Ontech Charter High School

Ontech Charter High School is the sole public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in Syracuse, New York. With a total enrollment of 253 students, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in the state, earning a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance, attendance, and graduation rates all indicate significant challenges in providing a quality education to its students.

Ontech Charter High School's four-year graduation rate of 84.3% is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 4.5% is higher. The school also struggles with chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 31.5% compared to the state average. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in all subject areas are significantly lower than the state averages, ranging from 0% to 40% proficiency compared to the state's 31.42% to 78.55% averages.

Despite the school's low performance, it has a very low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at only 1.19% in the 2023-2024 school year. This may suggest that the school is not serving a representative population of the community, raising questions about equity and access. The school's spending per student is $15,253, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 11.9, which is lower than the state average.