Are DC charter middle schools “better” than DC public middle schools?
According to DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson, charter schools “know how to do middle school really well.” When it comes to defining the phrase “really well,” are education reformers basing their narrative on quantity over quality, i.e. proficiency rates versus growth? What do you think? In this piece, you can compare the data between charter and traditional public middle schools within DC’s most notorious ward. The data in this piece is available here and here. After examining the “tale of the tape” between Ward 8 charter and traditional public middle schools, feel free to offer your perspective, or “sound off,” in the comment section.
2013 DC School Equity Reports: Ward 8 Middle Schools
Two PCS
Three Traditional Public Schools
Tale of the Tape
Breakdown
The chart above illustrates the total number of Ward 8 D.C. middle school students enrolled