A Statistical Comparison of Charter and Public Schools in New Jersey* Jason Barr Dept. of Economics Rutgers University, Newark

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1 A Statistical Comparison of Charter and Public Schools in New Jersey* Jason Barr Dept. of Economics Rutgers University, Newark October 15, 2004 * These tables have been prepared for PEI and Institute on Education Law and Policy Round Table Conference on Charter Schools in New Jersey and Nationwide, October 15, 2004 Page 1 of 35

2 Description of Data and Tables The data comes from the N.J. Department of Education Data website ( which includes N.J. Report Card, Enrollment and Faculty data for The data used here includes all schools (including charter schools) in districts in N.J. that contained at least one charter school during the school year. Note: All data is for general education students. Part I: 4 th Grade Analysis Table I-1: Table I-2: Table I-3: Tables I-4 I-5: Part II: 8 th Grade Analysis Table II-1: Table II-2: Table II-3: Tables II-4 II-6: Descriptive statistics for schools with 4 th grades Comparison of means for charter and public schools for selected variables Regressions for ASK4 standardized test performance Rankings of schools performance on ASK 4 standardized exams Descriptive statistics for schools with 8 th grades Comparison of means for Charter and Public schools for selected variables Regressions for GEPA standardized test performance Rankings of schools Performance on GEPA standardized exams Part III: Comparison of Charter Schools to Average Performance of Resident District Table III-1: Districts in N. J. with at least one charter school Table III-2: 4 th grade comparisons Table III-3: 8 th grade comparisons Page 2 of 35

3 Part I: 4 th Grade Analysis Page 3 of 35

4 Table I-1: Fourth Grade Descriptive Statistics (n=213) Variable Mean Std. Dev. Min. Max. Exams Language GPP Language GP Language GAP Math GPP Math GP Math GAP Students % English native tongue % LEP % White % Black % Native American % Asian % Hispanic % Male % Reduced or Free Lunch % Free Lunch % Chapter Faculty % Admin. Minority % Teachers White % Teachers Black % Teachers Hispanic % Teachers Native Am % Teachers Minority Total # Teachers % Teachers with Bachelor's only % Teachers with Master's % Teachers with PhD/Ed School % Attendance Grade 4* % Student Mobility Total Enrollment Avg. Class Size Grade Student-Faculty Ratio Length of School Day Length of School Year Have First and/or Second Grades Charter Predominantly Black School Notes: 1) *The attendance variable had missing data for 7 schools. Those missing variables will filled in using predicted values from a regression of attendance on several relevant variables. 2) A school is designated (by author) a Predominantly Black School if more than 50% of students and teachers are Black. Page 4 of 35

5 Table I-2: Comparison of Means for Charter and Public Schools Mean P.S. (n=181) Mean Charter (n=32) Stat. Sig. (>=90%) Variable Diff. Exams Language G PP Language G P+AP Math G PP Math G P+AP Students % LEP yes % Male yes % White % Black yes % Asian % Hispanic yes % Native American % Reduced or Free Lunch yes % Chapter yes Faculty % Teachers with Bachelor's only % Teachers with Master's yes % Teachers White yes % Teachers Black yes % Teachers Hispanic yes % Teachers Native Am % Teachers Minority yes Total # Teachers yes % Admin. Minority yes School Avg. Class Size Grade Total Enrollment yes Length of School Day yes Length of School Year yes Have First and/or Second Grades Predominantly Black School yes % Student Mobility yes % Attendance Grade 4* Note: t-tests preformed comparing means, assuming unequal variances. Page 5 of 35

6 Table I-3: Regressions. Dep. Var: % At or Above Proficiency ( ) Language Math Variable (1) (2) (1) (2) % Black % Hispanic % Nat. Am % Asian % Reduced Lunch % Free Lunch % LEP % MALE Charter % Masters % PhD/ED Ln(Enrollment) Stud.-Fac. Ratio Avg Class Size Gr % Admin. Minority % Teachers Black % Teachers Hispanic % Teachers Nat. Am % Teachers Asian Length of School Year Length of School Day Have Gr.1 &/or Gr Predom. Black School Page 6 of 35

7 Stud. Mobility Attendance Gr. 4* Constant District Dummy's Yes Yes Nobs R-squared Adj. R-squared District Dummy's F( 16, 171) Prob > F Note: t-stats below coefficients, Abs. value of t-stat>1.7 means stat. sig. at 90% or greater. Page 7 of 35

8 Table I-4: Rankings of ASK4 Language Exams - % At or Above Proficient ( ) % At or Above Prof. % Black % RFL Charter School District Rank BRANCH BROOK NEWARK CITY Yes ENGLEWOOD ON THE PALISADE ENGLEWOOD CITY Yes HOBOKEN CS HOBOKEN CITY Yes LEARNING COMMUNITY CS JERSEY CITY MORRIS SCHOOL THOMAS JEFFERSON DISTRICT MORRIS SCHOOL ALEXANDER HAMILTON DISTRICT PRINCETON Yes PRINCETON CS REGIONAL ABINGTON AVE NEWARK CITY MORRIS SCHOOL NORMANDY PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT PRINCETON COMMUNITY PARK REGIONAL Yes ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CS NEWARK CITY WASHINGTON TRENTON CITY COLOGNE ELEM SCH GALLOWAY TWP RED BANK PRIMARY RED BANK BORO BRIGHTON AVE ATLANTIC CITY NO 42 CONSTANCE P NICHOLS JERSEY CITY NUMBER 33 JERSEY CITY Yes TEANECK COMMUNITY CS TEANECK TWP ANN ST NEWARK CITY RICHMOND AVE ATLANTIC CITY FIRST AVENUE NEWARK CITY RAFAEL DE J CORDERO NO 37 JERSEY CITY RIDGE ST NEWARK CITY Yes GREATER BRUNSWICK CS NEW BRUNSWICK CITY JOHNSON PARK SCHOOL PRINCETON REGIONAL LITTLEBROOK SCHOOL PRINCETON REGIONAL RIVERSIDE PRINCETON REGIONAL LAFAYETTE ST NEWARK CITY NUMBER 5 JERSEY CITY WOODROW WILSON NEW BRUNSWICK CITY LOWELL TEANECK TWP ARTHUR RANN ELEM SCHOOL GALLOWAY TWP Yes ELYSIAN CS OF HOBOKEN HOBOKEN CITY WILSON AVE NEWARK CITY LIVINGSTON NEW BRUNSWICK CITY WHITTIER TEANECK TWP FOURTEENTH AVENUE NEWARK CITY WALLACE NO 6 HOBOKEN CITY Page 8 of 35

