Q. Do charters or public schools have higher average DCCAS proficiency rates?
A. There is not a significant difference in academic performance between charters and public schools overall. Average DCCAS reading proficency rate for
public schools is
47% and for math,
46%. The average DCCAS reading proficiency rate for
charters is
47% and for math
43%. In
ward 7 and
ward 8, however, charter schools have, on average, proficiency levels
10 to 20% higher than public schools.