Student Achievement in Florida’s Charter Schools: A Comparison of the Performance of Charter School Students with Traditional Public School Students

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About This Report Section 1002.33(23), Florida Statutes, requires the Florida Department of Education to prepare an annual statewide analysis of student achievement in charter schools versus the achievement of comparable students in traditional public schools. This report of charter school student performance fulfills the statutory requirement for the 2012-13 school year. The analysis examines the average performance of charter school students and traditional public school students using 2012-13 state assessment data from the FCAT 2.0 Reading, Mathematics and Science, and the Algebra end-of-course exams. Only students who were enrolled in a charter school or a traditional public school for an entire school year are included in the analysis. Limiting the analysis to include only full-year students is consistent with the state’s school accountability system for awarding school grades. The report compares charter and traditional public schools in terms of proficiency, learning gains and achievement gap. The data included in this report is based on over 3.2 million test scores from the 2012-13 school year, and includes all state assessment test scores reported to the department. The analysis and production of this report was a coordinated effort between the Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice and the Bureau of Accountability Reporting in the Division of Accountability, Research and Measurement. Additional information about charter schools and other school choice options is available on the department’s website at: www.floridaschoolchoice.org. Section 1002.33(23), Florida Statutes ANALYSIS OF CHARTER SCHOOL PERFORMANCE.--Upon receipt of the annual report required by paragraph (9)(l), the Department of Education shall provide to the State Board of Education, the Commissioner of Education, the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives an analysis and comparison of the overall performance of charter school students, to include all students whose scores are counted as part of the statewide assessment program, versus comparable public school students in the district as determined by the statewide assessment program currently administered in the school district, and other assessments administered pursuant to s. 1008.22(3).

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Student Achievement in Florida’s Charter Schools: Key Findings The data contained in this report, based on over 3.2 million test scores, is derived from student performance on the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test (FCAT 2.0) and Algebra end-of-course exams. This report is designed to allow a comparative analysis of the academic achievement of students attending charter schools versus students attending traditional public schools. Using data from the 2012-13 school year, the report makes 177 comparisons in three areas: proficiency, achievement gaps and learning gains. Each of these areas includes overall as well as sub-group comparisons across subject areas and grade levels. The FCAT 2.0 and Algebra end-of-course exam proficiency percentages are used to measure both overall rates of proficiency by grade groupings and comparisons of subgroup performance. This section of the report contains 63 separate comparisons of student achievement. In 58 of the 63 comparisons students enrolled in charter schools demonstrated higher proficiency rates. In 5 of the 63 comparisons students enrolled in traditional public schools demonstrated higher proficiency rates. The achievement gap section of the report contains data that are used to analyze the gap between white students and African American students, and white students and Hispanic students, in reading, mathematics, and science. This section of the report includes 18 separate comparisons of current achievement gaps. The achievement gap was lower for charter school students in 18 of the 18 comparisons. The learning gains section of the report includes 96 comparisons. The report compares the percentage of students in charter schools making learning gains against the percentage of students in traditional public schools making learning gains, by subject, grade level and subgroup. The percentage of students making learning gains was higher in charter schools in 76 of the 96 comparisons. The percentage of students making learning gains was higher in traditional public schools in 10 of the 96 comparisons. There was no difference in the percentage of students making learning gains in 10 of the 96 comparisons.

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Table of Contents Florida’s Charter Schools: A Primer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Demographics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 School Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 FCAT Reading: All and Subgroup Comparisons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FCAT Mathematics: All and Subgroup Comparisons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 FCAT Science: All and Subgroup Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Algebra: All and Subgroup Comparisons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Achievement Gap: Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Achievement Gap: Mathematics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Achievement Gap: Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Achievement Gap: Algebra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Learning Gains Comparison in Reading and Mathematics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 FCAT Proficiency Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 FCAT Learning Gains Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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Florida’s Charter Schools: A Primer Charter schools are public schools, operated independently from school districts and created with a singular purpose: autonomy in exchange for accountability. They are schools of choice and have the flexibility to meet the unique needs of individual students, and in return they are held accountable for results. This accountability comes on many levels. Charters hold contracts with school districts, and, just like districts, they must meet the high standards set on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test and end-of-course exams. Additionally, the state of Florida, while granting charters the freedom to do their jobs, has given districts the tools necessary to close charter schools that do not deliver. In that spirit, the law that created charter schools in Florida 18 years ago begins with three guiding principles: • Meet high standards of student achievement while providing parents flexibility to choose among diverse educational opportunities within the state’s public school system; • Promote enhanced academic success and financial efficiency by aligning responsibility with accountability; and • Provide parents with sufficient information on whether or not the child gains at least a year’s worth of learning for every year spent in the charter school. During the 2012-13 school year, there were more than 209,000 students enrolled in 578 charter schools in 46 Florida districts. Many of these schools have innovative missions and focus on the arts, science or technology. Others serve special populations of students, such as those at risk of academic failure or students with disabilities. Regardless of mission or focus, all are held to a high standard.

