Urban Charter Schools Demographics in Massachusetts - Study Insights
Explore a comprehensive report on urban charter schools in Massachusetts, focusing on student demographics and academic achievements compared to traditional public schools. Discover how urban charter schools aim to serve disadvantaged students and address educational challenges in major cities like Boston.
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Urban Charter Schools Demographics in MASSACHUSETTS March 2015
Introduction The is a report on urban charter schools in major cities in Massachusetts 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 Boston. 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 Massachusetts? 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 Massachusetts 5
MA Student Demographics STATEWIDE DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDSBY LOCATION ALL TPS STUDENTS TPS Students by School Type 2% 12% 18% 68% urban suburban town rural Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011 6
MA Student Demographics STATEWIDE DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDSBY LOCATION ALL CHARTER STUDENTS Charter Students by School Type 1% 12% 49% 38% 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 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 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 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 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 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 30 25 20 15 10 5 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
MA 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
MA 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
MA Student Demographics AGGREGATE STATISTICSFOR STUDENTSIN CITIES SELECTEDFOR STUDY Massachusetts 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
MA Student Demographics AGGREGATE STATISTICSFOR STUDENTSIN CITIES SELECTEDFOR STUDY Massachusetts 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 BOSTON COMPAREDTO STATE AVERAGE MATH ACHIEVEMENT Charter & TPS Math Achievement by Urban Region 0.00 -0.10 -0.20 -0.30 -0.40 -0.50 -0.60 TPS Charter BOSTON 18
Urban Achievement WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATH ACHIEVEMENT SCOREOF BOSTON COMPAREDTO STATE AVERAGE MATH ACHIEVEMENT Math Achievement by Urban Region 0.00 -0.10 -0.20 -0.30 -0.40 -0.50 -0.60 BOSTON 19
Urban Achievement REGIONAL AVERAGE READING ACHIEVEMENT SCOREBY TYPEOF SCHOOL FOR BOSTON COMPAREDTO STATE AVERAGE MATH ACHIEVEMENT Charter & TPS Reading Achievement By Urban Region 0.00 -0.10 -0.20 -0.30 -0.40 -0.50 -0.60 -0.70 TPS Charter BOSTON 20
Urban Achievement WEIGHTED AVERAGE READING ACHIEVEMENT SCOREOF BOSTON COMPAREDTO STATE AVERAGE READING ACHIEVEMENT Reading Achievement by Urban Region 0.00 -0.10 -0.20 -0.30 -0.40 -0.50 -0.60 -0.70 BOSTON 21
Regional Enrollment Trends by Year BOSTON STUDENT COUNTSBY SECTORANDBY YEAR Number of Students in Region by Sector 20,000 3,000 18,000 2,500 Charter Student Enrollment 16,000 TPS Student Enrollment 14,000 2,000 12,000 10,000 1,500 8,000 1,000 6,000 4,000 500 2,000 0 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 TPS Students Charter Students 23
Where Do Urban Students Come From? LOCALEOFSCHOOLPREVIOUSLYATTENDEDBYSTUDENTS TRANSFERRINGTO BOSTON CHARTER SCHOOLS Urban Charter Students' Prior School Type 7.2%0.0% 0.1% 92.8% urban suburban town rural 24
Regional Urban Student Demographics REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDSBY RACEIN BOSTON 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 BOSTON 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 BOSTON SCHOOLS Demographics of Boston 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 BOSTON SCHOOLS Demographics of Boston 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
