1. Urban Charter Schools Demographics in TEXAS March 2015

2. Introduction The is a report on urban charter schools in major cities in Texas 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 Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio 2

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. 3

4. Research Questions This study answers the following questions: What does the urban public education landscape look in Texas? 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? 4

5. Overview of Public Charter Schools in TEXAS 5

6. TX Student Demographics 6 S TATEWIDE D EMOGRAPHIC T RENDS BY L OCATION – A LL TPS S TUDENTS Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011

7. TX Student Demographics 7 S TATEWIDE D EMOGRAPHIC T RENDS BY L OCATION – A LL C HARTER S TUDENTS Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011

8. TPS Market Share Over Time 8 S TATEWIDE D EMOGRAPHIC T RENDS BY L OCATION – A LL TPS S TUDENTS Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011

9. Charter Market Share Over Time 9 S TATEWIDE D EMOGRAPHIC T RENDS BY L OCATION – A LL C HARTER S TUDENTS Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011

10. TPS Growth Rates 10 S TATEWIDE D EMOGRAPHIC T RENDS BY L OCATION – A LL TPS S TUDENTS Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011

11. Charter School Growth Rates 11 S TATEWIDE D EMOGRAPHIC T RENDS BY L OCATION – A LL C HARTER S TUDENTS Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011

12. TX Student Demographics 12 A GGREGATE S TATISTICS FOR S TUDENTS IN C ITIES S ELECTED FOR S TUDY

13. TX Student Demographics 13 A GGREGATE S TATISTICS FOR S TUDENTS IN C ITIES S ELECTED FOR S TUDY

14. TX Student Demographics 14 A GGREGATE S TATISTICS FOR S TUDENTS IN C ITIES S ELECTED FOR S TUDY

15. TX Student Demographics 15 A GGREGATE S TATISTICS FOR S TUDENTS IN C ITIES S ELECTED FOR S TUDY

16. Comparison of Achievement Scores for Charter Schools and TPS 16

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. 17

18. Urban Achievement 18 R EGIONAL A VERAGE M ATH A CHIEVEMENT S CORE BY T YPE OF S CHOOL FOR A USTIN, D ALLAS, E L P ASO, F ORT W ORTH, H OUSTON & S AN A NTONIO C OMPARED TO S TATE A VERAGE M ATH A CHIEVEMENT

19. Urban Achievement 19 W EIGHTED A VERAGE M ATH A CHIEVEMENT S CORE OF A USTIN, D ALLAS, E L P ASO, F ORT W ORTH, H OUSTON & S AN A NTONIO C OMPARED TO S TATE A VERAGE M ATH A CHIEVEMENT

20. Urban Achievement 20 R EGIONAL A VERAGE R EADING A CHIEVEMENT S CORE BY T YPE OF S CHOOL FOR A USTIN, D ALLAS, E L P ASO, F ORT W ORTH, H OUSTON, & S AN A NTONIO C OMPARED TO S TATE A VERAGE M ATH A CHIEVEMENT

21. Urban Achievement 21 W EIGHTED A VERAGE R EADING A CHIEVEMENT S CORE OF A USTIN, D ALLAS, E L P ASO, F ORT W ORTH, H OUSTON & S AN A NTONIO C OMPARED TO S TATE A VERAGE READING A CHIEVEMENT

22. Austin Demographics 22

23. Regional Enrollment Trends by Year 23 A USTIN S TUDENT C OUNTS BY S ECTOR AND BY Y EAR

24. Where Do Urban Students Come From? 24 L OCALE OF SCHOOL PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED BY STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO A USTIN C HARTER S CHOOLS

25. Regional Urban Student Demographics 25 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY R ACE IN A USTIN S CHOOLS

26. Regional Urban Student Demographics 26 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY R ACE IN A USTIN S CHOOLS

27. Regional Urban Student Demographics 27 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY D EMOGRAPHICS IN A USTIN S CHOOLS

28. Regional Urban Student Demographics 28 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY D EMOGRAPHICS IN A USTIN S CHOOLS

