Urban Charter Schools Demographics in DC March 2015
This report focuses on urban charter schools in major cities in DC, examining student attributes, achievement levels, and the differences between charter schools and traditional public schools. It delves into the mission of charter operators to target disadvantaged students and analyzes the urban public education landscape in DC.
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Urban Charter Schools Demographics in DC March 2015
Introduction The is a report on urban charter schools in major cities in DC Urban charter schools are at the forefront of public education and on- going efforts to create better outcomes for students. Many urban charter schools have a specific mission to target and serve students with the greatest educational disadvantages, either by virtue of family background or poor prior instruction. Others got their start as a way to deal with rapid urban growth that axed the capacities of local districts to provide buildings and staff to meet growing demand. CREDO studied the attributes of students and schools in DC. 2
Introduction Five criteria were used to select which urban communities to study; full details are in the Technical Appendix. CREDO developed a narrow definition of urban to select schools for this study. The aim was to choose schools that were within the joint boundaries of cities and school districts. Multiple sources are used to develop boundaries for urban regions, including NCES locale codes, school addresses, and school district information. More detailed information is included in the Technical Appendix for the study. Student & School Counts are derived from student test data. 3
Research Questions This study answers the following questions: What does the urban public education landscape look in DC? How do the student attributes in urban charter schools differ from their traditional public school (TPS) counterparts? Does the level of achievement differ between students in charter schools and TPS in their same cities? Given the mission of some charter operators to target disadvantaged students, do we see proof they do so? 4
Overview of Public Charter Schools in DC 5
DC Student Demographics STATEWIDE DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDSBY LOCATION ALL TPS STUDENTS TPS Students by School Type 100% urban suburban town rural Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011 6
DC Student Demographics STATEWIDE DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDSBY LOCATION ALL CHARTER STUDENTS Charter Students by School Type 100% urban suburban town rural Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011 7
TPS Market Share Over Time STATEWIDE DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDSBY LOCATION ALL TPS STUDENTS TPS Enrollment by School Type 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 urban suburban town rural Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011 8
Charter Market Share Over Time STATEWIDE DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDSBY LOCATION ALL CHARTER STUDENTS Charter Enrollment by School Type 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 urban suburban town rural Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011 9
TPS Growth Rates STATEWIDE DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDSBY LOCATION ALL TPS STUDENTS Number of TPS Schools by School Type 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 urban suburban town rural Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011 10
Charter School Growth Rates STATEWIDE DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDSBY LOCATION ALL CHARTER STUDENTS Number of Charter Schools by School Type 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 urban suburban town rural Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011 11
DC Student Demographics AGGREGATE STATISTICSFOR STUDENTSIN CITIES SELECTEDFOR STUDY Demographics of Urban TPS Students 2007 - 2011 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 ell 2009-10 2010-11 sped poverty 12
DC Student Demographics AGGREGATE STATISTICSFOR STUDENTSIN CITIES SELECTEDFOR STUDY Demographics of Urban Charter Students 2007 - 2011 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 sped ell poverty 13
DC Student Demographics AGGREGATE STATISTICSFOR STUDENTSIN CITIES SELECTEDFOR STUDY DC Urban TPS Students Trend by Race 2007 - 2011 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 White Black Hispanic Asian Native Am Multi 14
DC Student Demographics AGGREGATE STATISTICSFOR STUDENTSIN CITIES SELECTEDFOR STUDY DC Urban Charter Students Trend by Race 2007 - 2011 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 White Black Hispanic Asian Native Am Multi 15
Comparison of Achievement Scores for Charter Schools and TPS 16
Achievement Scores Because charter schools may not be located in all parts of a city, they may not have the array of students and academic talent that exists across the larger number of schools in the greater public education school district. To show these relationships, we first present the community-wide average results for math and reading, as revealed via statewide testing regimes. The results are then parsed to show the results for TPS and charter schools in each region. 17
Urban Achievement REGIONAL AVERAGE MATH ACHIEVEMENT SCOREBY TYPEOF SCHOOLFOR DC COMPAREDTO STATE AVERAGE MATH ACHIEVEMENT Charter & TPS Math Achievement by Urban Region 0.30 0.25 0.20 0.15 0.10 0.05 0.00 -0.05 -0.10 -0.15 TPS Charter DC 18
Urban Achievement WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATH ACHIEVEMENT SCOREOF DC COMPAREDTO STATE AVERAGE MATH ACHIEVEMENT Math Achievement by Urban Region 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.000 DC 19
Urban Achievement REGIONAL AVERAGE READING ACHIEVEMENT SCOREBY TYPEOF SCHOOLFOR DC COMPAREDTO STATE AVERAGE MATH ACHIEVEMENT Charter & TPS Reading Achievement By Urban Region 0.25 0.20 0.15 0.10 0.05 0.00 -0.05 -0.10 TPS Charter DC 20
Urban Achievement WEIGHTED AVERAGE READING ACHIEVEMENT SCOREOF DC COMPAREDTO STATE AVERAGE MATH ACHIEVEMENT Reading Achievement by Urban Region 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.000 DC 21
Regional Enrollment Trends by Year DC STUDENT COUNTSBY SECTORANDBY YEAR Number of Students in Region by Sector 16,000 9,000 8,000 14,000 7,000 12,000 6,000 10,000 5,000 8,000 4,000 6,000 3,000 4,000 2,000 2,000 1,000 0 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 TPS Students Charter Students 23
Where Do Urban Students Come From? LOCALEOFSCHOOLPREVIOUSLYATTENDEDBYSTUDENTS TRANSFERRINGTO DC CHARTER SCHOOLS Urban Charter Students' Prior School Type 100.0% urban suburban town rural 24
Regional Urban Student Demographics REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDSBY RACEIN DC SCHOOLS Urban TPS Students Trend by Race 2007 - 2011 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 White Black Hispanic Asian Native Am Multi 25
Regional Urban Student Demographics REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDSBY RACEIN DC SCHOOLS Urban Charter Students Trend by Race 2007 -2011 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 White Black Hispanic Asian Native Am Multi 26
Regional Urban Student Demographics REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDSBY DEMOGRAPHICSIN DC SCHOOLS Demographics of DC TPS Students 2007 - 2011 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 ell 2009-10 2010-11 sped poverty 27
Regional Urban Student Demographics REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDSBY DEMOGRAPHICSIN DC SCHOOLS Demographics of DC Charter Students 2007 - 2011 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 sped ell poverty 28