9 Yes THE RED BANK CS RED BANK BORO ROLAND ROGERS ELEM SCH GALLOWAY TWP ALFRED E ZAMPELLA NO 27 JERSEY CITY SUSSEX AVENUE MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT DR M L KING JR SCH COMP ATLANTIC CITY SALVATORE R CALABRO NO 4 HOBOKEN CITY MT VERNON NEWARK CITY WASHINGTON AVENUE ELEM SC PLEASANTVILLE CITY SMITHVILLE ELEM SCHOOL GALLOWAY TWP CORNELIA F BRADFORD 16 JERSEY CITY DIONNE WARWICK INSTITUTE EAST ORANGE WASHINGTON ACADEMY EAST ORANGE Yes SOARING HEIGHTS CS JERSEY CITY OLIVER ST NEWARK CITY LINCOLN EARLY SCHOOL ENGLEWOOD CITY HAWKINS ST NEWARK CITY FRANK R CONWELL #3 JERSEY CITY Yes VILLAGE CS TRENTON CITY JOTHAM W WAKEMAN 6 JERSEY CITY LINCOLN NEW BRUNSWICK CITY CHARLES H. STILLMAN PLAINFIELD CITY HAWTHORNE TEANECK TWP NICOLAS COPERNICUS NUM 25 JERSEY CITY Yes DISCOVERY CS NEWARK CITY JOHNNIE L COCHRAN JR ACAD EAST ORANGE NUMBER 29 JERSEY CITY REEDS ROAD ELEM SCH GALLOWAY TWP NUMBER 28 JERSEY CITY CEDARBROOK PLAINFIELD CITY Yes PLEASANTECH ACADEMY CS PLEASANTVILLE CITY ALEXANDER ST NEWARK CITY EMERSON PLAINFIELD CITY BRADLEY ELEMEMTARY ASBURY PARK CITY WHITTIER CAMDEN CITY WHITNEY E. HOUSTON ACAD EAST ORANGE MARTIN L KING JR #11 JERSEY CITY CHELSEA HEIGHTS ATLANTIC CITY EVERGREEN PLAINFIELD CITY CLINTON PLAINFIELD CITY MOTT TRENTON CITY JOSEPH H BRENSINGER 17 JERSEY CITY A CHESTER REDSHAW NEW BRUNSWICK CITY FREDERIC W. COOK PLAINFIELD CITY MCKINLEY COMM NEW BRUNSWICK CITY WOODLAND PLAINFIELD CITY ROBERTO CLEMENTE NEWARK CITY Yes JERSEY CITY COMM. CS JERSEY CITY THOMAS G CONNORS HOBOKEN CITY Page 9 of 35

10 CLEVELAND ENGLEWOOD CITY JAMES F MURRAY 38 JERSEY CITY FOURTH AVENUE SCHOOL EAST ORANGE HARRISON TRENTON CITY SOUTH SEVENTEENTH ST NEWARK CITY J GARFIELD JACKSON SR ACD EAST ORANGE SOUTH EGG HARBOR E S GALLOWAY TWP HARRIET TUBMAN NEWARK CITY PAUL ROBESON COMM NEW BRUNSWICK CITY FRANKLIN TRENTON CITY NUMBER 24 JERSEY CITY LANNING SQUARE CAMDEN CITY GREGORY TRENTON CITY ALEXANDER D SULLIVAN 30 JERSEY CITY CATTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMDEN CITY Yes UNITY CS MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT COLUMBUS TRENTON CITY NUMBER 8 JERSEY CITY WILSON TRENTON CITY SHARP CAMDEN CITY LEEDS AVE ELEM SCH PLEASANTVILLE CITY QUITMAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL NEWARK CITY Yes JERSEY CITY GOLDEN DOOR JERSEY CITY JEFFERSON TRENTON CITY SPEEDWAY AVE NEWARK CITY PARKER TRENTON CITY FOREST HILL CAMDEN CITY ELLIOTT ST NEWARK CITY JEFFERSON PLAINFIELD CITY SUSSEX AVE NEWARK CITY ROBBINS TRENTON CITY NUMBER 23 JERSEY CITY BONSALL CAMDEN CITY JULIA A. BARNES #12 JERSEY CITY BURNET ST NEWARK CITY WARREN ST NEWARK CITY SOUTH ST NEWARK CITY GORDON PARKS ACADEMY EAST ORANGE LANGSTON HUGHES SCHOOL EAST ORANGE NUMBER 20 JERSEY CITY UPTOWN SCHOOL COMPLEX ATLANTIC CITY DR JOHN HOWARD JR U-S-E EAST ORANGE SOUTH MAIN ST ELEM SCH PLEASANTVILLE CITY WILSON CAMDEN CITY CLEVELAND NEWARK CITY MAPLE AVE SCHOOL NEWARK CITY DAVIS ELEM CAMDEN CITY NEW BRUNSWICK ROOSEVELT ELEM CITY Page 10 of 35

11 MADISON ELEM. NEWARK CITY DEWITT D. BARLOW PLAINFIELD CITY GRANT TRENTON CITY CHANCELLOR AVE NEWARK CITY COOPERS POYNT CAMDEN CITY DR WILLIAM H HORTON NEWARK CITY LOUISE A. SPENCER NEWARK CITY WASHINGTON CAMDEN CITY EIGHTEENTH AVE NEWARK CITY NUMBER 14 JERSEY CITY Yes NEW HORIZONS COMM. CS NEWARK CITY MCKINLEY NEWARK CITY CRAMER CAMDEN CITY ECOLE T. LOVERTURE SCHOOL EAST ORANGE BROADWAY NEWARK CITY Yes PLEASANTVILLE CS FOR AC. PLEASANTVILLE CITY Yes HOPE ACADEMY CS ASBURY PARK CITY RAFAEL HERNANDEZ SCHOOL NEWARK CITY Yes INTERNATIONAL CS OF TRENT TRENTON CITY THURGOOD MARSHALL PRIM. ASBURY PARK CITY STOKES TRENTON CITY Yes LADY LIBERTY ACADEMY CS NEWARK CITY CADWALADER TRENTON CITY FIFTEENTH AVE NEWARK CITY NUMBER 22 JERSEY CITY Yes SCHOMBURG CS JERSEY CITY RILETTA CREAM ELEM SCHOOL CAMDEN CITY Yes OCEANSIDE CS ATLANTIC CITY Yes EAST ORANGE COMMUNITY CS EAST ORANGE NEWTON ST NEWARK CITY THIRTEENTH AVE NEWARK CITY Yes GRAY CS NEWARK CITY NORTH MAIN ST ELEM SCH PLEASANTVILLE CITY LUIS MUNOZ-RIVERA ELEM TRENTON CITY G. W. CARVER NEWARK CITY LINCOLN NEWARK CITY DR E ALMA FLAGG NEWARK CITY WASHINGTON PLAINFIELD CITY NEW JERSEY AVE ATLANTIC CITY KENNEDY NUMBER 9 JERSEY CITY YORKSHIP CAMDEN CITY Yes GRANVILLE CS TRENTON CITY FRANKLIN NEWARK CITY CAMDEN ST NEWARK CITY MCGRAW CAMDEN CITY TEXAS AVENUE ATLANTIC CITY MILLER ST NEWARK CITY R C MOLINA ELEM SCHOOL CAMDEN CITY PAUL ROBESON ELEM TRENTON CITY DR CHARLES P DEFUCCIO 39 JERSEY CITY Page 11 of 35

