NP 08-09

Profiles of Nonprofit Education Management Organizations: 2008-2009
Gary Miron and Jessica Urschel Dept. of Educational Leadership, Research & Technology College of Education Western Michigan University October 2009
Division of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies College of Education, Arizona State University P.O. Box 872411, Tempe, AZ 85287-2411 Telephone: (480) 965-1886 Fax: (480) 965-0303 E-mail: epsl@asu.edu http://edpolicylab.org
Education Policy Research Unit
Education and the Public Interest Center

School of Education, University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309-0249 Telephone: (303) 447-EPIC Fax: (303) 492-7090 Email: epic@colorado.edu http://epicpolicy.org
Suggested Citation: Miron, G. & Urschel, J. (2009). Profiles of nonprofit education management organizations: 2008-2009 Boulder and Tempe: Education and the Public Interest Center & Education Policy Research Unit. Retrieved [date] from http://epicpolicy.org/publication/profiles-nonprofit-emos-2008-09
Table of Contents
Summary.1
Introduction and Background...2
Findings for 2008-2009....4
Company Summary.......................................................................................13
Large Company Profiles....16
Medium Company Profiles....33
Small Company Profiles........73
Appendix A: Readers Guide...120
Appendix B: Data Sources by State..121
Appendix C: Methods.......................................124
Profiles of Nonprofit Education Management Organizations: 2008-2009
Summary
This is the second Profiles report to examine nonprofit education management organizations (EMOs). This report is modeled after the 11 annual Profiles that cover forprofit EMOs. While the number of schools operated by for-profit EMOs grew rapidly in the 1990s and is now leveling off, the number of schools operated by nonprofit EMOs has been growing more steadily and steeply over time. National Landscape x x x Nonprofit EMOs operated public schools in 25 states during the 2008-09 school year. Nonprofit EMOs are most prevalent in Texas, California, Arizona, and Ohio. In terms of the proportion of charter schools managed by nonprofit EMOs, Illinois stands out, with 72% of its charter schools managed by nonprofit EMOs. Nonprofit EMOs are garnering more support and are growing steadily, while the growth of for-profit EMOs is slowing.
Organizations x x A total of 103 nonprofit EMOs were identified and profiled in this report, including 16 large nonprofit EMOs, 40 medium-sized, and 47 small nonprofit EMOs. The number of nonprofit EMOs that operated at least one charter school in 1995 is estimated to be 5. This number increased rapidly until 2004. Since then, only 5 new nonprofit EMOs have been established, although the number of schools operated by the existing organizations continues to grow. KIPP, the Knowledge is Power Program, a national charter school network, experienced the largest net increase in schools during the past school year, from 57 to 64 schools.
Schools x x x A total of 609 public schools were managed by nonprofit EMOs during 2008-09. Of the schools profiled, 46% were managed by large nonprofit EMOs, which manage 10 or more schools. Medium-sized nonprofit EMOs, which manage between four and nine schools, accounted for 36% of the schools profiled.
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Profiles Report: Introduction
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Primary schools constitute 32% of managed schools. Middle schools, at 22%, high schools, at 19%, and schools classified as other, at 28%, also constitute significant percentages of the schools managed. Less than 1% of schools managed by nonprofit EMOs are virtual schools. More than 97% of schools managed by nonprofit EMOs are charter schools.
Students x Large nonprofit EMOs currently account for 42% of all students enrolled in schools managed by nonprofit EMOs. x Medium-sized EMOs account for 38% of students enrolled in nonprofit-EMOmanaged schools. x Small EMOs enroll 20% of students in nonprofit-EMO-managed schools. x Small nonprofit EMOs have a larger average school enrollment than the large- and medium-sized EMOs. This is in sharp contrast to for-profit EMOs, where the large EMOs also have the largest average school size. Profiles reports are comprehensive digests of data on education management organizations. Analysis and interpretation of the data in this report are based on two years of data collection from nonprofit management organizations as well as the creation of estimated growth trends based on when EMOs and the schools they operate report that they were founded. Where relevant, a few comparisons are also made with for-profit EMOs. This report is intended for a broad audience. Policymakers, educators, school district officials, and school board members may use this information to learn more about current or potential contractors. Investors, persons involved in the education industry, and employees of nonprofit EMOs may find it useful in tracking changes, strategizing for growth, and planning investments. Journalists and researchers who study and seek to learn more about education management organizations may also find much here to interest them.
Introduction and Background

The EMO Industry: Background and Rationale
Education management organizations, or EMOs, emerged in the early 1990s in the context of widespread interest in so-called market-based school reform proposals. Wall Street analysts coined the term EMO as an analogue to health maintenance organizations (HMOs). Proponents of EMOs claim that they will bring a much-needed dose of entrepreneurial spirit and a competitive ethos to public education. Opponents worry that outsourcing to EMOs will result in already limited school resources being redirected for service fees, profits, or both for another layer of administration. Opponents also have expressed concerns about public bodies relinquishing control or ownership of schools. Until recently, most attention has been focused on the for-profit EMOs. In recent years, however, more interest and private funds have been devoted to nonprofit organizations that manage charter schools. While concerns about profit motives are not as apparent with nonprofit organizations, there are still concerns about how public governance of these schools is being affected by private, nonprofit EMOs.
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Defining Education Management Organizations

We define an education management organization, or EMO, as an organization or firm that manages schools that receive public funds, including district and charter public schools. A contract details the terms under which executive authority to run one or more schools is given to an EMO, usually in return for a commitment to produce measurable outcomes within a given time frame. Schools managed by the EMOs profiled in this report operate under the same admissions rules as regular public schools, even though they are privately operated. The term education management organization and the acronym EMO are most commonly used to describe these private entities that manage public schools under contract. However, other names or labels, such as education service providers, are sometimes used to describe these organizations. Additionally, it is important to distinguish between EMOs with considerable authority over a school and vendors or service contractors that fulfill a much more limited role. Such vendors provide specific services for a fee, such as accounting, payroll and benefits, transportation, financial and legal advice, personnel recruitment, professional development, and special education. These sorts of contractors are not within the scope of this report. EMOs vary on a number of dimensions, such as whether they have for-profit or nonprofit status, whether they work with charter schools, district schools, or both, or whether they are a large regional or national franchise or a single-site operator. Historically, a smaller portion of EMOs have been nonprofits. In recent years, however, nonprofit EMOs (sometimes referred to as charter management organizations, or CMOs) have expanded more rapidly. The boundaries that separate nonprofit EMOs from networks or community partnerships are rather blurred. During the course of researching this report, we encountered a number of difficult examples that were not easy to classify. KIPP, for example, indicates that it is a network and not an EMO1. At the same time, KIPP has considerable influence over its schools, especially with regard to their staffing and design. Furthermore, the New Schools Venture Fund identifies KIPP as a charter management organization since it was providing funds to two of KIPPs clusters of schools in order to help the organization expand the number of charter schools. For the purpose of this report, we have included KIPP as a nonprofit EMO, given its strong role in establishing and operating the schools within its network. As we continue our research on nonprofit EMOs, we hope to gain more clarity in the distinctions that separate management organizations, networks of schools, and partnerships with community-based organizations. This, in turn, should lead to a more nuanced discussion of these definitions. The number of schools under EMO management, school enrollment, and other data included in this report are primarily derived from official state data as well as from organization self-reports. When an organization failed to provide information, our data are derived from the most recent available state Department of Education records. Nonprofit EMOs are private organizations that may be largely beyond the reach of state open-records laws or other public disclosure requirements; thus, there is frequently no way to compel them to share detailed information about their operations (see individual profiles later in
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Information provided by KIPP Manager of Public Affairs Justin Barra in June 2008.
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this report, which include notes on data sources). Unlike for-profit EMOs, however, the nonprofit entities are required to file a 990 tax form, which is subject to public inspection. These records are made available on the Guidestar website (www.guidestar.org) and offer a limited amount of financial information about nonprofit organizations, although no detailed information on individual schools or enrollments.
Description of Data Collection and Sources of Information

This second annual Profiles report covers data for the 2008-09 school year. An effort is made to provide complete and current data on the numbers of EMOs, EMO-managed schools, and enrollments in EMO-managed schools. In addition to data on the 2008-09 year, the report also contains official 2007-08 data and estimated longitudinal data from 1996 to 2006. Where possible and appropriate, we have corrected or updated past data that were missing or based on estimates. As previously stated, the nature of the industry and the lack of public information make the process of collecting and updating the data for the Profiles report difficult. In last years report, EMOs were primary sources for the published information. This year we collected information on organizations and EMO-managed schools from states that tracked such information. Official October 2008 enrollments are reported for all states that had released this information or provided it to the authors by August 4, 2009. For the majority of states that do not track education management organizations and their managed schools, key informants, advocacy groups, and charter school sponsors were contacted with a list of known EMOs and EMO-managed schools and asked to provide additional information (for a complete list of state sources, see Appendix B). After all state-level research was completed, representatives of each EMO were asked to confirm and, if necessary, correct organizations and schools contact information. EMOs were also asked to provide updated information for schools in those states for which official enrollments had not been released. If the organization provided enrollments or other information that did not match official state-level data, the official government data was used. In such cases, the EMO was informed of the decision to use the official data. Two contacts were attempted to solicit a response from all large, medium, and small EMOs. We were very pleased and grateful for the responses we received from EMOs. In most cases, we received complete details regarding schools and enrollments. In other cases, the data we received from the EMOs was missing enrollments or the years the EMO or schools were founded. In these cases, an additional attempt was made to gather this information. In a few cases in which official 2008 enrollments had not been released and the EMO did not respond, we relied on official 2007-08 enrollments (see Appendix C for a complete explanation of data collection).
Findings for 2008-09

The Profiles of Nonprofit Education Management Organizations: 2008-09 is the second annual Profiles report of this particular subset of EMOs. The EMOs profiled in this report are categorized by size: small EMOs operate three or fewer schools; medium-sized EMOs operate four to nine schools; and large EMOs operate 10 or more schools.
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Number of Education Management Organizations Profiled

Table 1 presents the estimated growth trend data for large, medium-sized and small nonprofit EMOs. Our estimate is based on the founding date of charter schools currently managed by EMOs. One school established in the 1980s is currently operating as a charter school managed by a nonprofit EMO. For all practical purposes, this school is an anomaly. Therefore, we start mapping the numbers in 1995, which marks the pronounced start of the growth trend. In 1995, a total of 5 nonprofit EMOs were operating charter schools. The number of nonprofit EMOs grew consistently up to its current total of 103 organizations. The number of states in which EMOs operate has grown from 4 in 1995 to 25 in 2008-09. Figure 1 illustrates the trends in the estimated number of nonprofit EMOs over the last dozen years. The total number of EMOs is represented by the solid dark line. While we believe that we captured nearly all medium-sized and large nonprofit EMOs, we are aware that there are likely more small EMOs that we have not yet discovered in our survey of the field. The small EMOs are more difficult to identify, andas we have learned from the Profiles of for-profit EMOsthey are more difficult to obtain information from. Thanks to the large amount of official data gathered from state department of education sources, however, we are more confident that we have identified the vast majority of operating nonprofit EMOs. Table 1. Number of Nonprofit EMOs by Size and Year
19951996 19961997 19971998 19981999 19992000 20002001 20012002 20022003 20032004 20042005 20052006 20062007 20072008 20082009
Large EMOs Medium EMOs Small EMOs

Total number of EMOs Number of states with EMOs
0 1 4 5 4
1 0 13 14 5
1 0 20 21 7
1 0 38 39 10
1 3 57 61 13
1 7 57 65 13
1 19 58 78 14
2 15 65 82 20
2 17 72 91 21
4 20 73 97 22
6 28 64 98 22
8 30 61 99 23
13 36 52 101 24
16 40 47 103 25
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120 Number of Large EMOs 100 Number of Medium EMOs Number of Small EMOs
Number of Nonprofit EMOs
80
Total Number of EMOs
60
40
20
0 1995- 1996- 1997- 1998- 1999- 2000- 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 20081996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Figure 1 Number of Nonprofit EMOs by Size and Year As Figure 1 clearly indicates, there was considerable growth in the number of nonprofit organizations managing charter schools until 2004. The growth in the number of nonprofit EMOs has slowed considerably over the past five years. Only five nonprofit EMOs have been formed since 2004. All but one nonprofit organization began as a small EMO (operating three or fewer schools) and the decline in the number of small EMOs reflects the growth of organizations already in operation, which moved many small EMOs into the medium and large categories.
Number of Schools Managed by Nonprofit EMOs

Table 2 displays the estimated number of schools managed by nonprofit EMOs between 1995-96 and 2008-09. A total of 609 public charter schools were managed by nonprofit EMOs during 2008-09. The total number of schools run by nonprofit EMOs schools is fast approaching the number run by for-profit EMOs (733 in 2008-09). Large and medium-sized nonprofit EMOs account for relatively similar numbers of schools.
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Table 2. Number of Schools Managed by Nonprofit EMOs, By EMO Size

19951996 19961997 19971998 19981999 19992000 20002001 20012002 20022003 20032004 20042005 20052006 20062007 20072008 20082009
Large EMOs Medium EMOs Small EMOs Total number of schools
0 7 5 12
10 5 16 31
11 0 25 36
11 0 50 61
11 15 71 97
11 34 81
11 65 84
23 79
36 97
65
104 141 217 280
113 151 176 202 219
100 121 136 130 135 117 110
126 160 202 254 314 385 452 536 609
Figure 2 illustrates the growth trends associated with the schools-under-management data in Table 2. The solid line represents the total number of schools operated by nonprofit EMOs by year.
700
Number of Schools Operated by Nonprofit EMOs
Large EMOs
600 500 400 300 200 100 0
Medium EMOs Small EMOs Total # of Schools
1995- 1996- 1997- 1998- 1999- 2000- 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 20081996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Figure 2. Illustration of the Growth of EMOs in Terms of the Number of Schools They Operate
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Figure 3 illustrates the distribution of EMOs by the number of schools they operate. As one can see, KIPP accounts for a very large proportion of the schools operated by nonprofit EMOs. KIPP was operating 64 schools in 200809, more than twice as many schools as the next largest nonprofit EMO, Summit Academy Schools (26 schools). Large EMOs account for
70 60 50
KIPP
Number of Schools Per EMO (each bar represents a distinct EMO)
40 30
Large EMOs
20 10 0
Small EMOs Medium EMOs
46.0% of all nonprofit-EMOFigure 3. EMOs by Number of Schools They Operate managed schools, mediumsized EMOs account for 36.0%, and small EMOs account for 18.1%. This pattern contrasts sharply from that of for-profit EMOs. In the for-profit sector, large companies manage significantly more than the majority of the schools (73.3%), while the medium-sized companies account for only 15.43% and small firms 11.3%. In last years report, 100% of the public schools profiled were charter schools. This year an additional large nonprofit EMO, Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL), was discovered. AUSL manages 11 schools, all district schools. In addition, a change in methodology led to the discovery of three medium-sized nonprofits managing additional district schools. Even so, 97.2% of schools managed by nonprofit EMOs are charter schools, compared with 85% of the public schools operated by for-profit EMOs. Less than 1% of all nonprofit EMO-operated schools are virtual schools, compared with 6% of forprofit EMO-managed schools. Three of the nonprofit virtual schools are located in Arizona; one is located in Ohio. (A virtual school delivers its curriculum and provides instruction via the Internet and electronic communication; see Appendix A for definitions.)
Number of Students in Schools Managed by Profiled EMOs

