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Enrollment
2,260
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES·NCES 360002504349
CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES
2303 KENMORE AVE, BUFFALO, NY 14207 · (716) 876-7505 · Erie County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,260 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of New York public K-12 schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
198 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
1,617 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 | 168 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 174 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 166 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 178 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 177 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 178 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 180 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 179 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 176 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 187 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 169 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 176 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 152 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (168) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (176).
Student demographics
71%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
40.3%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.4pp since 2023
Math
39.6%
NY avg 57.4% . +11.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% | 39.6% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 27.8% |
% 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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
2,260
-97 (-4%) vs 2020
+40% since 2010-11, when it was 1,609
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 2,260 | 197.6 | 11.4:1 | 72% (1,617) |
| 2023-24 | 2,312 | 196.5 | 11.8:1 | 82% (1,895) |
| 2022-23 | 2,309 | 201 | 11.5:1 | 83% (1,921) |
| 2020-21 | 2,357 | 177 | 13.3:1 | 82% (1,935) |
| 2017-18 | 2,180 | 150.1 | 14.5:1 | 83% (1,814) |
| 2015-16 | 2,039 | 134 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 1,609 | 95 | 16.9:1 | 81% (1,309) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES.
About CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES
CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES is a large combined-grade school in BUFFALO, New York, administered by CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES. Students in kindergarten through 12 attend, and enrollment is 2,260 students. The typical figure for combined schools in New York is about 544 students.
In federal data, the district for CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES is the school itself.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES. The largest is Black students, at 43%. Smaller groups are 29% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% Asian, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Erie County is roughly 13% Black. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 197.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 11.4:1. That is 2.7 students per teacher above the 8.7:1 average for combined schools in New York. CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES reports 72% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Erie County average 51%.
Measured against New York public K-12 schools, CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 48.7%. CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES scores 31.9%, 16.7 points below that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Erie County, the median household income is $72,839, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. In all, Erie County has 226 public schools and roughly 122,519 students.
The closest public school to CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES is PS 65 ROOSEVELT ECC, about 0.5 miles away. CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 33.0% proficiency; CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES posts 31.9%.
CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large. CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES's enrollment declined from 2,357 in 2020-21 to 2,260 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 13.3 in 2020-21 to 11.4 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in BUFFALO
- KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,235 students
- HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,140 students
- TAPESTRY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,120 students
- CITY HONORS SCHOOLHigh · 1,088 students
- INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLElementary · 933 students
- FREDERICK OLMSTED #156High · 928 students
Nearby schools
- PS 65 ROOSEVELT ECC0.5 mi · 250
- HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 274
- PFC WILLIAM J GRABIARZ #791.3 mi · 518
- RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 285
- WEST HERTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 771
- KENMORE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 180
Frequently asked questions
About CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIESHow large is CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES?
CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES enrolls approximately 2,260 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES serve?
CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES.
How diverse is CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES?
CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES reports a student body of 12% White, 29% Hispanic, 43% Black, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES?
CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES is overseen by CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES in Erie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.