Enrollment
342
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360016405887
NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL
2077 LOCKPORT RD, NIAGARA FALLS, NY 14304 · (716) 297-4520 · Niagara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
284 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 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 9% larger than its 6th grade class (47).
Student demographics
69%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
65.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
76.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL
NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 342 | 83.0% | 57.9% |
| BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 352 | 81.5% | 71.9% |
| HENRY J KALFAS MAGNET SCHOOL NIAGARA FALLS | 304 | 78.0% | N/A |
| BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ALBANY | 316 | 81.0% | 55.1% |
| GIFFEN MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALBANY | 387 | 82.2% | 14.5% |
| PORTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SYRACUSE | 351 | 75.2% | 27.5% |
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 NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Niagara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #843 of 2,335 | #3 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #487 of 2,342 ▲ 163 | #2 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #720 of 2,343 ▲ 189 | #3 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #1,716 of 2,585 | #23 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #2,191 of 2,338 | #25 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #287 of 2,388 | #6 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.0% | #677 of 2,534 | #2 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #1,691 of 1,757 | #20 of 22 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
342
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 342 | 21 | 16.3:1 | 83% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 93% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 20.9 | 16.3:1 | 90% (308) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 18 | 18.4:1 | 90% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 90% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 18 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 19 | 18.4:1 | 97% (339) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL.
About NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL
NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL is a small elementary school located in NIAGARA FALLS, New York. It educates 342 students in kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students.
Federal records list NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL as its own district.
Black students form the largest group at NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL, 49% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 13% White, and 5% Asian. By comparison, Niagara County residents are about 7% Black. By the diversity index, NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL comes in at 69%.
At NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL, 21 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.3:1. That ratio is over the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 83% of enrollment. Compared with the 49% average for public schools in Niagara County, the school's rate is higher.
NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL is 13.5 points above its prediction. Actual: 57.9%. Predicted: 44.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Niagara County, median household income is about $69,633, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Niagara County number 51 and enroll about 26,388.
The nearest other public school, NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, is about 1.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 3%, from 332 to 342. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.4:1 to 16.3:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Niagara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,721
Census ACS
Median income
$69,633
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
26,388 students
Quick facts
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- NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,034 students
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- LASALLE PREPARATORY SCHOOLMiddle · 539 students
- CATARACT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 496 students
- BLONEVA BOND PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 476 students
- HYDE PARK SCHOOLElementary · 476 students
Nearby schools
- NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,041
- EDWARD TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 723
- GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL2.2 mi · 400
- COLONIAL VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 351
- TUSCARORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 70
- WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 401
Frequently asked questions
About NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL?
NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 342 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL have?
NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
How diverse is NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL?
NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL reports a student body of 13% White, 14% Hispanic, 49% Black, 5% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Who oversees NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL?
NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL is overseen by NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL in Niagara County.
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