In this section we describe current student enrollment figures and offer estimates of overall trends. Schools operated by nonprofit EMOs enrolled 180,211 students in 2008-09. In comparison, for-profit EMOs served 339,222 students in 2008-09. With 470 students per school, the for-profit EMOs operated much larger schools on average than the nonprofit EMOs, which enrolled an average of 296 students per school. While the large for-profit EMOs had substantially larger average school sizes than the medium-sized and small for-profit EMOs, the pattern is less clear with the nonprofit EMOs. Among nonprofits, the large EMOs have the smallest average school size (272 students per school), followed by medium EMOs (312 students per school), and the small nonprofit EMOs, which have 327 students per school (see Table 3).
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Table 3. Number of Students Per School in 2008-09 Number of Schools Large EMOs Medium EMOs Small EMOs All Nonprofit EMOs 280 219 110 609 Sum 76,031 68,248 35,932 180,211 Number of Students Per School Mean SD Median Minimum Maximum 271.5 311.6 326.7 296.4 183.5 252.7 292.9 232.9 268.5 239 235 253 22 17 16 3 1,385 1,815 1,783 1,815
Figure 4 illustrates the key data from Table 3 above. Note that the growth trend in the number of students rises more rapidly than did the growth trends for the number of EMOs or the number of schools. The average charter schools size typically increases each year, since many schools are adding grades as students progress. Thus, the number of students increases due to the addition of new schools as well as the addition of new classes within existing schools.
Number of Students in Schools Operated by Nonprofit EMOs
200,000 180,000 160,000 Small EMOs 140,000 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0
1995- 1996- 1997- 1998- 1999- 2000- 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 20081996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Large EMOs Medium EMOs
Total Number of Students
Figure 4. Estimated Number of Students Enrolled in Schools Managed by Nonprofit EMOs by Year
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The average school size for the nonprofit EMOs are estimates derived by using data from 2007-08 and 2008-09, then calculating backward to estimate likely growth patterns. The average school size was estimated from year to year based on typical growth patterns for EMO-operated schools. The result was multiplied by the number of schools open each year. The data in Table 4 display the number of EMO-managed schools and total enrollment of those schools by school type. The Common Core of Data definitions were used to classify schools as either primary, middle, high, or other (see definitions in Appendix A). Twenty-nine percent of all nonprofit EMO-managed schools are at the primary level in 2007-08. By contrast, 60% of the schools managed by for-profit EMOs were primary schools. Because elementary schools costs less per pupil to operate than high schools, for-profit EMOs may have a financial incentive to focus on the lower-cost segment of the total K-12 school population. Table 4. Numbers of Schools and Students Enrolled, by EMO Size and School Level, 2008-09
Primary
Schools
Middle
Schools
High
Schools
Other
Schools
Students per school Sum 23,082 20,664 12,897 56,643 Mean (SD) 289 (183) 276 (172) 339 (230) 293 (190)
Large Medium Small All EMOs
80 75 38 193
82 33 17 132
38 51 27 116
80 60 28 168
Number of EMOs by State Figure 5 illustrates the distribution of EMOs by state. Arizona has the most nonprofit EMOs, with a total of 23 organizations that operate 1 or more public charter schools. Texas is not far behind, with 18 nonprofit EMOs. California and Illinois also have a sizeable number of nonprofit EMOs, with 15 and 10 respectively. While Michigan leads all states in the number of for-profit EMOs, Michigan is the fifth ranked state in terms of the number of nonprofit EMOs (7) operating within its boundaries. After these states the numbers of organizations per state drop off. While Figure 5 displays the number of organizations in existence, Figure 6 displays the number of schools operated by nonprofit EMOs per state. Texas stands out, with 128 schools operated by nonprofit EMOs. California and Arizona follow closely, with 109 and 98 nonprofit EMO-managed schools respectively. In Arizona, both nonprofit and for-profit EMOs tend to manage fewer schools. Ohio and Illinois follow further behind, with 70 and 53 schools, respectively managed by nonprofit EMOs. Although Illinois is not at the top in terms of the total number of schools operated by nonprofit EMOs, it leads in the proportion of its charter schools operated by nonprofit EMOs: in Illinois, 72% of all
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charter schools are operated by nonprofit EMOs. The next closest state is Texas, with 38% of its charter schools operated by nonprofit EMOs.
25
20
Number of EMOs by State
15
10
0 AR AZ CA CT DC DC FL IL IN MA MD MI NY OH OR PA TX
Figure 5. Number of Nonprofit EMOs by State
140
Number of Schools Operated by EMOs
120 100 80 60 40 20 0
Figure 6. Number of Schools Operated by Nonprofit EMOs by State
AR AZ CA CO CT DC FL GA IL IN LA MA MD MI MN MO NC NJ NY OH OK OR PA TN TX
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Using the 2008-09 Nonprofit Profiles Report

The data in this Profiles of Non-Profit Education Management Organizations describe general trends in the nonprofit EMO sector over time. They are intended for a broad audience including policymakers, educators, school district officials, and school board members who may use this information to learn more about current or potential contractors. Investors, persons involved in the education industry, and employees of EMOs may use the Profiles to track changes, strategize for growth, and plan investments. Finally, the Profiles offers an important resource for journalists, researchers, and anyone who seeks to study and learn about education management organizations. The appendices contain important information that will be helpful in using the Profiles. Below is a list of appendices and a brief description of each: x Appendix A contains definitions of terms and notes that will be helpful in understanding the organization summaries and profiles. x Appendix B contains notes on state-level resources and responses from states and EMOs. x Appendix C contains the methods for compiling school profiles and criteria for inclusion as a nonprofit EMO.
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to recognize and thank Tammy DeRoo for assistance with data collection, Erik Gunn for editing work, and Joe Fee for addressing technical problems that arose with the project data bases. Over the course of the project, advice and insights were shared by Alex Molnar and diverse members of the EPRU-EPIC Education Policy Fellows. Additionally, the authors would like to thank the many university-based academics, representatives from state advocacy groups, teachers unions, and state education agencies that responded to our requests for information and provided feedback on the completeness and accuracy of our lists of organizations and schools. Finally, we are grateful to all those nonprofit EMOs that responded to our requests for information or that reviewed our organization-specific profiles and in order to confirm or correct the information on the schools they operate.
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Profiles Report: Summary
LARGE COMPANY SUMMARY

Summary of Nonprofit EMOs Managing 10 or More Schools, Listed Alphabetically by Company Name
Company Name Academy for Urban School Leadership Achievement First Alliance for College Ready Public Schools America CAN Aspire Public Schools Concept Schools Constellation Schools Cosmos Foundation Inc. Green Dot Public Schools ICEF Public Schools Company Location Chicago, IL New Haven, CT Los Angeles, CA Dallas, TX Oakland, CA Des Plaines, IL Parma, OH Houston, TX Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA Public Schools Managed Charter District Total 0 11 11 13 0 13 11 0 11 10 0 10 21 0 21 16 0 16 15 0 15 19 0 19 15 0 15 13 0 13 Enrollment 6,110 3,366 3,941 4,240 7,038 3,849 3,118 7,807 5,622 2,997 States 1: IL 2: CT, NY 1: CA 1: TX 1: CA 3: IL, IN, OH 1: OH 1: TX 1: CA 1: CA 20: AR, CA, CO, DC, GA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX 5: DC, IL, IN, NY, OH 1: AZ 1: TX 1: OH 2: NJ, NY 23 Page 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
KIPP Lighthouse Academies PPEP and Affiliates Shekinah Learning Institute, Inc. Summit Academy Management Uncommon Schools Large Company Totals: 16 Large EMOs
San Francisco, CA Framington, MA Tucson, AZ Converse, TX Copley, OH New York, NY
64 10 12 14 26 10 269
0 0 0 0 0 0 11
64 10 12 14 26 10 280
17,211 3,499 1,100 2,268 1,914 1,951 76,031
26 28 29 30 31 32
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MEDIUM COMPANY SUMMARY

Summary of Nonprofit EMOs Managing 4 to 9 Schools, Listed Alphabetically by Company Name
Company Name American Quality Schools Aspira, Inc. of Illinois Baltimore Curriculum Project Career Success Schools Center for Academic Success, Inc. Choice Education and Development Corporation EdKey, Inc. Edvantages Envision Schools Friendship Public Charter School GEO Foundation Great Hearts Academies High Tech High Honors Academy IDEA Public Schools Innovative Education Management, Inc. Kingman Academy Of Learning LEAD Charter Schools Leadership Public Schools Learning Matters Educational Group Mastery Charter Schools Mastery Learning Institute New Urban Learning Noble Network of Charter Schools Omega Schools Partnerships to Uplift Communities Perspectives Charter Schools Propel Schools Salvaging Teens at Risk, Inc. School of Excellence in Education Skyline Schools, Inc. Student Alternatives Program Inc. Success Charter Network Trinity Charter Schools Tucson International Academy, Inc. Universal Companies, Inc. UNO Charter School Network Uplift Education Winfree Academy Charter Schools YES Prep Public Schools Medium Company Totals: 40 Medium EMOs Company Location Chicago, IL Chicago, IL Baltimore, MD Houston, TX Phoenix, AZ Sierra Vista, AZ Mesa, AZ Columbus, OH San Francisco, CA Washington, DC Indianapolis, IN Phoenix, AZ San Diego, CA Dallas, TX Weslaco, TX Placerville, CA Kingman, AZ Gilbert, AZ San Francisco, CA Glendale, AZ Philadelphia, PA Portland, OR Detroit, MI Chicago, IL Glendale, AZ Burbank, CA Chicago, IL Pittsburgh, PA Little Elm, TX San Antonio, TX Peoria, AZ San Antonio, TX New York, NY Austin, TX Tucson, AZ Philadelphia, PA Chicago, IL Dallas, TX Irving, TX Houston, TX Public Schools Managed Charter District Total 10 0 10 3 1 4 5 0 5 5 0 5 5 0 5 6 5 8 4 5 4 5 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 4 6 5 7 6 8 5 4 5 7 4 7 4 5 4 1 9 5 6 5 213 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 6 5 8 4 5 4 5 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 4 6 5 7 6 8 5 4 5 7 4 9 4 5 4 4 9 5 6 5 219 Enrollment 4,692 1,336 1,908 716 773 1,594 687 1,621 959 4,093 1,113 1,389 2,889 789 3,833 4,743 1,461 603 1,229 1,160 1,660 868 1,796 1,650 604 2,304 1,680 740 792 2,959 463 1,416 899 283 273 1,705 4,010 2,726 1,789 2,043 68,248 States 2: IL, IN 1: IL 1: MD 1: AZ 1: AZ 1: AZ 1: AZ 1: OH 1: CA 1: DC 2: CO, IN 1: AZ 1: CA 1: TX 1: TX 1: CA 1: AZ 1: AZ 1: CA 1: AZ 1: PA 1: OR 1: MI 1: IL 1: AZ 1: CA 1: IL 1: PA 1: TX 1: TX 1: AZ 1: TX 1: NY 1: TX 1: AZ 1: PA 2: IL, LA 1: TX 1: TX 1: TX 14 Page 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72
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SMALL COMPANY SUMMARY

Summary of Nonprofit EMOs Managing 3 or Fewer Schools, Listed Alphabetically by Company Name
Company Name Academies of Excellence, Inc. Academy of Tucson Inc. Albert Einstein Academy Arizona Academy of Leadership, Inc. Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center, Inc. Arizona Community Development Corporation Aspira of Florida, Inc. BASIS School, Inc. Beginning with Children Foundation Betty Shabazz International Charter School Bright Star Schools Buckeye On line School for Success CAFA, Inc. Calli Ollin Academy Central Florida Human Services, Inc. Csar Chvez Public Charter Schools Civitas Schools Community & Economic Development Organization of Gadsden County, Inc. Daisy Education Corporation DC Prep EDSYS, Inc. EightCAP Inc. Espiritu Community Development Corporation eStem Public Charter Schools, Inc. Foundation for Behavioral Resources Galapagos Charter Harlem Village Academies Hyde Leadership Schools ISUS International Life School Midland Charter Initiative Nataki Talibah Schoolhouse New City Public Schools New Visions Academy, Inc. Not Your Ordinary School One Stop Multiservice Charter School Paradigm Accelerated Charter School Pointe Educational Services Rocketship Education See Forever Foundation South Texas Education Technologies, Inc. Southwest Winners Foundation, Inc. St. HOPE Public Schools SVRC Industries, Inc. TechEdventures The SEED Foundation Woodbridge Group, Inc. Small Company Totals: 47 Small EMOs Company Location Bunnell, FL Tucson, AZ San Diego, CA Tucson, AZ Phoenix, AZ Tucson, AZ Miami, FL Scottsdale, AZ New York, NY Chicago, IL Los Angeles, CA East Liverpool, OH Gilbert, AZ Tucson, AZ Lakeland, FL Washington, DC Chicago, IL Quincy, FL Tucson, AZ Washington, DC Pittsburgh, PA Greenville, MI Phoenix, AZ Little Rock, AR Augusta, MI Chicago, IL New York, NY Washington, DC Dayton, OH Lancaster, TX Midland, MI Detroit, MI Long Beach, CA Cottonwood, AZ Austin, TX Edinburg, TX Early, TX Phoenix, AZ Palo Alto, CA Washington, DC Weslaco, TX San Antonio, TX Sacramento, CA Saginaw, MI Lauderdale Lakes, FL Washington, DC Big Rapids, MI Public Schools Managed Charter District Total 3 0 3 3 0 3 2 0 2 3 0 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 2 1 3 2 3 3 1 1 2 3 2 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 2 1 3 2 3 3 1 1 2 3 2 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 110 Enrollment 183 561 695 149 786 2510 1071 1107 740 882 548 1783 484 257 95 1599 1954 567 1114 866 488 190 844 835 383 274 481 1378 224 2829 217 413 862 79 673 525 163 1202 321 520 646 879 1347 244 699 407 858 35,932 States 1: FL 1: AZ 1: CA 1: AZ 1: AZ 1: AZ 1: FL 1: AZ 1: NY 1: IL 1: CA 1: OH 1: AZ 1: AZ 1: FL 1: DC 1: IL 1: FL 1: AZ 1: DC 1: PA 1: MI 1: AZ 1: AR 1: MI 1: IL 1: NY 2: DC, NY 1: OH 1: TX 1: MI 1: MI 1: CA 1: AZ 1: TX 1: TX 1: TX 1: AZ 1: CA 1: DC 1: TX 1: TX 1: CA 1: MI 1: FL 2: DC, MD 1: MI 13 Page 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
COMPANY TOTALS: 103 Nonprofit EMOs
592
17
609 180,211
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Academy for Urban School Leadership

Address
3400 N. Austin Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60634 School Name
Chicago Academy Elementary School Dodge Renaissance Academy Chicago Academy High School The Tarkington School of Excellence Sherman School of Excellence Collins Academy High School Harvard School of Excellence National Teachers Academy Howe School of Excellence Morton School of Excellence Orr Academy High School
Large Company: Managing 10 or More Schools
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (773) 534-0129
Website and e-mail

www.ausl-chicago.org baltenburg@ausl-chicago.org City
Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago
Year Founded
2001
State
IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL
Year Founded
2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008
2008 Enrollment 509 413 378 1049 482 133 486 465 555 255 1385
Grade Levels Served From To k k 9 k k 9 k k k k 9 8 8 12 8 8 11 8 8 8 8 12
Charter School DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT
Virtual School
Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 11 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Number of States= 1 8,000
Total Enrollment= 6,110
Growth in Number of Schools

New schools Total schools
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2001
Growth in Number of Students
Distribution of Schools by Level

High 18%
Other 9%
Primary 73% 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Notes: a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. As of August 4, 2009, 2008 Illinois enrollments were unavailable. Enrollments reported were povided by Bridget Altenburg, Director of Development, AUSL.
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Achievement First
Address
403 James Street New Haven, Connecticut 06513
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (203) 773-3223 (203) 773-3221
Website and e-mail

www.achievementfirst.org infoCT@achievementfirst.org
Year Founded
1999
School Name
Amistad Academy - Middle Elm City College Prep Elementary Elm City College Prep Middle Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School Achievement First East New York Charter School Achievement First Bushwick Elementary Endeavor Charter Academy Achievement First Bridgeport Academy Achievement First Bushwick Middle Amistad Academy - Elementary Amistad Academy High School Achievement First Brownsville
City
New Haven New Haven New Haven New York New York New York New York New York Bridgeport New York New Haven East Haven New York
State
CT CT CT NY NY NY NY NY CT NY CT CT NY
Year Founded
1999 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008
2008 Enrollment 281 265 265 327 413 418 338 250 84 169 253 125 178
Grade Levels Served From To 6 k 5 5 k k k 5 5 5 k 9 k 9 4 8 8 4 4 3 7 6 6 2 11 1
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 13 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 1999 2000