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Students Served by Florida Charter Schools Charter schools provide parents with additional choices for selecting the most effective educational programs for their children and offer creative solutions for improving student achievement in Florida. The charter school movement in Florida began as an avenue to improve student learning, increase parental choice, influence the traditional public school system and foster innovative instructional practices. Charter school enrollment has grown by more than 200 percent over the last decade. As shown below, charter schools served more than 209,000 students in the 2012-13 school year, and these schools have become increasingly diverse. 2012-13 Charter School and Traditional School Student Populations

Charter

Traditional

209,158

2,774,799

Male

49.82%

51.35%

Female

50.18%

48.65%

White

35.16%

42.33%

African American

22.40%

22.91%

Hispanic

37.17%

28.53%

English Language Program

8.27%

9.19%

Free and Reduced Lunch Eligible

47.50%

58.30%

Students with Disabilities (SWD)

8.79%

12.85%

Student Membership Gender

Race

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Grading Charter Schools Like traditional public schools, charter schools are assigned a performance grade if they meet the eligibility criteria and are not an alternative school or Exceptional Student Education (ESE) center that elects to receive a school improvement rating instead of a grade. To receive a school grade a public school (charter or traditional) must have at least 30 full-time students that have two years worth of FCAT performance data in both reading and mathematics.

2012-13 Comparison of Graded or Rated Schools

Charter

Traditional

Number of schools with membership in tested grades

538

3,136

Number of graded/rated schools

425

2,865

Number of ungraded/unrated schools

113

271

Percent of ungraded/unrated schools

21%

9%

2012-13 School Grades for Charter and Traditional Schools

Charter Grade

Number

Traditional

% Graded

Number

% Graded

A

166

42%

847

31%

B

79

20%

747

27%

C

84

21%

728

27%

D

40

10%

331

12%

F

26

7%

90

3%

395

100%

2,743

100%

Total A-F Total graded = 3,138

*Percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding.

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FCAT Reading Traditional Public Schools and Charter Schools A L L

S T U D E N T S

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Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on FCAT 2.0 Reading Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools All Students 70.0%

65.1%

60.0%

66.1% 59.6%

62.5% 57.9%

54.7%

50.0%

Reading

40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

S U B G R O U P

High School

Traditional

C O M P A R I S O N S

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Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on FCAT 2.0 Reading Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools White Students 80.0%

73.8%

71.5%

72.6%

68.3%

70.0%

70.4%

66.4%

60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

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Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on FCAT 2.0 Reading Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools African American Students 60.0% 50.0%

50.1%

48.2%

45.3% 41.1%

39.7%

40.0%

33.1% 30.0% 20.0%

Reading

10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

High School

Traditional

Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on FCAT 2.0 Reading Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools Hispanic Students 70.0% 60.0%

66.4%

63.7%

62.2% 54.0%

54.4%

49.7%

50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

High School

Traditional

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Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on FCAT 2.0 Reading Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools Free and Reduced Lunch (FRL) 60.0%

57.9%

54.5% 49.0%

50.0%

53.4% 46.9% 41.4%

40.0%

Reading

30.0% 20.0%

10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

High School

Traditional

Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on FCAT 2.0 Reading Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools Students with Disabilities 40.0%

36.1% 33.4%

35.0% 30.0%

29.3%

27.7% 22.3%

25.0%

21.5%

20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0%

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Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on FCAT 2.0 Reading Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools English Language Learner Students 30.0% 26.4% 25.0%

