Percentage of 4th grade students at or above “basic” and “proficient” in reading for charter and other public school students overall, and by student and school characteristics:
Percent at or above basic
Percent at or above proficient
Characteristic
Charter schools
Other public schools
Charter schools
Other public schools
All students
58%
62%
27%
30%
Gender Male Female
55 60
58 65
24 29
26 33
Race/ethnicity White Black Hispanic
73 37 45
74 39 43
39 12 17
39 12 14
Eligibility for free/reduced-price school lunch Eligible Not eligible
39 72
45 76
12 38
15 41
Type of location Central-city Non-central-city
50 66
51 66
21 33
22 33
SOURCE: National Assessment of Educational Progress, 2003 Reading Charter School Pilot Study
A version of this article appeared in the January 05, 2005 edition of Education Week as Reading Comparisons
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