Career Academies are high school based "schools-within-schools." They incorporate a number of innovative features, including:

• a close family-like atmosphere
• integration of academic and career-related curriculum
• involvement of employers in a number of roles Career Academies have been evaluated and shown to have positive impacts on school performance, including attendance, credits, grades, and graduation rates. Academies generally operate in grades 10-12; a few operate in grades 9-12 or 11-12.