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 (2008-09), the BCF-affiliated public charter elementary schools serving state-tested elementary grades were the Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys, the Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls and  the Albany Community Charter School (grade 3 only).  In the current 2009-10 school year, Albany Community serves K-4 and the Henry Johnson Charter School serves K-3 (4th grade will be added next year).

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.