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Which teacher or staff member at REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
805
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360117306635
REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
115 ASH ST, BUFFALO, NY 14204 · (716) 248-1485 · Erie County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL805 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
80 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
765 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 92 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 137% larger than its 8th grade class (38).
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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
26.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
34.2%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 34.2% |
| 2023-24 | 17.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
24.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (24.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 805 | 95.0% | 24.9% |
| UNCOMMON BROWNSVILLE SOUTH CHARTER SCHOOL NYC BROOKLYN | 748 | 93.3% | 59.0% |
| CENTRAL BROOKLYN ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 753 | 89.8% | 72.2% |
| KIPP ALWAYS MENTALLY PREPARED CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 891 | 89.1% | 66.2% |
| ACHIEVEMENT FIRST LINDEN CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 630 | 92.7% | 45.7% |
| KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL ALBANY | 840 | 85.8% | 34.4% |
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 REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #2,155 of 2,335 | #86 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #2,005 of 2,342 ▲ 96 | #78 of 115 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #2,188 of 2,343 ▲ 35 | #85 of 115 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 805 | #146 of 2,585 | #5 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #460 of 2,338 | #24 of 119 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #1,630 of 2,388 | #67 of 119 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.0% | #196 of 2,534 | #15 of 122 |
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
805
+383 (+91%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 7.3:1
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 | 805 | 80 | 10.1:1 | 95% (765) |
| 2023-24 | 695 | 67 | 10.4:1 | 96% (669) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 53 | 10.0:1 | 97% (512) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 58 | 7.3:1 | 97% (410) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL.
About REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is a large elementary school located in BUFFALO, New York. A federal count lists 805 students at the school, in kindergarten through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New York) has about 443 students.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
At 77%, Black students outnumber all other groups at REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL combined. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% White. County-wide, 13% of Erie County residents are Black. By the diversity index, REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL comes in at 39%.
Dividing enrollment by its 80 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL reports 95% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Erie County report 51%.
allk12 grades REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL a D. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is 40.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.9%.
In the county around the school, Erie County, median household income is about $72,839, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. A total of 226 public schools operate in Erie County, serving about 122,519 students.
ENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is 4th among 8 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Federal data put enrollment at 422 in 2020-21 and 805 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 10.1:1, from 7.3:1.
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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
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
- ENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 402
- BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 114
- BENNETT PARK MONTESSORI SCHOOL0.5 mi · 612
- MARVA J DANIEL FUTURES PREPARATORY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 369
- EMERSON SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY0.6 mi · 399
- BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT0.6 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLHow many students attend REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL?
REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 805 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL.
How diverse is REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL?
REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL reports a student body of 2% White, 11% Hispanic, 77% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL public or private?
REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL.
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