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Urban Choice Charter School

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Summary

Urban Choice Charter School is an elementary school serving 378 students in grades K-8 in Rochester, New York. The school is part of the Rochester City School District, which is ranked 858 out of 866 districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Urban Choice Charter School stands out for having a significantly higher percentage of African American students (74.07%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 27.48% to 77.78% African American students. However, the school consistently performs below the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2022-2023, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 4.88% compared to the state average of 44.89%, and its 8th grade Math proficiency was 6.25% compared to the state average of 40.74%. Additionally, over 95% of Urban Choice Charter School's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, while also serving predominantly minority and economically disadvantaged student populations, generally perform better than Urban Choice Charter School on academic measures. For instance, True North Rochester Prep-West Camp, a charter school just 0.66 miles away, outperforms Urban Choice Charter School by a significant margin in both ELA and Math proficiency across all grade levels. Despite these challenges, Urban Choice Charter School has not shown significant improvement in its academic outcomes over the past 10 years, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools.

378

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1020 Maple St
Rochester, NY 14611-1221

(585) 288-5702

District: Urban Choice Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.1%

Hispanic:

19.0%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2018 → 4th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (14% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2018

!Math scores 42 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school14%

New York avg48%

Not ranked this year

Urban Choice Charter School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	5.2	2398 of 2439	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	2376 of 2434	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	1990 of 2201	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	2281 of 2413	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	2151 of 2395	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	1923 of 2386	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.8	1893 of 2366	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.1	2006 of 2352	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.6	2043 of 2345	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.2	1996 of 2325	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.9	1698 of 2320	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.9	1730 of 2286	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.6	1750 of 2263	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.3	1539 of 2257	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	17.5	1964 of 2227	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.2	1930 of 2219	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.2	2091 of 2206	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	12.0	815 of 857	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	848 of 936	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	332 of 427	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	790 of 891	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	700 of 948	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	7.2	2350 of 2403	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	2273 of 2401	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1853 of 1955	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	2142 of 2357	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	2153 of 2338	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	37.5	808 of 1315	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1115 of 1392	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	8.7	2005 of 2041	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1999 of 2099	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	1458 of 1678	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	1830 of 2045	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	6.7	2349 of 2400	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	2375 of 2400	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1718 of 1961	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	2251 of 2358	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1979 of 2340	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	9.4	1433 of 1500	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	1469 of 1479	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1178 of 1242	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1374 of 1439	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1351 of 1438	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.3	1332 of 1455	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	22.2	1158 of 1429	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	1199 of 1407	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.1	1251 of 1401	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	1180 of 1373	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.3	1021 of 1337	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.0	1065 of 1295	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.3	990 of 1243	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.6	908 of 1224	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	15.7	633 of 696	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	687 of 706	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	601 of 653	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	600 of 663	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	13.3	1360 of 1463	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	1434 of 1454	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	1046 of 1066	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	1336 of 1370	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1294 of 1353	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	12.9	1224 of 1288	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	1300 of 1306	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	854 of 935	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	8.0	1434 of 1464	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	1448 of 1455	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	974 of 1071	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	1264 of 1366	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	1250 of 1352	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2019)39th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2023)5th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2023)9th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2023)7th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)5th percentile~ school

Male (2023)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2022-2023) ?

Science21%-26 vs state

English Language Arts17%-31 vs state

Math7%-42 vs state

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In the 2022-23 school year, 378 students attended Urban Choice Charter School.

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Students at Urban Choice Charter School are 74% African American, 19% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

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