About the Results

Beginning in school year 2005-06, New York State required all public schools to administer standardized exams in various subjects in grades three through eight. In the most recently completed school year (2009-10), the BCF-affiliated public charter elementary schools serving state-tested elementary grades were Albany Community Charter School, Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys, the Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls, and Henry Johnson Charter School (grade 3 only).  In the 2010-11 academic year, Henry Johnson will expand to serve students in grade 4.

The charter middle schools in Albany – KIPP Tech Valley, Albany Preparatory, and Achievement Academy– serve grades five through eight. Because Albany district middle schools are designed to serve grades six through eight, and none serve the fifth grade, comparisons between charter middle schools and district middle schools in Albany are appropriate at the sixth, seventh and eighth grades.

In addition to state tests, all BCF-affiliated charter schools internally measure student academic progress annually. The nationally-normed TerraNova exam (CTB/McGraw-Hill) is typically administered at the beginning and the end of each school year to provide feedback to school administrators on academic progress.

Highlights of some of the academic successes among the Albany charter schools on state exams can be viewed by clicking on the links at left.