Charter School Data Annual Report
2017Charter School Enrollment Data (G.L. c. 71, § 89(kk))
February 2017
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA02148-4906
Phone 781-338-3000 TTY: N.E.T. Relay 800-439-2370


This document was prepared by the
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D.
Commissioner
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Members
Mr. Paul Sagan, Chair, Cambridge
Mr. James Morton, Vice Chair, Boston
Ms. Katherine Craven, Brookline
Dr. Edward Doherty, Hyde Park
Dr. Roland Fryer, Concord
Ms. Margaret McKenna, Boston
Mr. Michael Moriarty, Holyoke
Dr. PendredNoyce, Boston
Mr. James Peyser, Secretary of Education, Milton
Ms. Mary Ann Stewart, Lexington
Mr. Nathan Moore, Chair, Student Advisory Council, Scituate
Mitchell D. Chester, Commissioner
Secretary to the Board
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Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA02148-4906
Phone 781-338-3000 TTY: N.E.T. Relay 800-439-2370


Massachusetts Department of

Elementary & Secondary Education

75 Pleasant Street, Malden, Massachusetts 02148-4906Telephone: (781) 338-3000

TTY: N.E.T. Relay 1-800-439-2370

Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D.
Commissioner

February 2017

Dear Members of the General Court:

I am pleased to submit this Report to the Legislature: Charter School Data Annual Report for 2016-2017. The charter school enrollment data provided in this report was compiled from the Department’s Student Information Management System (SIMS). Data profiles of each charter school for FY2017 (school year 2016-2017) as well as prior years are available on the Department’s School and District Profiles website at District and School Profiles[1].

If you have any questions about this report, please feel free to contact Alison Bagg, Director of the Office of Charter Schools and School Redesign at or at 781-338-3227.

Sincerely,

Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D.

Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education

Table of Contents

Introduction

Subgroup Percentages

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Introduction

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (“the Department”) respectfully submits this Report to the Legislature: Charter School Data Annual Report for FY2017 pursuant to the requirement under G.L. c. 71, § 89(kk) that states:

“The commissioner shall collect data on the racial, ethnic and socio-economic make-up of the student enrollment of each charter school in the commonwealth. The commissioner shall also collect data on the number of students enrolled in each charter school who have individual education plans pursuant to chapter 71B and those requiring English language learners programs under chapter 71A. The commissioner shall file said data annually with the clerks of the house and senate and the joint committee on education not later than December 1.”

The charter school enrollment data for FY2017, compiled from the Department’s Student Information Management System (SIMS) information collection, is provided in the following table. Data profiles of each charter school for FY2017 and prior years are available at District and School Profileson the Department’s website.