23.2% 20.7%

20.5% 20.0% 15.0%

13.9% 11.1%

10.0%

Reading

5.0% 0.0%

Elementary

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High School

Traditional

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FCAT Mathematics Traditional Public Schools and Charter Schools A L L

S T U D E N T S

C O M P A R I S O N S

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Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on FCAT 2.0 Mathematics Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools All Students 70.0% 61.6% 60.0%

60.7%

58.9%

53.7%

Mathematics

50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

S U B G R O U P

Traditional

C O M P A R I S O N S

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Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on FCAT 2.0 Mathematics Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools White Students 80.0% 70.0%

67.4%

68.9%

68.2%

65.3%

60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

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Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on FCAT 2.0 Mathematics Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools African American Students 50.0% 45.0%

43.4%

43.6%

41.7%

40.0% 33.9%

35.0% 30.0%

Mathematics

25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

Traditional

Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on FCAT 2.0 Mathematics Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools Hispanic Students 70.0% 60.0%

63.8% 59.5% 56.4% 48.9%

50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

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Traditional

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Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on FCAT 2.0 Mathematics Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools Free and Reduced Lunch (FRL) 60.0% 51.9% 50.0%

52.5%

49.4%

42.7% 40.0%

Mathematics

30.0% 20.0%

10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

Traditional

Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on FCAT 2.0 Mathematics Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools Students with Disabilities 45.0% 40.0% 35.0%

38.4% 31.7%

32.6%

30.0% 22.7%

25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0%

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Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on FCAT 2.0 Mathematics Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools English Language Learner Student 40.0% 35.0%

37.9% 33.6% 27.3%

30.0% 25.0%

20.1%

20.0% 15.0%

Mathematics

10.0% 5.0% 0.0%

Elementary

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Traditional

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FCAT Science Traditional Public Schools and Charter Schools A L L

S T U D E N T S

C O M P A R I S O N S

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Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on FCAT 2.0 Science Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools All Students 60.0%

55.2%

54.2%

53.0%

48.5%

50.0%

Science

40.0% 30.0%

20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

S U B G R O U P

Traditional

C O M P A R I S O N S

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Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on FCAT 2.0 Science Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools White Students 70.0%

63.5%

66.0% 63.3%

61.4%

60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

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Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on FCAT 2.0 Science Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools African American Students 40.0%

36.3%

35.0%

35.5%

35.0%

27.5%

30.0% 25.0%

Science

20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

Traditional

Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on FCAT 2.0 Science Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools Hispanic Students 60.0%

56.0% 49.5%

48.4%

50.0% 42.3% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

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Traditional

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Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on FCAT 2.0 Science Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools FRL Students 50.0%

45.6% 43.7%

45.0%

42.6%

40.0%

36.4%

35.0% 30.0%

Science

25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

Traditional

Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on FCAT 2.0 Science Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools Students with Disabilities 35.0% 30.9% 30.0%

28.5% 26.6%

25.0% 19.4%

20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0%

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Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on FCAT 2.0 Science Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools English Language Learner Students 30.0% 25.0% 20.0%

22.7% 19.7%

15.0%

12.3% 9.0%

10.0%

Science

5.0% 0.0%

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Algebra End-of-Course Exam Traditional Public Schools and Charter Schools A L L

S T U D E N T S

C O M P A R I S O N S

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Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on Algebra End-of-Course Exam Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools All Students 100.0% 90.0%

90.4%

91.3%

80.0%

Algebra

70.0% 59.0%

60.0%

44.8%

50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Middle

High School Charter

S U B G R O U P

Traditional

C O M P A R I S O N S

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Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on Algebra End-of-Course Exam Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools White Students 100.0%

92.2%

93.7%

90.0% 80.0% 70.0%

63.8%

60.0%

52.9%

50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

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Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on Algebra End-of-Course Exam Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools African American Students 90.0%

81.8%

83.5%

80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0%

47.6%

40.0%

34.6%

30.0%

Algebra

20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Middle

High School Charter

Traditional

Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on Algebra End-of-Course Exam Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools Hispanic Students 100.0% 90.0%

