In Friday's paper: Area charter schools report low test scores
ROCKFORD — Rockford’s charter schools were ranked near the bottom of the heap when local Illinois Standards Achievement Test scores were released earlier this week, and school leaders say it’ll take time to make gains.
All three public charter schools fell below the Rockford School District average and well below the state average in reading, math and science.
“That’s not where we want them to be,” said Michael Lane, CEO of Galapagos Charter Schools, which has a campus in Rockford and Chicago.
Of the district’s three charter schools, Galapagos scored lowest — 46.5