Mirroring the CREDO study methodology, the SCSC compared state charter school growth scores to the growth scores of the traditional public schools its students would otherwise attend over the same five-year period, from 2015- 2019. The independent analysis was necessary as the national report did not include Georgia data.
The SCSC analysis and the CREDO study revealed a variety of findings. Here are the key related takeaways:
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Charter school academic growth compared to local traditional schools is rising nationally. The number of state charter schools in Georgia with higher progress scores than the local traditional schools increased from 2015 to 2019, with over half outperforming in the most recent school year for which data are available 2021-2022.
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Students of color perform better in charter schools. Nationally, the academic performance of Black and Hispanic students attending charters grew by large margins relative to their peers attending traditional public schools. In Georgia, the share of majority-minority state charter schools outperforming their local traditional school comparisons rose dramatically from 17 percent to 60 percent between 2015 and 2019.
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Charter schools yield better academic performance for students living in poverty.From 2015 to 2019, the academic progress of charter school students living in poverty nationwide surpassed that of their peers attending traditional…
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