90.1%

89.9%

80.0% 70.0%

61.0%

60.0% 50.0%

42.2%

40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

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Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on Algebra End-of-Course Exam Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools FRL Students 90.0%

86.8%

86.7%

80.0% 70.0% 60.0%

Algebra

53.3%

50.0% 38.7%

40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Middle

High School Charter

Traditional

Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on Algebra End-of-Course Exam Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools Students with Disabilities 90.0%

83.0%

82.8%

80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 38.3%

40.0% 30.0%

24.0%

20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

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Percent of Students Scoring a Level 3 or Above on Algebra End-of-Course Exam Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools English Language Learner Students 90.0% 80.0%

80.9%

80.4%

70.0% 60.0% 50.0%

44.9%

40.0% 28.7%

30.0%

Algebra

20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

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Achievement Gap Summary Data 2012-13 School Year Achievement Gap in Reading Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools African American and White Students 0% -5%

Reading

Elementary

Middle

High School

-10% -15% -20% -22.5%

-25%

-25.1%

-25.6% -30%

-28.6% -30.4% -33.3%

-35% Charter

Traditional

Achievement Gap in Reading Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools Hispanic and White Students 0% -2%

Elementary

Middle

High School

-4% -6% -6.2%

-8%

-8.2%

-10% -12%

-10.1%

14% -14.3%

-16% -18%

-16.7%

-17.1% Charter

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Achievement Gap in Mathematics Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools African American and White Students 0%

Elementary

-5%

Middle

-10% -15%

Mathematics

-20% -25% -24.0% -30%

-25.3%

-26.5%

-31.4%

-35% Charter

Traditional

Achievement Gap in Mathematics Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools Hispanic and White Students 0%

Elementary

-2% -4%

Middle

-3.6%

-6% -8% -10% -12%

-9.4% -11.8%

14% -16% -16.4%

-18% Charter

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Achievement Gap in Science Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools African American and White Students 0%

Elementary

Middle

-5% -10%

Science

-15% -20% -25% -30%

-27.8%

-27.2% -31.0%

-35%

-33.9% Charter

Traditional

Achievement Gap in Science Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools Hispanic and White Students 0%

Elementary

Middle

-5%

-10%

-7.5%

-15% -14.9% -16.5% -20% -19.1% -25% Charter

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Achievement Gap in Algebra Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools African American and White Students 0%

Middle

-2%

High School

-4% -6% -8%

Algebra

-10% -12%

-10.4%

-10.2%

-14% -16% -16.2%

-18%

-18.3%

-20% Charter

Traditional

Achievement Gap in Algebra Charter Schools and Traditional Public Schools Hispanic and White Students 0%

Middle

High School

-2% -2.1% -4%

-2.8% -3.8%

-6%

-8% -10% -10.7%

-12% Charter

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Learning Gains Comparison 2012-2013 School Year Percent of Students Making Learning Gains in Reading All Students 70.0% 63%

66% 62%

63%

64%

60.0%

65% 62%

61%

50.0%

Reading

40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

High School

All Grade Levels

Traditional

Percent of Students Making Learning Gains in Reading African American Students 70.0% 60.0%

58%

61% 56%

57%

60%

57% 53%

56%

50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

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All Grade Levels

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Percent of Students Making Learning Gains in Reading White Students 70.0%

65%

65%

67%

64%

66%

64%

66%

64%

60.0% 50.0% 40.0%

Reading

30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

High School

All Grade Levels

Traditional

Percent of Students Making Learning Gains in Reading Hispanic Students 70.0%

68% 64%

62%

66% 63%

66% 62%

63%

60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

High School

All Grade Levels

Traditional

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Percent of Students Making Learning Gains in Reading FRL Students 70.0% 60.0%

60%

64% 59%

59%

62%

61%

59%

57%

50.0% 40.0%

Reading

30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

High School

All Grade Levels

Traditional

Percent of Students Making Learning Gains in Reading Students with Disabilities 70.0% 60.0%

55%

53%

56% 51%

53%

55% 52%

52%

50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

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All Grade Levels

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Percent of Students in Lowest Quartile Making Learning Gains in Reading All Students 70.0% 62% 60.0%

