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King Center Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

2118^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of New York elementary schools

Summary

King Center Charter School is an elementary school serving 401 students in grades K-8 in Buffalo, New York, a high-poverty area. While the school spends more per student than the state average, it consistently underperforms on New York State Assessments compared to the state, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools for many student subgroups.

King Center Charter School's proficiency rates in the 2024-2025 school year ranged from 30.43% to 41.3% in English Language Arts and 25% to 47.06% in Math, well below the state averages of 50.86% to 56.61% in ELA and 46.74% to 59.7% in Math. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% for female, male, and low socioeconomic status students in ELA and Math. However, the school performed better for special education students, ranking in the top 20% for this subgroup in the 2023-2024 school year.

Interestingly, the nearby Buffalo United Charter School, Woodrow Wilson Elementary, and Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School also struggle with low academic performance, high poverty rates, and low rankings compared to the state, suggesting that the challenges faced by King Center Charter School may be indicative of broader systemic issues in the Buffalo area. Despite the school's high spending per student, it has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance or statewide ranking over the past decade.

419

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,178

Per pupil spending ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

156 Newburgh Ave
Buffalo, NY 14211

(716) 891-7912

District: King Center Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.5%

Asian:

7.9%

Hispanic:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (36% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

2,118^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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Middle school

1,150^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

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802^nd of 874King Center Charter School among New York districts

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
2025	18.6	2118 of 2445	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	2119 of 2445	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1800 of 2439	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	2087 of 2434	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	1843 of 2201	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	1458 of 2413	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	1495 of 2395	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.7	1674 of 2386	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.8	1685 of 2366	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.9	1777 of 2352	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.3	1873 of 2345	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.0	1774 of 2325	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.1	2102 of 2320	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	34.9	1637 of 2286	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.0	1446 of 2263	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.6	974 of 2257	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	18.6	1940 of 2227	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.3	1387 of 2219	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.0	1676 of 2206	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	702 of 928	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	642 of 927	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	478 of 857	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	568 of 936	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	176 of 427	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	244 of 891	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	244 of 948	74.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	1971 of 2409	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	2263 of 2413	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1901 of 2403	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	2183 of 2401	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	1491 of 1955	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	1439 of 2357	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	1484 of 2338	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	649 of 792	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	1682 of 2098	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	1702 of 2078	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	2083 of 2407	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1815 of 2411	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	1510 of 2400	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1869 of 2400	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	1766 of 1961	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	1439 of 2358	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	1490 of 2340	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	68.5	415 of 2110	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	141 of 1859	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	67.5	368 of 1941	81.0%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	1150 of 1500	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1358 of 1504	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1157 of 1500	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1231 of 1479	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	973 of 1242	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	986 of 1439	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1124 of 1438	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.0	1006 of 1455	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.1	1038 of 1429	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.9	1012 of 1407	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.4	1128 of 1401	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	354 of 676	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	531 of 705	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	413 of 696	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.6	100 of 253	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	169 of 663	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1220 of 1457	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1377 of 1465	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1142 of 1463	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	1282 of 1454	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	720 of 1066	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	925 of 1370	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1135 of 1353	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	33.5	422 of 594	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	1084 of 1283	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1146 of 1296	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	936 of 1455	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1197 of 1464	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1112 of 1464	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1104 of 1455	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	933 of 1071	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	986 of 1366	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1000 of 1352	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	52.4	459 of 1303	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	326 of 1139	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	331 of 1170	71.7%	★★★★☆

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

Special Education (2024)80th percentile+67 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2024)65th percentile+55 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2024)29th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math37%-18 vs state

