Summary:
Niagara Charter School is the sole elementary public charter school serving grades K-6 in the Niagara Charter School District. Located in Niagara Falls, New York, this standout school consistently outperforms the state average on New York State Assessments in English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels, with particularly strong results in the earlier grades.
Despite serving a high-need population, with 92.9% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Niagara Charter School has been ranked among the top 1,000 elementary schools in New York state, placing it in the top third of schools in the state. The school's spending per student for the 2023-2024 school year was $13,609, and it maintained a student-teacher ratio of 14.6 to 1.
While the school's performance is impressive, particularly in the earlier grade levels, there are some potential challenges to address, as evidenced by the lower proficiency rates in 5th and 6th grade ELA and Math assessments compared to the earlier grades. Nonetheless, Niagara Charter School remains a high-performing institution that is providing a quality education to its predominantly economically disadvantaged student population.
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