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.publiccharters.org/files/publications/NAPCS_ShadesofSuccessIB.pdf
This issue brief offered by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools finds that strong public charter schools with their flexibility in hiring teachers, data-driven decisions, and high-quality curriculum are contributing to increased levels of achievement by Black students. A growing number of public charter school studies are analyzing student performance by race and ethnicity and, in terms of Black student achievement in public charter schools, the evidence has been encouraging. For example, a report by the Florida Department of Education, shows that public charter schools in Florida are closing the achievement gap between Black and White students at a faster rate than traditional public schools in key subjects and grade levels. In addition to discussing recent data, the report profiles seven public charter schools in six cities (Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, New York City, Memphis and Milwaukee).
Date: 2008
Source: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
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