65% 61%

64% 60%

61%

64% 60%

50.0% 40.0%

Reading

30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

High School

All Grade Levels

Traditional

Percent of Students in Lowest Quartile Making Learning Gains in Reading African American Students 70.0% 60.0%

59%

63% 58%

58%

59%

61% 56%

57%

50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

High School

All Grade Levels

Traditional

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Percent of Students in Lowest Quartile Making Learning Gains in Reading White Students 70.0% 60.0%

61%

61%

66%

64%

62%

60%

63%

61%

50.0%

Reading

40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

High School

All Grade Levels

Traditional

Percent of Students in Lowest Quartile Making Learning Gains in Reading Hispanic Students 70.0%

64%

67%

66% 62%

60.0%

64%

61%

66% 62%

50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

A Comparison of Performance

High School Traditional

All Grade Levels

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Percent of Students in Lowest Quartile Making Learning Gains in Reading FRL Students 70.0% 61% 60.0%

60%

63%

63%

62% 59%

58%

59%

50.0% 40.0%

Reading

30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

High School

All Grade Levels

Traditional

Percent of Students in Lowest Quartile Making Learning Gains in Reading Students with Disabilities 70.0% 60.0%

54%

57%

56% 52%

55%

55% 52%

51%

50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

High School

All Grade Levels

Traditional

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Percent of Students Making Learning Gains in Mathematics All Students 80% 70% 60%

66% 59%

61%

70% 64%

68%

64%

64%

50%

Mathematics

40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

High School

All Grade Levels

Traditional

Percent of Students Making Learning Gains in Mathematics African American Students 70.0% 58%

60.0% 52%

54%

62%

62% 57%

56%

57%

50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

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All Grade Levels

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Percent of Students Making Learning Gains in Mathematics White Students 80% 70%

70% 60%

60%

73% 68%

71%

64%

67%

67%

50% 40%

Mathematics

30% 20% 10% 0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

High School

All Grade Levels

Traditional

Percent of Students Making Learning Gains in Mathematics Hispanic Students 80% 72% 70%

66% 61%

61%

67%

63%

65%

63%

60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

High School

All Grade Levels

Traditional

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Percent of Students Making Learning Gains in Mathematics FRL Students 70.0% 60.0%

67% 56%

58%

64%

63% 59%

61%

60%

50.0% 40.0%

Mathematics

30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

High School

All Grade Levels

Traditional

Percent of Students Making Learning Gains in Mathematics Students with Disabilities 70.0% 62% 58%

60.0% 52%

52%

59%

53%

56% 53%

50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

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All Grade Levels

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Percent of Students In Lowest Quartile Making Learning Gains in Mathematics All Students 70.0%

66% 62%

60.0%

56%

64%

58%

57%

61%

59%

50.0% 40.0%

Mathematics

30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

High School

All Grade Levels

Traditional

Percent of Students In Lowest Quartile Making Learning Gains in Mathematics African American Students 70% 60%

61%

58% 53%

54%

64% 56%

55%

56%

50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

High School

All Grade Levels

Traditional

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Percent of Students In Lowest Quartile Making Learning Gains in Mathematics White Students 70%

67%

64% 60%

57%

63%

60%

58%

62%

60%

50%

Mathematics

40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

High School

All Grade Levels

Traditional

Percent of Students In Lowest Quartile Making Learning Gains in Mathematics Hispanic Students 69%

70%

65%

63% 60%

58%

59%

59%

63%

60%

50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

A Comparison of Performance

High School Traditional

All Grade Levels

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Percent of Students In Lowest Quartile Making Learning Gains in Mathematics FRL Students 70%

65% 61%

60%

54%

56%

64%

59%

57%

58%

50% 40%

Mathematics

30% 20% 10% 0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

High School

All Grade Levels

Traditional

Percent of Students In Lowest Quartile Making Learning Gains in Mathematics Students with Disabilities 70%

64%

60%

62%

57%

55% 51%

50%

49%

52%

49%

40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

Elementary

Middle Charter

High School

All Grade Levels

Traditional

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FCAT PROFICIENCY DATA 2012-2013 Total # of Students with FCAT results

