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Integrated Islamic School is a breath of fresh air for parents who have the view that religious-based education is a necessity. Considering the current pattern of adolescent association, parents are willing to risk higher costs in order to get best education for their childrens. Religious based elementary school has an integrative programs to build students character base on islamic characteristics that differs alot from public elementary school programs. This study aims to analyze character differences between students of Islamic-based schools and public schools, and to make a descriptive statistics of expected character achieved. Those characters are emotional intelligence, self control, emphaty to others and discipline. This study uses quantitative research methods. Participants of this research are students of integrated Islamic schools and public schools. The number of respondents to be used in this study is approximately 250 students in the 5th and 6th grade using purposive sampling technique. Data collections techniques will use empathy scale (Caruso & Mayer,1998), the scale of academic procrastination (McCloskey, 2012), emotional intelligence scale (Schutte, et.al ., 1998) and self-control (Mezo, 2005). Data analysis in this study will use an analysis of variance techniques to see differences between groups and also a descriptive statistics to see an overview of the characters achievements. The results of this study are expected to be used as an evaluation of the school regarding the effectiveness of the teaching methods on religious based elementary school (islamic elementary school) and can also be a benchmark for the parents consideration regarding the importance of an early character education.