CHARLOTTE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CHARLOTTE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a mid-tier K-5 school in HAMBURG, New York, run under HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, enrolls 382 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

CHARLOTTE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 6 schools operated by HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 3,309 students overall.

In terms of who attends, CHARLOTTE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Erie County's rate of about 51%.

After controlling for student poverty, CHARLOTTE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Erie County put median household income runs about $72,839, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Erie County's 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students), CHARLOTTE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CHARLOTTE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 60.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 389 students in 2018 compared to 382 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

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