The ISBE said 13.4 percent of Polaris Elementary Charter Academy students taking the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam in 2016 passed, in comparison to the 12.4 percent passage rate in 2015.
Meanwhile, the school posted an average spending rate of $15,378 per pupil, above the state's average of $12,821.
The PARCC test is a state-mandated exam used to assess the school and student performance in several states nationwide.
The following table lists passage rates of area charter schools.
School
Passage Rate
Locke A. Elementary Charter Academy
39.1%
Namaste Elementary Charter School
32.5%
Chicago Math & Science Elementary Charter
31.9%
Horizon Science Academy - McKinley Park
31.4%
Chicago Virtual Charter School
30.5%
Asian Human Services-Passage Chrtr
30.5%
Intrinsic Charter High School
26.8%
Providence-Englewood Elementary Charter
26.4%
Horizon Science Academy-Southwest Charter
24.2%
Rowe Elementary
24.0%
Erie Elementary Charter School
21.9%
Christopher House Chrt Elementary School
18.9%
Kipp Chicago Charter Schools
17.2%
Legacy Elementary Charter School
16.6%
Catalyst Charter-Maria Elementary School
16.2%
Nkrumah Academy Charter Elementary School
15.6%
Galapagos Elementary Charter School
15.0%
Academy For Global Citizenship
14.5%
Horizon Science Academy - Belmont
14.5%
Chicago Collegiate Charter School
14.0%
Polaris Elementary Charter Academy
13.4%
Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock Elementary School
12.0%
Frazier Prep Academy Charter Elementary School
11.9%
Foundations College Prep Charter
10.7%
Ihsca Charter High School
9.8%
Legal Prep Academy Charter High School
7.2%
Epic Academy High School
6.4%
Young Womens Leadership Chartr High School
5.5%
Urban Prep Charter Academy Bronzeville High School
4.0%
Montessori of Englewood Charter Elementary School
2.3%
Urban Prep Charter Academy West Campus High School
1.1%
Ace Technical Charter High School
1.1%
Amandla Charter School
0.9%
Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High School
0.0%
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