Los Angeles Charter Schools Are Outperforming Traditional Schools in Math and English
Today, California will release the 2015-2016
CAASPP (California Assessment of Student Progress and Performance) Scores. But I have already seen them. There are three things that stood out. First, in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), charter schools outperformed traditional schools in both math and English.
To get these numbers, I excluded all continuation schools, special ed schools, community day schools and any other non-traditional schools. I also relied on the California Department of Education's record of charter schools. Second, there are three very successful schools that stood out. I
believe they are
90-90-90 schools (or at least very close). That means they have:
To get these numbers, I excluded all continuation schools, special ed schools, community day schools and any other non-traditional schools. I also relied on the California Department of Education's record of charter schools. Second, there are three very successful schools that stood out. I
believe they are
90-90-90 schools (or at least very close). That means they have:
- 90 percent of students living at or near poverty.
- 90 percent students of color.
- 90 percent meet or exceeded standards.
- Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet
- Downtown Magnets High School
- KIPP Illuminar
An original version of this post appeared on School Data Nerd as I have seen the latest CAASPP Scores…Here’s what stood out.
