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A+ Academy, DallasAcademy of Accelerated Learning, Inc., HoustonAcademy of Beaumont, BeaumontAcademy of Careers & Technologies Charter, San AntonioAcademy of Dallas, DallasAccelerated Intermediate Academy, Houston
Alief Montessori Community School, HoustonAlpha Charter Secondary School, GarlandAlphonso Crutch's Life Support Center, HoustonAmbassadors Preparatory Academy, GalvestonAmerican YouthWorks Charter School, AustinAmigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Charter School, HoustonArlington Classics Academy, ArlingtonAudre and Bernard Rapoport Academy, WacoAustin Can! Academy Charter School, AustinAustin Discovery School, AustinAW Brown-Fellowship Charter School, DallasAzleway Charter School, TylerBay Area Charter Middle School, DickinsonBeatrice Mayes Institute Charter School, HoustonBenji's Special Education Academy Charter, HoustonBexar County Academy, San AntonioBig Springs Charter School, LeakyBrazos River Charter School, NemoBright Ideas Charter, Wichita FallsBrooks Academy of Science & Engineering, San AntonioBurnham Wood Charter School, El PasoCalvin Nelms Charter School, KatyCedar Crest Charter, BeltonChildren First Academy of Dallas, DallasChildren First Academy of Houston, HoustonComQuest Academy, TomballCorpus Christi Montessori, Corpus ChristiCrosstimbers Academy, WeatherfordCrosstimbers Academy, TylerCumberland Academy, TylerDallas Can! Academy Charter, DallasDallas Community Charter, DallasDallas County Juvenile Justice, DallasDr. M. L. Garza Charter School, Corpus ChristiDRAW Academy, HoustonEagle Academies of Texas, LewisvilleEagle Advantage Schools, DallasEast Fort Worth Montessori Academy, Fort WorthEast Texas Charter Schools, LongviewEden Park Academy, AustinEducation Center, Little ElmEducation Center Intl Academy, GarlandEhrhart School, BeaumontEl Paso Academy East, El PasoEl Paso School of Excellence, El PasoEncino School, EncinoErath Excels! Academy Inc., StephenvilleEvolution Academy, RichardsonFaith Family Academy of Oak Cliff, DallasFocus Learning Center, DallasFort Worth Academy of Fine Arts, Fort WorthFort Worth CAN! Academy-Campus Drive, Fort WorthFruit of Excellence, ElginGabriel Tafolla Charter School, UvaldeGateway (Student Alternative Program), LaredoGateway Charter Academy, Dallas (website under construction)George Gervin Academy, San AntonioGeorge I. Sanchez Charter, HoustonGeorge I. Sanchez Charter High School, San AntonioGirls and Boys Prep Academy, HoustonGolden Rule Charter School, DallasGuardian Angel performance Arts Academy, San AntonioGulf Shores Academy, HoustonHarmony Elementary, AustinHarmony Science Academy, AustinHarmony Science Academy, Houston-HSAHarmony Science Academy, Houston-HSEHarmony Science Academy, Houston-HSIHarmony Science Academy, Houston-NWHarmony Science Academy, El PasoHarmony Science Academy, Fort WorthHarmony Science Academy, San AntonioHarmony Science Academy, College StationHarmony Science Academy, LubbockHarmony Science Academy, WacoHarmony Science Academy, BeaumontHarmony Science Academy, DallasHarris County Juvenile Justice Charter School, HoustonHiggs, Carter, King Gifted & Talented Charter, San AntonioHonors Academy, DallasHouston Alternative Prep Charter School, HoustonHouston Can! Academy Charter School, HoustonHouston Gateway Academy Inc., HoustonHouston Heights High School, HoustonHouston Heights Learning Academy Inc., HoustonI Am That I Am Academy, DallasI.D.E.A. Academy, DonnaInspired Vision Academy l, DallasJamie's House Charter School, HoustonJean Massieu Academy, ArlingtonJesse Jackson Academy, HoustonJohn H. Wood, Jr. Public Charter District, San AntonioJuan B. Galaviz Charter School, HoustonJubilee Academic Center, San AntonioKaterine Anne Porter School, WimberleyKIPP Aspire Academy, San AntonioKIPP Austin College Prep, AustinKIPP Houston High School, HoustonKIPP Truth Academy, DallasKIPP, Inc. Charter, HoustonLa Academia de Estrellas, DallasLa Amistad Love & Learning Charter, HoustonLa Escuela de las Americas, San AntonioLa Fe Preparatory School, El PasoLife School Oak CliffLife School Red OakLife School LancasterLighthouse Charter School, San AntonioMainland Preparatory Academy, La MarqueMedical Center Charter School, HoustonMetro Academy of Math and Science, ArlingtonMeyerPark Elementary, HoustonMidland Academy Charter School, MidlandMid-Valley Academy, McAllenNew Frontiers Charter School, San AntonioNorth Hills School (The), IrvingNorth Houston HS for Business, HoustonN. Texas Elementary School of Arts, Fort WorthNorthwest Preparatory