State/Public Elementary Open

King Center Charter School

๐Ÿ“ 156 Newburgh Ave, Buffalo, Erie County, 14211

412
Pupils
15.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

King Center Charter School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 412 pupils enrolled. It is part of the King Center Charter School school district. It serves grades Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
King Center Charter School

Enrollment & staffing

King Center Charter School enrolls 412 students across grades Kโ€“8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.

Male students
188 (46%)
Female students
224 (54%)
Teachers (FTE)
26.9
Student-teacher ratio
15.3:1
Grade span
Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Black or African American, 8.3% Asian and 3.6% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American34684%
Asian348.3%
Two or more races153.6%
Hispanic or Latino133.2%
White3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

393 of the school's 412 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 382 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Kโ€“8Charter schoolTitle I

King Center Charter School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 63, state house district 141.

School district: KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL

King Center Charter School is one of 1 schools in KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL, based in BUFFALO, New York. The district serves 419 students district-wide and employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 412 students, King Center Charter School is close to the district average of about 419 students per school.

419
District students
1
Schools
26
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

32%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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