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Charter Middle Schools

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Intervention Details

Subjects

Math, English Language Arts, Science & STEM

Academic Programs

N/A

Duration

N/A

Grades

4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Personnel

Administrator, General Education Teacher, Principal, Special Education Teacher

Intervention Summary

Charter Middle Schools

Statistical Finding Summary

No overall effect on student achievement

Negative effect on math scores for higher-income students

Negative effect on reading scores for higher-achieving students

Positive effect on student and parent satisfaction with school

Positive effect on student effort in school for some outcomes

No effect on other measures of academic performance

No effect on student misbehavior in school

No effect on student behavior outside of school

Positive effect on parent involvement in child's education for some outcomes

No effect on parent involvement in child's education for other outcomes

Positive effect on student and parent perceptions of school environment

No effect on parent perceptions of school problems

Source

Christina Clark, T., Emily, D., Melissa, C. & Philip, G. (2010). The Evaluation of Charter School Impacts: Final Report. NCEE 2010-4029 (ED510573). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED510573.pdf.

Data Sample by Population

These charts show the characteristics of the student populations studied. When assessing programs, you may want to prioritize interventions that yielded success in a similar demographic environment as your school or district.