The D.C. Board of Education and the D.C. Public Charter School Board have released charter schools' results on standardized tests given last school year as part of a national testing program under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The law requires that at least 41.92 percent of each elementary school's students be proficient in reading and 48.67 proficient in math. Secondary schools' goals were 28.08 percent in reading and 33.17 in math. Students needed to score at the 40th percentile or higher nationally to meet the proficiency standard. The standards for charter schools are the same as those for traditional public schools.
Schools marked with an asterisk failed to make "adequate yearly progress" over the previous year's results. Two asterisks mark schools that are not covered by the No Child Left Behind Act because they do not have the required minimum of 40 children enrolled. Under No Child Left Behind, various demographic groups -- such as African Americans, disabled children and students not fluent in English -- must meet test score targets in order for the school as a whole to make adequate progress.
Elementary schools Number of
students
% proficient
in reading
% proficient
in math
Arts and Technology Academy 285
36.70
41.70
Capital City129
73.50
66.20
Children's Studio School41
43.90
24.39
Community Academy184
46.74
43.48
D.C. Preparatory Academy101
56.20
78.70
*Elsie Whitlow Stokes 119
37.82
46.22
Friendship-Edison, Chamberlain campus 836
64.30
75.50
Friendship-Edison, Woodridge campus 331
47.60
56.70
*Howard Road Academy597
42.20
54.20
Hyde Leadership Academy 66
48.48
60.61
Ideal Academy 44
47.73
56.82
*Meridian 534
31.70
38.60
**Roots Elementary 27
81.48
70.37
*School for Arts in Learning 120
36.00
29.30
*Southeast Academy for Scholastic Excellence 694
31.70
51.00
*Tree of Life Community 199
36.80
44.70
*Village Elementary Learning Center (closed) 66
10.61
13.64
Secondary schools Number of
students
% proficient
in reading
% proficient
in math
*Barbara Jordan 173
30.64
28.90
*Booker T. Washington 117
6.84
13.68
Capital City226
52.50
54.10
*Cesar Chavez 250
23.60
58.30
Community Academy Secondary 110
52.73
54.55
*Friendship, Junior Academy, Blow-Pierce campus 748
48.10
56.40
*Friendship, Collegiate Academy 1,088
24.40
56.80
*Hyde Leadership, Secondary 435
31.95
34.25
*IDEA 294
32.09
41.61
Ideal Secondary 60
43.33
33.33
*JOS-ARZ Academy 51
13.73
15.69
Kamit Institute for Magnificent Achievers 76
33.33
40.28
KIPP-DC/KEY Academy Public Charter School 242
70.70
97.40
*Marriott Hospitality 137
21.40
33.30
*Maya Angelou 101
9.40
10.90
*Meridian NA
32.90
38.60
*New School for Enterprise and Development 458
13.80
18.30
*Options 170
28.24
24.71
*Paul 561
53.90
76.60
**Roots Secondary22
63.64
77.27
*Sasha Bruce 197
21.00
33.00
SEED 298
38.20
49.40
Southeast Academy for Scholastic ExcellenceNA
40.10
44.50
*Thurgood Marshall Academy156
22.00
42.40
*Village Middle (closed) 118
19.49
15.25
*Village High (closed) 129
9.30
10.85
Washington Math, Science and Technology 317
34.80
47.00