7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0

Middle 46% Other 8%
Primary 46% 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Notes: a. Data for 1999 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. 2008 Connecticut charter school enrollments reported from Public School Choice in Connecticut (http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/pdf/equity/choice/schoolchoice2007.pdf) d. 2008-2009 New York enrollments were reported from charter school profiles (http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/psc/csdirectory)
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Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools

Address
2023 South Union Avenue Los Angeles, California 90007 School Name
Gertz-Ressler High School Heritage College-Ready Academy High School Huntington Park College-Ready Academy High School Richard Merkin Middle School College-Ready Academy High School Five College-Ready Academy High School Four Marc and Eva Stern Math and Science School College-Ready Academy High School Five College-Ready Academy High School Seven Jack H. Skirball Middle School College-Ready Middle Academy #3
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (213) 943-4930 (213) 943-4931
Website and e-mail

www.laalliance.org info@laalliance.org City
Los Angeles Los Angeles Huntington Park Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles
Year Founded
2004
State
CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA
Year Founded
2004 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2008
2008 Enrollment 502 484 532 409 347 363 443 300 204 255 102
Grade Levels Served From To 9 9 9 6 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 12 12 12 8 11 11 11 10 10 7 6
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 11 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

New schools
7,000 6,000 5,000
Total schools
4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Other 46%
High 27%
Middle 27%
Notes: a. Data for 2004 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. All Alliance for College Ready Public Schools enrollments are official October 1, 2008 enrollments (http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/) d. Years founded and grade levels provided by Kirsten Woo, Director, Assessment and Data Analysis Services, Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools.
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America CAN
Address
325 W. 12th Street Dallas, Texas 75208
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (214) 944-1985
Website and e-mail

www.americacan.net
Year Founded
1996
School Name
Dallas Can Academy Ross Avenue Dallas Can Academy Oak Cliff Houston Can Academy Main Texans Can Academy Dallas South Campus Houston Can Academy Hobby Texans Can at Carrollton-Farmers Austin Can Academy Fort Worth Can Academy Campus Drive Fort Worth Can Academy River Oaks San Antonio Can High School
City
Dallas Dallas Houston Dallas Houston Dallas Austin Fort Worth Fort Worth San Antonio
State
TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX
Year Founded
1996 1998 1998 2000 2001 2001 2002 2003 2003 2004
2008 Enrollment 384 528 489 543 388 370 301 476 362 399
Grade Levels Served From To 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 10 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0

7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0
High 100%
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Notes: a. Data for 1996 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. As of June 4, 2009, 2008-2009 Texas enrollments were not released. 2007-2008 enrollments are reported.
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Aspire Public Schools

Address
1001 22nd Avenue Oakland, CA 94606 School Name
Antonio Maria Lugo Academy Aspire Clarendon Elementary Aspire Millsmont Secondary Academy Aspire Port City Academy Berkley Maynard Academy California College Preparatory Academy Capitol Heights Academy Centennial College Preparatory Academy East Palo Alto Charter School (EPACS) EPACS Phoenix Academy Huntington Park Charter School Langston Hughes Academy Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy Millsmont Academy Monarch Academy River Oaks Charter Academy Rosa Parks Academy Summit Charter Academy The Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy University Charter School University Public School Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 21 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2,000 1,000
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (510) 434-5000 (510) 434-5010
Website and e-mail

www.aspirepublicschools.org info@aspirepublicschools.org City
Stockton Modesto Oakland Oakland Oakland Sacramento East Palo Alto Stockton Oakland Emeryville Huntington Park Stockton Emeryville Huntington Park Stockton East Palo Alto Huntington Park Modesto Stockton Huntington Park Stockton
Year Founded
1999
State
CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA
Year Founded
1999 2000 2008 2000 2002 2003 2003 2003 2004 2005 2008 2008 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2001 2007 2007
2008 Enrollment 348 1025 225 351 510 237 420 539 216 198 181 200 384 197 349 23 406 447 348 190 244
Grade Levels Served From To k k 6 k 6 k k 6 k 7 k 6 k k k 11 6 k k k k 5 12 10 5 12 8 8 12 5 10 4 8 6 5 5 11 8 8 5 5 8
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000

Other 24%
Middle 14%
Primary 62% 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Notes: a. Data for 1999 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. All Aspire Public Schools enrollments are official October 1, 2008 enrollments (http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/)
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Concept Schools
Address
2250 E. Devon Avenue, Suite 215 Des Plaines, IL 60018 School Name
Horizon Science Academy - Cleveland High School Horizon Science Academy - Columbus High School Chicago Mathematics and Science Academy Horizon Science Academy - Dayton Horizon Science Academy - Toledo Horizon Science Academy - Cincinnati Horizon Science Academy - Cleveland Middle School Horizon Science Academy - Denison Horizon Science Academy - Springfield Noble Academy - Cleveland Noble Academy - Columbus Horizon Science Academy - Columbus Middle School Indiana Math and Science Academy - Indianapolis Horizon Science Academy - Cleveland Elementary School Horizon Science Academy - Columbus Elementary School Horizon Science Academy - Denison Elementary School
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (847) 824-3380 (847) 824-3382
Website and e-mail

www.conceptschools.org contact@conceptschools.org City
Cleveland Columbus Chicago Dayton Toledo Cincinnati Cleveland Cleveland Toledo Cleveland Columbus Columbus Indianapolis Cleveland Columbus Cleveland
Year Founded
1999
State
OH OH IL OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH IN OH OH OH
Year Founded
1999 1999 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008
2008 Enrollment 514 334 490 204 237 327 162 215 180 230 94 171 230 139 200 122
Grade Levels Served From To 9 9 6 5 8 5 k 4 5 k k 6 6 k k k 12 12 11 10 12 10 8 8 8 7 5 8 9 5 5 5
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 16 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

New schools
7,000 6,000 5,000

High 23% Middle 31%
Total schools
4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2008 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Primary 46%
Notes: a. Data for 1999 to 2006 are estmates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. Horizon Science Academy - Columbus Elementary School enrollment provided by Director of School, Mr. Alper, on June 2, 2009. d. Illinois enrollments were provided by Ali Uslu, Chief Academic Officer, Concept Schools. Ohio enrollments provided by the Ohio Education Association. Indiana enrollments are official 2008 enrollments (http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/schlletter.cfm?letter=P).
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Constellation Schools
Address
5983 West 54th Street Parma, Ohio 44129 School Name
Old Brooklyn Community Elementary Parma Community Elementary Elyria Community Elementary Lorain Community Elementary Westpark Community Elementary Mansfield Community Elementary Puritas Community Elementary Madison Community Elementary Stockyard Community Elementary Westpark Community Middle Lorain Community Middle Old Brooklyn Community Middle Outreach Academy for Students with Disabilities Puritas Community Middle Westside Community School of the Arts
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (440) 845-7688 (440) 845-7689
Website and e-mail

www.constellationschools.org
Year Founded
1998
City
Cleveland Cleveland Elyria Lorain Cleveland Mansfield Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Lorain Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland
State
OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH
Year Founded
1998 2000 2001 2001 2001 2002 2003 2004 2004 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007
2008 Enrollment 244 654 251 182 271 201 199 233 247 130 106 137 47 101 115
Grade Levels Served From To k k k k k k k k k 5 5 5 k 5 k 4 12 9 4 4 8 4 8 6 9 9 9 12 9 9
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 15 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2008

Middle 27% Other 13%
Primary 60% 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Data for 1999 to 2006 are estmates for student growth
2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year
Notes: a. Data for 1999 to 2006 are estmates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. Lorain Gifted Academy is no longer in operation, closed in June 2008 due to "rising operating costs" (http://www.nagc.org/index.aspx?id=3758) d. All enrollments provided by Ohio Education Association
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Cosmos Foundation Inc.

Address
9431 W. Sam Houston Parkway Houston, Texas 77099
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (713) 343-3333 (713) 777-8555
Website and e-mail

harmonyschools.org info@hsatx.org
Year Founded
2000
School Name
Harmony Science Academy - Houston Harmony Science Academy - Austin Harmony Science Academy - Dallas Harmony School of Innovation - Houston Harmony School of Excellence - Houston Harmony Science Academy - El Paso Harmony Science Academy - Fort Worth Harmony Science Academy - San Antonio Harmony Science Academy - Beaumont Harmony Science Academy - Bryan College Station Harmony Science Academy - Houston NW Harmony Science Academy - Lubbock Harmony Science Academy - Waco Harmony Science Academy - Waco Harmony School of Science - Austin Harmony Science Academy - Brownsville Harmony Science Academy - Grand Prairie Harmony Science Academy - Laredo Harmony S i H Science Academy - North A ti A d N th Austin
City
Houston Austin Dallas Houston Houston El Paso Fort Worth San Antonio Beaumont Bryan Houston Lubbock Waco San Antonio Austin Brownsville Grand Prairie Laredo Pflugerville Pfl ill
State
TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX
Year Founded
2000 2002 2004 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
2008 Enrollment 337 289 636 435 463 463 412 371 227 213 242 184 235 371 413 900 441 900 275
Grade Levels Served From To 6 6 k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k 4 12 12 11 6 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 9 9 9 10
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School

7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2000
Other 63%
Primary 37% 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Notes: a. Data for 1999 to 2006 are estmates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. Enrollment for Harmony School of Science was provided via email from school email account on May 29, 2009. d. Enrollment for Harmony Science Academy Brownsville and Laredo campuses were reported from charterstexas.org website. e. Enrollment for Harmony Science Academy North Austin recorded from greatschools.net.
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Green Dot Public Schools

Address Telephone and Fax
(213) 621-0276 (213) 621-4419
2008-09
Website and e-mail

www.greendot.org
Year Founded
2000
350 South Figueroa Street, Suite 213 Phone Los Angeles, California 90071 Fax School Name
Animo Leadership Charter High School Animo Inglewood Charter High School Oscar de la Hoya Animo Charter High School Animo South Los Angeles Charter High School Animo Venice Animo Film & Theatre Arts Charter High School Animo Jackie Robinson Animo Justice Animo Pat Brown Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High School Animo Locke Tech Charter High School Animo Watts Two Charter High School Animo Locke 1 Animo Locke 2 Animo Locke 3
City
Inglewood Inglewood Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles
State
CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA
Year Founded
2000 2002 2003 2004 2004 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008
2008 Enrollment 573 531 554 531 552 154 412 396 403 409 288 312 176 168 163
Grade Levels Served From To 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 9
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School

New schools
7,000 6,000 5,000

Other 60%
Total schools
4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
High 40%
Notes: a. Data for 2000 to 2006 are estmates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. All enrollments for Green Dot Public Schools are official October 1, 2008 enrollments (http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/)
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ICEF Public Schools

Address
5150 W. Goldleaf Circle, Suite 401 Los Angeles, CA 90056 School Name
View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter Elementary View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter Middle View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter High School Frederick Douglass Academy Charter High School Frederick Douglass Academy Charter Middle School Lou Dantzler Preparatory Charter High Lou Dantzler Preparatory Charter Middle Thurgood Marshall Charter High Thurgood Marshall Charter Middle Frederick Douglass Academy Charter Elementary School ICEF Vista Elementary Academy ICEF Vista Middle Academy Lou Dantzler Preparatory Charter Elementary
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (323) 290-6900 (323) 293-9092
Website and e-mail

www.icefla.org
Year Founded
1994
City
Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles
State
CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA
Year Founded
1999 2001 2003 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008
2008 Enrollment 428 324 392 296 276 166 207 132 194 95 253 143 91
Grade Levels Served From To k 6 9 9 6 9 6 9 6 k k 6 k 5 8 12 11 8 10 7 10 7 1 5 8 1
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 13 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 1999

7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0

High 8% Other 23%
Middle 38%
Primary 31%
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Notes: a. Data for 1999 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. ICEF Public Schools opened four schools in 2008, which moved ICEF from the medium sized category to the large. d. All ICEF Public Schools enrollments are official October 1, 2008 enrollments (http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/)
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KIPP Foundation
Address
135 Main Street, Suite 1700 San Francisco, California 94105
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (866) 345-5477 (415) 348-0588
Website and e-mail

www.kipp.org info@kipp.org
Year Founded
1999
School Name
KIPP Academy KIPP Academy New York KIPP 3D Academy KIPP Gaston College Preparatory KIPP Austin College Prep KIPP DC KEY Academy KIPP Delta College Preparatory School KIPP DIAMOND Academy KIPP Reach College Preparatory KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy KIPP Ujima Village Academy TEAM Academy KIPP Academy of Opportunity KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy KIPP Ascend Charter School KIPP Aspire Academy KIPP Bayview Academy KIPP LA Prep KIPP Philadelphia Charter School KIPP S Francisco Bay A d San F i B Academy KIPP South Fulton Academy KIPP STAR College Prep Charter School KIPP Summit Academy KIPP Truth Academy KIPP WAYS Academy Freedom Academy Charter School KIPP Academy Fresno KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School KIPP Heartwood Academy KIPP Houston High School KIPP Indianapolis College Preparatory KIPP SHINE Prep KIPP Academy Nashville KIPP AMP Academy KIPP DC AIM Academy KIPP Infinity Charter School KIPP Tech Valley KIPP Tulsa College Preparatory KIPP Believe College Prep KIPP DC WILL Academy KIPP DREAM Prep
City
Houston New York Houston Gaston Austin Washington DC Helena Memphis Oklahoma City Denver Baltimore Newark Los Angeles San Diego Chicago San Antonio San Francisco Los Angeles Philadelphia San F S Francisco i Atlanta New York San Lorenzo Dallas Atlanta Newark Fresno Lynn San Jose Houston Indianapolis Houston Nashville New York Washington DC New York Albany Tulsa New Orleans Washington DC Houston
State
TX NY TX NC TX DC AR TN OK CO MD NJ CA CA IL TX CA CA PA CA GA NY CA TX GA NJ CA MA CA TX IN TX TN NY DC NY NY OK LA DC TX
Year Founded
1995 1995 2001 2001 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006
2008 Enrollment
Grade Levels Served From To 5 5 5 k 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 5 k 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 k 8 8 8 11 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 8 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 5
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
261 257 339 631 365 320 253 280 269 360 317 621 344 353 318 353 244 320 318 314 300 360 385 197 319 257 338 327 360 370 238 435 203 330 320 330 360 252 254 540 217
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KIPP Foundation (cont.)