Academy, HoustonNova Academy (Oak Cliff), DallasNova Academy (Southeast), DallasNYOS (Not Your Ordinary School) Charter, AustinOdyssey Academy (The), GalvestonOne-Stop Multiservice Charter School, EdinburgOutreach Word Academy, VictoriaPanola Charter School, CarthageParadigm Accelerated Charter School, DublinPaso Del Norte, El PasoPeak Academy, DallasPegasus School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, DallasPhoenix Charter School, GreenvillePineywoods Community Academy, LufkinPor Vida Academy, San AntonioPositive Solutions Charter School, San AntonioRadiance Academy of Learning, San AntonioRanch Academy, CantonRapoport Academy Prep School, WacoRaul Yzaguirre School for Success, HoustonRaven School, New WaverlyReconciliation Scholar's Academy, DallasRhodes School (The), HoustonRichard Milburn Academy, Corpus ChristiRichard Milburn Academy, Ector County, OdessaRichard Milburn Academy, AmarilloRichard Milburn Academy, BeaumontRichard Milburn Academy, Fort WorthRichard Milburn Academy, HoustonRichard Milburn Academy, KilleenRichard Milburn Academy, LubbockRichard Milburn Academy, MidlandRichland Collegiate High School, DallasRipley House Charter School, HoustonRise Academy, LubbockSAILL, AustinSan Antonio CAN! High School, San AntonioSan Antonio Preparatory Academy, San AntonioSan Antonio School for Inquiry & Creativity, San AntonioSan Antonio Technology Academy, San AntonioSchool of Excellence in Education, San AntonioSchool of Liberal Arts and Science, DallasSchool of Science and Technology, San AntonioSeashore Learniong Center, Corpus ChristiSeashore Middle Academy (Padre Island), Corpus ChristiSER-Ninos Charter School, HoustonShekinah Radiance, San AntonioSouth Plains Academy, LubbockSouthwest Preparatory School, San AntonioSouthwest School, HoustonSt. Anthony Academy, DallasSt. Mary's Academy Charter School, BeevilleStar Charter School, AustinStepping Stones Charter, HoustonTechnology Education Charter High School, WeslacoTekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies, Port ArthurTemple Education Center, TempleTexas Empowerment Academy, AustinTexas Preparatory School, San MarcosTheresa B. Lee Academy, Fort WorthTransformative Charter Academy, KilleenTreetops School International, EulessTrinity Basin Preparatory, DallasTrinity Charter School, AustinTwo Dimensions Preparatory Academy, HoustonUniversal Academy, IrvingUniversity of Houston Charter School, HoustonUniversity of Texas Elementary Charter School, AustinUniversity of Texas University Charter School, AustinVanguard Academy, PharrVarnett Charter School, HoustonWaco Charter School, WacoWaxahachie Faith Family Academy, WaxahachieWest Houston Charter School, HoustonWestlake Academy Charter School, WestlakeWinfree Academy, IrvingYES College Preparatory School, HoustonZoe Learning Academy, Houston
Thanks to your hard work and dedicated collaboration with the Texas Education Agency and with the Texas Center for Educational Research (TCER), results from the evaluation of open-enrollment charter schools in operation during the 2005-06 school year are now available. This annual evaluation was conducted by TCER for the Texas Education Agency. Among many other interesting and informative findings, this study focused on student academic performance, student and parent satisfaction with their schools, costs incurred by charter schools for instruction, administration, and transportation, and the effect of charter schools on school districts. The study also contains findings from surveys of charter school directors, students and parents, and of traditional school district representatives, on perceptions of the effectiveness of charter schools. The complete report can be accessed at the following webpage: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/charter/reports/y9report.pdf
Major findings of the study include:
Demographics
Charter School Revenues
Charter School Academic Performance
Survey Results
You will find more discussion of these results, as well as additional information, in the complete report. We hope that you find this report useful and we ask that you distribute the information to those in your district or in your charter school who can benefit from this knowledge. Thanks to all of the administrators, teachers, other staff, parents, and students who have contributed to this evaluation, and who continue to contribute so much of their hard work to improving the educational experiences of Texas charter school students.
Ellen W. Montgomery, Ph.D.
Director of Planning and Grant Reporting
Texas Education Agency
