Arizona public schools educate more than a half-million Latino students, a large and fast-growing segment that is already the state’s largest and will someday soon represent a majority of all K-12 enrollment. The same holds true with increasing Latino enrollment in Arizona public charter schools.
The Arizona Charter Schools Association has released the latest version of its Education Evaluator, which is a public school map that provides an easy, transparent way to research and compare schools across the state. Users can view school enrollment information, student achievement data and school specific information for all of Arizona’s public schools – district and charter.
The Education Evaluator includes the following data on each public school:
By Jamar Younger
This has proved to be a landmark year for Arizona’s public charter schools.
Arizona celebrated the 25th anniversary of charter schools with enrollment surging past 200,000 students for the first time, accounting for 18 percent of the state’s total student population.
Charter schools continue to receive high marks in the state’s accountability system while outperforming the state average on assessment test, fueling the demand for more charter options in communities throughout the state.
On Monday, the State Board for Charter Schools added to those options approving six new charter schools, creating 1,082 new seats for Arizona students.
