NJ Charter Data Round-up
Note: I will be making updates to this post in the coming days/weeks.
As we once again begin discussing & debating the appropriate role for Charter schools in New Jersey’s education reform “mix,” here’s a round-up on the New Jersey charter school numbers, in terms of demographic comparisons to all other public and charter schools in the same ‘city’ and proficiency rates (across all grades) compared to all others in the same ‘city.’
Key Findings:
Many NJ charter schools, especially those most often touted in the media as great success stories, continue to serve student populations that differ dramatically from populations of surrounding schools in the same city (see note *). These charters differ in terms of percentages of children who qualify for free lunch, percent classified as
