Achievements

• 100% of schools achieved math growth goals in 08-09.
• 90% of schools achieved reading growth goals in 08-09.
• 95% of parents would recommend school to other families.
• Bronx Lighthouse Charter School earned A rating from New York Department of Education. Click here for more information.
• Bronzeville Lighthouse Charter School was recognized as having the second highest growth (14% increase on ISAT) out of all charter schools by the Chicago Public Schools’ Office of New Schools.

Network Goals

1. College Acceptance: 100% of 12th grade students will be accepted to at least one four-year college.
2. College Success: Less than 15% of high school graduates attending college are enrolled in remedial courses in English or math in the first semester of their freshman year.
3. High School Graduation(1): More than 80% of students enrolled in a Lighthouse Academy in 9th grade will graduate within five full years.
4. State Proficiency(2)- School Target: All LHA schools will make AYP.
5. State Proficiency- Cohort Target: 75% or more of students who enter a LHA school no later than grade 4 and have been in a LHA school for at least three full years will score “proficient/passing” or higher on their state-specific assessments.(3)
6. Academic Skills & Knowledge: For students that have been at the school for three full years or more, the number of students at or beyond the national median percentile in reading and math will increase by at least 10 percent of the grade level cohort each year on the NWEA’s MAP assessment.
7. Arts Infusion as a Lever for Student Engagement: All schools receive an average score of 3 or better (1-4 scale) on the student satisfaction survey for the arts infusion and student engagement sections.
8. Family Engagement: All families will participate in at least three of four parent conferences.
9. Attendance: The average daily attendance will be at least 95%.
10. Student Reenrollment: 95% of K-11 students enrolled on count day will remain enrolled on the following year’s count day with this exception; 75% of 8th grade graduates will reenroll in the College Prep Academy.

Notes
1. The LHA graduation rate will be calculated in accordance with the new Title I definition for the extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate. A definition can be found at http://www.ed.gov/print/policy/elsec/reg/proposal/uniform-grad-rate.html.
2. Currently, science and social studies state assessments are not administered at each grade level, and science and social studies results are not a part of AYP determinations under the No Child Left Behind Act.  Goal 4 will include science and social studies if/when federal law includes these subjects in AYP determinations.   Goal 5 will be enacted in 2010-2011 in advance of anticipated NCLB requirements.  Goal 6 will be enacted for social studies and science if/when social studies and science tests are administered in the 8th grade.
3. This target applies to cohorts of students who join a LHA school at any point during 4th grade or earlier.

Date Founded
November 12, 2003

First School
Bronx Lighthouse Charter School
Opened August 2004

Number of Schools
13

Network Enrollment 2009-10
4,583

Free & Reduced Lunch Percentage
85%

Number of Charters
11

Number of States Covered
5