Gülen cult’s corporate charter chain’s Magnolia Science Academy
Gülen cult’s corporate charter chain’s Magnolia Science Academy
Gülenist CEO Caprice Young claims that the privately managed Magnolia Science Academy Reseda (MSA) is a “high performing” charter school. Do the facts bear out her marketing claim?
College Entrance Exams
In 2014 students from the Gülen associated school taking the California State University (CSU) entrance exam demonstrated abject remediation rates (Source: CSU).
- 63% of MSA students NOT proficient in English
- 38% of MSA students NOT proficient in English
Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT)
The Gülen charter school’s SAT scores are unimpressive, but do explain why so many of their students don’t test proficient (Source:LATimes).
- 1271 Composite Average for 2011-2012
- 1321 Composite Average for 2010-2011
- 1455 Composite Average for 2009-2010
For context 1500 is considered the minimum threshold for college readiness, while 2052 was the composite average for Freshmen accepted into UCLA in 2013.
California Standards Tests (STAR)
The last three years MSA students took the STAR, saw the school achieving sub-par English proficiency, and abysmal math proficiency (Source: LATimes).
- 2013 English / math proficiency 53.6% / 41.6%
- 2012 English / math proficiency 58.8% / 46.4%
- 2011 English / math proficiency 51.7% / 39.6%