Address
135 Main Street, Suite 1700 San Francisco, California 94105
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (866) 345-5477 (415) 348-0588
Website and e-mail

www.kipp.org info@kipp.org
Year Founded
1999
School Name
KIPP LEAD College Prep Charter School KIPP Liberation College Prep KIPP McDonogh Fifteen School for the Creative Arts KIPP Spirit College Prep Rise Academy KIPP Academy Charlotte KIPP Bridge Charter School KIPP Central City Academy KIPP DC LEAP Academy KIPP Delta Collegiate KIPP Endeavor Academy KIPP King Collegiate High School KIPP Polaris Academy KIPP Sharpstown College Prep Newark Collegiate Academy KIPP Austin Collegiate KIPP Central City Primary KIPP Intrepid Preparatory KIPP Journey KIPP Raices Academy KIPP San Jose Collegiate KIPP SHARP College Preparatory KIPP STAND Academy y Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 64
City
Gary Houston New Orleans Houston Newark Charlotte Oakland New Orleans Washington DC Helena Kansas City San Lorenzo Houston Houston Newark Austin New Orleans Houston Columbus Los Angeles San Jose Houston Minneapolis p
State
IN TX LA TX NJ NC CA LA DC AR MO CA TX TX NJ TX LA TX OH CA CA TX MN Number of States= 20
Year Founded
2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
2008 Enrollment
209 84 466 78 360 182 234 95 192 109 200 185 81 89 215 95 95 101 64 101 88 288 71
Grade Levels Served From To 5 7 6 7 k 8 6 7 5 7 5 6 5 8 5 7 k 1 9 11 5 6 9 10 5 6 5 6 9 11 5 5 k 1 5 5 5 5 k k 9 k 5 9 2 5
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
65 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0
20,000

18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0
Distribution of Schools by Level High

1% Other 8%
Middle 80%
Primary 11%
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Notes: a. Data for 1995 to 2006 are estimates for student growth a. KIPP Pride High was profiled in 2007, but is not profiled in the current report. According to NC Charter School Office Director Jack Moyer, Pride High is part of Gaston College Prep (email, March 23, 2009) b. 2008 OK enrollments were not available; 2007-2008 Oklahoma enrollments reported c. 2007-2008 Texas enrollments reported (2008 unavailable as of June 1, 2009) d. Rise Academy, Endeavor Academy, and Newark Collegiate enrollments from schools' websites. e. Intrepid Preparatory and SHARP College Preparatory enrollments from www.charterstexas.org f. Louisiana's McDonogh 15 Academies reported as one school, as was reported in New Orleans Parents' Guide to Public Schools (2009) g. The scales for the line graphs above have been modified to accommodate KIPP's schools and total enrollment
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Lighthouse Academies
Address
1661 Worcester Road, Suite 207 Framington, Massachusetts 01701 School Name
Bronx Lighthouse Charter School Gary Lighthouse Charter School Indianapolis Lighthouse Charter School Potomac Lighthouse Public Charter School Bronzeville Lighthouse Charter School Cleveland Lighthouse Community School East Chicago Lighthouse Charter School Villaview Lighthouse Community School West Gary Lighthouse Charter School Monument Lighthouse Charter School
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (508) 626-0901 (508) 626-0905
Website and e-mail

www.lighthouse-academies.org info@lighthouse-academies.org City
New York Gary Indianapolis Washington DC Chicago Cleveland Gary Cleveland Gary Indianapolis
Year Founded
2004
State
NY IN IN DC IL OH IN OH IN IN
Year Founded
2004 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007
2008 Enrollment 180 676 530 259 349 232 292 76 504 401
Grade Levels Served From To k k k k k k k k k k 4 8 8 6 6 3 6 6 7 7
Virtual School
Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 10 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

New schools
7,000 6,000 5,000
Total schools
4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Primary 100%
Notes: a. Data for 2004 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. Illinois enrollments are official 2007 enrollments. Ohio enrollments provided by the Ohio Education Association. Indiana enrollments are official 2008 enrollments (http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/schlletter.cfm?letter=P)
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PPEP and Affiliates

Address
1840 E. Benson Highway Tucson, Arizona 85714
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (520) 294-6997 (520) 294-7738
Website and e-mail

www.ppep.org
Year Founded
1995
School Name
PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Learning Center PPEP TEC - Cesar Chavez Learning Center PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Learning Center PPEP TEC - Jose Yepez Learning Center PPEP TEC - Lito Pena Learning Center PPEP TEC - Raul H. Castro Learning Center PPEP TEC - Victor Soltero Learning Center PPEP TEC - Alice S. Paul Learning Center PPEP TEC - John David Arnold Learning Center PPEP TEC - Manuel Borjorquez Learning Center PPEP TEC - Eugene Lopez Learning Center PPEC TEC - Robles Junction Learning Center
City
Tucson San Luis Tucson Somerton Avondale Tucson Tucson Casa Grande Tucson Bisbee Willcox Tucson
State
AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ
Year Founded
1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1996 1996 1996 1997 2005
2008 Enrollment 307 132 65 103 98 71 90 53 66 34 22 59
Grade Levels Served From To 9 10 10 10 10 12 11 10 10 10 unknown 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 unknown 12
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 12 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0

7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0
Other 8%
High 92% 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Notes: a. Data for 1995 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. All enrollments are official 2008 enrollments (http://www.ade.state.az.us/edd/)
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Shekinah Learning Institute, Inc.

Address
9150 FM 78, Suite 7 Converse, Texas 78109
Medium Company: Managing 4 to 9 Schools
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (210) 658-6848 (210) 658-7820
Website and e-mail

www.shekinah-edu.com
Year Founded
1999
School Name
Radiance Academy of Learning - Westlakes Campus Radiance Academy of Learning Shekinah Radiance Academy Shekinah Radiance Academy - Hope Shekinah Radiance Academy - Walzem Shekinah Radiance Academy - Abundant Life Campus Radiance Academy of Learning- Main Campus Shekinah Radiance Academy - West Columbia Radiance Academy of Learning- Del Rio Radiance Academy of Learning- Daystar Campus Radiance Academy of Learning- International Campus Radiance Academy of Learning - Abundant Life Shekinah Radiance Academy - Seagoville Shekinah Radiance Academy - VOSP
City
San Antonio San Antonio San Antonio San Antonio San Antonio San Antonio La Marque West Columbia Del Rio San Antonio San Antonio San Antonio Seagoville Houston
State
TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX
Year Founded
1999 1999 1999 2001 2001 2004 2005 2005 2006 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008
2008 Enrollment 325 125 120 115 225 275 373 175 175 45 120 95 40 60
Grade Levels Served From To k k k k k k k k 6 k k k k k 12 12 5 5 12 12 12 12 12 6 8 6 6 1
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 14
22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 1999 Notes: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 0 1999 2,000 1,000
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000

Other 50%
Primary 50% 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
a. Data for 1999 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. As of August 4, 2009, 2008 Texas enrollments were not available. Enrollments reported by Maggie Eckhoff, Shekinah Learning Institute.
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Summit Academy Management

Address
175 Montrose West Avenue Copley, OH 44321
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (330) 670-8470 (330) 670-8280
Website and e-mail

www.summitacademies.com
Year Founded
1999
School Name
Community School for Alt Learners of Akron Summit Academy Middle Akron Summit Academy Xenia Summit Academy Middle School Youngstown Summit Academy Secondary Akron Summit Academy Canton Summit Academy Secondary Canton Summit Academy Cincinnati Summit Academy Columbus Summit Academy Dayton Summit Academy Secondary School Parma Summit Academy Toledo Summit Academy Lorain Summit Academy Middle School Lorain Summit Academy Middletown Summit Academy Secondary School Middletown Summit Academy Painesville Summit Academy Secondary School Toledo Summit Academy Warren Summit Academy Middle School Warren Summit Academy Seconday Youngstown Summit Academy Middle School Columbus Summit Academy Transitional HS Columbus Summit Academy Transitional HS Cincinnati Summit Academy Transitional HS Dayton Summit Academy Secondary Lorain Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 26 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 1999 2000 Akron Akron Xenia Youngstown Akron Canton Cincinnati Cincinnati Columbus Columbus Cleveland Dayton Lorain Lorain Lorain Middletown Painesville Toledo Warren Warren Youngstown Columbus Columbus Cincinnati Dayton Lorain
City
State
OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH Number of States= 1
Year Founded
1999 1999 2001 2002 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2008
2008 Enrollment 108 48 44 143 57 80 44 60 37 49 168 132 142 58 148 47 57 54 101 65 97 30 30 35 38 42
Grade Levels Served From To Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded Ungraded
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
8,000

7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0
Other 100%
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Notes: a. Data for 1999 to 2006 are estimates for student growth for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. Summit Academy Schools enrollments were retrieved September 2009 from http://ilrc.ode.state.oh.us/schools/Comm_School_list.asp. d. When "Year Founded" was unknown, the earliest year reporting data on the website above was entered. e. The scale for the line graph above was modified to accommodate the Summit Academy Management's number of schools
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Uncommon Schools
Address
826 Broadway, 9th Floor New York, New York 10003 School Name
North Star Academy - Downtown Campus Middle School North Star Academy - Downtown Campus High School Excellence Charter School of Bedford Stuyvesant Noth Star Academy - Clinton Hill Campus Middle School Williamsburg Collegiate Charter School Leadership Prep Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School Kings Collegiate Charter School North Star Academy - Vailsburg Campus Elementary School Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate Charter School
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (212) 844-3584 (212) 598-4076
Website and e-mail

www.uncommonschools.org info@uncommonschools.org City
Newark Newark New York Newark New York New York Rochester New York Newark New York
Year Founded
1997
State
NJ NJ NY NJ NY NY NY NY NJ NY
Year Founded
1997 2000 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008
2008 Enrollment 201 115 288 289 240 248 208 135 152 75
Grade Levels Served From To 5 9 k 5 5 k 5 5 k 5 8 12 5 8 8 3 7 6 1 5
Virtual School
Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 10 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2008

High 10% Middle 60% Primary 30%
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Notes: a. Data for 1997 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. Official NJ 2008-2009 enrollments were not available as of August 2009. Enrollments reported were sent by Julie Shah, Associate Director of Development and Marketing, Uncommon Schools.
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American Quality Schools

Address
850 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 275 Chicago, Illinois 60607 School Name
Austin Business and Entrepreneurship Academy High School Chicago International Charter School - Avalon Campus Chicago International Charter School - Bucktown Campus Chicago International Charter School - Washington Park Campus Passages Charter School Chicago International Charter School - Prairie Campus Chicago International Charter School - West Belden Campus Thea Bowman Leadership Academy East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy Campus Plato Learning Academy
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (312) 226-3355 (312) 226-1027
Website and e-mail

www.aqs.org mbakalis@aqs.org City
Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Gary East Chicago Chicago
Year Founded
1999
State
IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IN IN IL
Year Founded
1999 1999 2001 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2005 2008
2008 Enrollment 295 340 650 400 229 410 500 1300 382 186
Grade Levels Served From To 9 k k k k k k k k k 10 8 8 8 5 8 8 11 7 6
Virtual School
Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 10 10

4,000 8 6
New schools

Other 20%
3,000 2,000 1,000 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
4 2 0
Total schools
Primary 80%
Notes: a. Data for 1999 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. As of August 4, 2009, 2008-2009 Illinois enrollments were not released. Official 2007-2008 enrollments are reported for Illinois schools. Indiana enrollments are official 2008 enrollments. b. Enrollment for Plato Learning Academy reported from greatschools.net
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Aspira Inc. of Illinois

Address
2415 N. Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60647 School Name
Aspira Antonia Pantoja High School Campus Aspira Mirta Ramirez Computer Science School Aspira-Haugan Middle School Aspira Early College High School
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (773) 252-0970 (773) 342-8615
Website and e-mail

www.aspirail.org info@aspirail.org City
Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago
Year Founded
2003
State
IL IL IL IL
Year Founded
2003 2003 2005 2007
2008 Enrollment 130 353 504 349
Grade Levels Served From To 9 9 6 9 12 12 8 10
Charter School YES YES YES YES
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000 2,000

Other 25%
6 4
Total schools
1,000 2 0 0 Pre 19951996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Notes: a. Data for 1995 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. As of August 4, 2009, 2008-2009 Illinois enrollments were not released. 2008-2009 enrollments were provided by Aspira Inc. of Illinois Pre 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 1995
High 50%
Middle 25%
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Baltimore Curriculum Project

Address
2707 E. Fayette Street Baltimore, Maryland 21224 School Name
City Springs School Collington Square School Hampstead Hill Academy Dr. Rayner Browne Academy Wolfe Street Academy
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (410) 675-7000 (410) 675-7030
Website and e-mail

www.baltimorecp.org bcpinfo@baltimorecp.org City
Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore
Year Founded
1996
State
MD MD MD MD MD
Year Founded
1996 2002 2002 2007 2007
2008 Enrollment 520 480 519 228 161
Grade Levels Served From To 3 k k k k 8 8 8 6 5
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0
6 4 2 0 1996 1997
Total schools
Primary 100%
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Notes: a. Data for 1996 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. All Baltimore Curriculum Project enrollments are official 2008 enrollments
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Career Success Schools

Address
16004 N. 36th Drive Phoenix, Arizona 85053 School Name
Career Success High School - Main Campus Career Success High School - Cave Creek Career Success High School - Glendale Career Success School - Sage Campus Career Success High School - Copper Square
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (602) 296-5552
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
2000
career.az.schoolwebpages.com
City
Phoenix Cave Creek Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix
State
AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ
Year Founded
2000 2002 2002 2002 2003
2008 Enrollment 281 84 105 151 95
Grade Levels Served From To 9 11 10 k 9 12 12 12 5 12
Virtual School
Total Enrollment= 716

8
New schools

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0
6 4 2 0 2000
Total schools
High 80% Primary 20%
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Notes: a. Data for 2000 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. All Career Success Schools enrollments are official 2008 enrollments
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Center for Academic Success

Address
1843 Paseo San Luis Sierra Vista, Arizona 85635 School Name
Center for Academic Success #1 Center for Academic Success #2 Center for Academic Success #4 Center for Academic Success #5 Center for Academic Success #3
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (520) 458-9309 (520) 417-9910
Website and e-mail

www.cas-schools.com
Year Founded
1996
City
Sierra Vista Douglas Douglas Sierra Vista Douglas
State
AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ
Year Founded
1996 1996 1999 1999 2000
2008 Enrollment 194 117 120 175 167
Grade Levels Served From To 9 9 5 k k 12 12 8 3 4
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0

High 40%
6 4 2 0 1996 1997
Total schools
Middle 20%
Primary 40%
1998 1999
2000
2001 2002
2003
2004
2005 2006
2007
2008
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Notes: a. Data for 1996 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. All Center for Academic Success schools' enrollments are official October 1, 2008 enrollments (http://www.ade.state.az.us/edd/)
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Choice Education and Development Corporation

Address
1460 South Horne Street Mesa, Arizona 85204 School Name
Sequoia Secondary Learning Crossroads Basic Academy Sequoia Village School Sequoia School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Seqouia Elementary Arizona Academy for Arts and Academics
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (480) 461-3200 (480) 649-0747
Website and e-mail

http://choiceed.org ronn@edkey.org City
Mesa Mesa Show Low Mesa Mesa Phoenix
Year Founded
1996
2008 Enrollment 386 193 200 67 419 329 Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES Virtual School
State
AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ
Year Founded
1996 1999 1999 2000 2001 2003
Grade Levels Served From To 7 k k k k 6 12 12 12 12 6 12

8
New schools

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0
6 4 2 0
Total schools
Other 67% Primary 16% High 17% 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Notes: a. Data for 1999 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. In last year's report, schools managed by EdKey, Inc. and the for profit organizations Sequoia Choice LLP were mistakenly profiled under Choice Education and Development Corporation. Thanks to Deborah McIff from Choice Education and Development Corporation for correcting our mistake in this year's report. d. All Choice Education & Development Corporation schools' enrollments are official October 1, 2008 enrollments (http://www.ade.state.az.us/edd/)
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EdKey, Inc.
Address
1460 South Horne Street Mesa, Arizona 85204 School Name
Pathfinder Academy Redwood Academy Children First Academy of Tempe Sequoia Family Learning Children First Academy of Phoenix
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (480) 461-3200 (480) 649-0747
Website and e-mail

www.sequoiaschools.org hillarya@edkey.org City
Mesa Peoria Mayer Mesa Phoenix
Year Founded
1996
State
AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ
Year Founded
1998 2000 2008 2003 2008
2008 Enrollment 82 74 161 119 251
Grade Levels Served From To k k k k k 8 8 6 12 6
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0

