South Buffalo Charter School

Summary:

South Buffalo Charter School is a public charter school serving 882 students in grades K-8 in Buffalo, New York. The school is part of the South Buffalo Charter School District, which is ranked 622 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its relatively high per-student spending of $11,170 to $13,981, South Buffalo Charter School consistently underperforms the state average on New York State Assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 25.26% to 51.19% in ELA and 28.95% to 57.14% in Math, compared to the state averages of 42.6% to 51.88% in ELA and 40.72% to 58.03% in Math. The school also struggles to effectively serve its subgroups, with the performance of African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as students with special needs and from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the bottom half of New York elementary schools.

Compared to nearby public schools, such as Discovery School and Lovejoy Discovery School #43, South Buffalo Charter School generally underperforms on test scores, especially in the Buffalo City School District. The school's performance has also been declining over the past few years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1554 in 2013-2014 to 1733 in 2023-2024, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review of its educational strategies and resource allocation to better support its diverse student population and improve academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

 154 S Ogden St
       Buffalo, NY  14210-1910


(716) 826-7213

District: South Buffalo Charter School

SchoolDigger Rank:
1733rd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  11.6 Help
Number of students:  882

Racial breakdown:

White:
48.4%
African American:
31.6%
Hispanic:
14.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  73.7% Help


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Compare Details South Buffalo Charter School ranks worse than 70.9% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.45. (See more...)
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Compare Details South Buffalo Charter School ranks worse than 50.4% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.49. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at South Buffalo Charter School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (48.4%), African American (31.6%), Hispanic (14.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 73.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Buffalo Charter School is 11.6. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Buffalo Charter School:

SchoolDigger ranks South Buffalo Charter School 1733rd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See South Buffalo Charter School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks South Buffalo Charter School 758th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See South Buffalo Charter School in the ranking list.)

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South Buffalo Charter School:

SchoolDigger ranks South Buffalo Charter School 622nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for South Buffalo Charter School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at South Buffalo Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 51.06 1327th 2206 39.8%
2007 49.30 1362nd 2219 38.6%
2008 52.90 1285th 2227 42.3%
2009 47.74 1456th 2257 35.5%
2010 47.56 1359th 2263 39.9%
2011 45.06 1406th 2286 38.5%
2012 49.91 1326th 2320 42.8%
2013 42.30 1343rd 2325 42.2%
2014 36.48 1554th 2345 33.7%
2015 35.67 1554th 2352 33.9%
2016 32.96 1656th 2366 30.0%
2017 36.27 1550th 2386 35.0%
2018 29.12 1777th 2395 25.8%
2019 31.86 1669th 2413 30.8%
2021 32.05 1557th 2201 29.3%
2022 33.26 1678th 2434 31.1%
2023 39.21 1468th 2439 39.8%
2024 30.45 1733rd 2445 29.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at South Buffalo Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.73 719th 1941 63.0%
2019 43.64 876th 1859 52.9%
2022 39.86 1126th 2031 44.6%
2023 43.33 971st 2016 51.8%
2024 46.86 918th 2110 56.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at South Buffalo Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.84 1122nd 2045 45.1%
2019 40.06 1183rd 2032 41.8%
2021 47.55 849th 1678 49.4%
2022 41.65 1167th 2099 44.4%
2023 45.92 1015th 2041 50.3%
2024 35.17 1342nd 2078 35.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at South Buffalo Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.07 1867th 2338 20.1%
2019 30.86 1698th 2357 28.0%
2021 33.80 1356th 1955 30.6%
2022 30.16 1752nd 2401 27.0%
2023 38.90 1468th 2403 38.9%
2024 23.92 1933rd 2413 19.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at South Buffalo Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.08 1622nd 2340 30.7%
2019 35.20 1549th 2358 34.3%
2021 29.46 1465th 1961 25.3%
2022 38.43 1497th 2400 37.6%
2023 40.24 1417th 2400 41.0%
2024 39.31 1458th 2411 39.5%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at South Buffalo Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.66 809th 948 14.7%
2019 34.45 579th 891 35.0%
2021 30.16 303rd 427 29.0%
2022 34.83 611th 936 34.7%
2023 33.52 567th 857 33.8%
2024 29.89 662nd 927 28.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at South Buffalo Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.88 766th 1392 45.0%
2019 39.87 773rd 1315 41.2%
2022 30.48 1123rd 1503 25.3%
2023 39.11 878th 1429 38.6%
2024 44.16 799th 1531 47.8%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at South Buffalo Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.73 1078th 1408 23.4%
2019 32.97 960th 1338 28.3%
2021 23.79 1010th 1224 17.5%
2022 30.87 1030th 1399 26.4%
2023 34.91 913th 1337 31.7%
2024 28.65 1055th 1392 24.2%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for South Buffalo Charter School

