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Enrollment
993
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360010405549
SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
1001 PARK AVE, SYRACUSE, NY 13204 · (315) 428-8997 · Onondaga County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL993 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of New York public K-12 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
59 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
763 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 | 77 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 78 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 83 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 70 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 70 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 70 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (77).
Student demographics
61%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
37.3%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
37.6%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.3% | 37.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 37.6% |
% 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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
993
0 (0%) vs 2020
+113% since 2010-11, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 993 | 59 | 16.8:1 | 77% (763) |
| 2023-24 | 992 | 57.7 | 17.2:1 | 81% (800) |
| 2022-23 | 1,003 | 58.7 | 17.1:1 | 80% (800) |
| 2020-21 | 993 | 56 | 17.7:1 | 76% (750) |
| 2017-18 | 950 | 72.5 | 13.1:1 | 72% (687) |
| 2015-16 | 877 | 76 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 76% (355) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL.
About SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
The public combined-grade school SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL is located in SYRACUSE, New York. Students in kindergarten through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 993 students. For comparison, combined schools in New York average about 544 students.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
By race and ethnicity, SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL is 57% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Hispanic, 16% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Onondaga County overall, about 11% of residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
Dividing enrollment by its 59 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.8:1. Among combined schools in New York, the typical ratio is 8.7:1. Eligible students account for 77% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Onondaga County average 49%.
The allk12 Grade for SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL is D. Compared with New York public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL is 11.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 35.0%. Predicted: 46.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Onondaga County, median household income is about $76,945, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The public schools of Onondaga County number 123 and enroll about 67,044.
Nearest public school: FRAZER K-8 SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL's average proficiency of 35.0% compares with 18.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (993) and 2024-25 (993).
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Onondaga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
471,129
Census ACS
Median income
$76,945
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
67,044 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SYRACUSE
- HENNINGER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,483 students
- NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,350 students
- CORCORAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,338 students
- PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLERHigh · 1,126 students
- ONONDAGA-CORTLAND-MADISON BOCESCombined · 1,113 students
- HUNTINGTON K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 934 students
Nearby schools
- FRAZER K-8 SCHOOL0.3 mi · 774
- PORTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 351
- ONTECH CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 254
- PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER0.7 mi · 1,126
- SYRACUSE STEM AT BLODGETT0.9 mi · 369
- DELAWARE PRIMARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOLHow large is SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL?
SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 993 students in grades KG-12.
Is SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many students per teacher at SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL.
How diverse is SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL?
SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL reports a student body of 16% White, 17% Hispanic, 57% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL public or private?
SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.