Other 20%
6 4 2 0 1998 1999
Total schools
Primary 80% 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Notes: a. Data for 1996 through 2007 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. All EdKey, Inc enrollments are official October 1, 2008 enrollments (http://www.ade.state.az.us/edd/)
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Edvantages
Address
Two Easton Oval, Suite 440 Columbus, Ohio 43219 School Name
Middletown Preparatory and Fitness Academy Trotwood Preparatory and Fitness Academy Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy Cincinnati Preparatory and Fitness Academy Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy Mount Healthy Preparatory and Fitness Academy
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (614) 324-4580 (614) 478-9619
Website and e-mail

www.edvantages.com info@edvantages.com City
Middletown Trotwood Columbus Springfield Columbus Cincinnati Columbus Cincinnati
Year Founded
2002
State
OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH
Year Founded
2002 2002 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005
2008 Enrollment 293 289 269 150 252 208 98 62
Grade Levels Served From To k k k k k k k k 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0
6 4 2 0 2002
Total schools
Primary 100%
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Notes: a. Data for 2002 through 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. All Edvantages enrollments were provided by the Ohio Education Association
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Envision Schools
Address
185 Berry Street, Suite 220 San Francisco, California 94107 School Name
City Arts & Tech High School Metropolitan Arts and Technology High School Envision Academy of Arts and Technology Impact Academy of Arts & Technology
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (415) 348-9955 (415) 348-9855
Website and e-mail

www.envisionschools.org info@envisionschools.org City
San Francisco San Francisco Oakland San Francisco
Year Founded
2004
State
CA CA CA CA
Year Founded
2004 2005 2006 2007
2008 Enrollment 354 208 160 237
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000
6 4 2 0 2004
Total schools
Other 50% 2,000 1,000 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 High 50%
Notes: a. Data for 2004 through 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. All Envision enrollments are official October 1, 2008 enrollments (http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest)
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Friendship Public Charter School

Address
120 Q Street Northeast, Suite 200 Washington DC, 20002 School Name
Friendship Chamberlain Elementary and Middle Friendship Woodridge Elementary and Middle Friendship Blow Pierce Junior Academy Friendship Collegiate Academy Friendship Southeast Academy
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (202) 281-1700 (202) 281-1799
Website and e-mail

www.friendshipschools.org
Year Founded
1998
City
Washington DC Washington DC Washington DC Washington DC Washington DC
State
DC DC DC DC DC
Year Founded
1998 1998 1999 2000 2005
2008 Enrollment 779 650 750 1360 554
Grade Levels Served From To k k 4 9 k 8 8 8 12 5
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000

Middle 20% High 20%
6 4 2 0 1998 1999
Total schools
2,000 1,000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Primary 60%
Notes: a. Data for 1998 through 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year a. All Friendship Public Charter School enrollments reported by Christi Venable at Friendship Public Charter School.
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GEO Foundation
Address
333 N. Pennsylvania Street, Suite 1000 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 School Name
Fall Creek Academy 21st Century Charter School Of Gary Fountain Square Academy Pikes Peak Prep
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (317) 536-1027 (317) 624-0900
Website and e-mail

www.geofoundation.org
Year Founded
2002
City
Indianapolis Gary Indianapolis Colorado Springs
State
IN IN IN CO
Year Founded
2002 2005 2005 2007
2008 Enrollment 352 350 206 205
Grade Levels Served From To k k 5 k 12 12 12 11
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0
6 4 2 0 2002
Total schools
Other 100%
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Notes: a. Data for 2002 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. All GEO Foundation enrollments are official 2008 enrollments (http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/)
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Great Hearts Academies

Address
444 N. 44th Street, Suite 100 Phoenix, Arizona 85008 School Name
Veritas Preparatory Academy Chandler Preparatory Academy Glendale Preparatory Academy Mesa Preparatory Academy Scottsdale Preparatory Academy
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (602) 438-7045 (602) 438-7242
Website and e-mail

www.greatheartsaz.org dscoggin@greatheartsaz.org City
Phoenix Chandler Glendale Mesa Scottsdale
Year Founded
2002
State
AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ
Year Founded
2002 2005 2008 2007 2008
2008 Enrollment 323 404 174 206 282
Grade Levels Served From To 7 6 6 6 6 12 11 9 9 9
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0

High 20% Other 20%
6 4 2 0 2002
Total schools
Middle 60%
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Notes: a. Data for 2002 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. All Great Hearts Academies enrollments are official October 1, 2008 enrollments (http://www.ade.state.az.us/edd/)
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High Tech High

Address
2861 Womble Road San Diego, California 92106 School Name
Explorer Elementary Charter Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs High Tech High High Tech Middle High Tech High International High Tech High Media Arts High Tech Middle Media Arts High Tech High Chula Vista High Tech High North Country
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (619) 243-5000 (619) 243-5050
Website and e-mail

www.hightechhigh.org
Year Founded
2000
City
San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego Chula Vista San Marcos
State
CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA
Year Founded
2000 2000 2003 2004 2005 2005 2007 2007
2008 Enrollment 321 543 326 395 396 328 305 275
Grade Levels Served From To k 9 6 9 9 6 9 9 5 12 8 12 12 8 10 10
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0

Other 25% Primary 12% Middle 25%
6 4 2 0 2000
Total schools
High 38%
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Notes: a. Data for 2000 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. All High Tech High enrollments are official October 1, 2008 enrollments (http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest)
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Honors Academy
Address
4300 MacArthur Avenue Dallas, Texas 75209 School Name
Pinnacle School Quest Academy Destiny Honors Academy Legacy High School University School Landmark School
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (214) 521-6365 (214) 526-3373
Website and e-mail

www.honorsacademy.org info@honorsacademy.org City
Fort Worth Dallas Killeen Eustace Dallas Palestine
Year Founded
1999
State
TX TX TX TX TX TX
Year Founded
1999 1999 2000 2000 2000 2001
2008 Enrollment 126 151 90 210 107 105
Grade Levels Served From To 6 k 6 6 6 k 12 8 12 12 12 8
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 6 10 8 6 4 2 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Growth in Number of Students Growth in Number of Schools

4,000 3,000
Other 67% 2,000 1,000 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Primary 33%
Notes: a. Data for 1999 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. As of August 4, 2009, 2008 Texas enrollments were not available. All reported enrollments are official 2007 enrollments.
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IDEA Public Schools

Address
505 Angelita Drive, Suite 9 Weslaco, TX 78596 School Name
IDEA Academy and College Preparatory - Donna Frontier Academy and College Preparatory IDEA Quest Academy and College Preparatory IDEA Academy and College Preparatory - Mission IDEA Academy and College Preparatory - San Benito
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (956) 377-8000 (956) 447-3796
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
www.ideapublicschools.org 2000 netcommunity@ideapublicschools.org City

Donna Brownsville Edinburg Mission San Benito
State
TX TX TX TX TX
Year Founded
2000 2006 2006 2008 2008
2008 Enrollment 1295 890 1058 300 290
Grade Levels Served From To K K K K K 12 10 10 8 8
Virtual School

8 6 4 2 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Other 60%
Primary 40%
Notes: a. Data for 2000 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. As of August 4, 2009, 2008 Texas enrollments were not available. All reported enrollments are official 2007 enrollments.
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Innovative Education Management

Address
1166 Broadway, Suite Q Placerville, California 95667 School Name
Connecting Waters Charter School Ocean Grove Charter School South Sutter Charter School Sky Mountain Charter School
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (800) 979-4436 (530) 295-3583
Website and e-mail

www.ieminc.org questions@ieminc.org City
Placerville Placerville Placerville Placerville
Year Founded
2002
State
CA CA CA CA
Year Founded
2002 2005 2005 2007
2008 Enrollment 1815 886 1131 911
Grade Levels Served From To k k k k 12 12 12 12
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0
6 4 2 0 2002
Total schools
Other 100%
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Notes: a. Data for 2002 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. All Innovative Education Management enrollments are official 2008 enrollments (http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest)
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Kingman Academy of Learning

Address
3410 N. Burbank St. Kingman, Arizona 86409 School Name
Kingman Academy of Learning - Intermediate School Kingman Academy of Learning - Primary School Kingman Academy of Learning - Middle School Kingman Academy of Learning - High School
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (928) 681-2400 (928) 681-2424
Website and e-mail

www.kaol.k12.az.us
Year Founded
1997
City
Kingman Kingman Kingman Kingman
State
AZ AZ AZ AZ
Year Founded
1997 1997 1998 2001
2008 Enrollment 327 280 349 505
Grade Levels Served From To 3 k 6 9 5 2 8 12
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0

High 25% Middle 25%
6 4 2 0 1997
Total schools
Primary 50% 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Notes: a. Data for 1997 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. All Kingman Academy of Learning enrollments are official 2008 enrollments (http://www.ade.state.az.us/edd)
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LEAD Charter Schools

Address
415 N. Gilbert Road, Suite 102 Gilbert, Arizona 85234 School Name
Leading Edge Academy Leading Edge Academy - Queen Creek Leading Edge Academy High School Leading Edge Academy at East Mesa
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (480) 633-0414 (480) 558-7038
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
2002
City
Gilbert Queen Creek Queen Creek Mesa
State
AZ AZ AZ AZ
Year Founded
2002 2005 2005 2007
2008 Enrollment 130 292 117 64
Grade Levels Served From To k k 7 k 6 8 12 5
Virtual School 0 0 0 0

8
New schools

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0

High 25%
6 4 2 0 2002
Total schools
Primary 75% 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Notes: a. Data for 2002 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. All LEAD Charter Schools enrollments are official 2008 enrollments.
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Leadership Public Schools

Address
2601 Mission Street, 9th Floor San Francisco, California 94110 School Name
LPS Richmond LPS San Jose LPS College Park LPS Hayward
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (415) 695-0669 (415) 358-4513
Website and e-mail

www.leadps.org info@leadps.org City
Richmond San Jose Oakland Hayward
Year Founded
2002
State
CA CA CA CA
Year Founded
2003 2004 2005 2005
2008 Enrollment 283 269 289 388
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0
6 4 2 0 2003
Total schools
High 100%
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Notes: a. Data for 2003 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. All Leadership Public Schools enrollments are official 2008 enrollments (http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest)
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Learning Matters Educational Group

Address
4744 W. Grovers Avenue Glendale, Arizona 85308 School Name
e-Institute Charter High School Glendale Carden Traditional School Surprise e-Institute Charter High School at Surprise Carden Traditional School Glendale Carden Traditional School at Tucson e-Institute Charter High School at Metro
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (602) 439-5026 (602) 889-0351
Website and e-mail

www.learningmatters.org info@Learningmatters.org City
Glendale Surprise Surprise Glendale Tucson Phoenix
Year Founded
2001
State
AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ
Year Founded
2001 2002 2003 2005 2008 2008
2008 Enrollment 194 479 107 128 131 121
Grade Levels Served From To 10 k 10 k k 10 12 8 12 8 8 12
Virtual School YES YES
YES

8
New schools

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0

High 50%
6 4 2 0 2001
Total schools
Primary 50% 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Notes: a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. All Learning Matters Educational Group enrollments are official 2008 enrollments (http://www.ade.state.az.us/edd)
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Mastery Charter Schools

Address
35 South 4th Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 School Name
Mastery Charter Schools - Lenfest Campus Mastery Charter Schools - Thomas Campus Mastery Charter Schools - Shoemaker Campus Mastery Charter Schools - Pickett Campus
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (215) 922-1902 (215) 922-1903
Website and e-mail

www.masterycharter.org
Year Founded
2001
City
Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia
State
PA PA PA PA
Year Founded
2001 2005 2006 2007
2008 Enrollment 435 450 430 345
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0

Other 50%
6 4 2 0 2001
Total schools
Middle 25% High 25% 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Notes: a. Data for 1999 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. As of June 30, 2009, 2008 Pennsylvania enrollments were not available. Official 2007 enrollments are reported.
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Mastery Learning Institute

Address
13717 SE Division St. Portland, Oregon 97236 School Name
David Douglas Arthur Academy Reynolds Arthur Academy Woodburn Arthur Academy Portland Arthur Academy Gresham Arthur Academy St. Helens Arthur Academy
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (503) 762-6061
Website and e-mail

www.arthuracademy.org info@arthuracademy.org City
Portland Troutdale Woodburn Portland Gresham Saint Helens
Year Founded
2002
State
OR OR OR OR OR OR
Year Founded
2002 2004 2004 2005 2007 2007
2008 Enrollment 148 161 126 137 124 172
Grade Levels Served From To k k k k k k 5 6 5 5 4 7
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000 2,000
6 4 2 0 2002
Total schools
Primary 100% 1,000 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Notes: a. Data for 1999 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. All Mastery Learning Institute enrollments are official 2008 enrollments (http://www.ode.state.or.us/sfda/reports/r0073Select2.asp http://www.ode.state.or.us/sfda/reports/r0073Select2.asp) d. Updated company information and years founded provided by Dennis Tiede, Business Manager, Arthur Academy
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New Urban Learning

Address
957 Holden Detroit, Michigan 48202 School Name
University Preparatory Academy - Elementary University Preparatory Academy - High School University Preparatory Academy - Middle University Preparatory Academy (PSAD) Elementary University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD) Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (313) 831-0100 (313) 874-9822
Website and e-mail

www.uprep.com dross@uprep.com City State
MI MI MI MI MI
Year Founded
2008
Year Founded
2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
2008 Enrollment 345 384 386 519 162
Grade Levels Served From To k k 6 9 6 5 5 8 12 7
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0

High 20% Middle 40% Primary 40%
6 4 2 0 2008
Total schools
2008
Notes: a. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year b. All New Urban Learning enrollments are official 2008 enrollments.
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Noble Network of Charter Schools

Address
1010 N. Noble Street Chicago, Illinois 60622 School Name
Noble Street College Prep, A Campus of Noble Street Charter School Pritzker College Prep, A Campus of Noble Street Charter School Rauner College Prep, A Campus of Noble Street Charter School Golder College Prep, A Campus of Noble Street Charter School Rowe-Clark Math & Science Academy, The Exelon Campus of Noble Street Charter School Gary Comer College Prep, A Campus of Noble Street Charter School UIC College Prep, A Campus of Noble Street Charter School
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (773) 278-6895
Website and e-mail

www.noblenetworkcmo.org
Year Founded
1999
City
Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago
State
IL IL IL IL IL IL IL
Year Founded
1999 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008
2008 Enrollment 266 266 266 266 266 140 180
Grade Levels Served From To 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 11 11 10 10 9 9
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0
6 4 2 0 1999 2000
Total schools
Other 86%
High 14%
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Notes: a. Data for 1999 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. 2007-2008 Illinois School Report Card only listed enrollment for Noble Street Charter School. Enrollment for all campuses was 1,331, which was equally divided mong the 5 campuses in operation. d. Comer and UIC enrollments reported from Gary Comer College Prep and UIC College Prep websites
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Omega Schools
Address
17505 N. 79th Avenue, Suite 112 Glendale, Arizona 85308 School Name
C. Doby Middle School Oasis High School Omega Academy S. Sturgeon Middle School Stellar Prep La Puerta High School
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (623) 776-2069 (623) 878-4254
Website and e-mail

www.omegak12.com
Year Founded
1999
City
Peoria Peoria Phoenix Phoenix Peoria Phoenix
State
AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ
Year Founded
1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 2003
2008 Enrollment 44 58 184 126 72 120
Grade Levels Served From To 5 9 k 5 k 9 8 12 4 8 3 12
Virtual School

8 6 4 2 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

High 33%
Middle 33%
Primary 34%
Notes: a. Data for 1999 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. All Omega Schools enrollments are official 2008 enrollments (http://www.ade.state.az.us/edd)
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Partnerships to Uplift Communities

Address
111 North First Street, Suite 100 Burbank, California 91502 School Name
CALS Charter Middle School CALS Early College High School Community Charter Early College High School Community Charter Middle School Excel Charter Academy Lakeview Charter Academy Milagro Charter School Triumph Charter Academy
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (818) 559-7699 (818) 559-8641
Website and e-mail

www.pucschools.org
Year Founded
1999
City
Cypress Los Angeles Los Angeles Sylmar San Fernando Los Angeles Los Angeles San Fernando
State
CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA
Year Founded
1999 2000 2003 2004 2004 2004 2006 2007
2008 Enrollment 257 331 401 315 291 225 235 249
Grade Levels Served From To 6 6 9 9 6 6 6 6 8 8 12 12 8 7 8 8
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0

High 25%
6 4 2 0 1999 2000
Total schools
Middle 75% 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Notes: a. Data for 1999 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. All PUC enrollments are official 2008 enrollments (http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest)
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Perspectives Charter Schools

Address
601 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 700 Chicago, Illinois 60605 School Name
Perspectives Charter School - South Loop Campus Calumet High School Calumet High School of Technology Calumet Middle School Perspectives/IIT Math and Science Academy
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (312) 604-2200 (312) 604-2199
Website and e-mail

www.perspectivescs.org
Year Founded
1997
City
Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago
State
IL IL IL IL IL
Year Founded
1997 2006 2007 2007 2008
2008 Enrollment 344 344 344 378 270
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000

Other 60%
6 4 2 0 1997 1998
Total schools
2,000
1,000
Middle 40% 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Notes: a. Data for 1997 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. As of August 4, 2009, 2008-2009 Illinois enrollments were unavailable. Enrollments reported are official 2007-2008 enrollments. d. 2007-2008 Illinois School Report Card only lists Perspectives Charter High School. Total 2007-2008 enrollment for grades 6-12 is 1,081, which was equally divided among Perspectives Charter School, Calumet High, and Calumet High School of Technology
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Propel Schools
Address
24 S. 18th Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15203 School Name
Propel McKeesport Propel Homestead Propel East Propel Montour
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (412) 325-7305 (412) 325-7309
Website and e-mail

www.propelschools.org jresnick@propelschools.org City
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
Year Founded
2001
State
PA PA PA PA
Year Founded
2001 2003 2005 2007
2008 Enrollment 161 257 175 147
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000
6 4 2 0 2001
Total schools
2,000 Primary 100%
1,000
0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Notes: a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. As of August 4, 2009, 2008 Pennsylvania enrollments were not available. Official 2007 enrollments are reported.
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Salvaging Teens at Risk, Inc.

