1. Urban Charter Schools Demographics in FLORIDA March 2015

2. Introduction
The is a report on urban charter schools in major cities in Florida
Urban charter schools are at the forefront of public education and on-going efforts to create better outcomes for students.
Many urban charter schools have a specific mission to target and serve students with the greatest educational disadvantages, either by virtue of family background or poor prior instruction.
Others got their start as a way to deal with rapid urban growth that axed the capacities of local districts to provide buildings and staff to meet growing demand.
CREDO studied the attributes of students and schools in Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Tampa & West Palm Beach.

3. Introduction
Five criteria were used to select which urban communities to study; full details are in the Technical Appendix.
CREDO developed a narrow definition of “urban” to select schools for this study. The aim was to choose schools that were within the joint boundaries of cities and school districts.
Multiple sources are used to develop boundaries for “urban regions,” including NCES locale codes, school addresses, and school district information. More detailed information is included in the Technical Appendix for the study.
Student & School Counts are derived from student test data.

4. Research Questions This study answers the following questions:
What does the urban public education landscape look in Florida?
How do the student attributes in urban charter schools differ from their traditional public school (TPS) counterparts?
Does the level of achievement differ between students in charter schools and TPS in their same cities?
Given the mission of some charter operators to target disadvantaged students, do we see proof they do so?

5. Overview of Public Charter Schools in FLORIDA

6. FL Student Demographics
Statewide Demographic Trends by Location – All TPS Students
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011

7. FL Student Demographics
Statewide Demographic Trends by Location – All Charter Students
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011

8. TPS Market Share Over Time
Statewide Demographic Trends by Location – All TPS Students
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011

9. Charter Market Share Over Time
Statewide Demographic Trends by Location – All Charter Students
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011

10. TPS Growth Rates
Statewide Demographic Trends by Location – All TPS Students
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011

11. Charter School Growth Rates
Statewide Demographic Trends by Location – All Charter Students
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011

12. FL Student Demographics
Aggregate Statistics for Students in Cities Selected for Study

13. FL Student Demographics
Aggregate Statistics for Students in Cities Selected for Study

14. FL Student Demographics
Aggregate Statistics for Students in Cities Selected for Study

15. FL Student Demographics
Aggregate Statistics for Students in Cities Selected for Study

16. Comparison of Achievement Scores for Charter Schools and TPS

17. Achievement Scores
Because charter schools may not be located in all parts of a city, they may not have the array of students and academic talent that exists across the larger number of schools in the greater public education school district.
To show these relationships, we first present the community-wide average results for math and reading, as revealed via statewide testing regimes.
The results are then parsed to show the results for TPS and charter schools in each region.

18. Urban Achievement
Regional Average Math Achievement Score by Type of School for Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, St. Petersburg & West Palm Beach Compared to State Average Math Achievement

19. Urban Achievement
Weighted Average Math Achievement Score of Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Tampa and West Palm Beach Compared to State Average Math Achievement

20. Urban Achievement
Regional Average Reading Achievement Score by Type of School for Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, St. Petersburg & West Palm Beach Compared to State Average Reading Achievement

21. Urban Achievement
Weighted Average Reading Achievement Score of Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Tampa & West Palm Beach Compared to State Average Reading Achievement

22. Fort Myers Demographics

23. Regional Enrollment Trends by Year
Fort Myers Student Counts by Sector and by Year

24. Where Do Urban Students Come From?
Locale of school previously attended by students
transferring to Fort Myers Charter Schools

25. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Race in Fort Myers Schools

26. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Race in Fort Myers Schools

27. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Demographics in Fort Myers Schools

28. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Demographics in Fort Myers Schools

29. Jacksonville Demographics

30. Regional Enrollment Trends by Year
Jacksonville Student Counts by Sector and by Year

31. Where Do Urban Students Come From?
Locale of school previously attended by students
transferring to Jacksonville Charter Schools

32. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Race in Jacksonville Schools

33. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Race in Jacksonville Schools

34. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Demographics in Jacksonville Schools

35. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Demographics in Jacksonville Schools

36. Miami Demographics

37. Regional Enrollment Trends by Year
Miami Student Counts by Sector and by Year

38. Where Do Urban Students Come From?
Locale of school previously attended by students
transferring to Miami Charter Schools

39. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Race in Miami Schools

40. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Race in Miami Schools

41. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Demographics in Miami Schools

42. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Demographics in Miami Schools

43. Orlando Demographics

44. Regional Enrollment Trends by Year
Orlando Student Counts by Sector and by Year

45. Where Do Urban Students Come From?
Locale of school previously attended by students
transferring to Orlando Charter Schools

46. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Race in Orlando Schools

47. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Race in Orlando Schools

48. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Demographics in Orlando Schools

49. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Demographics in Orlando Schools

50. St. Petersburg Demographics

51. Regional Enrollment Trends by Year
St. Petersburg Student Counts by Sector and by Year

52. Where Do Urban Students Come From?
Locale of school previously attended by students
transferring to St. Petersburg Charter Schools

53. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Race in St. Petersburg Schools

54. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Race in St. Petersburg Schools

55. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Demographics in St. Petersburg Schools

56. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Demographics in St. Petersburg Schools

57. Tampa Demographics

58. Regional Enrollment Trends by Year
Tampa Student Counts by Sector and by Year

59. Where Do Urban Students Come From?
Locale of school previously attended by students
transferring to Tampa Charter Schools

60. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Race in Tampa Schools

61. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Race in Tampa Schools

62. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Demographics in Tampa Schools

63. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Demographics in Tampa Schools

64. West Palm Beach Demographics

65. Regional Enrollment Trends by Year
West Palm Beach Student Counts by Sector and by Year

66. Where Do Urban Students Come From?
Locale of school previously attended by students
transferring to West Palm Beach Charter Schools

67. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Race in West Palm Beach Schools

68. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Race in West Palm Beach Schools

69. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Demographics in West Palm Beach Schools

70. Regional Urban Student Demographics
Regional Enrollment Trends by Demographics in West Palm Beach Schools