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One just closed in Palm Beach County; if failed in the same neighborhood as the public school that it replaced the public school had failed the standardized tests, so did the charter.) Some charters did better, but not in poor neighborhoods, with the same student body as nearby the pubic schools. Education becomes a commodity, with 2 charter schools opening in the same neighborhood, trying to recruit the same students. It's about money, not quality education. The FL legislature addressed this, and it looks as if in future.there will only be one charter allowed in a neighborhood. Meanwhile, parents are trying opt our of to the standardized (FCAT) test. Some have told their kids to break the seal on the exam, then walk out, refusing to take it, and hop into the car with mom. Six Fl counties voted to op out of the testing. It's a failure, I wouldn't recommend it there.