In 2014, the Arizona Charter Schools Association embarked on a mission to open 25 A-rated charter schools in Phoenix’s urban core by 2020.
The Association is well on its way to meeting that goal, with 17 schools currently operating and another 11 slated to open within the next two years.
The Arizona Capitol Times highlighted this progress in a story published on June 4.
Here’s an excerpt from the story:
“Since 2014, New Schools for Phoenix has opened 17 schools serving elementary to high school students.
Another five charter schools will open this fall and six others are slated to open in 2019.
Most schools in the program are located in areas where the 2018 per capita income is less than $31,800, with many in areas where the per capita income is less than $24,900, according to a presentation provided to the Arizona Capitol Times by the Charter Schools Association.
At almost every school in the program, more than 70 percent of students received free or reduced lunch through the National School Lunch Program during the 2017-18 school year, with most schools reporting more than 90 percent of its students participating in the program.
Statewide, only 57 percent of students participated in the program during the last school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.”
You can read the entire story here (requires a subscription).