Charter

Reading Mathematics Science Algebra

110,550 91,014 28,070 14,013

Traditional 1,377,774 1,006,244 341,153 233,739

Total % Proficient Reading Elem Mid High Mathematics Elem Mid High Science Elem Mid High Algebra

Data

Elem Mid High

% 65.1 66.1 62.5

Total Students 45,081 48,995 16,474

% 59.6 57.9 54.7

Total Students 518,250 514,017 345,507

61.6 60.7 N/A

45,089 45,925 N/A

58.9 53.7 N/A

517,949 488,295 N/A

55.2 53.0 N/A

14,275 13,795 N/A

54.2 48.5 N/A

170,965 170,188 N/A

N/A 90.4 59.0

N/A 6,078 7,935

N/A 91.3 44.8

N/A 67,699 166,040

16,864 18,210 5,836

71.5 68.3 66.4

215,821 221,124 155,279

16,860 17,495 N/A

68.2 65.3 N/A

215,633 210,208 N/A

5,422 5,391 N/A

66.0 61.4 N/A

72,183 74,425 N/A

N/A 2,520 2,613

N/A 93.7 52.9

N/A 33,934 63,370

Total % Proficient by Race

White Students

Reading - White Elem 73.8 Mid 72.6 High 70.4 Mathematics - White Elem 67.4 Mid 68.9 High N/A Science - White Elem 63.5 Mid 63.3 High N/A Algebra - White Elem Mid High

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N/A 92.2 63.8

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African American Students

Reading - African Am. Elem 48.2 Mid 50.1 High 45.3 Mathematics African Am. Elem 43.4 Mid 43.6 High N/A Science - African Am. Elem 36.3 Mid 35.5 High N/A Algebra - African Am. Elem Mid High

Hispanic Students

N/A 81.8 47.6

Reading - Hispanic Elem 63.7 Mid 66.4 High 62.2 Mathematics Hispanic Elem 63.8 Mid 59.5 High N/A Science - Hispanic Elem 56.0 Mid 48.4 High N/A Algebra - Hispanic Elem Mid High

N/A 90.1 61.0

8,876 9,036 2,727

41.1 39.7 33.1

114,656 114,198 73,664

8,877 8,677 N/A

41.7 33.9 N/A

114,581 110,832 N/A

2,820 2,435 N/A

35.0 27.5 N/A

37,630 37,375 N/A

N/A 659 1,632

N/A 83.5 34.6

N/A 10,098 44,097

16,520 19,127 7,245

54.4 54.0 49.7

153,659 146,559 95,355

16,525 17,261 N/A

56.4 48.9 N/A

153,622 137,279 N/A

5,127 5,259 N/A

49.5 42.3 N/A

50,124 48,203 N/A

N/A 2,504 3,419

N/A 89.9 42.2

N/A 17,716 50,829

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Data

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S t u d e n t A c h i e v e m e n t i n F l o r i d a ’s C h a r t e r S c h o o l s

Charter

Traditional

Total % Proficient by Free and Reduced Lunch Reading Elem Mid High Mathematics Elem Mid High Science Elem Mid High Algebra Elem Mid High

54.5 57.9 53.4

22,802 25,392 7,767

49.0 46.9 41.4

333,607 315,162 182,663

51.9 52.5 N/A

22,808 23,880 N/A

49.4 42.7 N/A

333,382 304,476 N/A

45.6 42.6 N/A

7,180 6,872 N/A

43.7 36.4 N/A

108,563 101,105 N/A

N/A 86.8 53.3

N/A 2,493 4,232

N/A 86.7 38.7

N/A 30,110 105,962

36.1 33.4 29.3

3,516 3,669 1,111

27.7 22.3 21.5

64,997 58,007 35,047

38.4 32.6 N/A

3,516 3,604 N/A

31.7 22.7 N/A

64,839 57,542 N/A

30.9 28.5 N/A

1,140 1,003 N/A

26.6 19.4 N/A

21,109 18,747 N/A

N/A 83.0 38.3

N/A 165 749

N/A 82.8 24.0

N/A 2,019 22,471

26.4 20.5 20.7

3,261 2,171 648

23.2 13.9 11.1

53,138 27,692 16,269

37.9 27.3 N/A

3,271 2,133 N/A

33.6 20.1 N/A

53,216 27,542 N/A

22.7 12.3 N/A

825 521 N/A

19.7 9.0 N/A

15,197 8,563 N/A

N/A 80.9 44.9

N/A 68 468

N/A 80.4 28.7

N/A 830 12,532

Total % Proficient by Students with Disabilities Reading Elem Mid High Mathematics Elem Mid High Science Elem Mid High Algebra Elem Mid High Total % Proficient by ELL