12 SUMNER CAMDEN CITY MARTIN LUTHER KING JR NEWARK CITY JOYCE KILMER TRENTON CITY M B GARVIN MICROSOCIETY S EAST ORANGE Yes GALLOWAY COMMUNITY CS GALLOWAY TWP PESHINE AVE NEWARK CITY Yes LEAP ACADEMY UNIVERSITY C CAMDEN CITY LORD STIRLING NEW BRUNSWICK CITY G.WASHINGTON CARVER INST EAST ORANGE ROSEVILLE AVE SCHOOL NEWARK CITY Yes LIBERTY ACADEMY CS JERSEY CITY BELMONT RUNYON NEWARK CITY NUMBER 34 JERSEY CITY P.J. HILL TRENTON CITY MONUMENT TRENTON CITY DUDLEY CAMDEN CITY DAYTON ST NEWARK CITY Yes MARION P. THOMAS CS NEWARK CITY PARKSIDE CAMDEN CITY WHITNEY M YOUNG PRIMARY JERSEY CITY BRAGAW AVE NEWARK CITY HAWTHORNE AVE NEWARK CITY U S WIGGINS CAMDEN CITY Yes TRENTON COMMUNITY CS TRENTON CITY AVON AVE NEWARK CITY INDIANA AVE ATLANTIC CITY BANGS AVE ASBURY PARK CITY FRED W. MARTIN #41 JERSEY CITY Yes QUEEN CITY ACADEMY CS PLAINFIELD CITY Page 12 of 35

13 Rank % At or Above Prof. Table I-5: Rankings of ASK4 Math Exams - % At or Above Proficient ( ) % Black % RFL Charter School District BRANCH BROOK NEWARK CITY WASHINGTON ACADEMY EAST ORANGE Yes ENGLEWOOD ON THE PALISADE ENGLEWOOD CITY Yes PRINCETON CS PRINCETON REGIONAL ABINGTON AVE NEWARK CITY Yes PLEASANTECH ACADEMY CS PLEASANTVILLE CITY SALVATORE R CALABRO NO 4 HOBOKEN CITY LITTLEBROOK SCHOOL PRINCETON REGIONAL COMMUNITY PARK PRINCETON REGIONAL RICHMOND AVE ATLANTIC CITY ALEXANDER HAMILTON MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT ANN ST NEWARK CITY LAFAYETTE ST NEWARK CITY RIVERSIDE PRINCETON REGIONAL Yes ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CS NEWARK CITY RIDGE ST NEWARK CITY JOHNSON PARK SCHOOL PRINCETON REGIONAL OLIVER ST NEWARK CITY FIRST AVENUE NEWARK CITY NORMANDY PARK SCHOOL MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT FOURTEENTH AVENUE NEWARK CITY Yes ELYSIAN CS OF HOBOKEN HOBOKEN CITY WHITTIER CAMDEN CITY NUMBER 5 JERSEY CITY BRIGHTON AVE ATLANTIC CITY WALLACE NO 6 HOBOKEN CITY WILSON CAMDEN CITY THOMAS JEFFERSON MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 33 JERSEY CITY WOODROW WILSON NEW BRUNSWICK CITY LIVINGSTON NEW BRUNSWICK CITY SMITHVILLE ELEM SCHOOL GALLOWAY TWP WASHINGTON TRENTON CITY ROLAND ROGERS ELEM SCH GALLOWAY TWP COLOGNE ELEM SCH GALLOWAY TWP Yes GREATER BRUNSWICK CS NEW BRUNSWICK CITY ARTHUR RANN ELEM SCHOOL GALLOWAY TWP RILETTA CREAM ELEM SCHOOL CAMDEN CITY NUMBER 29 JERSEY CITY Yes TEANECK COMMUNITY CS TEANECK TWP DIONNE WARWICK INSTITUTE EAST ORANGE REEDS ROAD ELEM SCH GALLOWAY TWP MORRIS SCHOOL SUSSEX AVENUE DISTRICT Page 13 of 35

14 NO 42 CONSTANCE P NICHOLS JERSEY CITY SOUTH EGG HARBOR E S GALLOWAY TWP GRANT TRENTON CITY WILSON AVE NEWARK CITY LANGSTON HUGHES SCHOOL EAST ORANGE HAWKINS ST NEWARK CITY LINCOLN EARLY SCHOOL ENGLEWOOD CITY RAFAEL DE J CORDERO NO 37 JERSEY CITY Yes LEARNING COMMUNITY CS JERSEY CITY MCGRAW CAMDEN CITY NICOLAS COPERNICUS NUM 25 JERSEY CITY WHITTIER TEANECK TWP Yes HOBOKEN CS HOBOKEN CITY JEFFERSON TRENTON CITY MT VERNON NEWARK CITY LOWELL TEANECK TWP ALFRED E ZAMPELLA NO 27 JERSEY CITY CHELSEA HEIGHTS ATLANTIC CITY Yes JERSEY CITY COMM. CS JERSEY CITY Yes VILLAGE CS TRENTON CITY PARKER TRENTON CITY HAWTHORNE TEANECK TWP RED BANK PRIMARY RED BANK BORO JOTHAM W WAKEMAN 6 JERSEY CITY CORNELIA F BRADFORD 16 JERSEY CITY NUMBER 28 JERSEY CITY SOUTH SEVENTEENTH ST NEWARK CITY WHITNEY E. HOUSTON ACAD EAST ORANGE J GARFIELD JACKSON SR ACD EAST ORANGE DR JOHN HOWARD JR U-S-E EAST ORANGE Yes THE RED BANK CS RED BANK BORO SPEEDWAY AVE NEWARK CITY WASHINGTON AVENUE ELEM SC PLEASANTVILLE CITY HARRIET TUBMAN NEWARK CITY ECOLE T. LOVERTURE SCHOOL EAST ORANGE JOSEPH H BRENSINGER 17 JERSEY CITY Yes UNITY CS MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT ALEXANDER ST NEWARK CITY BRADLEY ELEMEMTARY ASBURY PARK CITY MARTIN L KING JR #11 JERSEY CITY MCKINLEY COMM NEW BRUNSWICK CITY NUMBER 24 JERSEY CITY FIFTEENTH AVE NEWARK CITY LINCOLN NEW BRUNSWICK CITY DR WILLIAM H HORTON NEWARK CITY CRAMER CAMDEN CITY JOHNNIE L COCHRAN JR ACAD EAST ORANGE JAMES F MURRAY 38 JERSEY CITY EIGHTEENTH AVE NEWARK CITY NUMBER 8 JERSEY CITY Page 14 of 35

