Achievement & Testing

Public charter schools are judged by their results: whether or not students are achieving academically and being well prepared for success in college and beyond. Charter schools align to the same New York state standards, and take the same state exams, as other public schools. If a charter school isn’t helping students achieve, it can be closed.

This page offers information about New York City charter schools’ academic performance, including reports and analysis; raw test score data; and links to academic research on charter school effectiveness.

Getting Beneath the Veil of Effective Schools: Evidence from New York City (Working Paper)

A working paper by Harvard University's Ronald G. Fryer, Jr and Will Dobbie

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NYC Charter School Test Scores: Math and ELA (2010-11)

The Charter Center is committed to a sector built upon accountability and results for kids.

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Data Brief: NYC Charter School Performance on the 2009-10 State Exams for Math and English

The release of state test scores for school year 2009-10 presents both validation and

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NYC Charter School Test Scores: Math and ELA vs. CSD (2009-10)

This Excel document shows grade-by-grade score comparisons of individual charter schools to their neighborhood district averages for Math and English Language Arts, 2009-10.

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The Effects of New York City's Charter Schools on Student Achievement by Caroline Hoxby, Sonali Murarka, and Jenny Kang (2009)

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CREDO Study: Charter School Performance in New York City (2010)
Stanford University's Center for Research on Educational Options (CREDO) has conducted a series of studies comparing the academic performance of charter and district schools. The New York City study finds that 51% of New York City charter schools show significantly larger growth in math, and 29% in reading, than students in district schools
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