ii
R
EPORT
H
IGHLIGHTS
•
The number of charter schools increased from 12 in 2005-06 to 22 in 2007-08
•
Enrollment in charter schools increased from 2,925 students in 2005-06 to 5,520 in 2007-08,an increase of almost 89%.
•
There is significant variation among charter schools on most measures of school andstudent performance.
•
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.
•
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.
•
Some charter schools attract a significant proportion of their enrollment from surroundingnon-charter City schools.
•
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.
•
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
male.
•
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.
•
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.
•
Charter school middle grade students achieve greater proficiency gains on the MSA thando students attending non-charter middle schools.