15 EMERSON PLAINFIELD CITY ELLIOTT ST NEWARK CITY COOPERS POYNT CAMDEN CITY NUMBER 23 JERSEY CITY CATTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMDEN CITY BONSALL CAMDEN CITY M B GARVIN MICROSOCIETY S EAST ORANGE MOTT TRENTON CITY ROBERTO CLEMENTE NEWARK CITY A CHESTER REDSHAW NEW BRUNSWICK CITY MCKINLEY NEWARK CITY UPTOWN SCHOOL COMPLEX ATLANTIC CITY FRANKLIN TRENTON CITY COLUMBUS TRENTON CITY TEXAS AVENUE ATLANTIC CITY Yes INTERNATIONAL CS OF TRENT TRENTON CITY RAFAEL HERNANDEZ SCHOOL NEWARK CITY G.WASHINGTON CARVER INST EAST ORANGE R C MOLINA ELEM SCHOOL CAMDEN CITY ROBBINS TRENTON CITY LANNING SQUARE CAMDEN CITY WASHINGTON CAMDEN CITY FOREST HILL CAMDEN CITY SOUTH MAIN ST ELEM SCH PLEASANTVILLE CITY FRANKLIN NEWARK CITY Yes SOARING HEIGHTS CS JERSEY CITY ROSEVILLE AVE SCHOOL NEWARK CITY LEEDS AVE ELEM SCH PLEASANTVILLE CITY PAUL ROBESON ELEM TRENTON CITY THOMAS G CONNORS HOBOKEN CITY KENNEDY NUMBER 9 JERSEY CITY Yes GALLOWAY COMMUNITY CS GALLOWAY TWP SOUTH ST NEWARK CITY DAVIS ELEM CAMDEN CITY EVERGREEN PLAINFIELD CITY PAUL ROBESON COMM NEW BRUNSWICK CITY GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER NEWARK CITY CHARLES H. STILLMAN PLAINFIELD CITY Yes LEAP ACADEMY UNIVERSITY C CAMDEN CITY NEW JERSEY AVE ATLANTIC CITY WILSON TRENTON CITY CLEVELAND ENGLEWOOD CITY GORDON PARKS ACADEMY EAST ORANGE FREDERIC W. COOK PLAINFIELD CITY NUMBER 14 JERSEY CITY LOUISE A. SPENCER NEWARK CITY DR M L KING JR SCH COMP ATLANTIC CITY SHARP CAMDEN CITY ALEXANDER D SULLIVAN 30 JERSEY CITY FOURTH AVENUE SCHOOL EAST ORANGE Page 15 of 35

16 QUITMAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL NEWARK CITY DR CHARLES P DEFUCCIO 39 JERSEY CITY CADWALADER TRENTON CITY Yes JERSEY CITY GOLDEN DOOR JERSEY CITY INDIANA AVE ATLANTIC CITY MADISON ELEM. NEWARK CITY HARRISON TRENTON CITY CLINTON PLAINFIELD CITY Yes LADY LIBERTY ACADEMY CS NEWARK CITY U S WIGGINS CAMDEN CITY THURGOOD MARSHALL PRIMARY ASBURY PARK CITY ROOSEVELT ELEM NEW BRUNSWICK CITY JOYCE KILMER TRENTON CITY DEWITT D. BARLOW PLAINFIELD CITY STOKES TRENTON CITY NUMBER 20 JERSEY CITY Yes GRANVILLE CS TRENTON CITY CHANCELLOR AVE NEWARK CITY JEFFERSON PLAINFIELD CITY NORTH MAIN ST ELEM SCH PLEASANTVILLE CITY LORD STIRLING NEW BRUNSWICK CITY BROADWAY NEWARK CITY PESHINE AVE NEWARK CITY P.J. HILL TRENTON CITY SUMNER CAMDEN CITY CEDARBROOK PLAINFIELD CITY CLEVELAND NEWARK CITY DR E ALMA FLAGG NEWARK CITY LINCOLN NEWARK CITY FRANK R CONWELL #3 JERSEY CITY NEWTON ST NEWARK CITY MARTIN LUTHER KING JR NEWARK CITY MILLER ST NEWARK CITY JULIA A. BARNES #12 JERSEY CITY WOODLAND PLAINFIELD CITY Yes OCEANSIDE CS ATLANTIC CITY BURNET ST NEWARK CITY WARREN ST NEWARK CITY MAPLE AVE SCHOOL NEWARK CITY Yes EAST ORANGE COMMUNITY CS EAST ORANGE NUMBER 22 JERSEY CITY Yes SCHOMBURG CS JERSEY CITY CAMDEN ST NEWARK CITY HAWTHORNE AVE NEWARK CITY Yes HOPE ACADEMY CS ASBURY PARK WHITNEY M YOUNG PRIMARY JERSEY CITY DAYTON ST NEWARK CITY SUSSEX AVE NEWARK CITY BELMONT RUNYON NEWARK CITY GREGORY TRENTON CITY Page 16 of 35

17 Yes DISCOVERY CS NEWARK CITY YORKSHIP CAMDEN CITY NUMBER 34 JERSEY CITY AVON AVE NEWARK CITY BRAGAW AVE NEWARK CITY PARKSIDE CAMDEN CITY Yes QUEEN CITY ACADEMY CS PLAINFIELD CITY Yes MARION P. THOMAS CS NEWARK CITY Yes PLEASANTVILLE CS FOR AC. PLEASANTVILLE CITY Yes GRAY CS NEWARK CITY THIRTEENTH AVE NEWARK CITY WASHINGTON PLAINFIELD CITY MONUMENT TRENTON CITY LUIS MUNOZ-RIVERA ELEM TRENTON CITY Yes LIBERTY ACADEMY CS JERSEY CITY DUDLEY CAMDEN CITY Yes NEW HORIZONS COMM. CS NEWARK CITY BANGS AVE ASBURY PARK CITY FRED W. MARTIN #41 JERSEY CITY Yes TRENTON COMMUNITY CS TRENTON CITY Page 17 of 35

