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.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_30334_40088-183626--,00.html
This annual report on Michigan's charter schools, known as public school academies (PSA) in the state, compiles school and student data and reports on academic growth. Michigan's charter school students continue to be disproportionately urban, minority and poor. Over half of charter school students are eligible for free/reduced price lunch, compared to 34 percent of non-charter students. Academically, charter elementary and middle schools report encouraging academic results. Consistently, more PSA students in grades 3-8 score proficent on the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) tests than do their counterparts in the geographic districts in which the PSAs are located. African-American and Hispanic students' performance approach or match the performance levels of all non-charter students throughout Michigan. The schools continue to receive less revenue than the districts in which they are located ($2,289 less per-pupil).
Date: 2008
Source: Michigan Department of Education
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