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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
452
High
STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360102206239
HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL
1140 ELLICOTT ST, BUFFALO, NY 14209 · (716) 888-4080 · Erie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of New York public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
33 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
416 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 129 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 128 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 104 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 91 | 20% |
Student demographics
18%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
47.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -24.0pp since 2023
Math
27.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -21.0pp 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 27 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 21 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 →
Schools most like HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL
HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 452 | 92.0% | 43.2% |
| BROOKLYN INSTITUTE FOR LIBERAL ARTS BROOKLYN | 479 | 87.5% | 43.5% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS BROOKLYN | 381 | 97.9% | 54.8% |
| EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN II BROOKLYN | 662 | 83.1% | 70.3% |
| PATHWAYS IN TECHNOLOGY EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (P-TECH) BROOKLYN | 534 | 81.5% | 45.2% |
| BOYS AND GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 353 | 92.4% | 28.8% |
Matched among New York high 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 HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #881 of 1,135 | #37 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #928 of 1,109 ▼ 266 | #39 of 51 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #991 of 1,135 ▼ 363 | #44 of 51 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #614 of 1,216 | #37 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #906 of 1,058 | #48 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.4% | #898 of 1,070 | #42 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.0% | #157 of 1,167 | #10 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #252 of 339 | #8 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high 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
452
+92 (+26%) vs 2020
+376% since 2010-11, when it was 95
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
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 | 452 | 33 | 13.7:1 | 92% (416) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 35.8 | 12.0:1 | 92% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 30.6 | 14.6:1 | 78% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 86% (309) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 35 | 12.5:1 | 74% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 37 | 12.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 95 | 7 | 13.6:1 | 78% (74) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL.
About HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL
HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL is a small high school with an address in BUFFALO, New York. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 452 students. High schools in New York have about 668 students on average; enrollment here is 32% lower.
HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Of every 100 students at HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL, about 90 are Black. The school is also 7% Hispanic. That is higher than the 13% Black share among all Erie County residents. A diversity index of 18% means there is an 18% chance two randomly chosen students at HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL are from different groups.
Teacher count: 33 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.7:1. Across high schools in New York, the average ratio is 11.0:1. Roughly 92% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 51% average for public schools in Erie County is 41 points lower.
HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 28% of New York public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL is 41.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.2%.
In Erie County, home to about 950,622 people, the median household earns about $72,839 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Erie County number 226, with about 122,519 students.
Among nearby public schools, LEONARDO DA VINCI HIGH SCHOOL is closest at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL is 3rd on average proficiency.
HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL is one of the charter schools in New York.
Enrollment was 452 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 360.
The HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIESCombined · 2,260 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- LEONARDO DA VINCI HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 363
- BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR THE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS0.4 mi · 617
- CITY HONORS SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,088
- STANLEY MAKOWSKI EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER0.7 mi · 566
- MARVA J DANIEL FUTURES PREPARATORY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 369
- COMMUNITY SCHOOL #530.9 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOLHow many students attend HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL?
HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 452 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL is approximately 13.7:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL?
HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL reports a student body of 1% White, 7% Hispanic, 90% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL?
HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL is overseen by HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL in Erie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.