| School and Location |
Year First Chartered and Authorizer |
Grades |
Enrollment |
Student Ethnicity |
English Learners |
Subsidized Meals |
Special Needs |
Per Pupil Spending |
Distinctive Programs and Features |
The Arts and Technology
Academy Public Charter School
Washington, D.C. |
1998 Special charter school board |
Pre-K-6 |
615 |
98% Afr. Am.
2% Other |
0% |
97% |
7% |
$8,650 |
- Basic skills plus arts
- Extended day/year
- Mosaica national management affiliation
|
| BASIS School, Inc. Tucson, Ariz. |
1998 State |
5-12 |
246 |
74% White 12% Hispanic
4% Afr. Am.
10% Asian Am. |
1% |
Not applicable |
1% |
$5,339 |
- European academic tradition
- 12 of 30 courses qualify as Advanced Placement
- Only Arizona school to have scores above the 90th percentile on math SAT 9
in all grades
|
| Community of Peace Academy St. Paul, Minn. |
1995 Local district |
K-12 |
546 |
70% Hmong
20% Afr. Am.
10% Hispanic, Eritrian, White, Vietnamese, & Am. Indian |
75% |
80% |
10% |
$10,355 |
- Non-violent community focus and award-winning character education program
- High levels of support for English language learners
- Looping to build relationships and support
|
| KIPP Academy Houston Houston, Texas |
1994 State |
5-8 |
346 |
77% Hispanic
21% Afr. Am.
2% Asian Am. & White |
8% |
86% |
5% |
$8,670 |
- KIPP, Inc. national college prep program
- Extended day/year
- 85% of students enter college; 94% are first-generation college students
|
| Oglethorpe Charter School Savannah, Ga. |
1998 Local district |
6-8 |
319 |
51% White
38% Afr. Am.
4% Asian Am.
3% Hispanic
4% Other |
0% |
20% |
5% |
$6,000 |
- Parent contract to donate 20 hours a year
- Core Knowledge curriculum
- Character education focus
|
Ralph A. Gates Elementary School
Lake Forest, Calif. (Los Angeles Basin) |
1999 Local district |
K-6 |
850 |
72% Hispanic
22% White
2% Asian Am.
2% Filipino
1% Afr. Am.
1% Multi-racial |
44% |
63% |
5% |
$5,367 |
- School facility houses two-way Spanish-English immersion charter program for
43% of students
- Multiple language programs during and after school for students and parents
- Regrouping across classes and grades for reading and math
|
| Roxbury Preparatory Charter School Boston,
Mass. |
1999 State |
6-8 |
180 |
80% Afr. Am.
20% Hispanic |
0% |
56% |
7% |
$12,910 |
- 66% of students enter below grade level; 100% continue in college prep high
schools
- Mandated homework support, Saturday school, summer school for poor grades
- Curriculum developed by staff based on student performance on school comprehensive
exams
|
| The School of Arts and Sciences Tallahassee,
Fla. |
1999 Local district |
K-8 |
226 |
62% White
22% Afr. Am.
6% Hispanic
3% Asian Am.
7% Multi-racial |
2% |
19% |
22% |
$5,750 |
- Multi-age classrooms, looping
- Developmental, project-based approach
- No grades; student portfolios
|
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