Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh Charter School

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1 104 Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh Charter School K-5 charter school 327 N. Negley Ave., East Liberty Chief Executive Officer: Gail Edwards Number of teachers: students African-American: 98% White: 0% Other: 2% Student stability rate: 96.6% Principal stability: 1 principal in the last four years Student daily attendance: 95% Teacher daily attendance: 95% Speech/language instruction Occupational therapy Physical therapy 75.1% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch. Tests given by the school: TerraNova standardized assessment Mean Normal Curve Equivalent* Grade Reading Language Arts Mathematics 1st grade (2009) nd grade (2009) th grade (2009) * Test scores were reported on a scale of 1-99, with 50 being an average score. Reading 2009 (3rd) 82.1% Math 2009 (3rd) 74.4 Science 2009 (4th) 67.4 Writing 2009 (5th) 46.4 Reading (Fifth grade) 23.4% 41.3% 50.0% 65.5% Math (Fifth grade) 26.6% 89.7% 78.5% 82.8% n Students worked with local artists to produce work for an art auction n Student participated in 2009 Western PA Spelling Bee Reading (3rd through 5th grades) 9.0% 57.7% 22.5% 10.8% Black White 10.3% 55.2% 21.8% 12.6% Lowincome * Math (3rd through 5th grades) 31.5% 45.0% 20.7% 29.9% 43.7% 21.8% 2.7% 4.6% ** Students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for special education, excluding students identified as gifted *

2 105 The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park K-8 charter school (K-4 in ) 829 Milton Street, Regent Square Principal: Jon McCann Number of teachers: students African-American: 29.0% White: 57.9% Other: 13.1% Student stability rate: 100.0% Principal stability: Student daily attendance: 98.1% Teacher daily attendance: 98.6% Services for all disabilities 34% of students eligible for free/ reduced lunch. Tests given by the school: TerraNova standardized assessment National Curve Equivalents* Grade Reading Mathematics Kindergarten (2009) st grade (2009) nd grade (2009) * Test scores were reported on a scale of 1-99, with 50 being an average score. Reading 2009 (3rd) 82.8 % Math 2009 (3rd) 81.3 Frick did not have a fifth grade in Reading (Third grade) 65.0% 10.0% 25.0% Black 58.3% 30.6% 2.8% 8.3% White Lowincome * Math (Third grade) 15.0% 45.0% 20.0% 66.7% 22.2% 20.0% 8.3% 2.8% * ** Students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for special education, excluding students identified as gifted [School did not provide this information]

3 106 Manchester Academic Charter School K-8 charter school 1214 Liverpool St., Manchester Chief Executive Officer: Vasilios Scoumis Number of teachers: students African-American: 99% White: 1% Other: 0% Student stability rate: 98% Principal stability: 1 chief executive officer in the last four years Student daily attendance: 96% Teacher daily attendance: 95% Elementary grades Tests given by the school: TerraNova standardized assessment 2009 Median percentile rank Kindergarten 1st grade 2nd grade Reading Language Arts Mathematics Reading 2009 (3rd) 57.1% Math 2009 (3rd) 81.0 Science 2009 (4th) 59.1 Writing 2009 (5th) 18.2 Reading (Fifth grade) Math (Fifth grade) 60.0% 57.2% 52.1% 36.4% 70.0% 47.6% 43.5% 59.1% n Student artwork displayed at Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh n Student winners at Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair Reading (3rd through 5th grades) 7.8% 39.1% 31.3% 21.9% Black White 7.7% 40.0% 30.8% 21.5% Lowincome Math (3rd through 5th grades) 31.3% 40.6% 18.8% 9.4% 32.3% 40.0% 18.5% 9.2% * Students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for special education, excluding students identified as gifted

4 107 Middle grades Reading 2009 (6th) 55.0 % Math 2009 (6th) 50.0 Science 2009 (8th) 50.0 Writing 2009 (8th) 72.7 Learning support Speech/language support Occupational therapy Physical therapy 84% of students eligible for free/ reduced lunch. Reading (Eighth grade) 70.0% 87.5% 86.7% 86.4% Math (Eighth grade) 93.8% 75.0% 80.0% 86.4% Reading (6th through 8th grades) 48.3% 49.2% Math (6th through 8th grades) 45.0% 46.0% 26.7% 15.0% 10.0% Black White 25.4% 15.9% 9.5% Lowincome 30.0% 16.7% 8.3% 28.6% 17.5% 7.9% * Students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for special education, excluding students identified as gifted

