Enrollment
704
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II·NCES 360121606709
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II
335 DOAT ST, BUFFALO, NY 14211 · (917) 284-5388 · Erie County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL704 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% 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
10.6:1
67 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
649 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 64 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 46 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
62%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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
47.3%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
42.7%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.3% | 42.7% |
| 2023-24 | 50.7% | 44.5% |
% 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
41.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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
704
+643 (+1054%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 7.6:1
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 | 704 | 66.5 | 10.6:1 | 92% (649) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 35.5 | 14.4:1 | 90% (460) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 38 | 9.9:1 | 93% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 61 | 8 | 7.6:1 | 92% (56) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II.
About BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels based in BUFFALO, New York. The school counted 704 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 12. It has 29% more students than the average for combined schools in New York (about 544).
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
The student body at BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II has no majority group. Black students lead at 48%. The next largest groups are 37% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 4% White. The school's Black share is 36 points above the 13% share among Erie County residents. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II are from different groups.
Its ratio of 10.6:1 is based on 66.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Combined schools in New York have an average ratio of 8.7:1. In all, 92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Erie County average 51%.
On the allk12 Grade, BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II lands at C+, ahead of 40% of New York public K-12 schools.
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.1%, compared with a predicted 41.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Erie County show that the median household earns about $72,839 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Erie County has 226 public schools with about 122,519 students, including BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL, is about 0.7 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II is 3rd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II is one of the charter schools in New York.
Enrollment was 61 in 2020-21 and 704 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 7.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.6:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL IIHow large is BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II?
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II enrolls approximately 704 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II serve?
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II is approximately 10.6:1 (67 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II?
At BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II, the student body is approximately 4% White, 8% Hispanic, 48% Black, 37% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II public or private?
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II.
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