A larger share of Rhode Island charter schools outperform local options (43% reading, 57% math) than the national rates found in the 2013 CREDO Study (25% reading, 29% math)¶
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q3 i? 43% of RI charter schools outperform local options in reading and 57% in math, exceeding the 25% and 29% national rates in the 2013 CREDO Study. → Charter School Performance in Rhode Island 2023
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Charter School Performance in Rhode Island 2023¶
Charter School Performance in Rhode Island. (2023). https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Charter+School+Performance+in+Rhode+Island
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School-level quality curve analysis of the 31 RI charter schools reports the share outperforming local options and compares it with the 2013 CREDO national figures; no effect size is printed for this contrast.
"43% (57%) of RI charter schools outperform local options in reading (math), which is higher than 25% (29%) found nationally in the 2013 CREDO Study."
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Related Claims¶
- Demand for Rhode Island charter seats surged, with 30,000 applications submitted for 2,500 available seats in 2024–2025 — related
- National studies cited in the report found Rhode Island charter students outperformed traditional public school peers in reading and math — related
- Charter attendance in Rhode Island is associated with positive, significant one-year growth gains in reading (0.16 SD) and math (0.15 SD) relative to matched TPS controls — related
- Three of nine Washington charter schools showed significantly stronger academic progress than local district options in both reading and math — related
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A larger share of Rhode Island charter schools outperform local options (43% reading, 57% math) than the national rates found in the 2013 CREDO Study (25% reading, 29% math) |
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A larger share of Rhode Island charter schools outperform local options (43% reading, 57% math) than the national rates found in the 2013 CREDO Study (25% reading, 29% math) |
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