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Subgroup Percentages
FY17 Enrollment
LEA / Charter School / Total Enrollment / English Language Learner / Students With Disabilities / Economically Disadvantaged / African American / Asian / Hispanic / White / Native American / Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander / Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic
445 / Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School / 1425 / 7.2 / 10.3 / 37.2 / 48.5 / 4 / 22 / 22.9 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 2.3
412 / Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter Public School / 527 / 11.8 / 24.3 / 38.3 / 58.1 / 0.9 / 27.3 / 10.4 / 0 / 0.2 / 3
430 / Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School / 952 / 1.3 / 4.8 / 6.1 / 2.4 / 19.2 / 5.8 / 66.9 / 0.3 / 0 / 5.4
409 / Alma del Mar Charter School / 324 / 11.7 / 16.4 / 53.7 / 14.2 / 0.6 / 47.2 / 31.8 / 0.3 / 0 / 5.9
3509 / Argosy Collegiate Charter School / 307 / 15 / 23.1 / 49.5 / 9.4 / 2 / 11.1 / 72.3 / 0.3 / 0.7 / 4.2
491 / Atlantis Charter School / 1111 / 6 / 12.2 / 41.4 / 4.7 / 1.9 / 9.9 / 80 / 0.1 / 0 / 3.4
427 / Barnstable Community Horace Mann Charter Public School / 290 / 17.6 / 7.9 / 40 / 17.9 / 3.1 / 20.7 / 51.7 / 1 / 0.3 / 5.2
3502 / Baystate Academy Charter Public School / 392 / 12.2 / 19.6 / 71.9 / 27.6 / 0.8 / 65.3 / 5.9 / 0 / 0 / 0.5
420 / Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School / 347 / 3.2 / 12.7 / 49.3 / 79.5 / 2.6 / 13.3 / 2.6 / 0.9 / 0 / 1.2
447 / Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School / 447 / 2.5 / 10.7 / 5.4 / 1.6 / 23 / 2.7 / 69.4 / 0.2 / 0 / 3.1
3511 / Bentley Academy Charter School / 257 / 13.6 / 16.3 / 62.6 / 12.5 / 3.1 / 48.6 / 32.7 / 0 / 0 / 3.1
414 / Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School / 356 / 1.7 / 21.1 / 41.9 / 14.6 / 2.5 / 6.7 / 71.9 / 0 / 0.3 / 3.9
449 / Boston Collegiate Charter School / 680 / 3.4 / 17.9 / 29.4 / 27.5 / 2.2 / 19.7 / 47.5 / 0.7 / 0 / 2.4
424 / Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School / 404 / 9.2 / 27.2 / 56.2 / 48.3 / 2 / 40.1 / 5.2 / 1 / 0.2 / 3.2
411 / Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School / 476 / 13 / 20.2 / 61.1 / 54.8 / 0.8 / 32.6 / 7.4 / 0 / 0 / 4.4
416 / Boston Preparatory Charter Public School / 415 / 10.1 / 22.2 / 39 / 69.2 / 1 / 24.8 / 2.4 / 0.5 / 0.2 / 1.9
481 / Boston Renaissance Charter Public School / 955 / 6.9 / 12.6 / 48.3 / 64.1 / 0.3 / 31 / 1.5 / 0.1 / 0 / 3
417 / Bridge Boston Charter School / 267 / 25.5 / 19.5 / 54.7 / 60.7 / 1.5 / 33 / 0.4 / 0.7 / 0 / 3.7
428 / Brooke Charter School / 1608 / 6.7 / 8.9 / 45.4 / 54.5 / 1.9 / 35.8 / 5.4 / 0.4 / 0 / 2
432 / Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School / 243 / 0.8 / 13.2 / 14.4 / 1.2 / 1.2 / 4.5 / 87.7 / 0 / 0 / 5.3
418 / Christa McAuliffe Charter School / 395 / 3.3 / 23.5 / 19 / 5.6 / 6.1 / 21 / 60.5 / 1 / 0.3 / 5.6
437 / City on a Hill Charter Public School Circuit Street / 279 / 10.4 / 22.6 / 56.3 / 65.2 / 0 / 29.7 / 2.9 / 0.4 / 0.4 / 1.4
3504 / City on a Hill Charter Public School Dudley Square / 281 / 11 / 24.2 / 53 / 71.2 / 1.8 / 22.8 / 3.2 / 0 / 0 / 1.1
3507 / City On A Hill Charter Public School New Bedford / 177 / 11.3 / 31.6 / 71.2 / 10.7 / 0.6 / 49.2 / 34.5 / 0 / 0 / 5.1