Address
5901 Crestwood Place Little Elm, Texas 75068 School Name
The Education Center - Temple Campus The Education Center - Little Elm Campus The Education Center - The Colony Campus The Education Center - Denton Campus The Education Center - Lewisville Campus
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (972) 292-2405 (972) 292-2373
Website and e-mail

www.theeducenters.com info@theeducenters.org City
Temple Denton Lewisville Corinth Lewisville
Year Founded
1997
State
TX TX TX TX TX
Year Founded
1999 2001 2001 2006 2006
2008 Enrollment 142 189 144 154 163
Grade Levels Served From To k k k k k 12 12 12 12 11
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000
6 4 2 0 1999 2000
Total schools
2,000 Other 100%
1,000
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Notes: a. Data for 1999 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. As of August 4, 2009, 2008 Illinois enrollments were not available. Enrollments are official 2007 enrollments.
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School of Excellence in Education

Address
1826 Basse Road San Antonio, Texas 78213 School Name
Dr. Harmon W Kelley Elementary Dr. James L Burch Elementary Rick Hawkins High School Dr. Paul S Saenz Junior High Dr. David C Walker Elementary Dr. David M Copeland Elementary Milton B. Lee Academy
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (210) 431-9881 (210) 432-8467
Website and e-mail

www.excellence-sa.org
Year Founded
1998
City
San Antonio San Antonio San Antonio San Antonio San Antonio San Antonio San Antonio
State
TX TX TX TX TX TX TX
Year Founded
1998 2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2008 Enrollment 521 379 523 414 274 425 423
Grade Levels Served From To k 4 9 7 4 k 9 3 6 12 9 6 3 12
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

8
New schools

4,000 3,000

Other 29%
6 4 2 0 1998 1999
Total schools
2,000 Middle 28%
1,000
High 43%
0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Notes: a. Data for 1998 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. As of June 4, 2009, 2008 Texas enrollments were not available. Enrollments are official 2007 enrollments. d. Milton B. Lee Academy enrollment could not be found. The enrollment reported (423) is an estimate based on the average school size for all other School of Excellence in Education schools.
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Skyline Schools, Inc.

Address
17667 N. 91st Ave. Peoria, Arizona 85382 School Name
Skyline Technical High School Skyline West Prep School Skyline Prep and Arts Academy Skyline District 5
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (623) 385-3580 (623) 385-3615
Website and e-mail

www.skylineschools.com rowens@skylineschools.com City
Chandler Peoria Chandler Peoria
Year Founded
2000
State
AZ AZ AZ AZ
Year Founded
2000 2001 2007 2008
2008 Enrollment 98 130 74 161
Grade Levels Served From To 9 7 k 5 12 12 8 8
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000

High 50%
6 4 2 0 2000
Total schools
2,000 Primary 25% Middle 25% 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
1,000
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Notes: a. Data for 2000 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. All Skyline Schools enrollments are official 2008 enrollments (http://www.ade.state.az.us/edd)
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Student Alternatives Program Inc.

Address
1218 S. Presa Street San Antonio, Texas 78210 School Name
La Feria I.L.C. Weslaco PAEP Gateway Academy - Townlake Mid Valley Mercedes Paso Del Norte Academy South Plains Academy Gateway Academy (Sierra Vista) Mid Valley Academy McAllen Mid Valley San Benito
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (210) 227-0295 (210) 227-7879
Website and e-mail

www.stdsapi.com stdtalt@aol.com City
Mercedes Weslaco Laredo Mercedes El Paso Lubbock Laredo Weslaco San Benito
Year Founded
1996
State
TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX
Year Founded
1996 1997 1999 1999 1999 1999 2000 2002 2007
2008 Enrollment 79 156 359 58 179 133 318 70 64
Grade Levels Served From To 9 k 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Charter School DISTRICT DISTRICT YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School

8 6
New schools

4,000 3,000

Other 11% High 78%
4 2 0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total schools
2,000
1,000
0 2005 2006 2007 2008 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Notes: a. Data for 1999 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. As of August 4, 2009, 2008 Texas enrollments were not available. Student Alternatives Program Inc. did reply to a request for information but did not provide updated enrollments. d. 2007 enrollments were modified to match official 2007-2008 Texas enrollments.
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Success Charter Network

Address
34 West 118th Street, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10026 School Name
Harlem Success Academy 1 Harlem Success Academy 2 Harlem Success Academy 3 Harlem Success Academy 4
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (646) 227-7170 (212) 457-5659
Website and e-mail

www.harlemsuccess.org info@harlemsuccess.org City
New York New York New York New York
Year Founded
2006
State
NY NY NY NY
Year Founded
2006 2008 2008 2008
2008 Enrollment 380 179 176 164
Virtual School

8 6 4 2 0 2006 Notes: a. Data for 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. Enrollments from http://www.harlemsuccess.org/at-a-glance 2007 2008

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2006 2007 2008
Primary 100%
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Trinity Charter Schools

Address
8305 Cross Park Drive Austin, Texas, 78754 School Name
New Life Children's Center Nelson Children's Center Krause Children's Center Cedar Crest Harbor Academy
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (512) 459-1000 (512) 706-7596
Website and e-mail

www.trinitycharterschools.org
Year Founded
2001
City
Canyon Lake Denton Katy Belton La Porte
State
TX TX TX TX TX
Year Founded
2004 2004 2004 2008 2008
2008 Enrollment 60 55 61 72 35
Grade Levels Served From To 4 k 6 6 k 12 10 12 12 8
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0
6 4 2 0 2004
Total schools
Other 80% Primary 20%
2005
2006
2007
2008
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Notes: a. Data for 2004 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-09 school year c. As of August 4, 2009, 2008-2009 Texas enrollments were not released. Enrollments were updated by Donna Nicholson, Trinity Charter Schools.
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Tucson International Academy, Inc.

Address
2700 W. Broadway Blvd. Tucson, Arizona 85745 School Name
Tucson International Academy Tucson International Academy Midvale TIA East TIA West Tucson Tucson Tucson Tucson
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (520) 792-3255 (520) 792-3245
Website and e-mail

www.tucsoninternationalacademy.com JHerr520@aol.com City State
AZ AZ AZ AZ
Year Founded
2002
Year Founded
2002 2003 2008 2008
2008 Enrollment 141 45 17 70
Virtual School
Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 4 5,000 10
Number of States= 1

8
New schools

4,000 3,000
6 4 2 0 2002
Total schools
2,000
Other 75% Primary 25%
1,000
0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Notes: a. Data for 2002 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. All Tucson International Academy enrollments are official 2008 enrollments (http://www.ade.state.az.us/edd)
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Universal Companies, Inc.

Address
800 S. 15th Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19146 School Name
Universal Institute Charter School Edwin H. Vare Middle School Stanton Edwin M School W. S. Peirce Middle School
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (215) 732-6518 (215) 732-6519
Website and e-mail

www.universalcompanies.org
Year Founded
1999
City
Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia
State
PA PA PA PA
Year Founded
1999 2002 2002 2003
2008 Enrollment 612 564 161 368
Grade Levels Served From To k 5 k 6 8 8 7 8
Charter School YES DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000

Middle 50%
6 4 2 0 1999 2000
Total schools
2,000
1,000 Primary 50% 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Notes: a. Data for 1999 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. As of August 4, 2009, 2008 Pennsylvania enrollments for district schools were not available. Enrollments are official 2007 enrollments. c. Universal Institute Charter School enrollment reported from 2008 Charter Annual Report
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UNO Charter School Network

Address
954 W. Washington Boulevard, 3rd Floor Chicago, Illinois 60607 School Name
Octavio Paz Rufino Tamayo Bartolom de Las Casas Elementary Carlos Fuentes Elementary Esperanza Charter School Officer Donald Marquez Charter UNO Veterans Memorial Campus 1 UNO Veterans Memorial Campus 2 UNO Veterans Memorial High School
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (312) 432-6301 (312) 432-0077
Website and e-mail

www.unocharterschools.org
Year Founded
1998
City
Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago New Orleans Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago
State
IL IL IL IL LA IL IL IL IL
Year Founded
1998 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008
2008 Enrollment 465 465 465 465 335 465 600 600 150
Grade Levels Served From To k k k k k k k k 9 10 12 8 9 8 11 8 8 9
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000

Other 33% High 11%
6 4 2 0 1998 1999
Total schools
2,000
1,000 Primary 56% 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Notes: a. Data for 1998 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. As of June 4, 2009, 2008 Illinois enrollments were not available. Enrollments are official 2007 enrollments. d. Enrollment only reported for UNO Charter Elementary School, an aggregate of all campuses. The aggregate enrollment figure from the 2007-2008 Illinois School Report Card is 2,325 which was divided equally among the five Chicago campuses in operation in 2007-2008 (includes Las Casas, Fuentes, Paz, Marquez and Tamayo campuses).
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Uplift Education
Address
1750 Viceroy Drive Dallas, Texas 75235 School Name
Hampton Preparatory North Hills Preparatory Peak Preparatory Summit International Preparatory Williams Preparatory
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (214) 276-0352 (214) 276-0363
Website and e-mail

www.uplifteducation.org
Year Founded
1996
City
Irving Dallas Dallas Arlington Dallas
State
TX TX TX TX TX
Year Founded
1996 2004 2007 2007 2007
2008 Enrollment 1193 726 179 421 207
Grade Levels Served From To k 6 k k k 12 12 5 9 9
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000
6 4 2 0 1996 1997
Total schools
2,000
Other 80%
1,000
Middle 20%
0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Notes: a. Data for 1999 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. As of August 4, 2009, 2008 Texas enrollments were not available. Enrollments are official 2007 enrollments.
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Winfree Academy Charter Schools, Inc.

Address
6221 Riverside Drive, #110 Irving, Texas 75039 School Name
Winfree Academy Denton Winfree Academy Grapevine Winfree Academy Irving Winfree Academy Lewisville Winfree Academy North Richland Hills Winfree Academy Richardson
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (972) 869-3250 (972) 869-3282
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
2000
www.winfreeacademy.com poshea@winfreeacademy.com City

Denton Grapevine Irving Lewisville Dallas Richardson
State
TX TX TX TX TX TX
Year Founded
2007 2002 2000 2000 2006 2001
2008 Enrollment 126 278 414 309 307 355
Grade Levels Served From To 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12 12
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0
6 4 2 0
Total schools
High 100%
2007
2008
2007
2008
Notes: a. Data for 1999 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. As of August 4, 2009, 2008 Texas enrollments were not available. Enrollments are official 2007 enrollments. d. Year founded was determined by the earliest available Academic Excellence Indicator System report on the Texas Education Agency website.
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YES Prep Public Schools

Address
6201 Bonhomme, Suite 168N Houston, Texas 77036 School Name
YES Prep Southeast YES Prep North Central YES Southwest YES Prep East End YES Prep Lee
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (713) 574-7600 (713) 589-2502
Website and e-mail

www.yesprep.org
Year Founded
1998
City
Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston
State
TX TX TX TX TX
Year Founded
1998 2003 2004 2006 2007
2008 Enrollment 729 551 381 261 121
Virtual School

8
New schools

4,000 3,000

Other 40%
6 4 2 0 1998 1999
Total schools
2,000
1,000 Middle 60% 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Notes: a. Data for 1999 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2008 refers to the 2008-2009 school year c. As of August 4, 2009, 2008 Texas enrollments were not available. Enrollments are official 2007 enrollments.
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Academies of Excellence, Inc.

Address
303 West Moody Boulevard Bunnell, Florida 32110 School Name
Cornerstone Elementary Summit Academy Heritage High School Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2008 enrollments
Small Company: Managing 3 or Fewer Schools
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (386) 586-7500 (386) 845-9292
Website and e-mail

www.cornerstoneelem.com
Year Founded
2002
City
Bunnell Bunnell Daytona Beach
State
FL FL FL
Year Founded
2004 2004 2005
2008 Enrollment 110 42 31 Total Enrollment= 183
Grade Levels Served From To k 6 9 5 8 12
Charter School YES YES YES
Virtual School
Number of States= 1
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Academy of Tucson, Inc.

Address
10720 E. 22nd Street Tucson, Arizona 85748 School Name
Academy of Tucson High School Academy of Tucson Elementary School Academy of Tucson Middle School Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2008 enrollments
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (520) 733-0096 (520) 733-0097
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
1999
City
Tucson Tucson Tucson
State
AZ AZ AZ Number of States= 1
Year Founded
1999 2003 2003
Grade Levels Served From To 9 k 6 12 5 8
Virtual School
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Albert Einstein Academy

Address
3035 Ash Street San Diego, CA 92102 School Name
Albert Einstein Academy Charter Albert Einstein Academy Charter Middle
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (619) 795-1190 (619) 795-1180
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
2002
City
San Diego San Diego
State
CA CA
Year Founded
2002 2006
2008 Enrollment 451 244
Grade Levels Served From To K 6 5 8
Charter School YES YES
Virtual School
Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 2 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2008 enrollments
Number of States= 1
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Arizona Academy of Leadership, Inc.

Address
265 W. Valencia Rd. Tucson, Arizona 85706 School Name
Arizona Academy of Leadership Arizona Academy of Leadership - Central Young Leaders Primary School Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2008 enrollments
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (520) 887-5863 (520) 887-5869
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
2007
City
State
Year Founded
2007 2008 2008
Grade Levels Served From To k k k 7 6 3
Virtual School
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Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center, Inc.

Address
3636 N. Central, Suite 850 Phoenix, AZ 85012 School Name
AAEC - SMCC Campus AAEC Paradise Valley Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Red Mountain Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2008 enrollments
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (602) 297-8500 (602) 297-8540
Website and e-mail

www.aaechighschools.com
Year Founded
2004
City
Phoenix Phoenix Mesa
State
Year Founded
1997 1998 2005
Grade Levels Served From To 9 9 9 12 12 12
Virtual School
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Arizona Community Development Corporation

Address
2050 North Wilmot Road Tucson, AZ 95712 School Name
La Paloma Academy La Paloma Academy Lakeside La Paloma Academy Midtown Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2008 enrollments
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (520) 721-4205 (520) 721-4263
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
2002
City
State
Year Founded
2002 2003 2003
2008 Enrollment 617 638 1255
Virtual School
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Aspira of Florida, Inc.

