2003 NAEP Reading Results for Charter and Other Public Schools by Demographic Groups

Weighted percentage of students, average scale score, and percentage of students at or above the Basic and Proficient achievement level in reading, by school location, race/ethnicity, and eligibility for free/reduced-price school lunch, grade 4: 2003

	Percent of students assessed				Average scale score				Percent at or above Basic				Percent at or above Proficient
Characteristic	Charter schools		Other public schools		Charter schools		Other public schools		Charter schools		Other public schools		Charter schools		Other public schools
Central City
White	16		10		224		226		71		72		38		38
Black	23	*	9		194	!	194		36	!	36		11	!	10
Hispanic	11		8		201		198		46		41		16		13
Other	1		2		‡		220		‡		64		‡		32
Non-Central City
White	33	*	49		228	!	227		75	!	74		39	!	40
Black	7		8		198	!	201		39	!	44		14	!	14
Hispanic	7		10		200	!	201		43	!	44		18	!	16
Other	3		4		222	!	219		73	!	64		34	!	32
Central City
Eligible	29	*	18		192		197		36		40		11		13
Not Eligible	18	*	10		222		226		67		71		33		38
Information not available	5		1		224	!	213		69	!	57		39	!	27
Non-Central City
Eligible	12	*	26		202	!	204		46	!	48		16	!	17
Not Eligible	32	*	43		228		230		74		77		40		42
Information not available	4		3		210	!	222		55	!	68		24	!	36
White
Eligible	9	*	15		209	!	213		57	!	58		21	!	23
Not Eligible	35		41		231		232		78		79		43		45
Information not available	5		2		226	!	230		72	!	77		41	!	43
Black
Eligible	18		13		188		193		30		34		8		9
Not Eligible	8		4		208		211		51		56		19		22
Information not available	2		1		198	!	199		41	!	42		15	!	15
Hispanic
Eligible	12		13		194		196		38		38		12		11
Not Eligible	5		4		215		213		60		57		27		25
Information not available	1		1		‡		199	!	‡		43	!	‡		15	!
Other
Eligible	1		3		‡		205		‡		49		‡		19
Not Eligible	2		3		229		231		77		77		40		43
Information not available	#		#		‡		220		‡		66		‡		31
# The estimate rounds to zero. ! Interpret data with caution. The nature of the sample does not allow accurate determination of the variability of the statistic. ‡ Reporting standards not met. Sample size is insufficient to permit a reliable estimate. * Charter schools significantly different from other public schools. NOTE: "Other" includes Asian/Pacific Islander students, American Indian/Alaskan Native students, and students categorized in school records as another race or ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. The NAEP reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. Observed differences are not necessarily statistically significant. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003 Reading Charter School Pilot Study.

Go back to explore other NAEP charter school results.

Go to America's Charter Schools for more information on the pilot study.