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Rank History for all middle school students at South Buffalo Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 38.65 761st 1095 30.5%
2007 46.38 713th 1123 36.5%
2008 62.54 554th 1185 53.2%
2009 62.39 603rd 1224 50.7%
2010 44.03 795th 1243 36.0%
2011 41.36 839th 1295 35.2%
2012 60.95 574th 1337 57.1%
2013 41.16 797th 1373 42.0%
2014 49.20 667th 1401 52.4%
2015 47.22 715th 1407 49.2%
2016 40.89 830th 1429 41.9%
2017 29.05 1063rd 1455 26.9%
2018 40.48 849th 1438 41.0%
2019 40.14 835th 1439 42.0%
2021 39.32 756th 1242 39.1%
2022 36.14 955th 1479 35.4%
2023 37.76 964th 1500 35.7%
2024 47.49 758th 1504 49.6%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at South Buffalo Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.36 285th 1170 75.6%
2019 42.16 561st 1139 50.7%
2022 38.01 760th 1283 40.8%
2023 54.97 426th 1307 67.4%
2024 57.44 389th 1303 70.1%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at South Buffalo Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.42 636th 1245 48.9%
2019 48.26 538th 1241 56.6%
2021 43.05 483rd 935 48.3%
2022 38.47 776th 1306 40.6%
2023 42.91 703rd 1288 45.4%
2024 58.01 456th 1296 64.8%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at South Buffalo Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.00 879th 1353 35.0%
2019 41.96 794th 1370 42.0%
2021 35.54 725th 1066 32.0%
2022 32.72 1007th 1454 30.7%
2023 33.55 1023rd 1463 30.1%
2024 44.55 823rd 1465 43.8%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at South Buffalo Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.12 773rd 1352 42.8%
2019 38.66 808th 1366 40.8%
2021 38.89 661st 1071 38.3%
2022 40.56 843rd 1455 42.1%
2023 42.79 833rd 1464 43.1%
2024 50.63 663rd 1464 54.7%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at South Buffalo Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.89 337th 663 49.2%
2019 22.85 553rd 653 15.3%
2022 27.36 537th 706 23.9%
2023 31.59 495th 696 28.9%
2024 50.48 306th 705 56.6%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at South Buffalo Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.75 355th 810 56.2%
2019 56.45 299th 826 63.8%
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Rank History for middle school White students at South Buffalo Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.83 572nd 763 25.0%
2019 32.39 513th 716 28.4%
2021 46.44 325th 614 47.1%
2022 37.10 480th 748 35.8%
2023 38.04 506th 772 34.5%
2024 42.73 460th 778 40.9%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for South Buffalo Charter School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 288 64 3 20 8 n/a n/a 0 383
2003 288 64 3 20 8 n/a n/a 0 383
2004 359 66 8 25 11 n/a n/a 0 469
2005 424 76 9 31 11 n/a n/a 0 551
2006 438 83 10 45 9 n/a n/a 0 585
2007 464 104 11 53 8 n/a n/a 0 640
2008 434 109 9 57 12 n/a n/a 0 621
2009 442 109 8 77 14 n/a n/a 0 650
2010 418 123 7 81 15 n/a n/a 2 646
2011 409 129 7 3 12 0 107 0 667
2012 400 149 7 106 9 0 0 0 671
2013 370 166 8 118 10 0 1 0 673
2014 376 181 6 120 9 0 0 0 692
2015 418 205 3 170 8 0 0 0 804
2016 460 225 10 191 12 0 11 0 909
2017 428 237 12 206 14 0 17 0 914
2018 420 233 15 211 17 1 13 0 910
2019 417 214 21 228 14 2 10 0 906
2020 430 211 22 211 16 3 9 0 902
2021 458 244 26 137 21 2 2 0 890
2022 452 261 24 122 18 3 2 0 882
2023 427 279 29 130 17 0 0 0 882

