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Health Sciences Charter School

PublicHighGrades 9–12Charter

1140 Ellicott St, Buffalo, NY 14209 · (716) 888-4080

Buffalo’s School Grade D better than 8% of New York school districts

Students
452
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Health Sciences Charter School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of New York’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 25.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 56.1%

Its own letter, B, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Results for small groups the state suppresses are left out. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

1140 Ellicott St, Buffalo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9129
Grade 10128
Grade 11104
Grade 1291
Enrollment over time
360’20
385’21
446’22
429’23
452’24

Up 25.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 90%Hispanic 7%White 1%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Health Sciences Charter School from Buffalo families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Buffalo’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.