Research and Data
Discover the impact of California charter schools.
Elevate, Evaluate, Education: A Guide to Effective Data Use in Schools
The strategies and approaches laid out in this guide are intended as practical examples that can be applied at school sites across California to increase and deepen educators’ use of data and, ultimately, student learning and achievement.
Seven charter public schools were identified by CCSA as outperforming the state average on tests given the demographics they served. The best practices in this report will spark excitement and fresh ideas for you and your teams.
For more data and research, check out our library below.
College Readiness/Access Reports
- Post-Secondary Access and Achievement at CSUs (2019)
- A Comparative Look at College Outcomes for California Public School Graduates (2019)
- University of California Application, Admittance and Enrollment (2019)
- A Step Up: How Charter Schools Provide Higher Levels of California Public University Access (2016)
- A Promise Fulfilled: How Los Angeles Charter Schools Answer the College Readiness Challenge (2014)
Equity and Diversity
- Rural Student Performance (2023)
- The Face of Charter Public School Teachers (2023)
- Charter Public School Students in Focus: Asian American and Pacific Islanders (2022)
- Two Charter Public Schools, One Mission: Latino Academic Excellence (2021)
- Native American Students in Charters (2020)
- Rural Student Performance (2020)
- Charting the Course to Equity: K-12 leaders of color and student success (2019)
Black/African-American Students
- Serving Black Students with Excellence: California Charter Schools Working to Close Opportunity Gaps (2021)
- Black Student Performance in Charter Schools Overview (2020)
English Learners
- English Learners in California Charter Public Schools (2023)
- English Learners (2020)
- Success for English Learners in Charter Schools (2015)