One-third of charter schools overseen by the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority were rated 5-star schools by the state, significantly higher than the overall rate by nearly all traditional school districts.
But state charter schools still lag in enrollment of low-income students, English language learners and special education students — demographics known to need additional resources to achieve the measures emphasized by the state’s ratings system.
Nearly three-quarters (73%) of SPCSA schools were rated 3-stars or higher by the Nevada State Performance Framework (NSPF) rating system, which ranks public schools on a 5-star scale. Only Eureka County School District, a tiny rural district with only four schools, had a higher percentage, with three of their four schools rated 3-stars or higher.
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