Students Served
The charter schools to which CSGF has provided growth capital served 725,000 students across ~1,600 schools in 2023-24, ~73% of whom are from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Our Results in 2023
We monitor portfolio network performance across several domains including growth, academic performance, sustainability, diversity, and satisfaction.
Performance Relative to Similar Schools Expressed as a Percentile, Grades 3-8
CSGF portfolio schools are helping students succeed at significantly higher rates than other schools that serve similar rates of students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Charter Schools in the CSGF Portfolio
Non-Charter Schools
CSGF portfolio school performance is rebounding at a faster rate than most other public schools in their states. Using a statistical approach that compares every school’s performance to those of others that serve similar rates of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, the average CSGF-backed school performed at the 78th percentile in reading and 72nd in math in 2022-23.
CSGF portfolio school performance is rebounding at a faster rate than most other public schools in their states. Using a statistical approach that compares every school’s performance to those of others that serve similar rates of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, the average CSGF-backed school performed at the 78th percentile in reading and 72nd in math in 2022-23.
2020-21 data is less comprehensive and reliable than other years; it does not reflect the performance of schools in CA and NY.
50%
CSGF schools
Performance Relative to All Schools
Roughly half of CSGF-supported elementary and middle schools had a higher proficiency rate than the average school in their states.
61
days in reading
69
days in math
Learning Gains Relative to Non-Charter Schools
A study released in 2023 by Stanford’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) found that between 2014 and 2019, CSGF portfolio schools helped their students make gains comparable to 61 more days of learning in reading and 69 more days of learning in math compared to their peers in non-charter schools.
77%
matriculation
Post-Secondary Program Matriculation
77% of graduates of CSGF-supported high schools enrolled in college in 2023, ~73% of whom are from underserved backgrounds. This exceeds national rates for high schools that serve students from more affluent backgrounds; 71% of students from schools in which <25% of students are from underserved backgrounds matriculated to college in 2023.