“Females especially do better academically in single-sex schools and colleges across a variety of cultures. …Single-sex schools help to improve student achievement.”

Dr. Cornelius Riordan, Providence College, Girls and Boys in School: Together or Separate?

The majority – 60% – of girls’ school grads report higher self-confidence over their coed peers (54%).

Dr. Linda Sax, UCLA, Women Graduates of Single-Sex and Coeducational High Schools

Girls’ school grads are 6 times more likely to considering majoring in math, science, and technology compared to girls who attend coed schools.

Goodman Research Group, The Girls’ School Experience: A Survey of Young Alumnae of Single-Sex Schools

Compared to coed peers, girls’ school grads are 3 times more likely to consider engineering careers.

Dr. Linda Sax, UCLA, Women Graduates of Single-Sex and Coeducational High Schools

“More positive academic and behavioral interactions [were observed] between teachers and students in the single-sex schools than in the comparison to coed schools.”

U.S. Department of Education, Early Implementation of Public Single-Sex Schools

Students at all-girls schools have higher aspirations and greater motivation than their female peers at coed independent and public schools. 98.7% of students at all-girls schools expect to earn a four-year degree. More than 2/3 expect to earn a graduate or professional degree.

Dr. Richard A. Holmgren, Allegheny College, Steeped in Learning: The Student Experience at All-Girls Schools

Girls’ school students are more likely than their female peers at coed schools to experience an environment that welcomes an open and safe exchange of ideas. Nearly 87% of girls’ school students feel their opinions are respected at their school (compared to 58% of girls at coed schools).

Dr. Richard A. Holmgren, Allegheny College, Steeped in Learning: The Student Experience at All-Girls School

(National Coalition of Girls Schools)