5 108 Career Connections Charter High School 9-12 charter school 4412 Butler St., Lawrenceville Principal: Peter Simpson Number of teachers: [School did not provide this information] [School did not provide this information] [School did not provide this information] [School did not provide this information] Science 2009 (11th) 14.5 % Writing 2009 (11th) % 30.0% 31.2% 36.4% 21.1% 26.3% 34.5% 32.1% 6.1% 24.2% 21.2% 48.5% 9.5% 38.1% 14.3% 38.1% 12.1% 30.3% 15.2% 42.4% 22.2% 77.8% 11.8% 61.8% 5.9% 20.6% 4.8% 38.1% 23.8% 33.3% 14.7% 47.1% * Students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for special education, excluding students identified as gifted 8.8% 21.1% 29.4% 78.9% n Student chosen to create art installation for Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

6 109 Tests given by the school [School did not provide this information] Graduation rate: 88.6% College/Post-secondary readiness 2008 Seniors planning to attend college 27.4% 42.1% 23.1% 6.7% 33.3% Overall Black male Black female White male White female Average SAT scores Career National average Critical Reading Mathematics Percentage of students taking the SAT: 38.9% Percentage of students taking AP ( Placement) courses: [School did not provide this information]

7 110 City Charter High School 9-12 charter school 717 Liberty Ave., Suite Downtown Chief Executive Officer: Richard Wertheimer Number of teachers: students African-American: 55.1% White: 40.1% Other: 4.8% Student stability rate: 94.5% Principal stability: 2 chief executive officers in the last four years Student daily attendance: 95.1% Teacher daily attendance: 98.8% Science 2009 (11th) 30.5 % Writing 2009 (11th) % 70.9% 66.3% 71.8% 53.6% 54.7% 61.2% 55.0% 14.9% 44.8% 20.9% 42.9% 44.6% 16.9% 46.5% 21.1% 19.4% 5.4% 7.1% 15.5% 5.3% 15.8% 26.3% 52.6% 4.5% 23.9% 40.3% 26.8% 58.9% 12.7% 35.2% 29.6% 31.3% 22.5% 8.9% 5.4% * Students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for special education, excluding students identified as gifted 10.5% 10.5% 26.3% 52.6% n School received second consecutive Bronze Medal of Distinction from U.S. News & World Report n School named one of the top 6 charter high schools by New Leaders for New Schools

8 111 Tests given by the school ACT assessments: English, Reading, Mathematics, Science (measuring growth over time for a group of students)** th graders in (EXPLORE assessment, scale of 0-28) 10th graders in (PLAN assessment, scale of 0-32) ** Scores were combined for all subject areas. Growth in scores over time indicates a greater rate of progress than the national norm group. 11th graders in (ACT assessment, scale of 0-36) Learning support Emotional support Speech support Vision support 62.0% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch. Graduation rate: 95.0% College/Post-secondary readiness 2008 Seniors planning to attend college 80.9% 72.2% 89.5% 63.2% 94.4% Overall Black male Black female White male White female ACT standard scores for 11th grade students, (scale of 0-36) All students Black White Group means for composite scores in Reading, Math, English, Writing, Science The ACT is a college readiness assessment some students take instead of the SAT. Percent of students taking the ACT: 90.0% Percent of seniors who earned college credit:*** 31.0% *** Comparable to AP course-taking

9 112 Northside Urban Pathways Charter School 6-12 charter school 914 Penn Ave., Downtown Chief Executive Officer: Linda Clautti Number of teachers: students African-American: 99% White: 1% Other: 0% Student stability rate: 90% Principal stability: 1 chief executive officer in the last four years Student daily attendance: 91% Teacher daily attendance: 99% Science 2009 (8th) 14.3 % Writing 2009 (8th) 60.0 Science 2009 (11th) 18.8 Writing 2009 (11th) 64.7 Sixth grade data were not available. Reading (Eighth grade) 40.0% 50.0% 61.7% 88.6% Math (Eighth grade) 30.0% 45.9% 59.6% 62.9% n Steel pan and symphonic wind ensemble programs n School sponsors regional African American Quiz Bowl n Model UN Program n CEO won Women in Business award from Pittsburgh Business Times 47.1% 38.5% 31.6% 32.5% 30.0% 32.4% 23.1% 13.1%

10 % 25.8% 29.0% 25.8% 20.0% 24.0% 24.0% 32.0% Graduation rate: 96.9% College/Post-secondary readiness 2008 Seniors planning to attend college 41.9% 29.0% 6.5% 22.6% 8.0% 16.0% 44.0% 32.0% * Students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for special education, excluding students identified as gifted Transition services Private counseling Intensified reading program Speech support Behavior intervention 87% of students eligible for free/ reduced lunch. Tests given by the school [School did not provide this information] 88.2% 74.2% 61.5% Overall Black male Black female White male White female Average SAT scores Northside National average Critical Reading Mathematics Percentage of students taking the SAT: 87.1% Percentage of students taking AP ( Placement) courses: 44%