Subgroup Percentages
FY17 Enrollment
LEA / Charter School / Total Enrollment / English Language Learner / Students With Disabilities / Economically Disadvantaged / African American / Asian / Hispanic / White / Native American / Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander / Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic
438 / Codman Academy Charter Public School / 359 / 0 / 22 / 51.8 / 80.5 / 0 / 17.5 / 0.6 / 0.3 / 0.6 / 0.6
3503 / Collegiate Charter School of Lowell / 646 / 18.4 / 11.6 / 39.9 / 19.8 / 20.3 / 37.2 / 18 / 0.2 / 0 / 4.6
436 / Community Charter School of Cambridge / 374 / 2.4 / 19 / 34.8 / 62 / 3.5 / 24.3 / 5.1 / 1.6 / 0.3 / 3.2
426 / Community Day Charter Public School - Gateway / 280 / 59.3 / 9.6 / 50.7 / 0.7 / 0.7 / 96.4 / 2.1 / 0 / 0 / 0
440 / Community Day Charter Public School - Prospect / 400 / 40.8 / 10.5 / 48.3 / 0.5 / 0.5 / 95.8 / 3.3 / 0 / 0 / 0
431 / Community Day Charter Public School - R. Kingman Webster / 280 / 44.6 / 8.6 / 48.6 / 1.1 / 1.1 / 93.6 / 4.3 / 0 / 0 / 0
439 / Conservatory Lab Charter School / 450 / 10.4 / 12 / 42.4 / 50.9 / 2.9 / 32 / 10.4 / 0 / 0 / 3.8
407 / Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School / 292 / 17.8 / 11.3 / 50 / 61 / 0 / 36.6 / 1.4 / 0.7 / 0 / 0.3
452 / Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A Horace Mann Charter Public School / 359 / 13.6 / 16.4 / 54 / 44.6 / 1.9 / 46.8 / 4.5 / 0 / 0 / 2.2
410 / Excel Academy Charter School / 957 / 15 / 19.1 / 41.4 / 7.3 / 1.5 / 79.2 / 10.1 / 1.3 / 0.3 / 0.3
413 / Four Rivers Charter Public School / 220 / 0.5 / 14.5 / 29.5 / 0.5 / 2.7 / 7.3 / 85 / 0 / 0 / 4.5
446 / Foxborough Regional Charter School / 1261 / 11.7 / 9 / 17 / 36.6 / 10 / 4.4 / 42.9 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 5.9
478 / Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School / 395 / 0 / 15.9 / 5.3 / 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.8 / 91.6 / 0 / 0 / 3.5
496 / Global Learning Charter Public School / 507 / 10.7 / 13.4 / 49.7 / 10.7 / 1 / 29.8 / 52.3 / 1 / 0 / 5.3
499 / Hampden Charter School of Science / 478 / 4.6 / 7.7 / 41.8 / 24.9 / 2.7 / 30.5 / 39.1 / 0 / 0 / 2.7
419 / Helen Y Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School / 217 / 12.4 / 27.6 / 52.1 / 79.7 / 0.5 / 17.5 / 0 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 0
455 / Hill View Montessori Charter Public School / 306 / 2.9 / 0 / 14.7 / 5.2 / 0.7 / 18.3 / 72.5 / 0.3 / 0 / 2.9
450 / Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School / 218 / 0 / 16.5 / 11.5 / 0.5 / 1.4 / 7.3 / 81.7 / 0 / 0 / 9.2
453 / Holyoke Community Charter School / 702 / 12.8 / 15 / 67.5 / 1.9 / 0.4 / 89.7 / 5.7 / 0 / 0 / 2.3
435 / Innovation Academy Charter School / 792 / 2.5 / 18.7 / 9.7 / 3.5 / 7.4 / 6.6 / 77.8 / 0 / 0 / 4.7
463 / KIPP Academy Boston Charter School / 505 / 31.3 / 19.2 / 62.4 / 68.1 / 0.4 / 29.7 / 0.4 / 0 / 0 / 1.4
429 / KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School / 1196 / 27.4 / 12.5 / 48.1 / 22.9 / 2.3 / 65.6 / 6.2 / 0.2 / 0 / 2.9
454 / Lawrence Family Development Charter School / 717 / 26.4 / 6.4 / 54.7 / 0.8 / 0 / 98 / 1.1 / 0 / 0 / 0
456 / Lowell Community Charter Public School / 817 / 49 / 15.5 / 47 / 27.5 / 20.1 / 45.9 / 3.2 / 0 / 0 / 3.3

