New York State Charter School Performance

Performance on the New York State standardized exams, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics, is an important indicator of overall school success, contributing significantly to a school’s ability to meet the goals set forth in its acccountability plan.

New! 5/7/09

Test Results from the 2008-09 State Assessment
in English language arts:

All SUNY schools state-wide

SUNY authorized charter schools as compared to their local district

SUNY schools in New York City only (includes new look at student demographic data)

SUNY authorized charter schools as compared to their local district

   
 
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Highlight: SUNY authorized charter school results on the 2008-09 ELA exam

  • State-wide, on average, 80% percent of students across grades 3-8 in SUNY authorized charter schools scored at proficiency on the 2008-09 state assessments in English language arts, exceeding the state-wide average for all schools. 

  • In New York City, where the largest number of SUNY authorized charter schools is located, 82% of all 5,100 students tested scored at proficiency, again exceeding the state-wide average for all schools. 

  • The SUNY authorized Carl C. Icahn Charter School Bronx North Charter School (which will be changing its name to Ichan Charter School 2) was the top performing charter school in the City with 100% of students scoring at proficiency. 

  •  86%  of all SUNY authorized charter schools outperformed their local district;

  • Of those that outperformed their district:  77% of SUNY charter schools outperformed their district by 15% percentage points or more; 51% of SUNY charter schools did so by 20 percentage points or more.

  • 88% of SUNY authorized charter schools in NYC outperformed their local community school district;

  • Of those that outperformed their district: 74% of schools outperformed their district by 15% percentage points or more; 52% of schools did so by 20 percentage points or more.

Highlight: SUNY authorized charter school results on the 2007-08 Mathematics exam

  • 35 of 38 or 92% of SUNY authorized charter schools outperformed their local district in the state's 2007-08 standardized exam in mathematics.  

  • Individually, 28 SUNY authorized charter schools exceeded the state-wide average of 81% of students at proficiency (levels 3 & 4) in mathematics.

Institute analysis of SUNY-authorized charter school performance on the 2007-08 New York State Mathematics Exam; includes comparison to each school's local district from 2005-06 to 2007-08.

 
 

         

        State-wide Test Results

  • Institute analysis of State-wide Charter School Performance on the 2006-07 and the 2007-08 State Assessments in Mathematics and English Language Arts, includes comparison to each school's local district:

              -    Mathematics

              -    English Language Arts

 

         State-wide Performance Reports:

  • The Charter Schools Act requires the New York State Education Department to annually report to the Governor and NYS Legislature on the status of charter schools in the state. Those reports follow for your information:

-    2004-2005 School Year

-    2003-2004 School Year

-    2002-2003 School Year

-    2001-2002 School Year

-    2000-2001 School Year

Report to the Governor, The Temporary President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the Assembly on The Educational Effectiveness of the Charter School Approach in New York State

-    December 2003