Enrollment
114
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 368096206745
BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL
833 MICHIGAN AVE-3RD FL, BUFFALO, NY 14203 · (716) 222-0127 · Erie County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL114 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of New York public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
6 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
3 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 54% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 22% |
Student demographics
55%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
9.0%
NY avg 58.3%
Math
18.0%
NY avg 57.4%
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-60.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 74% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 114 | 2.6% | 13.5% |
| HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL ALBANY | 346 | 0.9% | 61.1% |
| ELIZABETH JENNINGS SCHOOL FOR BOLD EXPLORERS BROOKLYN | 110 | 36.4% | N/A |
| SOUTH SHORE CHARTER SCHOOL CENTRAL ISLIP | 268 | 1.1% | N/A |
| ALBEE SQUARE MONTESSORI PUBLIC SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 63 | 27.0% | N/A |
| DAVISON AVENUE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL LYNBROOK | 370 | 0.8% | 55.0% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #2,308 of 2,335 | #108 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #2,277 of 2,342 | #100 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #2,338 of 2,343 | #115 of 115 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 114 | #2,536 of 2,585 | #122 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.6% | #2,506 of 2,534 | #122 of 122 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 114 | 6 | 19.0:1 | 3% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 89 | N/A | N/A | 71% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 62 | 6 | 10.3:1 | 74% (46) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL.
About BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL
At 833 MICHIGAN AVE-3RD FL in BUFFALO, New York, BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a very small elementary school. It reports enrollment of 114 students in kindergarten through 3. Across elementary schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 443.
BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Black students are 61% of those enrolled at BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL. Next come 25% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 13% Black among all Erie County residents. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL are from different groups.
On staff are 6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. Elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1, 6.2 fewer students per teacher than here. BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 3%. That rate is below the 51% average among public schools in Erie County.
Among New York public elementary schools, BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL outscored 0%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL is a bottom-10% school in New York on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 13.5% against a predicted 74.0%.
In the wider Erie County area, the median household earns about $72,839 a year, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL shares Erie County with 225 other public schools.
BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL is about 0.3 miles from REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, its nearest public school. BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL's average proficiency of 13.5% compares with 28.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL is a public charter school.
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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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- TAPESTRY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,120 students
- CITY HONORS SCHOOLHigh · 1,088 students
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Nearby schools
- REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 805
- MARVA J DANIEL FUTURES PREPARATORY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 369
- ENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 402
- CITY HONORS SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,088
- EMERSON SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY0.7 mi · 399
- MARTIN LUTHER KING JR #480.7 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL?
BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 114 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL is approximately 19.0:1 (6 FTE teachers).
How diverse is BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL?
BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL reports a student body of 25% White, 5% Hispanic, 61% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL?
BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL is overseen by BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL in Erie County.
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