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Charter School Report2005-06 to 2007-08 School Years
Charter schools in Baltimore City have experienced dramatic growth in number and enrollment, achieved generally stronger but uneven performance on objective outcomes, and evidenced superior satisfaction on climate measures.
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The number of charter schools increased from 12 in 2005-06 to 22 in 2007-08
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Enrollment in charter schools increased from 2,925 students in 2005-06 to 5,520 in 2007-08,an increase of almost 89%.
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There is significant variation among charter schools on most measures of school andstudent performance.
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On average, charter school students are less disadvantaged than non-charter schoolstudents. Charter school students are less likely to be eligible for special educationservices, to be over-age for their grade, or to be FARMS-eligible.
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Overall, charter schools do not enroll a higher proportion of students from outside thedistrict or from non-public schools than non-charter schools. There is, however,significant variation among individual schools in the enrollment of students new to CitySchools,with selected schools enrolling a larger proportion of students from outside thedistrict.
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Some charter schools attract a significant proportion of their enrollment from surroundingnon-charter City schools.
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Charter school students are less likely to leave the district at the end of the school year and are more likely to re-enroll in their schools the following school year compared withnon-charter school students.
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Students who do leave charter schools are somewhat more likely to be eligible for specialeducation services,to be over-age for their grade,and at the middle school level to be
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Six of 12 charter schools with tested grades achieved AYP in the 2005-06, 6 of 16charters achieved AYP in 2006-07, and 15 of 22 charter schools achieved AYP in 2007-08.
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Charter K-8s and elementary schools tend to have similar performance on the readingMSAs and somewhat lower levels of performance on the mathematics MSA comparedwith non-charter schools. Charter middle schools exhibit significantly higher performance levels on both the reading and mathematics MSAs.
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Charter school middle grade students achieve greater proficiency gains on the MSA thando students attending non-charter middle schools.
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