Initial test scores of students at charter schools are usually well below those of the average public - school student in the state in which the charter school is located. (educationnext.org)
The report examined schools from 2004 to 2008, and overall, students at charter schools performed «significantly better compared to their traditional public school peers,» the report states. (themindtrust.org)
African - American students at charter schools scored lower in math than African - American students at traditional schools. (laschoolreport.com)