Beginning in the 2007-2008 school year, a program called the Small School Initiative was established in Crater after a monetary grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Meyer Memorial Trust.

It divided the Crater campus into four smaller, autonomous schools, each with its own principal and staff members.

Of 75 students, 66 graduated, three dropped out, and six were still in high school in 2009.

Of 72 students, 62 graduated, three dropped out, two received a modified diploma, and five were still in high school in 2009.

Of 82 students, 69 graduated, zero Dropped out, and ten were still in high school in 2009.