18 Part II: 8 th Grade Analysis Page 18 of 35

19 Table II-1: Grade 8 Descriptive Statistics (n=112/113) Variable Mean Std. Dev. Min Max Exams - GEPA Science G PP Science G P Science G AP Language G PP Language G P Language G AP Math G PP Math G P Math G AP Students % English Native Tongue % LEP % White % Black % Hispanic % Asian % Native Am % Male % Free Lunch % RFL % Chapter Faculty % Admin. Minority % Teachers White % Teachers Black % Teachers Hispanic % Teachers Nat. Am % Teachers Asian Total # Teachers % Teachers with Bachelor's % Teachers with Master's % Teachers with PhD/ED School Attendance Gr. 8* Student Mobility Student-Faculty Ratio Length of School Day Length of School Year Have grade six in school 0.96 Charter 0.19 Predom. Black School 0.27 *The attendance variable had missing data for 6 schools. Those missing variables will filled in using predicted values from a regression of attendance on several relevant variables. Page 19 of 35

20 Table II-2: Grade 8 Mean Comparisons PS & Charter Mean P.S. (n=92/93) Mean Charter (n=22) Stat. Sig. (>=90%) Diff. Exams GEPA Science G PP Yes Science G P+AP Yes Math G PP Math G P+AP Language G PP Language G P+AP Students % LEP Yes % Male % White % Black % Hispanic Yes % Asian % Native Am Yes % Reduced Free Lunch Yes % Chapt Yes Faculty % Bachelors % Masters % Teachers White Yes % Teachers Black Yes % Teachers Hispanic % Teachers Asian % Teachers Nat. Am % Admin. Minority Yes Total # Teachers Yes School Class Size Yes Enrollment Yes Attendance Gr. 8* Yes Student-Faculty Ratio Yes Student Mobility Yes Predom. Black School Yes Have Grade Page 20 of 35

21 Table II-3: Regressions for GEPA Exams Language Math Science (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) % Black % Hispanic % Native American % Asian % Reduced Lunch % Free Lunch % LEP % MALE Charter Student-Faculty Ratio % Master's Degree % PhD/ED ln(enrollment) Avg. Class Size % Admin. Minority % Teachers Black % Teachers Hispanic % Teachers Native Am % Teachers Asian Length of School Year Length of School Day Have Grade Predom. Black School Page 21 of 35

22 Student Mobility Attendance Gr. 8** Constant District Dummy s Yes Yes Yes Nobs R-squared District Dummy s F stat P-val Note: t-stats below estimates. Abs(T-stat)>1.65 stat. sig at >=90% Page 22 of 35

23 % At or Above Prof. Table II-4: Rankings of GEPA Language Exams % Black % RFL Charter School District Rank Yes SOARING HEIGHTS CS JERSEY CITY Yes DISCOVERY CS NEWARK CITY FOREST HILL CAMDEN CITY UNIVERSITY HIGH NEWARK CITY ABINGTON AVE NEWARK CITY NUMBER 28 JERSEY CITY PRINCETON J. WITHERSPOON MIDDLE REGIONAL SPARTA MIDDLE SCHOOL SPARTA TWP NUMBER 5 JERSEY CITY CORNELIA F BRADFORD 16 JERSEY CITY PRINCETON Yes PRINCETON CS REGIONAL BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MIDDLE TEANECK TWP Yes SUSSEX COUNTY CS FOR TECH SPARTA TWP Yes THE RED BANK CS RED BANK BORO FIRST AVENUE NEWARK CITY Yes CLASSICAL ACADEMY CS OF C CLIFTON CITY A. J. DEMAREST HOBOKEN CITY RAFAEL DE J CORDERO NO 37 JERSEY CITY ALFRED E ZAMPELLA NO 27 JERSEY CITY THIRTEENTH AVE NEWARK CITY NUMBER 23 JERSEY CITY ANN ST NEWARK CITY JAMES F MURRAY 38 JERSEY CITY FRANK R CONWELL #3 JERSEY CITY MARTIN L KING JR #11 JERSEY CITY JOTHAM W WAKEMAN 6 JERSEY CITY WILSON AVE NEWARK CITY THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE TEANECK TWP WOODROW WILSON MIDDLE SCH CLIFTON CITY NICOLAS COPERNICUS NUM 25 JERSEY CITY LAFAYETTE ST NEWARK CITY Yes HOBOKEN CS HOBOKEN CITY NUMBER 24 JERSEY CITY Yes PLEASANTECH ACADEMY CS PLEASANTVILLE CITY EZRA L NOLAN 40 JERSEY CITY Yes NORTH STAR ACAD. CS OF NE NEWARK CITY NUMBER 22 JERSEY CITY THE ACADEMY I JERSEY CITY JOSEPH H BRENSINGER 17 JERSEY CITY LUIS MUNOZ MARIN MIDDLE NEWARK CITY RED BANK MIDDLE RED BANK BORO Yes JERSEY CITY GOLDEN DOOR JERSEY CITY NUMBER 8 JERSEY CITY Page 23 of 35

24 JOSEPH F BRANDT NO 2 HOBOKEN CITY NUMBER 34 JERSEY CITY Yes MARIA L. VARISCO-ROGERS C NEWARK CITY CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MID CLIFTON CITY NUMBER 14 JERSEY CITY OLIVER ST NEWARK CITY MAPLE AVE SCHOOL NEWARK CITY Yes TEANECK COMMUNITY CS TEANECK TWP SUSSEX AVE NEWARK CITY KENNEDY NUMBER 9 JERSEY CITY WARREN ST NEWARK CITY COLUMBUS TRENTON CITY JULIA A. BARNES #12 JERSEY CITY HAWKINS ST NEWARK CITY DR CHARLES P DEFUCCIO 39 JERSEY CITY MORTON ST NEWARK CITY RIDGE ST NEWARK CITY DR WILLIAM H HORTON NEWARK CITY RILETTA CREAM ELEM SCHOOL CAMDEN CITY Yes QUEEN CITY ACADEMY CS PLAINFIELD CITY FRED W. MARTIN #41 JERSEY CITY MAXSON PLAINFIELD CITY BONSALL CAMDEN CITY GLADYS HILLMAN-JONES SCH NEWARK CITY MILLER ST NEWARK CITY PLEASANTVILLE MIDDLE SCH PLEASANTVILLE CITY HAWTHORNE AVE NEWARK CITY Yes OCEANSIDE CS ATLANTIC CITY Yes LEAP ACADEMY UNIVERSITY C CAMDEN CITY COOPERS POYNT CAMDEN CITY RAFAEL HERNANDEZ SCHOOL NEWARK CITY CAMDEN MIDDLE NEWARK CITY DAYTON ST NEWARK CITY JOYCE KILMER TRENTON CITY PESHINE AVE NEWARK CITY HATCH MIDDLE CAMDEN CITY Yes PLEASANTVILLE CS FOR AC. PLEASANTVILLE CITY HAROLD WILSON NEWARK CITY BRAGAW AVE NEWARK CITY NEWTON ST NEWARK CITY CHANCELLOR AVE NEWARK CITY Yes CAMDEN'S PROMISE CS CAMDEN CITY HUBBARD PLAINFIELD CITY DR E ALMA FLAGG NEWARK CITY SOUTH SEVENTEENTH ST NEWARK CITY WHITNEY M YOUNG PRIMARY JERSEY CITY OHIO AVE ATLANTIC CITY BURNET ST NEWARK CITY VAILSBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWARK CITY MARTIN LUTHER KING JR NEWARK CITY Page 24 of 35

