| Table 1. Selected Variables of Profiled K-8 Charter School Sites a | ||||||||||
| School and Location | Year First Chartered & Authorizer | Grades | Enrollment | Student Population Ethnicity | Percentage English Language Learners | Percentage Special Education | Free or Reduced-Price Lunch | Annual Cost per Student | State Per-Pupil Funding | Distinctive Features |
| Alain Locke Charter Academy Chicago |
1999 Chicago Public Schools Board of Education | Pre-K–8 | 505 | 94% African-American 5% White 1% Hispanic b |
0 | 12% | 89.0% b | $7,000 | $6,500 | Year-round schedule |
| Amigos Por Vida—Friends for Life Charter School Houston |
1999 Texas State Board of Education | Pre-K–6 | 374 | 98.6% Hispanic | 0.7% African-American 0.7% White b 95.4% b |
5% | 99.7% b | $8,829 | $6,436 | Dual language program in Spanish and English |
| Amistad Academy New Haven, Conn. |
1999 State of Connecticut | K, 5–9 | 405 | 64% African-American 31% Hispanic 2% White b |
10.0% b | Less than 5% | 84.0% b | $11,000 | $8,250 | Data-driven instruction: use of interim assessments |
| Carl C. Icahn Charter School Bronx, N.Y. | 2001 SUNY Charter Schools Institute | K–7 | 278 | 59% African-American 41% Hispanic b |
NA | 5% | 89.0% b | $9,829 | $9,084 | Core Knowledge curriculum;e professional development coaches for teachers |
| Cesar Chavez Academy Pueblo, Colo. |
2001 Pueblo City District Colorado | K–8 | 1,100 | 75% Hispanic 23% White 1% African-American 1% Native American c |
62.0% c | 12% | 62.0% b | $8,696 | $6,342 | Core Knowledge curriculum hybrid;f tutoring support programs |
| The Intergenerational School Cleveland |
2000 Lucas County Educational Service Center | K–7 | 114 | 86% African-American 4% White 1% Asian American 9% Multiracial |
NA | 8% | 59.0% b | $8,818 d | $7,616 | Multiage classrooms; Intergenerational focus |
| Pan-American Elementary Charter School Phoenix |
2001 Arizona State Board for Charter Schools | K–7 | 270 | 97% Hispanic 2% African-American 0.4% White c |
62.0% | Less than 5 | 98.0% c | $6,109 | $6,080 | Accelerated curriculum |
a Unless otherwise indicated, these data are reported by the school and are for the school year 2006–07.
b These data are drawn from school report cards for 2005–06 posted on state education agencies’ Web sites.
c These data are reported online for 2005–06 at http://www.schoolmatters.com.
d Includes aftercare, summer camp, summer school.
e Core Knowledge curriculum developed by E. D. Hirsch to focus on key concepts of western civilization in mathematics, language, and more.
f Core Knowledge curriculum hybrid means the school uses some Core Knowledge curriculum and augments it with additional resources and materials.