A Comparison of Performance

Reading Elem Mid High Mathematics Elem Mid High Science Elem Mid High Algebra Elem Mid High

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LE A R N I N G G A I N S DATA Reading

All Students

African American

White

Hispanic

FRL

SWD

% who made learning gains

% who made learning gains

% who made learning gains

% who made learning gains

% who made learning gains

% who made learning gains

Grades 4 and 5

63

58

65

64

60

55

Grades 6, 7 and 8

66

61

67

68

64

56

Grades 9 and 10

64

57

66

66

61

53

All Grade levels

65

60

66

66

62

Grades 4 and 5

62

56

65

62

59

53

Grades 6, 7 and 8

63

57

64

63

59

51

Grades 9 and 10

61

53

64

62

57

52

All Grade levels

62

56

64

63

59

52

White

Hispanic

FRL

SWD

Charter Schools

Data 55

Traditional Schools

LE A R N I N G G A I N S O F T H E LOW E S T Q UA R T I LE Reading

All Students

African American

% in the low 25% who made learning gains

% in the low 25% who made learning gains

% in the low 25% who made learning gains

% in the low 25% who made learning gains

% in the low 25% who made learning gains

% in the low 25% who made learning gains

Grades 4 and 5

62

59

61

64

61

54

Grades 6, 7 and 8

65

63

64

66

63

56

Grades 9 and 10

64

59

66

67

63

57

All Grade levels

64

61

63

66

62

55

Grades 4 and 5

61

58

61

62

60

52

Grades 6, 7 and 8

60

58

60

61

58

51

Grades 9 and 10

61

56

62

64

59

55

All Grade levels

60

57

61

62

59

52

Charter Schools

Traditional Schools

Note: Retained 3rd grade students eligible for gains therefore included with grades 4 and 5.

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LE A R N I N G G A I N S DATA M ath e m ati c s

All Students

African American

White

Hispanic

FRL

SWD

% who made learning gains

% who made learning gains

% who made learning gains

% who made learning gains

% who made learning gains

% who made learning gains

Grades 4 and 5

59

52

60

61

56

52

Grades 6, 7 and 8

66

58

70

66

63

58

Grades 9 and 10

70

62

73

72

67

62

All Grade levels

64

57

67

65

61

56

Grades 4 and 5

61

54

64

61

58

52

Grades 6, 7 and 8

64

56

68

63

59

53

Grades 9 and 10

68

62

71

67

64

59

All Grade levels

64

57

67

63

60

53

White

Hispanic

FRL

SWD

Charter Schools

Traditional Schools

LE A R N I N G G A I N S O F T H E LOW E S T Q UA R T I LE M ath e m ati c s

All Students

African American

% in the low 25% who made learning gains

% in the low 25% who made learning gains

% in the low 25% who made learning gains

% in the low 25% who made learning gains

% in the low 25% who made learning gains

% in the low 25% who made learning gains

Grades 4 and 5

56

53

57

58

54

49

Grades 6, 7 and 8

62

58

64

63

61

57

Grades 9 and 10

66

61

67

69

65

64

All Grade levels

61

56

62

63

59

55

Grades 4 and 5

57

54

58

59

56

49

Grades 6, 7 and 8

58

55

60

59

57

51

Grades 9 and 10

64

64

63

65

64

62

All Grade levels

59

56

60

60

58

52

Charter Schools

Traditional Schools

Note: Retained third-grade students eligible for gains therefore included with grades 4 and 5.

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Florida Department of Education Pam Stewart, Commissioner www.fldoe.org

Bureau of Accountability Reporting 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1401 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 850/245-0429 www.fldoe.org/evaluation/ Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1044 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 850/245-0502 www.floridaschoolchoice.org April 2014