25 VETERANS MEMORIAL MIDDLE CAMDEN CITY HEDGEPETH-WILLIAMS M.S. TRENTON CITY AVON AVE NEWARK CITY GRACE A DUNN MIDDLE SCH TRENTON CITY Yes GATEWAY CS JERSEY CITY LOUISE A. SPENCER NEWARK CITY Yes GRANVILLE CS TRENTON CITY EAST CAMDEN MIDDLE CAMDEN CITY Yes EMILY FISHER CS OF ADV. S TRENTON CITY MARTIN L KING MIDDLE SCH TRENTON CITY GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER NEWARK CITY THE ACADEMY II JERSEY CITY WILLIAM H BROWN ACADEMY NEWARK CITY Yes TRENTON COMMUNITY CS TRENTON CITY PYNE POYNT FAMILY SCHOOL CAMDEN CITY ARTHUR HOLLAND MIDDLE SCH TRENTON CITY Yes LIBERTY ACADEMY CS JERSEY CITY MORGAN VILLAGE MIDDLE CAMDEN CITY LUIS MUNOZ-RIVERA ELEM TRENTON CITY RENAISSANCE ACADEMY NEWARK CITY Page 25 of 35

26 Rank % At or Above Prof. Table II-5: Rankings of GEPA Science Exams % Black % RFL Charter School District Yes SOARING HEIGHTS CS JERSEY CITY ABINGTON AVE NEWARK CITY J. WITHERSPOON MIDDLE PRINCETON REGIONAL SPARTA MIDDLE SCHOOL SPARTA TWP Yes PRINCETON CS PRINCETON REGIONAL Yes HOBOKEN CS HOBOKEN CITY Yes CLASSICAL ACADEMY CS OF C CLIFTON CITY Yes DISCOVERY CS NEWARK CITY FOREST HILL CAMDEN CITY ANN ST NEWARK CITY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MIDDLE TEANECK TWP Yes SUSSEX COUNTY CS FOR TECH SPARTA TWP Yes THE RED BANK CS RED BANK BORO WOODROW WILSON MIDDLE SCH CLIFTON CITY JOTHAM W WAKEMAN 6 JERSEY CITY WILSON AVE NEWARK CITY THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE TEANECK TWP FIRST AVENUE NEWARK CITY NICOLAS COPERNICUS NUM 25 JERSEY CITY JAMES F MURRAY 38 JERSEY CITY THE ACADEMY I JERSEY CITY CORNELIA F BRADFORD 16 JERSEY CITY Yes NORTH STAR ACAD. CS OF NE NEWARK CITY ALFRED E ZAMPELLA NO 27 JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY HIGH NEWARK CITY THIRTEENTH AVE NEWARK CITY NUMBER 28 JERSEY CITY A. J. DEMAREST HOBOKEN CITY FRANK R CONWELL #3 JERSEY CITY MARTIN L KING JR #11 JERSEY CITY CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MID CLIFTON CITY NUMBER 5 JERSEY CITY NUMBER 23 JERSEY CITY JOSEPH H BRENSINGER 17 JERSEY CITY NUMBER 8 JERSEY CITY JOSEPH F BRANDT NO 2 HOBOKEN CITY JULIA A. BARNES #12 JERSEY CITY RED BANK MIDDLE RED BANK BORO OLIVER ST NEWARK CITY LAFAYETTE ST NEWARK CITY Yes TEANECK COMMUNITY CS TEANECK TWP NUMBER 24 JERSEY CITY RAFAEL DE J CORDERO NO 37 JERSEY CITY Yes MARIA L. VARISCO-ROGERS C NEWARK CITY Yes QUEEN CITY ACADEMY CS PLAINFIELD CITY Page 26 of 35

27 EZRA L NOLAN 40 JERSEY CITY COLUMBUS TRENTON CITY LUIS MUNOZ MARIN MIDDLE NEWARK CITY Yes TRENTON COMMUNITY CS TRENTON CITY Yes JERSEY CITY GOLDEN DOOR JERSEY CITY WARREN ST NEWARK CITY PLEASANTVILLE MIDDLE SCH PLEASANTVILLE CITY NUMBER 14 JERSEY CITY Yes PLEASANTECH ACADEMY CS PLEASANTVILLE CITY SUSSEX AVE NEWARK CITY Yes CAMDEN'S PROMISE CS CAMDEN CITY COOPERS POYNT CAMDEN CITY OHIO AVE ATLANTIC CITY RILETTA CREAM ELEM SCHOOL CAMDEN CITY NUMBER 34 JERSEY CITY RIDGE ST NEWARK CITY MAXSON PLAINFIELD CITY KENNEDY NUMBER 9 JERSEY CITY CHANCELLOR AVE NEWARK CITY Yes LIBERTY ACADEMY CS JERSEY CITY BONSALL CAMDEN CITY MAPLE AVE SCHOOL NEWARK CITY GRACE A DUNN MIDDLE SCH TRENTON CITY GLADYS HILLMAN-JONES SCH NEWARK CITY DR CHARLES P DEFUCCIO 39 JERSEY CITY Yes EMILY FISHER CS OF ADV. S TRENTON CITY HAWTHORNE AVE NEWARK CITY JOYCE KILMER TRENTON CITY HATCH MIDDLE CAMDEN CITY RAFAEL HERNANDEZ SCHOOL NEWARK CITY NUMBER 22 JERSEY CITY DR WILLIAM H HORTON NEWARK CITY MILLER ST NEWARK CITY Yes OCEANSIDE CS ATLANTIC CITY Yes PLEASANTVILLE CS FOR AC. PLEASANTVILLE CITY HEDGEPETH-WILLIAMS M.S. TRENTON CITY HUBBARD PLAINFIELD CITY Yes LEAP ACADEMY UNIVERSITY C CAMDEN CITY FRED W. MARTIN #41 JERSEY CITY HAROLD WILSON NEWARK CITY HAWKINS ST NEWARK CITY DR E ALMA FLAGG NEWARK CITY CAMDEN MIDDLE NEWARK CITY WHITNEY M YOUNG PRIMARY JERSEY CITY PYNE POYNT FAMILY SCHOOL CAMDEN CITY VETERANS MEMORIAL MIDDLE CAMDEN CITY ARTHUR HOLLAND MIDDLE SCH TRENTON CITY VAILSBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWARK CITY EAST CAMDEN MIDDLE CAMDEN CITY MORGAN VILLAGE MIDDLE CAMDEN CITY Page 27 of 35

