Christa McAuliffe Charter School

What Christa McAuliffe Charter School does

Christa McAuliffe Charter School is a free, public charter middle school located in Framingham, Massachusetts, serving approximately 396 scholars in grades 6-8 drawn from eight MetroWest Boston towns (Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Marlborough, Natick, Southborough, and Sudbury). Founded in 2003 as the Framingham Community Charter School and renamed after the Framingham-native teacher-astronaut, the school operates as one of over 200 EL Education credentialed schools nationally, with 96% high implementation across 26 EL power core practices. The academic model is organized around Learning Expeditions, interdisciplinary units that integrate ELA, social studies, science, and math with fieldwork, expert visitors, and culminating public products, supplemented by related-arts classes in Adventure, Design, Technology for Learning and Life (T4L2), and Wellness, plus World Language instruction in Spanish and French and an accelerated math pathway to Algebra I in 8th grade. Inclusion is a defining feature: 99% of students with disabilities participate in full inclusion programs and 83% of core classes are co-taught by general and special educators, supported by a daily Crew advisory structure that anchors character development.

The school's technology stack is built on commodity education platforms: Google for Education (Classroom, Drive, Mail), PowerSchool gradebook with parent portal, and Chromebooks loaded with TextHelp's Google Read and Write accessibility tools. Operations are governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees under Massachusetts charter law, with the Christa McAuliffe Charter School Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, providing fundraising and real estate oversight. Revenue derives primarily from Massachusetts per-pupil charter tuition allocated by sending districts, supplemented by modest auxiliary fee streams: a $225 per-student resource fee, optional bus transportation ($250 per child), $175 per-sport athletics registration, and tiered after-school enrichment ($97-$251 per trimester based on days). Demand-side go-to-market is a monthly blind lottery with sibling preference, conducted the first Wednesday of each month from February until all 396 seats are filled, supported by information sessions, school tours, and a Director of Admissions and Community Outreach. Auxiliary partnerships with MetroWest YMCA, Daniel's Table, Hale Reservation, and Framingham Adult ESL Plus extend the school's community footprint but are not material revenue channels. The school has 101-250 employees and a 2017 unconditional DESE charter renewal that, per the available record, runs through 2022.

Name

Christa McAuliffe Charter School

Legal name

Christa McAuliffe Charter School

Website

https://mcauliffecharter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Christa McAuliffe Charter School is a free, public EL Education credentialed middle school serving about 396 scholars in grades 6-8 from eight MetroWest Boston towns, funded primarily by Massachusetts per-pupil tuition and governed under a state charter.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charter Middle School Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent Charter Schools (Single-Site) (EDAJACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Charter Special Education & Inclusive Programs (EDAJACAF)

Keywords

• Charter middle school
• Expeditionary learning education
• Special education services
• Enrichment program offerings
• After-school athletics

Headquarters

HQ city

Framingham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Per-Pupil Funding: As a public charter school, receives per-pupil funding from Massachusetts state and sending districts based on enrollment.
2. Resource Fees: Standard resource fee of $225 per student for educational materials and supplies.
3. Transportation Services: Optional bus service with fees: $250 + $7.55 PayPal fee per single child, family cap of $500 + $14.80 PayPal fee.
4. Athletics Program: After-school sports registration fee of $175 per sport plus processing fee.
5. Enrichment Programs: Fee-based after-school enrichment programs running three trimesters: 1 day $97, 2 day $123, 3 day $174, 4 day $226, 5 day $251.
6. Donations and Fundraising: Accepts charitable donations through PayPal and the Christa McAuliffe Charter School Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Christa McAuliffe Charter School is a free, public charter middle school serving approximately 396 scholars in grades 6-8 from eight MetroWest Boston communities. It delivers an EL Education credentialed expeditionary learning curriculum centered on Learning Expeditions, Related Arts (Adventure, Design, Technology for Learning and Life, Wellness), Humanities, Science, Math, World Language, and a full inclusion special education model, supplemented by athletics and after-school enrichment programs.

Product overview

Christa McAuliffe Charter School is a free, public charter middle school serving grades 6-8 with approximately 396 scholars. The school operates as a credentialed EL Education school with an expeditionary learning model. Its educational portfolio centers on Learning Expeditions as the core curriculum framework, supplemented by Related Arts classes (Adventure, Design, Technology for Learning and Life, and Wellness), comprehensive academic programs in Humanities and Science, accelerated and standard Math tracks, World Language instruction (Spanish and French), and Student Services including special education, ELL, and counseling. The school also offers athletics and afterschool enrichment programs. McAuliffe uses technology including Google for Education, PowerSchool, and TextHelp tools to support learning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Learning Expeditions

Quantifiable outcome

• Outperformed state and Framingham on 2017 MCAS testing for aggregate and subgroups including students with disabilities and economically disadvantaged students.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• MetroWest YMCAminorOthersSchool holds monthly community meetings at the MetroWest YMCA location, using the facility for school-wide culture and character activities.
• Daniel's TableminorOthersSchool partners with Daniel's Table to maintain a freezer with available food for McAuliffe families in need. Families can contact their child's guidance counselor for access.
• Hale ReservationminorOthersOutdoor education partner used for student overnight trips and adventure programming as part of the school's experiential learning curriculum.
• Framingham Adult ESL PlusminorOthersCommunity resource partner providing English language education services for families.
• Christa McAuliffe Charter School FoundationcoreOthersThe Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit established to support the school through community development, financial support, oversight of the giving program, and oversight of real estate holdings that house the school.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Uncommon Schools: Multi-state charter network operating 20+ schools across the Northeast with similar college-prep mission and urban/regional charter model — a broader incumbent demonstrating how regional charter schools can scale into networks.

Direct peers

• Brooke Charter Schools: Boston charter network operating Brooke Elementary, Brooke Middle, and Brooke High with comparable Boston-area mission focus and K-8 pipeline model.
• Excel Academy Charter Schools: East Boston charter network serving grades K-12 with comparable single-region Massachusetts focus, similar enrollment scale per campus, and blind-lottery admissions.
• Conservatory Lab Charter School: Brighton, MA EL Education credentialed charter school serving grades K-8 with expeditionary learning and dual-language programming — the closest Massachusetts peer in both EL Education affiliation and expeditionary curriculum design.
• KIPP Academy Boston: Massachusetts KIPP-affiliated charter middle school serving grades 5-8 in Lynn and Boston with comparable mission-driven college-prep orientation and lottery enrollment.
• Boston Prep Charter Public School: Boston-based charter public school serving grades 6-12 with comparable grade-band overlap and college-prep orientation within the same Boston-area charter market.
• MATCH Charter Public School: Boston-area charter public school serving grades K-12 with a similar small-school, mission-driven culture and lottery-based enrollment comparable to McAuliffe's regional model.
• Community Charter School of Cambridge: Cambridge, MA charter public school serving grades K-8 with lottery admission and similar small-school, mission-driven operating model in the Greater Boston market.
• Prospect Hill Academy Charter School: Cambridge, MA regional charter public school serving grades K-12 with comparable lottery-based admission and inclusive education emphasis, competing in the same Greater Boston charter ecosystem.
• Edward Brooke Charter Schools: Boston-based charter network operating schools serving elementary and middle grades with comparable enrollment scale, lottery admission, and Boston-area market overlap.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/McAuliffeChartr
• Facebookfacebook.com/mcauliffecharter
• Instagraminstagram.com/mcauliffecharter

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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