said. ​“And I just, I’m just disappointed that I don’t think, it doesn’t appear like we’re seeing the kind of change that we would expect to see.”

The Lebron James ​Family Foundation released a statement on Monday stating that they were still⁤ committed to its “partnership with Akron Public School⁣ for the long haul.”

“Because this work requires a long-term commitment, hard work, and a lot of love⁢ and care. And that’s what⁣ we bring each and every day because the I Promise School is more than a ⁤school.‌ We’re ‌here for the ups and downs, and​ will continue to⁤ wraparound our students and their entire ⁣families so they can be successful in school and in life, no matter the challenges and obstacles ​that come their way,” the statement read.

The I​ Promise school will reportedly shift leadership roles as a new principle is scheduled to come in and⁢ take ⁢over for the fall school ​session.

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