Address
4100 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 302 Miami, FL 33137 School Name
ASPIRA North Youth Leadership Charter School ASPIRA South Youth Leadership Charter School ASPIRA - Eugenio Maria De Hostos Youth Leadership Charter School Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2008 enrollments
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (305) 576-8494 (305) 576-6217
Website and e-mail

www.aspirafl.org
Year Founded
1981
City
Miami Homestead Miami
State
FL FL FL Number of States= 1
Year Founded
1998 1999 2001
2008 Enrollment 450 210 411
Virtual School
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BASIS School, Inc.

Address
11440 N. 136th Street Scottsdale, Arizona 85259 School Name
BASIS Scottsdale BASIS Tucson
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (480) 289-2088 (480) 289-2089
Website and e-mail

basisinfo@aol.com City
Scottsdale Tucson
Year Founded
1998
State
AZ AZ
Year Founded
2003 1998
Grade Levels Served From To 5 5 12 12
Virtual School
Number of States= 1
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Beginning with Children Foundation

Address
575 Lexington Ave New York, NY 10022 School Name
Community Partnership Charter School Beginning with Children Charter School
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (212) 750-9320 (212) 753-5927
Website and e-mail

www.bwcf.org
Year Founded
1989
City
New York New York
State
NY NY
Year Founded
2000 2001
Grade Levels Served From To k k 5 8
Virtual School
Number of States= 1
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Betty Shabazz International Charter School

Address
7823 S. Ellis Ave Chicago, IL 60619 School Name
Betty Shabazz International Charter School DuSable Leadership Academy of Betty Shabazz International Charter School Barbara A. Sizemore Academy of Betty Shabazz International Charter School Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (773) 651-1221 (773) 651-0302
Website and e-mail

www.bsics.net
Year Founded
1998
City
Chicago Chicago Chicago
State
IL IL IL Number of States= 1
Year Founded
1998 2006 2007
Grade Levels Served From To k 9 k 9 12 8
Virtual School
Notes: a. Betty Shabazz International Charter enrollment from http://www.cps.edu/Schools/Pages/Sizemore.aspx (statistics section) b. DuSable Leadership Academy enrollment from http://www.cps.edu/Schools/Pages/Shabazz.aspx (statistics section) c. Barbara A. Sizemore Academy enrollment from http://www.cps.edu/Schools/Pages/DuSableLeadership.aspx (statistics section)
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Bright Star Schools

Address
2636 Mansfield Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90016 School Name
Stella Middle Charter Academy Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (323) 954-9957 (323) 954-6415
Website and e-mail

www.brightstarschools.org
Year Founded
2003
City
Los Angeles Los Angeles
State
CA CA
Year Founded
2003 2006
Virtual School
Number of States= 1
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Buckeye On-Line School for Success

Address
119 East Fifth Street East Liverpool, OH 43920 School Name
Buckeye On-line School for Success
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (866) 642-9237 (330) 385-4535
Website and e-mail

www.buckeye.schoolfusion.us
Year Founded
2004
City
East Liverpool
State
OH
Year Founded
2004
2008 Enrollment 1783
Grade Levels Served From To k 12
Charter School YES
Virtual School YES
Number of States= 1
85 of 126
CAFA, Inc.
Address
1120 S. Gilbert Road Gilbert, AZ 85296 School Name
Learning Foundation Performing Arts School Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Alta Mesa Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2008 enrollments Mesa Mesa Gilbert
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (480) 635-1900 (480) 635-1906
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
2002
City
State
Year Founded
2003 2006 2006
Virtual School
86 of 126
Calli Ollin Academy

Address
200 North Stone Avenue, Third Floor Tucson, AZ 85702 School Name
Calli Ollin Academy Toltecali Academy Calli Ollin Academy Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2008 enrollments
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (520) 882-3029 (520) 882-3041
Website and e-mail

www.calliollin.com
Year Founded
1996
City
State
Year Founded
1997 2002 2005
Virtual School
87 of 126
Central Florida Human Services, Inc.

Address
1325 George Jenkins Boulevard Lakeland, Florida 33815 School Name
Foundation School
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (863) 682-8111 (863) 687-8205
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
1998
City
Lakeland
State
FL
Year Founded
2003
2008 Enrollment 95
Grade Levels Served From To 6 12
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Number of States= 1
88 of 126
Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools

Address
709 12th Street SE Washington, DC 20003 School Name
Chavez Capitol Hill Campus Chavez Parkside Campus Chavez Prep Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2008 enrollments
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (202) 547-3975 (202) 547-3449
Website and e-mail

www.cesarchavezhs.org
Year Founded
1998
City
Washington DC Washington DC Washington DC
State
DC DC DC
Year Founded
1998 2004 2007
2008 Enrollment 413 1026 160
Virtual School
Number of States= 1
89 of 126
Civitas Schools
Address
1033 W. Van Buren St, Suite 640 Chicago, IL 60607 School Name
Chicago International Charter School - North Academy Campus Chicago International Charter School - Wrightwood Campus Chicago International Charter School - Ralph Ellison Campus Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2007-2008 enrollments.
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (312) 733-6790 (312) 733-8470
Website and e-mail

www.civitasschools.org
Year Founded
2004
City
Chicago Chicago Chicago
State
IL IL IL Number of States= 1
Year Founded
2003 2005 2006
2008 Enrollment 808 699 447
Virtual School
90 of 126
Community & Economic Development Organization of Gadsden County, Inc.

Address
20 E. Washington Street Quincy, Florida 32351 School Name
Crossroad Academy Charter School of Business Quincy
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (850) 627-7656 (850) 875-1403
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
1982
City
State
FL
Year Founded
2001
2008 Enrollment 567
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Number of States= 1
91 of 126
Daisy Education Corporation

Address
2325 W. Sunset Road Tucson, Arizona 85741 School Name
Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson Sonoran Science Academy - Phoenix Paragon Science Academy Elementary School Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (520) 665-3400 (520) 665-3420
Website and e-mail

www.sonoranacademy.org/district aoksuz@sonoranacademy.org City
Tucson Tucson Chandler
Year Founded
2001
State
Year Founded
2001 2004 2008
2008 Enrollment 673 268 173
Virtual School
Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2008 enrollments
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DC Prep
Address
707 Edgewood Street, NE Washington, DC 20017 School Name
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (202) 635-4590 (202) 635-4591
Website and e-mail

www.dcprep.org
Year Founded
2002
City
State
Year Founded
2008 Enrollment
Grade Levels Served From To
Charter School
Virtual School
DC Prep Edgewood Middle Campus DC Prep Edgewood Elementary Campus DC Prep Benning Elementary Campus Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3
Washington Washington Washington
DC DC DC Number of States= 1
2003 2007 2008
266 402 198 Total Enrollment= 866
4 k k
8 3 k
YES YES YES
Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2008 enrollments b. Ibby Jeppson, Director of Resource Development, DC Prep provided 2008-2009 enrollment figures.
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EDSYS, Inc.
Address
717 Liberty Avenue, Suite 900 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 School Name
City Charter High School
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (412) 690-2489 (412) 690-2316
Website and e-mail

edsys.org
Year Founded
2000
City
Pittsburgh
State
PA
Year Founded
2002
2008 Enrollment 488
Grade Levels Served From To 9 12
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Number of States= 1
Notes: a. Enrollment from 2008 City CHS Charter Annual Report (http://www.pde.state.pa.us/charter_schools)
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EightCAP Inc.
Address
904 Oak Dr. Greenville, MI 48838 School Name
Threshold Academy
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (616) 754-9315 (616) 754-9310
Website and e-mail

www.eightcap.org
Year Founded
1966
City
Orleans
State
MI
Year Founded
1996
2008 Enrollment 190
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Number of States= 1
95 of 126
Espiritu Community Development Corporation

Address
4848 South 2nd Street Pheonix, AZ 85040 School Name
NFL YET College Prep Academy Esperanza Montessori Academy Reyes Maria Ruiz Leadership Academy Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2008 enrollments
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (602) 243-7788 (602) 243-7799
Website and e-mail

www.espiritu.org
Year Founded
1995
City
Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix
State
Year Founded
1995 2004 2004
Virtual School
96 of 126
eStem Public Charter Schools, Inc.

Address
200 S. Commerce, Suite 225 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 School Name
eStem Elementary Public Charter School eStem High Public Charter School eStem Middle Public Charter School Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2008 enrollments
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (501) 374-STEM (7836) (501) 324-9201
Website and e-mail

www.estemlr.net
Year Founded
2007
City
Little Rock Little Rock Little Rock
State
AR AR AR Number of States= 1
Year Founded
2008 2008 2008
Grade Levels Served From To k 9 6 5 12 8
Virtual School
97 of 126
Foundation for Behavioral Resources

Address
600 South Lincoln Street Augusta, MI 49012 School Name
Arbor Academy Oakland Academy
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (269) 731-5775 (269) 731-5246
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
1972
City
Battle Creek Kalamazoo
State
MI MI
Year Founded
1998 1998
Virtual School
Number of States= 1
98 of 126
Galapagos Charter
Address
3814 W Iowa Chicago, IL 60651 School Name
Galapagos Charter School
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (773) 384-9400 (773) 384-4866
Website and e-mail

www.galapagoscharter.org
Year Founded
2005
City
Chicago
State
IL
Year Founded
2005
2008 Enrollment 274
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Number of States= 1
99 of 126
Harlem Village Academies

Address
15 Penn Plaza #15 New York, NY 10001 School Name
Harlem Village Academy Middle School Harlem Village Academy Leadership Middle Harlem Village Academy High School Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2008 enrollments
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 646-812-9501 646-390-2390
Website and e-mail

www.harlemvillageacademies.org info@harlemvillage.org City
New York New York New York
Year Founded
2001
State
NY NY NY Number of States= 1
Year Founded
2003 2005 2007
Virtual School
100 of 126
Hyde Leadership Schools

Address
101 T Street NE Washington, DC 20002 School Name
HYDE School Hyde Leadership Charter School
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (202) 529-4400 (202) 529-4500
Website and e-mail

www.hydedc.org
Year Founded
1999
City
Washington New York
State
DC NY
Year Founded
1999 2006
Virtual School
Number of States= 1
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ISUS International
Address
140 North Keowee Street Dayton, Ohio 45402 School Name
ISUS Institute Of Construction Technology ISUS Institute of Health Care ISUS Trade & Technology Prep - Manufacturing Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3 Notes: a. All enrollments were provided by Ohio Education Association
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (937) 223-2323 (937) 223-9303
Website and e-mail

www.isusinc.com
Year Founded
2004
City
Dayton Dayton Dayton
State
OH OH OH Number of States= 1
Year Founded
1999 2004 2004
Virtual School
102 of 126
Life School
Address
950 South I-35E Lancaster, TX 75146 School Name
Life School Lancaster Life School Oak Cliff Life School Red Oak Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2007-2008 enrollments
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (972) 274-7900 (972) 274-7999
Website and e-mail

www.lifeschools.net
Year Founded
1998
City
Eustace Dallas Eustace
State
TX TX TX Number of States= 1
Year Founded
2007 1998 2003
2008 Enrollment 489 1244 1096
Virtual School
103 of 126
Midland Charter Initiative

Address
4653 Bailey Bridge Road Midland, MI 48640 School Name
Midland Academy of Advanced & Creative Studies
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (989) 496-2404 (989) 496-2466
Website and e-mail

www.midlandacademy.com info@midlandacademy.com City
Midland
Year Founded
1995
State
MI
Year Founded
1997
2008 Enrollment 217
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Number of States= 1
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Nataki Talibah Schoolhouse

Address
19176 Northrop Detroit, Michigan 48219 School Name
Nataki Talibah Schoolhouse of Detroit Detroit
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (313) 531-3720 (313) 531-3779
Website and e-mail

www.ntsd.com snelson@ntsd.com City State
MI
Year Founded
1995
Year Founded
1995
2008 Enrollment 413
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Number of States= 1
105 of 126
New City Public Schools

Address
1230 Pine Avenue Long Beach, CA 90813 School Name
The New City School - Pine Avenue The New City School - Long Beach Blvd
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (562) 436-0689 (562) 436-7475
Website and e-mail

www.thenewcityschool.org
Year Founded
1999
City
Long Beach Long Beach
State
CA CA
Year Founded
2000 2007
Virtual School
Number of States= 1
106 of 126
New Visions Academy, Inc.

Address
125 S. 6th St. Cottonwood, Arizona 86326 School Name
New Visions Academy New Visions Academy - St. John's Campus New Visions Academy - Star Valley Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2008 enrollments
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (928) 634-7320 (928) 634-7494
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
2000
City
Cottonwood St. John's Payson
State
Year Founded
1997 2001 2002
Virtual School
107 of 126
Not Your Ordinary School

Address
12301 North Lamar Blvd. Austin, TX 78753 School Name
NYOS - Lamar Campus NYOS - Magnolia Campus Austin Austin
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (512) 583-6967 (512) 583-6973
Website and e-mail

www.nyos.org
Year Founded
1998
City
State
TX TX
Year Founded
1998 2001
Grade Levels Served From To 4 k 12 3
Virtual School
Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 2 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2007-2008 enrollments
Number of States= 1
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One Stop Multiservice Charter School

Address
4737 S Sugar Rd Edinburg, TX 78539 School Name
One Stop Multiservice One Stop Multiservice High School One Stop Multiservice Weslaco Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2007-2008 enrollments
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (956) 380-6616 (956) 292-0371
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
1998
City
McAllen McAllen Weslaco
State
Year Founded
2001 1998 2001
Virtual School
109 of 126
Paradigm Accelerated Charter School

Address
PO Box 3159 Early, TX 76802 School Name
Paradigm Accelerated Charter School - Brownwood Paradigm Accelerated Charter School - Comanche Paradigm Accelerated School Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2007-2008 enrollments
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (325) 649-0976 (325) 649-0998
Website and e-mail

www.pacworks.com
Year Founded
1994
City
Brownwood Comanche Dublin
State
Year Founded
2007 2007 Unknown
Virtual School 0 0 0
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Pointe Educational Services

Address
10215 North 43rd Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85051 School Name
North Pointe Preparatory Canyon Pointe Academy Pinnacle Pointe Academy Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2008 enrollments
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (623) 209-0094 (623) 209-0096
Website and e-mail

www.pointeschools.org
Year Founded
2001
City
Phoenix Glendale Glendale
State
Year Founded
2001 2002 2002
2008 Enrollment 720 310 172
Grade Levels Served From To 7 k k 12 6 6
Virtual School
111 of 126
Rocketship Education
Address
550 Kingsley Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 School Name
Rocketship Mateo Sheedy Elementary
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (408) 286-3330 (408) 286-3331
Website and e-mail

www.rsed.org
Year Founded
2007
City
San Jose
State
CA
Year Founded
2007
2008 Enrollment 321
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Number of States= 1
112 of 126
See Forever Foundation

Address
1436 U Street, NW, Suite 203 Washington, DC 20009 School Name
Maya Angelou Public Charter School Evans Maya Angelou Public Charter School Middle School Maya Angelou Public Charter School Shaw Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2008 enrollments
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (202) 797-8250 (202) 797-8284
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
1998
www.seeforever.org officemanager@seeforever.org City

Washington Washington Washington
State
DC DC DC Number of States= 1
Year Founded
1998 2004 2007
Virtual School
113 of 126
South Texas Education Technologies, Inc.

Address
116 W Fifth Street Weslaco, TX 78596 School Name
Technology Education Charter High School Horizon Montessori Horizon Montessori II Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2007-2008 enrollments
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (956) 969-3092 None
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
1998
www.angelfire.com/az/techs/in stet@gte.net City

Weslaco McAllen Weslaco
State
Year Founded
1998 2004 2006
Virtual School
114 of 126
Southwest Winners Foundation, Inc.

