- 2012-2013:
140 schools in 26 states (59,953 students)
- 2011-2012:
136 schools in 26 states (51,950 students)
- 2010-2011:
126 schools in 25 states (44,727 students)
Closed or control transferred to another entity
at the end of 2012-2013 (five schools):
- California (1): Pacific
Technology School – Orangevale (closed)
- Florida (2): Sweetwater Branch
Academy and Sweetwater Branch Academy Elementary (closed because of poor school
grades and financial trouble)
- Maryland (1): Baltimore IT
Academy (indicators that control has been transferred: staff now using
@bcps.k12.md.us email instead of @bitacademy.org; website used to be www.bitacademy.org
but is now http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/Domain/5027
- Minnesota (1): Minnesota School
of Science (closed)
School replaced (one school)
- Arizona (1): Sonoran Science
Academy – Peoria (17667 N 91st Ave., Peoria) has replaced Sonoran Science
Academy – Phoenix Metro (2645 E. Osborn Rd., Phoenix) on the Sonoran
Schools website. Webpage for SSA-Phoenix Metro redirects to SSA-Peoria, a
new location 30 mi. away.
New schools (12 schools)
Florida (2)
- Discovery Academy of Science
(1380 Pinehurst Rd., Dunedin)
- River City Science Academy –
Innovation (3251 Newell Blvd., Jacksonville)
Illinois (2)
- Horizon Science Academy Belmont
(5035 W. North Ave., Chicago)
- Horizon Science Academy
McKinley Park (2245 W. Pershing Rd., Chicago)
Indiana (1)
- Indiana Math & Science
Academy – South (2710 Bethel Ave., Indianapolis)
Massachusetts (1)
- Pioneer Charter School of
Science II (planned for Saugus; using temporary location in
Everett)
Missouri (1)
- Gateway Science Academy – South
(6651 Gravois Ave., St. Louis)
New Jersey (1)
- Paterson Arts and Sciences Charter
School (151 East 33rd St., Paterson)
New York (1)
- Utica Academy of Science
Charter School (1214 Lincoln Ave., Utica)
South Carolina (1)
- Greenville Renewable Energy
Education ("GREEN") Charter School (1440 Pelham Rd., Greenville)
Texas (2)
- Harmony School of Exploration
(9305 W. Sam Houston Parkway South, Houston)
- Harmony School of Innovation –
Euless (701 S. Industrial Blvd, Suite 105, Euless)
Known Gulen charter schools in the works as of
9/14/2013 (eight)
Connecticut (1)
- Connecticut Academy of Math and
Science: most recent known activity was in January 2013 when a Letter of
Intent was submitted to the Connecticut Board of Education
Florida (1)
- Capital City Charter Science
Academy: most recent known activity was in August 2013 when an application
was submitted to Leon County Schools
Maine (1)
- Lewiston-Auburn Academy Charter
School: most recent known activity was in September 2013 when a Letter of
Intent was submitted to the Maine Charter School Commission
New York (1)
- Westchester Academy of Science
Charter School: most recent known activity was in February 2013 when the
Letter of Intent was accepted and the operator was invited to submit its
full application
Pennsylvania (4)
- Allentown Engineering Academy
Charter School: most recent known activity was in February 2013 when the
application was rejected by the Allentown School Board
- Erie Biosciences Academy
Charter School: most recent known activity was in February 2013 when the
application was rejected by the Millcreek School Board. There were
indications that the founders might appeal.
- Young Scholars of McKeesport
Charter School: most recent known activity was in March 2013 when the
application was rejected by the McKeesport Area School Board. The founders
stated that they would appeal.
- Academy of Business &
Entrepreneurship Charter School: most recent known activity was in
September 2013 when a Letter of Intent was submitted to the School
District of Lancaster (SDL). The SDL school board had rejected the charter
in March 2013.
For additional details about these schools and
other past attempts, see Proposed Gulen charter schools, a
page by CASILIPS.
