Demographics of Profiled Charter Schools. Data from Charter schools data, (n. d.).
Figure 1. Demographics of Profiled Charter Schools
School and Location
Year First Chartered and Authorizer
Grades
Enrollment
Student Ethnicity
English Learners
Subsidized Meals
Special Needs
Per Pupil Spending
Distinctive Programs and Features
The Arts and Technology
Academy Public Charter School
Washington, D.C.
1998 Special charter school board
Pre-K-6
615
98% Afr. Am.
2% Other
0%
97%
7%
,650
Basic skills plus arts Extended day/year Mosaica national management affiliation
BASIS School, Inc. Tucson, Ariz.
1998 State
5-12
246
74% White 12% Hispanic
4% Afr. Am.
10% Asian Am.
1%
Not applicable
1%
,339
European academic tradition 12 of 30 courses qualify as Advanced Placement Only Arizona school to have scores above the 90th percentile on math SAT 9 in all grades
Community of Peace Academy St. Paul, Minn.
1995 Local district
K-12
546
70% Hmong
20% Afr. Am.
10% Hispanic, Eritrian, White, Vietnamese, & Am. Indian
75%
80%
10%
,355
Non-violent community focus and award-winning character education program High levels of support for English language learners Looping to build relationships and support
KIPP Academy Houston Houston, Texas
1994 State
5-8
346
77% Hispanic
21% Afr. Am.
2% Asian Am. & White
8%
86%
5%
,670
KIPP, Inc. national college prep program Extended day/year 85% of students enter college; 94% are first-generation college students
Oglethorpe Charter School Savannah, Ga.
1998 Local district
6-8
319
51% White
38% Afr. Am.
4% Asian Am.
3% Hispanic
4% Other
0%
20%
5%
,000
Parent contract to donate 20 hours a year Core Knowledge curriculum Character education focus
Ralph A. Gates Elementary School
Lake Forest,
Calif. (Los Angeles Basin)
1999 Local district
K-6
850
72% Hispanic
22% White
2% Asian Am.
2% Filipino
1% Afr. Am.
1% Multi-racial
44%
63%
5%
,367
School facility houses two-way Spanish-English immersion charter program for 43% of students Multiple language programs during and after school for students and parents Regrouping across classes and grades for reading and math
Roxbury Preparatory Charter School Boston, Mass.
1999 State
6-8
180
80% Afr. Am.
20% Hispanic
0%
56%
7%
,910
66% of students enter below grade level; 100% continue in college prep high schools Mandated homework support, Saturday school, summer school for poor grades Curriculum developed by staff based on student performance on school comprehensive exams
The School of Arts and Sciences Tallahassee, Fla.
1999 Local district
K-8
226
62% White
22% Afr. Am.
6% Hispanic
3% Asian Am.
7% Multi-racial
2%
19%
22%
,750
Multi-age classrooms, looping Developmental, project-based approach No grades; student portfolios