Specifically, the data book reports that two public charter schools in Eastern Idaho serve a significantly lower number of Hispanic
students than their district counterparts (24 % in public charter vs. 51 % in the Jerome Joint SD, for example).
Last time I checked, the highest performing charters were doing better
than their district counterparts in urban districts, but very few of these schools have come close to closing the achievement gap when it comes to college and career - readiness.
It bears noting that these charter results are significantly better than the national average CREDO reported in 2009, in which just 17 percent of charter schools in the 16 states they studied performed
better than their district counterparts.
The report looks at test scores, demographics, attrition, enrollment and many other topics, and confirms the union's long - standing criticism that charter schools serve fewer English language learners and students with
disabilities than their district counterparts.
Overall, Leading Educators reports, students taught by teams led by Leading Educators fellows achieved five times more improvement on state standardized
tests than their district counterparts in Kansas City in 2011 — 12, and 12 times more than their counterparts across the districts they serve in New Orleans.
Charter school teachers were also more
likely than their district counterparts to cite a desire for a better salary and benefits package or dissatisfaction with the school as reasons for changing schools or leaving teaching altogether.
New Haven's Board of Education released attrition data last February that showed charters consistently lose a smaller percentage of their students throughout the school
year than their district counterparts.
«This year's preliminary results show that 83 percent of charter school students scored higher in English Language
Arts than their district counterparts, while 78 percent of charter school students did the same in math.
Connecticut charter schools also tend to serve less needy, therefore less expensive - to - educate, students
than their district counterparts.