28 DAYTON ST NEWARK CITY PESHINE AVE NEWARK CITY Yes GATEWAY CS JERSEY CITY MORTON ST NEWARK CITY AVON AVE NEWARK CITY BRAGAW AVE NEWARK CITY GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER NEWARK CITY Yes GRANVILLE CS TRENTON CITY MARTIN LUTHER KING JR NEWARK CITY MARTIN L KING MIDDLE SCH TRENTON CITY THE ACADEMY II JERSEY CITY LUIS MUNOZ-RIVERA ELEM TRENTON CITY BURNET ST NEWARK CITY NEWTON ST NEWARK CITY SOUTH SEVENTEENTH ST NEWARK CITY LOUISE A. SPENCER NEWARK CITY WILLIAM H BROWN ACADEMY NEWARK CITY RENAISSANCE ACADEMY NEWARK CITY Page 28 of 35

29 Table II-6: Rank GEPA Math Rank G PAP % Black % RFL Charter School District J. WITHERSPOON MIDDLE PRINCETON REGIONAL Yes PRINCETON CS PRINCETON REGIONAL NUMBER 5 JERSEY CITY ABINGTON AVE NEWARK CITY FOREST HILL CAMDEN CITY SPARTA MIDDLE SCHOOL SPARTA TWP MARTIN L KING JR #11 JERSEY CITY WILSON AVE NEWARK CITY JOTHAM W WAKEMAN 6 JERSEY CITY ANN ST NEWARK CITY THIRTEENTH AVE NEWARK CITY LAFAYETTE ST NEWARK CITY UNIVERSITY HIGH NEWARK CITY Yes SOARING HEIGHTS CS JERSEY CITY WOODROW WILSON MIDDLE SCH CLIFTON CITY Yes SUSSEX COUNTY CS FOR TECH SPARTA TWP LUIS MUNOZ MARIN MIDDLE NEWARK CITY JOSEPH H BRENSINGER 17 JERSEY CITY THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE TEANECK TWP FRANK R CONWELL #3 JERSEY CITY NICOLAS COPERNICUS NUM 25 JERSEY CITY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MIDDLE TEANECK TWP NUMBER 24 JERSEY CITY NUMBER 23 JERSEY CITY THE ACADEMY I JERSEY CITY CORNELIA F BRADFORD 16 JERSEY CITY Yes THE RED BANK CS RED BANK BORO FIRST AVENUE NEWARK CITY NUMBER 28 JERSEY CITY RILETTA CREAM ELEM SCHOOL CAMDEN CITY JOSEPH F BRANDT NO 2 HOBOKEN CITY JULIA A. BARNES #12 JERSEY CITY Yes DISCOVERY CS NEWARK CITY ALFRED E ZAMPELLA NO 27 JERSEY CITY Yes CLASSICAL ACADEMY CS OF C CLIFTON CITY A. J. DEMAREST HOBOKEN CITY JAMES F MURRAY 38 JERSEY CITY Yes NORTH STAR ACAD. CS OF NE NEWARK CITY COLUMBUS TRENTON CITY Yes HOBOKEN CS HOBOKEN CITY OLIVER ST NEWARK CITY MILLER ST NEWARK CITY CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MID CLIFTON CITY NUMBER 22 JERSEY CITY NUMBER 8 JERSEY CITY Page 29 of 35

30 NEWTON ST NEWARK CITY NUMBER 34 JERSEY CITY KENNEDY NUMBER 9 JERSEY CITY EZRA L NOLAN 40 JERSEY CITY RAFAEL DE J CORDERO NO 37 JERSEY CITY RIDGE ST NEWARK CITY SOUTH SEVENTEENTH ST NEWARK CITY DR WILLIAM H HORTON NEWARK CITY Yes TEANECK COMMUNITY CS TEANECK TWP CHANCELLOR AVE NEWARK CITY SUSSEX AVE NEWARK CITY RED BANK MIDDLE RED BANK BORO DR CHARLES P DEFUCCIO 39 JERSEY CITY NUMBER 14 JERSEY CITY THE ACADEMY II JERSEY CITY MORTON ST NEWARK CITY HAWKINS ST NEWARK CITY MAXSON PLAINFIELD CITY HATCH MIDDLE CAMDEN CITY PESHINE AVE NEWARK CITY Yes QUEEN CITY ACADEMY CS PLAINFIELD CITY CAMDEN MIDDLE NEWARK CITY Yes PLEASANTECH ACADEMY CS PLEASANTVILLE CITY BURNET ST NEWARK CITY JOYCE KILMER TRENTON CITY OHIO AVE ATLANTIC CITY COOPERS POYNT CAMDEN CITY BRAGAW AVE NEWARK CITY BONSALL CAMDEN CITY GLADYS HILLMAN-JONES SCH NEWARK CITY WARREN ST NEWARK CITY GRACE A DUNN MIDDLE SCH TRENTON CITY HUBBARD PLAINFIELD CITY MAPLE AVE SCHOOL NEWARK CITY VAILSBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWARK CITY Yes LEAP ACADEMY UNIVERSITY C CAMDEN CITY Yes CAMDEN'S PROMISE CS CAMDEN CITY Yes JERSEY CITY GOLDEN DOOR JERSEY CITY PLEASANTVILLE MIDDLE SCH PLEASANTVILLE CITY ARTHUR HOLLAND MIDDLE SCH TRENTON CITY Yes MARIA L. VARISCO-ROGERS C NEWARK CITY VETERANS MEMORIAL MIDDLE CAMDEN CITY HEDGEPETH-WILLIAMS M.S. TRENTON CITY WHITNEY M YOUNG PRIMARY JERSEY CITY RAFAEL HERNANDEZ SCHOOL NEWARK CITY FRED W. MARTIN #41 JERSEY CITY Yes GATEWAY CS JERSEY CITY LOUISE A. SPENCER NEWARK CITY DAYTON ST NEWARK CITY Yes EMILY FISHER CS OF ADV. S TRENTON CITY Page 30 of 35

