Health Sciences Charter School

Health Sciences Charter School is the only public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in the Buffalo, New York area, with a total enrollment of 446 students. Based on the available data, this school appears to be struggling to provide a high-quality education to its predominantly African American (87.67%) and economically disadvantaged (78.48% qualify for free/reduced lunch) student population.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom tier of New York high schools, with a statewide ranking of 1066 out of 1228 schools and a low 1-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its academic performance is concerning, with a relatively low 91.2% four-year graduation rate and an alarmingly high 6.5% dropout rate. Additionally, the school faces significant challenges with student engagement, as evidenced by its extremely high 76.1% chronic absenteeism rate, which is much higher than the state average.

Despite the school's relatively high spending of $12,282 per student and a low student-teacher ratio of 14.5, the academic outcomes do not seem to be commensurate with the level of investment. The data suggests that Health Sciences Charter School is facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and further investigation and targeted interventions may be necessary to improve student outcomes within the Health Sciences Charter School district.