Enrollment
176
Middle
STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360121506708
BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
528 SOUTH PARK, BUFFALO, NY 14204 · (716) 602-9472 · Erie County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of New York public middle 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.
- ·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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
41 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 27% |
Student demographics
39%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 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
15.0%
NY avg 53.2%
Math
6.0%
NY avg 56.5%
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 53 and 56.
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
9.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-57.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 66% 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 CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (9.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 176 | 23.3% | 9.3% |
| INTELLECTUS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL MT VERNON | 97 | 3.1% | 43.9% |
| BRIDGES: A SCHOOL FOR EXPLORATION AND EQUITY BROOKLYN | 298 | 47.0% | 78.6% |
| HOWARD T HERBER MIDDLE SCHOOL MALVERNE | 428 | 0.7% | 70.2% |
| AMANI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL MOUNT VERNON | 314 | 60.2% | 46.5% |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-NYC 14 SOUTH OZONE PARK | 168 | 64.3% | N/A |
Matched among New York middle 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 CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.3% | #765 of 766 | #32 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.0% | #765 of 768 | #32 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #759 of 768 | #32 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 176 | #711 of 796 | #32 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.3% | #676 of 773 | #27 of 32 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
176
+106 (+151%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 176 | 18 | 9.8:1 | 23% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 161 | 13.3 | 12.2:1 | 98% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 222 | N/A | N/A | 100% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 70 | 7 | 10.0:1 | 4% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL.
About BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Families in BUFFALO, New York, are served by BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, a small middle-grades school. It enrolled 176 students in grades 5 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 67% lower than the average for middle schools in New York, which is about 531.
In federal data, the district for BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is the school itself.
Black students make up a majority at BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, at 77%. Next come 11% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. That compares with about 13% Black among all Erie County residents. The school's diversity index is 39%, meaning two students picked at random have a 39% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 9.8:1 comes from the school's 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. The lunch program counts 23% of students at BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Erie County is 51%.
The allk12 Grade for BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is F. Compared with New York public middle schools, the school scored higher than 0% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL falls short of its prediction by 57.2 points. The model expects 66.4% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in New York; the school's rate is 9.3%.
Federal survey data for Erie County show that the median household income is $72,839, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Erie County is home to 226 public schools and about 122,519 public school students.
Nearest public school: BILINGUAL CENTER, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 19.2% on proficiency, and BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is below that at 9.3%.
The NCES locale for BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is a publicly funded charter school.
The 2020-21 count was 70 students and the 2024-25 count was 176. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves.
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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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Nearby schools
- BILINGUAL CENTER0.6 mi · 358
- BUFFALO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY0.6 mi · 551
- BENNETT PARK MONTESSORI SCHOOL0.9 mi · 612
- ENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOL1.3 mi · 402
- REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL1.4 mi · 805
- HARRIET ROSS TUBMAN ACADEMY1.4 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLHow many students attend BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL?
BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 176 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL.
How diverse is BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL?
BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL reports a student body of 5% White, 11% Hispanic, 77% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL public or private?
BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL.
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