The National Education Equity Lab’s Honor Society celebrates outstanding student achievement in college credit-bearing courses from leading institutions, highlighting academic talent in low-income high schools across the country. Three Mastery Schools–Pickett Campus, Lenfest Campus, and Hardy William High School–have inducted a total of 12 students into the Honor Society for top national performance this semester.

The National Education Equity Lab (Ed Equity Lab), a nonprofit dedicated to expanding higher education access to students at low-income Title I and Title I-eligible high schools, has announced the new inductees for its National Honor Society. This year, 1,066 high school students from 23 states and 57 cities have been recognized for their top performance in dual-credit college courses offered by Stanford University, Brown University, Howard University, University of Pennsylvania, Georgetown University, Wesleyan University, Cornell University, University of California, Morehouse College, Arizona State University, and Barnard College.

“Each semester, thousands of students from low-income backgrounds demonstrate their ability to excel in college courses from leading universities—proving again that talent is evenly distributed, opportunity is not,” said National Education Equity Lab Founder and CEO Leslie Cornfeld. “On Wednesday, March 12, we will celebrate the achievements of these remarkable scholars and extend our gratitude to the high school educators and university leaders who make this  opportunity possible.”

This semester’s Honor Society scholars hail from cities across the country—including Los Angeles, New York City, and Miami, to Albuquerque, Topeka, and Flint. These students represent the top 20% of all scholars nationwide enrolled in college courses offered by the National Education Equity Lab.