Public charter schools are judged by their results: whether or not students are achieving academically and being well prepared for success in college and beyond. Charter schools align to the same New York state standards, and take the same state exams, as other public schools. If a charter school isn’t helping students achieve, it can be closed. NYC charter students receive significant learning gains when compared to their peers in traditional district schools.

2022 State Assessment Scores & NYC Charter Schools

Charters continued the trend of achieving higher proficiency rates than traditional district and state counterparts.

Charter schools continued to experience higher rates of proficiency than the state—55.3% compared to 46.5% in ELA and 46.3% compared to 39.4% in math, respectively.

MATH & ELA PROFICIENCY 2021-22

On average, NYC charter schools provide

63

additional days of learning in MATH* 

On average, NYC charter schools provide

23

additional days of learning in ELA* 

*Charter School Performance in New York City, Center for Research on Education Outcomes (October 2017) 

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