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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Download: 
http://www.ed.gov/admins/comm/choice/charterhs/report.pdf
This guide, part of the U.S. Department of Education's Innovation in Education series, profiles eight charter high schools that are helping to close the achievement gap between low-income, minority, and special need students and their peers. Although all the schools are unique, six similar characteristics unite them. The schools are mission-driven; focus on college preparation; teach for mastery; provide support; value professional learning; and hold themselves accountable. The schools were chosen in 2005 from over 400 charter high schools that are meeting academic targets under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and are closing achievement gaps by holding students to high academic standards.
Date: 2006
Source: United States Department of Education, WestEd
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