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at South Buffalo Charter School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 383 n/a n/a 70
2003 383 n/a n/a 70
2004 469 n/a n/a n/a
2005 551 50.7 10.9 73.9
2006 585 50.0 11.7 78.1
2007 640 50.1 12.8 77.2
2008 621 50.1 12.4 72.9
2009 650 49.0 13.3 75.8
2010 646 49.0 13.1 84.8
2011 667 49.0 13.6 83.4
2012 671 51.2 13.1 99.4
2013 673 54.3 12.3 99.6
2014 692 53.6 12.9 83.2
2015 804 54.0 14.8 9.3
2016 909 64.0 14.2 0
2017 914 68.0 13.4 67.6
2018 910 74.0 12.2 80.3
2019 906 70.0 12.9 80.2
2020 902 52.0 17.3 70.5
2021 890 70.0 12.7 77.4
2022 882 79.0 11.1 67.3
2023 882 76.0 11.6 73.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio South Buffalo Charter School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 383 n/a n/a 70
2003 383 n/a n/a 70
2004 469 n/a n/a n/a
2005 551 50.7 10.9 73.9
2006 585 50.0 11.7 78.1
2007 640 50.1 12.8 77.2
2008 621 50.1 12.4 72.9
2009 650 49.0 13.3 75.8
2010 646 49.0 13.1 84.8
2011 667 49.0 13.6 83.4
2012 671 51.2 13.1 99.4
2013 673 54.3 12.3 99.6
2014 692 53.6 12.9 83.2
2015 804 54.0 14.8 9.3
2016 909 64.0 14.2 0
2017 914 68.0 13.4 67.6
2018 910 74.0 12.2 80.3
2019 906 70.0 12.9 80.2
2020 902 52.0 17.3 70.5
2021 890 70.0 12.7 77.4
2022 882 79.0 11.1 67.3
2023 882 76.0 11.6 73.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for South Buffalo Charter School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,386 (9.9%) $12,595 (90.1%) $13,981
2020 $697 (6.0%) $10,889 (94.0%) $11,586
2021 $1,020 (9.1%) $10,150 (90.9%) $11,170
2022 $00 (0.0%) $13,091 (100.0%) $13,091

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on South Buffalo Charter School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1669th of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 1468th of 2439 Elementary schools
 9%
Ranks 835th of 1439 Middle schoolsRanks 964th of 1500 Middle schools
 6.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Buffalo Charter School)5035.7
 14.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (South Buffalo Charter School)5634.4
 21.6%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Buffalo Charter School)3138.5
 7.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (South Buffalo Charter School)2831.5
 3.5%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (South Buffalo Charter School)2337.1
 14.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (South Buffalo Charter School)3860.5
 22.5%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (South Buffalo Charter School)3238.8
 6.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4745.8
 1.2%
6th Grade Math (South Buffalo Charter School)3658.8
 22.8%
   6th Grade Math (New York)4748.1
 1.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (South Buffalo Charter School)3233.8
 1.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4048
 8%
7th Grade Math (South Buffalo Charter School)3140
 9%
   7th Grade Math (New York)4451.9
 7.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (South Buffalo Charter School)4837.2
 10.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4855.2
 7.2%
8th Grade Math (South Buffalo Charter School)3530.9
 4.1%
   8th Grade Math (New York)3340.7
 7.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students906882
 2.6%
African American214279
 30.4%
American Indian1417
 21.4%
Asian2129
 38.1%
Hispanic228130
 43%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White417427
 2.4%
Two or More Races100
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients80.2%73.7%
 6.5%


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South Buffalo Charter School ranks 1733rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at South Buffalo Charter School are 48% White, 32% African American, 15% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 882 students attended South Buffalo Charter School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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