📍 1140 Ellicott St, Buffalo, Erie County, 14209
Health Sciences Charter School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 446 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Health Sciences Charter School school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Health Sciences Charter School enrolls 446 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Black or African American, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 391 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 6.3% |
| White | 10 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
350 of the school's 446 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 322 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Health Sciences 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.
Health Sciences Charter School is one of 1 schools in HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL, based in BUFFALO, New York. The district serves 452 students district-wide and employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 446 students, Health Sciences Charter School is close to the district average of about 452 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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