How Charter Schools are Outperforming
Other Traditional Schools
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Performance on the 2007 ISAT
Charter Elementary/Middle Schools vs. Neighborhood Schools
Note: Charter schools that have not yet administered the ISAT - for example, those that only include
grades K-2 - would not be included in this analysis
Source: Chicago Public Schools "Charter Schools 2006-2007 Annual Performance Report" |
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Performance on the 2007 PSAE
Charter High Schools vs. Neighborhood Schools
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When charter school performance is compared to the
performance of traditional neighborhood schools that the
charter students would have attended, in almost every case
charter schools significantly outperform neighborhood
schools on State assessments of student achievement. |
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Note: Charter schools that have not yet administered the PSAE - for example, those that include
only grade 9 - would not be included in this analysis
Source: Chicago Public Schools "Charter Schools 2006-2007 Annual Performance Report" |
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Graduation Rate (2007)
Charter High Schools vs. Neighborhood Schools
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Seven out of eight charter schools achieved substantially
higher graduation rates than their comparison schools. |
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Note: The graduation rate is calculated as the number of 2006-2007 high school graduates,
divided by the quantity of first time ninth grade 2002 fall enrollment, minus students transferred
out, plus students transferred in, multiplied by 100. If a charter school has not yet had a graduating
class, that school would not be included in this analysis.
Source: Chicago Public Schools "Charter Schools 2006-2007 Annual Performance Report" |
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Length of School Day in Minutes
CPS Average vs. Individual Charter School
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This group of Chicago charter schools reported an average
school day of 7 ½ hours, which is substantially longer than the
CPS elementary school average of less than 6 hours. |
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*CPS AVERAGE is for elementary schools, which generally have a school day that runs from 9:00-2:45
Source: ISBE Illinois Charter School Annual Report January 2008; CPS AVERAGE estimate from Office of New Schools |
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