March 13, 2007 |
2007-R-0270 | |
STUDENT DIVERSITY AT CHARTER AND MAGNET SCHOOLS | ||
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By: Judith Lohman, Chief Analyst | ||
You asked for an update of our March 1, 2000 report comparing the percentage of minority students who attend each charter and interdistrict magnet school with the percentage of minority students in the school district where the charter or magnet school is located (2000-R-0292). Information in this report comes from Public School Choice in Connecticut, A Guide for Students and Their Families, 2005-2006 published by the State Department of Education (SDE) and from the department's strategic school profiles for the same year.
According to 2005-06 data (the most recent available), 10 of 14 charter schools are highly segregated, with student bodies that are either more than 80% minority or more than 80% white. In addition, 11 of the 14 are less diverse than the districts where they are located.
Of 40 interdistrict magnet schools for which data is available, 17 are more than 80% minority. Of these, New Haven runs 10 and Hartford, seven. Ten interdistrict magnet schools are less diverse than their home districts. Of these, New Haven has nine, Hartford has two, and Stamford has one. By law, any interdistrict magnet school that begins operating on or after July 1, 2005 must be at least 25%, but not more than 75%, minority (CGS § 10-264l(a)).
Tables 1 and 2 show the data for individual schools and districts. SDE statistics define “minority” as black, Hispanic, American Indian, and Asian American.
Table 1: Charter School and District Minority Students
(2005-06)
DISTRICT |
CHARTER SCHOOL |
% SCHOOL MINORITY |
% DISTRICT MINORITY |
Bridgeport |
Bridge Academy |
97. 8 |
90. 4 |
Bridgeport |
New Beginnings Family Academy |
98. 5 |
90. 4 |
Hamden |
Highville Mustard Seed Charter School |
95. 4 |
47. 3 |
Hartford |
Jumoke Academy |
100. 0 |
94. 2 |
Manchester |
Odyssey Community School |
42. 5 |
43. 9 |
New Haven |
Amistad Academy |
97. 8 |
89. 0 |
New Haven |
Elm City College Preparatory School |
98. 0 |
89. 0 |
New Haven |
Common Ground High School |
87. 5 |
89. 0 |
New London |
Interdistrict School for Arts and Communication |
62. 4 |
83. 2 |
Norwich |
Integrated Day Charter School |
27. 2 |
47. 1 |
Norwalk |
Side By Side Community School |
69. 8 |
56. 8 |
Stamford |
Stamford Academy |
92. 0 |
57. 7 |
Stamford |
Trailblazers Academy |
97. 7 |
57. 7 |
Winchester |
Explorations Charter School |
5. 0 |
14. 3 |
Table 2: Interdistrict Magnet School and District Minority Students
(2005-06)
DISTRICT |
MAGNET SCHOOL |
% SCHOOL MINORITY |
% DISTRICT MINORITY |
Bloomfield |
Metropolitan Learning Center for Global and International Studies |
74. 9 |
93. 6 |
Bridgeport |
Six to Six Interdistrict Magnet School |
64. 4 |
90. 4 |
East Hartford |
Connecticut International Baccalaureate Academy |
49. 7 |
73. 4 |
East Hartford |
East Hartford/Glastonbury Elementary Magnet School |
40. 2 |
73. 4 |
East Hartford |
Two Rivers Magnet Middle School |
50. 4 |
73. 4 |
Hamden* |
Hyde Leadership School * |
89. 2 |
47. 3 |
Hamden* |
New Haven Academy* |
87. 6 |
47. 3 |
Hamden |
Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School |
58. 9 |
47. 3 |
Hartford |
Annie Fisher Multiple Intelligences Magnet School |
97. 8 |
94. 2 |
Hartford |
Breakthrough Magnet School |
73. 0 |
94. 2 |
Hartford |
Capital Preparatory Magnet School |
82. 8 |
94. 2 |
Hartford |
Greater Hartford Classical Magnet School |
86. 4 |
94. 2 |
Hartford |
Hartford Magnet Middle School |
73. 2 |
94. 2 |
Hartford |
Montessori Magnet School |
79. 7 |
94. 2 |
Hartford |
Noah Webster Micro Society Magnet School |
91. 3 |
94. 2 |
Hartford |
Simpson-Waverly Classical Magnet School |
96. 6 |
94. 2 |
Hartford |
Sport and Medical Sciences Academy |
76. 2 |
94. 2 |
Hartford |
University High School of Science and Engineering |
80. 7 |
94. 2 |
Hartford |
University of Hartford Multiple Intelligences Magnet School |
70. 4 |
94. 2 |
Manchester |
Great Path Academy at Manchester Community College |
42. 9 |
43. 9 |
Meriden |
Thomas Edison Magnet Middle School |
46. 8 |
55. 6 |
New Haven |
Barnard Environmental Science Magnet School |
98. 3 |
89. 0 |
Table 2: -Continued-
DISTRICT |
MAGNET SCHOOL |
% SCHOOL MINORITY |
% DISTRICT MINORITY |
New Haven |
Davis Street 21st Century Interdistrict Magnet Elementary School |
87. 9 |
89. 0 |
New Haven |
Betsy Ross Arts Middle Magnet School |
77. 4 |
89. 0 |
New Haven |
Cooperative Arts and Humanities Magnet High School |
72. 2 |
89. 0 |
New Haven |
High School in the Community |
71. 2 |
89. 0 |
New Haven |
Hill Regional Career High School |
82. 5 |
89. 0 |
New Haven |
Jackie Robinson Magnet School |
96. 1 |
89. 0 |
New Haven |
Benjamin Jepson Non-graded Magnet Elementary School |
78. 5 |
89. 0 |
New Haven |
Vincent E. Mauro Elementary Interdistrict Magnet School |
92. 1 |
89. 0 |
New Haven |
Metropolitan Business High School |
94. 8 |
89. 0 |
New Haven |
Museum/Micro Society Magnet School |
92. 6 |
89. 0 |
New Haven |
Sheridan Communications and Technology Middle School |
84. 7 |
89. 0 |
New London |
Regional Multicultural Magnet School |
53. 7 |
83. 2 |
North Branford |
Collaborative Alternative Magnet School |
41. 6 |
4. 5 |
Stamford |
Academy of Information Technology |
58. 0 |
57. 7 |
Waterbury |
Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School |
46. 3 |
70. 7 |
Waterbury |
Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School |
41. 1 |
70. 7 |
Waterbury |
Waterbury Arts Magnet School |
44. 5 |
70. 7 |
Windsor + |
Pathways to Technology Magnet School + |
91. 8 |
63. 5 |
* These schools are located in Hamden but run by New Haven.
+ This school is located in Windsor but run by Hartford.
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