31 HAWTHORNE AVE NEWARK CITY HAROLD WILSON NEWARK CITY DR E ALMA FLAGG NEWARK CITY EAST CAMDEN MIDDLE CAMDEN CITY Yes TRENTON COMMUNITY CS TRENTON CITY AVON AVE NEWARK CITY MARTIN LUTHER KING JR NEWARK CITY GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER NEWARK CITY MARTIN L KING MIDDLE SCH TRENTON CITY Yes OCEANSIDE CS ATLANTIC CITY Yes GRANVILLE CS TRENTON CITY MORGAN VILLAGE MIDDLE CAMDEN CITY LUIS MUNOZ-RIVERA ELEM TRENTON CITY Yes LIBERTY ACADEMY CS JERSEY CITY Yes PLEASANTVILLE CS FOR AC. PLEASANTVILLE CITY WILLIAM H BROWN ACADEMY NEWARK CITY RENAISSANCE ACADEMY NEWARK CITY PYNE POYNT FAMILY SCHOOL CAMDEN CITY Page 31 of 35

32 Part III: Comparison of Charter Schools to Average Performance of Resident District Page 32 of 35

33 Table III-1: Districts in N.J. with at least one charter school # Grade 4 Districts Schools Grade 8 Districts # Schools RED BANK BORO 2 ATLANTIC CITY 2 ENGLEWOOD CITY 3 PRINCETON REGIONAL 2 ASBURY PARK CITY 4 RED BANK BORO 2 HOBOKEN CITY 5 SPARTA TWP 2 MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT 5 CLIFTON CITY 3 PRINCETON REGIONAL 5 HOBOKEN CITY 3 PLEASANTVILLE CITY 6 PLAINFIELD CITY 3 GALLOWAY TWP 7 PLEASANTVILLE CITY 3 ATLANTIC CITY 9 TEANECK TWP 3 NEW BRUNSWICK CITY 9 TRENTON CITY 10 PLAINFIELD CITY 11 CAMDEN CITY 11 EAST ORANGE 13 JERSEY CITY 29 CAMDEN CITY 20 NEWARK CITY 40 TRENTON CITY JERSEY CITY 33 NEWARK CITY Page 33 of 35

34 Table III-2: Grade 4 Differences of Charter School vs. Avg. of Resident District District Charter School % At or Above Prof. Math. Diff. % At or Above Prof. Lang. Diff. Salary per Pupil Diff. Total Cost per Pupil Diff. ASBURY PARK CITY HOPE ACADEMY CS ATLANTIC CITY OCEANSIDE CS CAMDEN CITY LEAP ACADEMY UNIVERSITY C EAST ORANGE EAST ORANGE COMMUNITY CS ENGLEWOOD CITY ENGLEWOOD ON THE PALISADE GALLOWAY TWP GALLOWAY COMMUNITY CS HOBOKEN CITY ELYSIAN CS OF HOBOKEN HOBOKEN CITY HOBOKEN CS JERSEY CITY JERSEY CITY COMM. CS JERSEY CITY JERSEY CITY GOLDEN DOOR JERSEY CITY LEARNING COMMUNITY CS JERSEY CITY LIBERTY ACADEMY CS JERSEY CITY SCHOMBURG CS JERSEY CITY SOARING HEIGHTS CS MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT UNITY CS NEW BRUNSWICK CITY GREATER BRUNSWICK CS NEWARK CITY DISCOVERY CS NEWARK CITY GRAY CS NEWARK CITY LADY LIBERTY ACADEMY CS NEWARK CITY MARION P. THOMAS CS NEWARK CITY NEW HORIZONS COMM. CS NEWARK CITY ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CS PLAINFIELD CITY QUEEN CITY ACADEMY CS PLEASANTVILLE CITY PLEASANTECH ACADEMY CS PLEASANTVILLE CITY PLEASANTVILLE CS FOR AC PRINCETON REGIONAL PRINCETON CS RED BANK BORO THE RED BANK CS TEANECK TWP TEANECK COMMUNITY CS TRENTON CITY GRANVILLE CS TRENTON CITY INTERNATIONAL CS OF TRENT TRENTON CITY TRENTON COMMUNITY CS TRENTON CITY VILLAGE CS Average Difference Standard Error t-stat p-value (prob. of no stat. sig. diff.) Notes: 1) Difference = charter school weighted average of resident district 2) A p-value of 0.1 or less indicates statistically different than zero at the 90% or greater confidence level, i.e., 1-palue=prob. of stat. sig. difference. Page 34 of 35

35 Table III-3: Grade 8 Diffs. of Charter School vs. Avg. of Resident District District Charter School % At or Above Prof. Lang. Diff. % At or Above Prof. Math Diff. % At or Above Prof. Science Diff. ATLANTIC CITY OCEANSIDE CS CAMDEN CITY CAMDEN'S PROMISE CS CAMDEN CITY LEAP ACADEMY UNIVERSITY C CLIFTON CITY CLASSICAL ACADEMY CS OF C HOBOKEN CITY HOBOKEN CS JERSEY CITY GATEWAY CS JERSEY CITY JERSEY CITY GOLDEN DOOR JERSEY CITY LIBERTY ACADEMY CS JERSEY CITY SOARING HEIGHTS CS NEWARK CITY DISCOVERY CS NEWARK CITY MARIA L. VARISCO-ROGERS C NEWARK CITY NORTH STAR ACAD. CS OF NE PLAINFIELD CITY QUEEN CITY ACADEMY CS PLEASANTVILLE CITY PLEASANTECH ACADEMY CS PLEASANTVILLE CITY PLEASANTVILLE CS FOR AC PRINCETON REGIONAL PRINCETON CS RED BANK BORO THE RED BANK CS SPARTA TWP SUSSEX COUNTY CS FOR TECH TEANECK TWP TEANECK COMMUNITY CS TRENTON CITY EMILY FISHER CS OF ADV. S TRENTON CITY GRANVILLE CS TRENTON CITY TRENTON COMMUNITY CS Average Difference Standard Error t-stat p-value (prob. of stat. sig. diff.) Page 35 of 35