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Subgroup Percentages
FY17 Enrollment
LEA / Charter School / Total Enrollment / English Language Learner / Students With Disabilities / Economically Disadvantaged / African American / Asian / Hispanic / White / Native American / Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander / Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic
458 / Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School / 94 / 1.1 / 27.7 / 66 / 1.1 / 14.9 / 34 / 43.6 / 0 / 0 / 6.4
464 / Marblehead Community Charter Public School / 230 / 4.8 / 21.3 / 3 / 2.6 / 2.6 / 2.2 / 90 / 0.9 / 0 / 1.7
466 / Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School / 173 / 4 / 26 / 29.5 / 4.6 / 1.7 / 4.6 / 78 / 0 / 0 / 11
492 / Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School of Excellence / 366 / 15.8 / 18.3 / 73.8 / 41.8 / 1.9 / 48.9 / 1.9 / 0 / 0 / 5.5
469 / Match Charter Public School / 1145 / 34.2 / 19.3 / 56.4 / 45.9 / 1.3 / 46.7 / 3.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 / 1.9
470 / Mystic Valley Regional Charter School / 1486 / 1.6 / 13.2 / 17.2 / 17 / 17.2 / 7.8 / 53.4 / 0.3 / 0 / 4.4
444 / Neighborhood House Charter School / 457 / 6.6 / 15.1 / 33.5 / 51 / 4.4 / 16.2 / 21 / 0.9 / 0 / 6.6
3513 / New Heights Charter School of Brockton / 313 / 4.5 / 8 / 47 / 86.9 / 1.3 / 8.3 / 2.2 / 0 / 0 / 1.3
3501 / Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School / 328 / 10.4 / 17.7 / 69.5 / 5.2 / 0 / 87.5 / 7 / 0 / 0.3 / 0
493 / Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School, Chelsea / 170 / 54.7 / 11.2 / 33.5 / 16.5 / 2.4 / 75.3 / 5.9 / 0 / 0 / 0
3508 / Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School, Springfield / 193 / 15 / 31.1 / 81.3 / 21.2 / 0.5 / 69.4 / 3.1 / 1 / 0 / 4.7
494 / Pioneer Charter School of Science / 543 / 34.4 / 8.1 / 38.1 / 29.7 / 10.3 / 29.1 / 29.3 / 0.9 / 0.2 / 0.6
3506 / Pioneer Charter School of Science II / 322 / 25.5 / 11.5 / 28.9 / 35.1 / 11.5 / 21.1 / 29.8 / 1.2 / 0 / 1.2
497 / Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School / 471 / 2.5 / 5.9 / 15.5 / 4.7 / 17.6 / 6.2 / 58.4 / 0 / 0 / 13.2
479 / Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School / 398 / 0 / 18.6 / 21.4 / 8.3 / 2 / 13.6 / 68.8 / 0.3 / 0 / 7
487 / Prospect Hill Academy Charter School / 1135 / 12.4 / 14.8 / 37.9 / 55 / 8.5 / 20.8 / 12.3 / 0.4 / 0.2 / 2.8
483 / Rising Tide Charter Public School / 665 / 0 / 14.4 / 8.9 / 1.1 / 3 / 2.1 / 89.6 / 0.5 / 0 / 3.8
482 / River Valley Charter School / 288 / 0 / 12.2 / 6.3 / 0.3 / 3.8 / 2.8 / 89.2 / 0.3 / 0 / 3.5
484 / Roxbury Preparatory Charter School / 1306 / 22.4 / 15.5 / 56 / 56.4 / 0.8 / 40.7 / 0.7 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 1.1
441 / Sabis International Charter School / 1576 / 5.3 / 13 / 36.7 / 29.8 / 4.1 / 37.6 / 23.5 / 0 / 0 / 5
485 / Salem Academy Charter School / 442 / 10.2 / 0 / 31.9 / 8.8 / 5.4 / 36.7 / 47.3 / 0 / 0 / 1.8
486 / Seven Hills Charter Public School / 667 / 26.1 / 14.7 / 55.3 / 47.1 / 0.1 / 41.5 / 7.6 / 0 / 0 / 3.6
477 / Silver Hill Horace Mann Charter School / 567 / 3.9 / 0 / 24.7 / 2.8 / 2.5 / 18.7 / 74.3 / 0.2 / 0 / 1.6
474 / Sizer School, A North Central Charter Essential School / 370 / 0.8 / 24.1 / 31.1 / 4.3 / 2.2 / 16.8 / 75.1 / 0 / 0 / 1.6
Subgroup Percentages
FY17 Enrollment
LEA / Charter School / Total Enrollment / English Language Learner / Students With Disabilities / Economically Disadvantaged / African American / Asian / Hispanic / White / Native American / Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander / Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic
488 / South Shore Charter Public School / 758 / 15.8 / 15.7 / 14.5 / 25.1 / 4.6 / 2.8 / 62.5 / 0.3 / 0.1 / 4.6
3510 / Springfield Preparatory Charter School / 163 / 25.8 / 4.3 / 70.6 / 24.5 / 1.8 / 64.4 / 6.1 / 0 / 0 / 3.1
489 / Sturgis Charter Public School / 804 / 0 / 11.2 / 13.6 / 1.7 / 2.6 / 4.4 / 85.2 / 0.6 / 0.1 / 5.3
480 / UP Academy Charter School of Boston / 472 / 17.4 / 19.3 / 65.9 / 46.8 / 5.7 / 39.4 / 5.5 / 0.2 / 0.4 / 1.9
3505 / UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester / 744 / 21.1 / 19.5 / 63.2 / 56.7 / 1.6 / 38 / 1.1 / 0.4 / 0 / 2.2
498 / Veritas Preparatory Charter School / 313 / 11.8 / 16.3 / 66.8 / 19.5 / 1.3 / 70.9 / 6.7 / 0 / 0 / 1.6

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