Charter schools are delivering outstanding results throughout our state. That's one reason why more than 6,000 students are on waiting lists for charter school seats in Illinois.
Take a look at some of the great results achieved by Illinois charter schools. See the complete performance report or read a few of the following highlights:
All charter schools score higher than comparison schools on the ISAT and PSAE.
In 2004, 100% of Illinois' charter schools earned average ISAT and PSAE scores higher than those of the district schools their students otherwise would have attended.
More charter school students than Chicago Public School students graduate from high school on time.
65% of students entering Chicago's charter high schools in 2000 graduated on time in 2004, compared to 54% overall in the district.
Charter school students have a high rate of advancement to higher education.
83% of charter high school graduates are enrolled in post-secondary education.
Charter schools serve far more low-income students than public schools in Illinois overall.
75% of Illinois charter school students and 39% of Illinois public school students come from low-income backgrounds.
Racial diversity in Chicago charter school student bodies is similar to that of Chicago Public Schools.
68% of Chicago charter school students are African-American, compared to 50% of Chicago Public School students, and 27% of the city's charter school students are Hispanic, compared to 38% of its public school students.
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