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Student Achievement at Charter Schools

Studies show that charter school students nationwide are outscoring students in neighboring traditional public schools.

Achievement Gains

Public charter schools produce more instances of larger achievement gains in both math and reading when compared to the traditional public schools.

Compared to students in the nearest traditional public school,
charter students were 4% more likely to be proficient in reading
and 2% more likely to be proficient in math.
 
Compared to students in the nearest regular public school
with a similar racial composition, charter students are
5% more likely to be proficient in reading and
3% more likely to be proficient in math.

Source: The Center for Education Reform, 2009

Charter schools that have been open for significant periods of time boast even higher achievement rates; Harvard found that charter schools that have been operating for more than 5 years outpace comprable neighboring schools by as much as 15%. 
 
States with stronger charter school laws
that have had charter schools operating longer,
show significantly larger proficiency gains. 
 

Source: Do Charter Schools Help Their Students?, Center for Civic Innovation, 2005

On a Path Toward Life-Long Learning

Public charter high school graduation and college matriculation results are promising, with studies showing public charter school students with higher ACT scores, higher graduation rates and a greater probability of attending college than students who attend traditional public schools.
 
See concrete evidence that EdisonLearning partner schools deliver significant gains in student performance.