Pittsburgh’s charter schools

Charter schools are free, public schools operated independently of school districts. Three of Pittsburgh’s charter schools participated in the Web report. Select a charter school by clicking on its name in the menu bar on the left.

Charter-only definitions and sources of information

For common indicators, click here.

All information is for the 2006-07 school year unless noted.

Tests given by the school

City Charter High School:
Definition: ACT assessments in English, Reading, Mathematics and Science: standard scores for a cohort of students by race who took the ACT series—the EXPLORE assessment in 9th grade, the PLAN assessment in 10th grade, and the ACT assessment in 11th grade. Scores for all subject areas were combined into one composite standard score. The cohort represents students who took the assessment in 2004-05, 2005-06, and 2006-07. The combined scores would remain the same year to year if school growth occurred at the same rate as the national norm group.
Source: City Charter High School.

College readiness

City Charter High School:
Definition: ACT assessments in Reading, Mathematics, English, Writing and Science: standard scores by subject area for 11th grade by subgroup, and the percentage of students who were tested.
Source: City Charter High School.