English Language Arts36%-17 vs state

Science34%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
King Center Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	156 Newburgh Ave	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	King Center Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 891-7912	419	39	10.7	91.4%	3 (0.7%)	350 (83.5%)	22 (5.3%)	33 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	18.6	2118^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.4%		18	2119^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.3%	1			41.3	30.4	35.7	34.9	38.3	34.2	39.1	34.0	40.5	25.0	37.0	47.1	23.7	43.6									$16,178	$00	$16,178
Ronald Peoples School Of Scholars (The)	Public	PK, KG-4	230 Easton Ave	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4070	269	25	10.6	96.7%	9 (3.3%)	186 (69.1%)	20 (7.4%)	42 (15.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.7%)	2.7	2434^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.4%		10.6	2322^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	5.0%	112			12.0	7.1					16.0	21.4							98.6	98.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.9	100.0	99.6	$39,624	$4,370	$35,254
Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	378 Urban St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 235-1520	434	30	14.4	67.1%	7 (1.6%)	377 (86.9%)	31 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	58.8	959^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.8%		40	1446^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.9%	487			49.1	63.0	48.2	56.0	71.2		80.0	80.0	53.6	72.6	71.2		32.1										$14,887	$1,262	$13,625
Charter School Of Inquiry	Public, Charter	K-6	404 Edison St	Buffalo	14222	Erie County	Charter School Of Inquiry	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 833-3250	276	36	7.7	93.1%	7 (2.5%)	202 (73.2%)	29 (10.5%)	27 (9.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	5.8	2385^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.5%		8.2	2364^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.3%	21			20.6	8.8	22.5	22.7			17.1	8.6	15.0	27.3			8.1										$18,982	$1,355	$17,628
Build Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	340 Fougeron St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4140	371	43	8.6	96.5%	19 (5.1%)	225 (60.6%)	18 (4.9%)	93 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	9.8	2300^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.9%		11.1	2313^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.4%	13	80.0	4.0	34.2	20.8	22.9	26.7	10.3	10.3	43.6	20.7	10.8	18.4	21.4	3.6	10.8	0.0	98.7	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.7	98.9	$31,553	$4,579	$26,975
Harvey Austin School #97	Public	PK, KG-8	1405 Sycamore St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4460	487	56	8.6	95.3%	12 (2.5%)	255 (52.4%)	45 (9.2%)	154 (31.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	8.1	2335^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.5%		6.5	2393^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	2.1%	58		30.8	35.1	20.9	18.9	4.2	10.4	11.1	45.0	32.6	8.3	10.6	10.4	7.7	2.7	6.1	94.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.4	99.8	$33,032	$3,310	$29,722
Ps 61 Arthur O Eve School Of Distinction	Public	PK, KG-4	453 Leroy St	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3400	315	28	11.2	85.7%	23 (7.3%)	171 (54.3%)	26 (8.3%)	67 (21.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.3%)	32.6	1697^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.6%		31.5	1703^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	30.3%	6			54.6	47.1					54.6	17.1							99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	100.0	100.0	$31,238	$3,741	$27,497
Dr Lydia T Wright School Of Excellence	Public	PK, KG-8	106 Appenheimer St	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4110	560	51	11.0	95.9%	36 (6.4%)	388 (69.3%)	43 (7.7%)	67 (12.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.8%)	4.9	2405^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.6%		5.7	2416^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.2%	11		12.0	5.1	6.3	21.8	29.8	8.3	9.3	6.5	3.0	11.9	24.0	5.8	3.6	12.1	0.0	97.3	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.4	99.0	98.4	98.7	$30,517	$4,172	$26,345
Westminster Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	24 Westminster Ave	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Westminster Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3450	342	36	9.5	92.4%	4 (1.2%)	223 (65.2%)	25 (7.3%)	76 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	22	2023^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	17.3%		27.2	1831^st of 2445 public elementary schools	25.1%	192	60.0		41.7	38.7	38.5	34.2	27.8	30.8	44.4	57.6	27.5	31.7	38.9	47.4	20.8	46.2									$25,235	$2,520	$22,715
Buffalo United Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	325 Manhattan Ave	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo United Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 835-9862	465	42	11.0	93.3%	19 (4.1%)	307 (66.0%)	80 (17.2%)	19 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (8.2%)	15	2197^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.1%		10.1	2329^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.7%	132			23.4	49.1	33.3	29.8	25.6	47.8	34.0	32.1	25.0	12.5	22.8	50.0	25.0	48.9									$21,900	$3,247	$18,653

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What is the racial makeup of King Center Charter School?

Students at King Center Charter School are 84% African American, 8% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend King Center Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended King Center Charter School.

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