Twelve studies find that overall gains in charter schools are larger than other public schools; four find charter schools’ gains higher in certain significant categories of schools; six find comparable gains; and, four find that charter schools’ overall gains lagged behind traditional schools.
Source: Charter School Achievement: What We Know, July 2005 Update
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http://www.nycchartercenter.org/mathscores.pdf
In an analysis by the New York City Center for Charter School Excellence, researchers found that 65 percent of 8th grade NYC public charter school students met or exceeded state proficiency standards compared with 41 percent of all city 8th graders. Nearly 77 percent of all 4th graders in NYC charter schools met or exceeded standards on the state math test, improving their average scores over last year by 9.6 percentage points. That compares with 77 percent of all city 4th graders -- an increase of 9.3 percentage points from last year.
Date: 2005
Source: New York City Center for Charter School Excellence
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