Academy Of Health Sciences Charter School

The Academy of Health Sciences Charter School is the sole middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Academy of Health Sciences Charter School District in Rochester, New York. With a total enrollment of 311 students, the school has a predominantly African American (69.13%) and Hispanic (22.51%) student population, and a high percentage (96.46%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic disadvantages.

Academically, the Academy of Health Sciences Charter School is underperforming compared to state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranging from 12.82% to 40.24% and mathematics proficiency ranging from 5.41% to 22.22%, well below the state averages of 45.09% to 55.2% in ELA and 49.69% to 51.94% in math. The school's 8th-grade science proficiency rate of 37.84% is also lower than the state average of 47.41%. These academic challenges are reflected in the school's low ranking of 1314 out of 1500 New York middle schools and a 1 out of 5-star rating by SchoolDigger.

Despite the high spending of $14,787 per student, which is above the state average, the Academy of Health Sciences Charter School appears to be struggling to provide effective educational opportunities for its students, likely due to the significant socioeconomic challenges faced by the school's population. The low ratings for both the school and the district suggest that the educational system as a whole may need to re-evaluate its strategies and resource allocation to better support the needs of the students in this community.