29. Dallas Demographics 29

30. Regional Enrollment Trends by Year 30 D ALLAS S TUDENT C OUNTS BY S ECTOR AND BY Y EAR

31. Where Do Urban Students Come From? 31 L OCALE OF SCHOOL PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED BY STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO D ALLAS C HARTER S CHOOLS

32. Regional Urban Student Demographics 32 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY R ACE IN D ALLAS S CHOOLS

33. Regional Urban Student Demographics 33 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY R ACE IN D ALLAS S CHOOLS

34. Regional Urban Student Demographics 34 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY D EMOGRAPHICS IN D ALLAS S CHOOLS

35. Regional Urban Student Demographics 35 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY D EMOGRAPHICS IN D ALLAS S CHOOLS

36. El Paso Demographics 36

37. Regional Enrollment Trends by Year 37 E L P ASO S TUDENT C OUNTS BY S ECTOR AND BY Y EAR

38. Where Do Urban Students Come From? 38 L OCALE OF SCHOOL PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED BY STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO E L P ASO C HARTER S CHOOLS

39. Regional Urban Student Demographics 39 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY R ACE IN E L P ASO S CHOOLS

40. Regional Urban Student Demographics 40 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY R ACE IN E L P ASO S CHOOLS

41. Regional Urban Student Demographics 41 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY D EMOGRAPHICS IN E L P ASO S CHOOLS

42. Regional Urban Student Demographics 42 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY D EMOGRAPHICS IN E L P ASO S CHOOLS

43. Fort Worth Demographics 43

44. Regional Enrollment Trends by Year 44 F ORT W ORTH S TUDENT C OUNTS BY S ECTOR AND BY Y EAR

45. Where Do Urban Students Come From? 45 L OCALE OF SCHOOL PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED BY STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO F ORT W ORTH C HARTER S CHOOLS

46. Regional Urban Student Demographics 46 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY R ACE IN F ORT W ORTH S CHOOLS

47. Regional Urban Student Demographics 47 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY R ACE IN F ORT W ORTH S CHOOLS

48. Regional Urban Student Demographics 48 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY D EMOGRAPHICS IN F ORT W ORTH S CHOOLS

49. Regional Urban Student Demographics 49 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY D EMOGRAPHICS IN F ORT W ORTH S CHOOLS

50. Houston Demographics 50

51. Regional Enrollment Trends by Year 51 H OUSTON S TUDENT C OUNTS BY S ECTOR AND BY Y EAR

52. Where Do Urban Students Come From? 52 L OCALE OF SCHOOL PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED BY STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO H OUSTON C HARTER S CHOOLS

53. Regional Urban Student Demographics 53 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY R ACE IN H OUSTON S CHOOLS

54. Regional Urban Student Demographics 54 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY R ACE IN H OUSTON S CHOOLS

55. Regional Urban Student Demographics 55 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY D EMOGRAPHICS IN H OUSTON S CHOOLS

56. Regional Urban Student Demographics 56 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY D EMOGRAPHICS IN H OUSTON S CHOOLS

57. San Antonio Demographics 57

58. Regional Enrollment Trends by Year 58 S AN A NTONIO S TUDENT C OUNTS BY S ECTOR AND BY Y EAR

59. Where Do Urban Students Come From? 59 L OCALE OF SCHOOL PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED BY STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO S AN A NTONIO C HARTER S CHOOLS

60. Regional Urban Student Demographics 60 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY R ACE IN S AN A NTONIO S CHOOLS

61. Regional Urban Student Demographics 61 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY R ACE IN S AN A NTONIO S CHOOLS

62. Regional Urban Student Demographics 62 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY D EMOGRAPHICS IN S AN A NTONIO S CHOOLS

63. Regional Urban Student Demographics 63 R EGIONAL E NROLLMENT T RENDS BY D EMOGRAPHICS IN S AN A NTONIO S CHOOLS