Address
1258 Austin Hwy. San Antonio, TX 78209 School Name
Southwest Preparatory Northeast Southwest Preparatory Northwest Southwest Preparatory Southeast Total Number of Schools in 2008-09= 3 Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2007-2008 enrollments
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (210) 829-8017 (210) 829-8514
Website and e-mail

www.swwf.org james.neal@swwf.org City
San Antonio San Antonio Houston
Year Founded
1998
State
Year Founded
1998 2000 2001
Virtual School
115 of 126
St. HOPE Public Schools

Address
3400 3rd Avenue Sacramento, CA 95817 School Name
Public School Seven Sacramento High School
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (916) 649-7900 (916) 455-6591
Website and e-mail

www.sthopepublicschools.org info@sthopepublicschools.org City
Sacramento Sacramento
Year Founded
2003
State
CA CA
Year Founded
2003 2003
Grade Levels Served From To k 9 8 12
Virtual School
Number of States= 1
116 of 126
SVRC Industries, Inc.

Address
919 Veterans Memorial Pkwy Saginaw, Michigan 48601 School Name
Saginaw County Transition Academy Saginaw Learn to Earn Academy
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (989) 752-6176 (989) 752-3111
Website and e-mail

www.svrcindustries.com mpires@svrcindustries.com City
Saginaw Saginaw
Year Founded
1995
State
MI MI
Year Founded
1995 2005
Virtual School
Number of States= 1
117 of 126
TechEdventures
Address
3020 NW 33rd Avenue Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33311
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (954) 343-9965 (954) 343-9973
Website and e-mail

www.smartschool.net None
Year Founded
1998
School Name
Smart School Charter Middle Eagle Charter Academy
City
Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale
State
FL FL
Year Founded
1998 2003
Virtual School
Number of States= 1
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The SEED Foundation

Address
1776 Massachusetts Avenue Washington, DC 20036 School Name
The SEED School of Washington DC The SEED School of Maryland
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (202) 785-4123 (202) 785-4124
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
www.seedfoundation.com 1998 seedfoundation@seedfoundation.com City

Washington DC Baltimore
State
DC MD
Year Founded
1998 2008
Virtual School
Number of States= 1
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Woodbridge Management & Education Services, Inc.

Address
211 Maple Street Big Rapids, MI 49307 School Name
Byron Center Charter School Crossroads Charter Academy
2008-09
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax (231) 527-1460 (231) 527-1564
Website and e-mail

www.woodbridgegroupinc.org
Year Founded
1996
City
Byron Center Big Rapids
State
MI MI
Year Founded
1996 1998
Virtual School
Number of States= 1
Notes: a. All enrollments are official 2008 enrollments b. West Michigan Academy was managed by Woodbridge during the 2007-2008 school year, but was not managed by the EMO during the 2008-2009 school year.
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Definition of Terms
x Charter School: Charter schools provide free elementary/secondary education under a charter granted by a legislatively recognized public entity or publicly appointed entity so that they qualify for local and state taxpayer funds in the same way as conventional district schools. Virtual School: A virtual school (also known as cyber school) delivers its curriculum and provides instruction via the Internet and electronic communication. A virtual school meets the definition and requirements of schools as specified in state statutes. Education Management Organization (EMO): An EMO is an organization or firm that manages at least one school that receives public funds and operates the public school(s) it manages under the same admissions rules as regular public schools. EMOs can be for-profit or nonprofit organizations. They can manage traditional public schools or charter schools. Instructional Levels: Instructional levels are calculated from the lowest and highest grades for which students are enrolled in a school. According to the Common Core of Data: Primary schools are those with a low grade of prekindergarten through grade 3 and an upper grade of up to 8. Middle schools contain a low grade of 4-7 and an upper grade ranging from 4 to 9. High schools have a low grade of 7 to 12 and must extend through grade 12. Other includes all other grade configurations, including schools that are completely ungraded.
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Appendix B Data Sources by State

State
AR
Dates of DOE contact(s)

2/27/2009, 3/4/2009, 4/21/2009 Not applicable 3/4/2009 (twice), 4/21/2009 3/4/2009, 4/21/2009
Relevant website(s)
2008 district enrollment can be found at http://arkansased.org/schools/excel/oct1_enr_district_ 120408.xls http://www.ade.state.az.us/edd/ http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/
Notes
Arkansas Department of Education provided 2008 building level enrollments via email.
AZ CA CO
All pertinent information was retrieved from Arizona Department of Education website. All schools enrollments reported from Dataquest website. Key informants knew of no additional EMOs or EMO managed schools.
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdechart/download/2008Enrollmen Colorado Department of Education does not track EMOs. Every charter school in Colorado was t.pdf emailed on 4/21/2009 in an attempt to identify additional EMOs and EMO managed schools. 2008 09 enrollments were gathered from Colorado Department of Education website. http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/pdf/equity/choice/choice08 Public School Choice in Connecticut, a report available on the Connecticut Department of 09_english.pdf Education website, was the primary source for identifying EMOs and their schools' enrollments. http://www.dcpubliccharter.com/pcschools/index.html 2008 enrollments were retrieved from DC charter school profiles; all school profiles were examined for possible additional EMO operated schools. School level enrollments and a list of operating EMOs and their schools sent via email by the Florida Department of Education. http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=211&St Complete with 2008 ENR from Georgia Department of Education website; charter schools ateId=ALL&PID=61&PTID=67&CTID=215&T=0 profiles were searched to find additional EMOs and EMO managed schools; state department does not track EMO information. http://labs.suntimes.com/reportcards/results/index/1434 2007 2008 Charter School Report used to discover any additional schools or EMOs operating in http://ren2010.cps.k12.il.us/docs/ONS%20perf%20report%202 Illinois. Schools' enrollments (except Chicago International Charter School campuses) were 25_FINAL.pdf gathered from 2007 2008 Illinois School Report Cards, retrieved from http://labs.suntimes.com/reportcards/results/index/1434. CICS campus enrollments were gathered from 2007 2008 Charter School Report, retrieved from http://ren2010.cps.k12.il.us/docs/ONS%20perf%20report%202 25_FINAL.pdf. As of August 4, 2009, 2008 2009 school enrollments had not been released. When EMOs have provided enrollments for schools operating in Illinois, those updated enrollments are reported.
CT
3/4/2009, 4/21/2009
DC FL GA
3/4/2009, 5/5/2009, 5/11/2009 3/4/2009 3/4/2009
IL
3/21/2009, 4/30/2009
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State
IN

3/21/2009
Relevant website(s)
Notes
http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/schlletter.cfm?letter=P Ball State University Office of Charter Schools provided EMO information on their sponsored schools; Mayor of Indianapolis Office of Charter Schools contacted but messages not returned. All schools' enrollments were retrieved from 2008 figures on the Indiana Department of Education website. http://www.nolaparentsguide.org/ http://louisianaschools.net New Orleans Parents' Guide to Public Schools (2009) was examined to discover any additional EMOs or EMO operated schools. 2008 enrollments were reported from this document as well. A researcher from the American Federation of Teachers as well as university based researchers provided additional information regarding EMOs and their schools operating in Louisiana.
LA
3/21/2009, 5/11/2009, 5/14/2009
MA
3/21/2009
MD
3/22/2009, 5/13/2009
http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/search/search.aspx?leftNavId=112 A known list of EMOs was confirmed by Massachusetts Department of 38 Elementary & Secondary Education via email on March 23, 2009. 2008 enrollments were retrieved from Massachusetts Department of Education website. http://www.mdreportcard.org/ The list of Maryland's charter schools was examined in an attempt to discover any additional EMO managed schools. Confirmation of EMO operated schools and guidance regarding 2008 enrollments were provided by the Maryland Charter School Network. The Maryland Charter School Office confirmed schools in operation on 5/19/2009. http://mdoe.state.mi.us/statusreports/statusreports/PSA_07.pd A list of 2008 2009 "education service providers" and 2008 enrollments were available from f the Center for Educational Performance and Information, a division of the State of Michigan. There were some inconsistencies between state PSA reports and document provided by CEPI. In these cases, specific schools were contacted. http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/Data/Data_Downloads/Stud All Minnesota charter school sponsors were emailed in an attempt to discover additional EMOs ent/Enrollment/School/index.html or EMO managed schools; 2008 enrollments were retrieved from Minnesota Department of Education. A list of EMOs and EMO managed schools and their 2008 enrollments were provided via email by Missouri Department of Education. http://www.ncpublicschools.org/fbs/accounting/data/ http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc08/index.html http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/psc/csdirectory North Carolina Public Schools confirmed a list of known EMOs and EMO managed schools via email; enrollments were retrieved from state DOE website. 2008 enrollments were not available as of August 4, 2009. Enrollments were retrieved from 2007 2008 school report cards. Charter school profiles retrieved from www.emsc.nysed.gov/psc/csdirectory were examined for additional management organizations and EMO operated schools. 2008 2009 enrollments for charters were reported from these profiles. The Ohio Department of Education does not track EMOs. Additional EMOs and schools were uncovered with the help of the Ohio Education Association (OEA). Enrollment data for 2008 were provided by the OEA, as they were not yet available in a readily usable format from the DOE. When EMOs provided updated enrollments for schools operating in Ohio, those updated enrollments are reported. Oklahoma Department of Education did not respond to messages or open records requests. No for profit EMOs are known to manage schools in Oklahoma. 2008 enrollment figures were provided via email by Oregon Department of Education. Key informants knew of no new EMOs or EMO managed schools.
MI
3/6/2009
MN
3/22/2009, 4/27/2009
MO NC NJ NY
3/22/2009, 4/14/2009 3/22/2009. 4/17/2009 3/22/2009, 5/18/2009 3/22/2009
OH
3/22/2009
OK OR
3/22/2009, 5/5/2009 3/22/2009, 5/5/2009
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State
PA

3/22/2009, 4/28/2009
Relevant website(s)
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/k12statistics/site/default.asp?g=0
Notes
Each charter school's 2008 Charter Annual Report was examined in order to discover additional EMOs; known EMO operated charter schools were updated using information from these reports. Edison and Victory district schools reported enrollments' are October 1, 2007 enrollments. As of August 4, 2009, 2008 enrollments were not yet available. Contacts at Propel Schools and the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Division of Nonpublic, Private & Charter School Services were contacted for additional information on EMOs operating in the state. If EMOs have provided updated enrollments for schools operating in Pennsylvania, those updated enrollments are reported. Tennessee Department of Education confirmed list of EMO managed in the state and provided 2008 enrollments for these schools via email. As of August 4, 2009, 2008 enrollments were not yet available. TEA Division of Charter Schools provided a list of for profit EMOs and their managed schools via email.
TN
4/22/2009
TX
3/27/2009, 5/15/2009
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Appendix C Methods for Compiling School Profiles

The second annual Profiles of Nonprofit Education Management Organizations documents the number of nonprofit firms involved in managing publicly-funded schools, identifies the schools they manage, and records the number of students those schools enroll. This report was modeled after the Profiles of For-Profit Education Management Organizations which has been compiled each year since 1999. The Profiles report was compiled using a combination of data sources. This year the research began with a focus on state departments of education. Each state known to have nonprofit EMOs in operation was contacted to determine whether the state was tracking education management organizations and their schools. If a state tracked EMOs and had released current year enrollments, that information was used to update our data on the EMOs and the schools they operate in that state. However, few states are tracking EMOs or have information on the number and scope of EMO involvement. Therefore, after considering official state sources, we used one or more of the following methods to identify additional EMOs and EMO-managed schools: examination of state charter school directories; general Internet searches; and contacts made with advocacy groups, charter school sponsors, charter schools, or other key informants (see Appendix B for a complete list of methods used for each state). After this round of state-level research was completed, each identified nonprofit EMO was sent a document with descriptive information collected about the company and its schools. Representatives of each EMO were asked to confirm this information. Even though many states did not have data identifying EMOs, once we could determine which schools were operated by EMOs, we relied on the vast amount of information available from official state sources. Therefore, fewer attempts were made to solicit a response from EMOs for the current report than had been attempted in 2007-2008. In all cases, two contacts were attempted to solicit a response from each large, medium, and small EMO. Due to the more favorable response rate to faxes sent last year, the authors decided to focus on this medium of contact for the current report. In most cases, two faxes were sent to each EMO. If the EMO did not list a fax number, an email was sent to all contacts listed on the company website or through the company website contact form. If neither a company email nor fax number could be located, faxes were sent to the first school listed on the company profile. As a reflection of the fewer attempts to contact EMOs, we also received a lower response rate than in 2007-2008. Forty-four percent of large EMOs responded to our requests this year, as compared to 83% in 2007-2008. We received responses from 23% of medium EMOs in 20082009 as compared to 73% in 2007-2008, and 19% of small EMOs, compared to 59% in 20072008. These response rates were comparable to those found in the for-profit sector using the same strategy, which included 44% for large-sized, 20% for medium-sized, and 24% for smallsized nonprofit EMOs. In most cases in which we received a response, we received all of the information we sought. In a few instances, the returned company profile was still missing years founded or updated enrollments. In these cases, one additional contact was attempted via email to gather the omitted information. For schools in states in which official enrollments had been released, those numbers were reported regardless of the enrollments reported by EMOs. In states for which 2008 enrollments had not been released, updated enrollments sent by the companies were used. In
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some cases, the state had not yet released 2008 enrollments and the company did not respond. For these schools, official 2007-2008 enrollments have been reported. Notes at the bottom of each EMOs profile identify the source of schools enrollments. The companies profiled represent those Education Management Organizations that the authors could positively identify as nonprofit management companies and those classified as Education Management Organizations by state departments of education.
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Profiles of Nonprofit Education Management Organizations: 2008-2009

Education Policy Research Unit

Education and the Public Interest Center

Introduction and Background...2

Findings for 2008-2009....4

Large Company Profiles....16

Medium Company Profiles....33

Small Company Profiles........73

Appendix A: Readers Guide...120

Appendix B: Data Sources by State..121

Profiles of Nonprofit Education Management Organizations: 2008-2009

Profiles Report: Introduction

Introduction and Background

Profiles Report: Introduction

Defining Education Management Organizations

Profiles Report: Introduction

Description of Data Collection and Sources of Information

Findings for 2008-09

Profiles Report: Introduction

Number of Education Management Organizations Profiled

Large EMOs Medium EMOs Small EMOs

Profiles Report: Introduction

Number of Nonprofit EMOs

Total Number of EMOs

Number of Schools Managed by Nonprofit EMOs

Profiles Report: Introduction

Table 2. Number of Schools Managed by Nonprofit EMOs, By EMO Size

Large EMOs Medium EMOs Small EMOs Total number of schools

104 141 217 280

113 151 176 202 219

100 121 136 130 135 117 110

126 160 202 254 314 385 452 536 609

600 500 400 300 200 100 0

Medium EMOs Small EMOs Total # of Schools

Profiles Report: Introduction

Number of Schools Per EMO (each bar represents a distinct EMO)

Number of Students in Schools Managed by Profiled EMOs

Profiles Report: Introduction

Large EMOs Medium EMOs

Total Number of Students

Profiles Report: Introduction

Large Medium Small All EMOs

Profiles Report: Introduction

Number of EMOs by State

Figure 5. Number of Nonprofit EMOs by State

Number of Schools Operated by EMOs

Figure 6. Number of Schools Operated by Nonprofit EMOs by State

Profiles Report: Introduction

Using the 2008-09 Nonprofit Profiles Report

Profiles Report: Summary

LARGE COMPANY SUMMARY

San Francisco, CA Framington, MA Tucson, AZ Converse, TX Copley, OH New York, NY

17,211 3,499 1,100 2,268 1,914 1,951 76,031

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MEDIUM COMPANY SUMMARY

Profiles Report: Summary

SMALL COMPANY SUMMARY

COMPANY TOTALS: 103 Nonprofit EMOs

Academy for Urban School Leadership

Large Company: Managing 10 or More Schools

Telephone and Fax

Website and e-mail

Grade Levels Served From To k k 9 k k 9 k k k k 9 8 8 12 8 8 11 8 8 8 8 12