<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>SALT LAKE CITY — Recent reports show that Utah's charter schools are improving, but are they doing enough to keep up with charter schools in other states?
Utah's overall score from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools went up ten<wm> points from last year's score to eight out of ten. However, it's unclear how well the actual student performance and outcomes of the schools reflect the improvements.

New data show the growth rate of charter schools' graduation rates from their K-12 schools over the previous three months are in line with the statewide overall improvement in student outcomes (2011-2015) as indicated in State of the Charter Report (2015).
Here is a comparison with the statewide average and also other state charter districts,</wm> in ranking all charter school performance relative to the traditional public, non-charters, and state averages:
