Despite abysmally low standardized test scores, the leader of one of Chattanooga’s charter schools insist the experiment has not failed.
The 2010 Tennessee State Report Card showed that a mere 2 percent of middle school students at the all-girls Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy performed at or above grade level in math, and 83 percent had very little grasp of the material, scoring “below basic.”
Reading/language arts scores were only slightly better, with 6 percent of CGLA’s sixth-grade students proficient or advanced. A little more than half, 56 percent, were below basic in reading/language arts.
High schoolers scored better, with 13 percent at or above grade level in math and 67 percent below basic, according to the Report Card.
Anita Bordeaux, executive director of CGLA, said she is confident families will continue to support the school.