NYC Public Charter Schools Continue to Outperform Districts and Citywide Average on State Reading Exam
NYC Public Charter Schools Continue to Outperform Districts and Citywide Average on State Reading Exam
The first set of test results pursuant to federal No Child Left Behind mandates show New York City's public charter schools continuing a positive trend of outperforming their community district counterparts, and the citywide average, based on a preliminary analysis of the 2005-06 State English Language Arts exam.
Overall, 55 percent of the city's 3-8 public charter school students are meeting or exceeding grade standards for reading compared to 50 percent of the city's traditional public school students.
When compared to their community school district counterparts, however, the performance of the city's public charter schools on the ELA exam comes into sharper focus. For example, 26 of 35 NYC public charter schools -- or 80 percent -- outperformed their community district counterparts. On average, public charters schools scored eight percentage points above the districts in which they are located.
NOTE: Test data for three charter schools -- Brooklyn Charter School, Harbor Sciences and Arts Charter School, and Merrick Academy Charter School were not released by the State Department of Education. The total percentage of schools passing may change once this data becomes available. The Charter Center will post all test data for NYC public charter schools on its Web site next week.
We commend the hard work on the part of all public charter school teachers.
The following chart offers data on proficiency rates of NYC charter schools compared to their community school districts for the 2005-06 State ELA exam:
New York City Department of Education 2004-06 Percent Proficient on the ELA, All Grades Combined (3-8)Source of Data: Division of Assessment and Accountability
| SCHOOL | Charter*** (% proficient) | Host District (% proficient) |
| Achievement First-Crown Heights Charter School | 67.5% | 39.8% |
| Amber Charter School | 52.0% | 41.4% |
| Beginning with Children Charter School | 58.9% | 46.6% |
| Bronx Charter School for Better Learning | 64.2% | 45.3% |
| Bronx Charter School for the Arts | 42.0% | 40.4% |
| Bronx Lighthouse Charter School | 25.6% | 40.4% |
| Bronx Preparatory Charter School | 45.1% | 35.3% |
| Brooklyn Charter School | Data not released | 46.6% |
| Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School | 59.6% | 38.2% |
| Carl C. Icahn Charter School | 82.5% | 35.3% |
| Community Partnership Charter School | 63.3% | 43.1% |
| Harlem Village Academy Charter School | 55.6% | 41.4% |
| Explore Charter School | 53.1% | 39.8% |
| Family Life Academy Charter School | 50.4% | 35.3% |
| Future Leaders Institute Charter School | 42.1% | 52.1% |
| Grand Concourse Charter School | 51.1% | 35.3% |
| Harbor Sciences and Arts Charter School | Data not released | 41.4% |
| Harlem Children's Zone/Promise Academy Charter School | 24.4% | 32.4% |
| Harlem Day Charter School | 49.6% | 41.4% |
| Harriett Tubman Charter School | 35.3% | 35.3% |
| Hellenic Classical Charter School | 70.6% | 56.7% |
| KIPP AMP Charter School | 69.6% | 39.8% |
| KIPP Academy Charter School | 73.0% | 27.4% |
| KIPP Infinity Charter School | 80.8% | 32.4% |
| KIPP S.T.A.R. College Prep Charter School | 63.1% | 32.4% |
| Leadership Village Academy | 66.1% | 41.4% |
| Merrick Academy Public Charter School | Data not released | 48.9% |
| Our World Neighborhood Charter School | 64.1% | 58.6% |
| Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School | 47.8% | 57.1% |
| Renaissance Charter School | 78.5% | 58.6% |
| Sisulu Walker Charter School of Harlem | 73.3% | 52.1% |
| The Opportunity Charter School | 9.0% | 32.4% |
| Wildcat Academy | 0.0% | 73.9% |
| Williamsburg Collegiate Charter | 55.6% | 46.6% |
| Readnet Bronx Charter School | 75.7% | 27.4% |
| TOTAL | 55.7% | 47.6% |
posted by Whitney Tilson at 5:33 PM
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