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Enrollment
899
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360010505602
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
24 AGASSIZ CIRCLE, BUFFALO, NY 14214 · (716) 854-2490 · Erie County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL899 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of New York public K-12 schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
78 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
863 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 71 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 78 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 53 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 54 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 62 | 7% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 8% smaller than its 8th grade class (77).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
48.6%
NY avg 58.3% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.6% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 42.8% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
899
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+135% since 2010-11, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 899 | 77.5 | 11.6:1 | 96% (863) |
| 2023-24 | 904 | 58.4 | 15.5:1 | 92% (833) |
| 2022-23 | 881 | 72.2 | 12.2:1 | 95% (840) |
| 2020-21 | 906 | 75 | 12.1:1 | 83% (752) |
| 2017-18 | 616 | 45 | 13.7:1 | 87% (533) |
| 2015-16 | 391 | 22 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 76% (291) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL.
About BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL serves students in BUFFALO, New York, as a large school serving multiple grade levels. There are 899 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 12. The school is 65% above the average for combined schools in New York.
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL operates as its own local education agency.
Of every 100 students at BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL, about 50 are Black. Other reported shares: 27% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 7% White, and 4% multiracial. Erie County's residents are about 13% Black, 38 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
There are about 11.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL, which has 77.5. Combined schools in New York average 8.7:1, 2.9 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL is about 96%. The rate at public schools in Erie County averages 51%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL lands at C+, ahead of 42% of New York public K-12 schools.
Test results at BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL are 4.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (44.1% actual, 39.7% predicted).
In Erie County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $72,839, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 226 public schools and about 122,519 students.
PS 17, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 906 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 899.
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Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
950,622
Census ACS
Median income
$72,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
122,519 students
Quick facts
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- BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR THE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS1.0 mi · 617
Frequently asked questions
About BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOLHow many students attend BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL?
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 899 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL is approximately 11.6:1 (78 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL?
At BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 7% White, 12% Hispanic, 50% Black, 27% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL public or private?
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL.
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