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Southside Academy Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

2346^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Southside Academy Charter School is an elementary school serving 697 students in grades K-8 in Syracuse, New York. The school is part of the Southside Academy Charter School District, which is ranked 855 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southside Academy Charter School consistently performs significantly below the state and district averages on New York State Assessments for English Language Arts and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 21.13% to 33.77% across grades, compared to the state average of 50.99% to 56.61%. In Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 15.28% to 44.62%, while the state average was 46.74% to 59.7%. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools for Female, Male, and Hispanic students in ELA and Math.

Southside Academy Charter School spends significantly less per student ($16,591 in 2023-2024) compared to the nearby Syracuse City School District schools ($28,615 to $35,586 per student). The school also has a higher student-teacher ratio (20.2 in 2023-2024) compared to the district schools (9.3 to 12.6). While the nearby district schools are also low-performing, they generally outperform Southside Academy Charter School on state assessments, suggesting that the charter school may not be providing a significantly better educational experience than the traditional public schools in the area.

685

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,599

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2200 Onondaga Creek Blvd
Syracuse, NY 13207-2361

(315) 476-3019

District: Southside Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.0%

Two or more races:

18.8%

Hispanic:

17.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (26% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

2,346^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,345^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

855^th of 874Southside Academy 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	7.7	2346 of 2445	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	2328 of 2445	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	2337 of 2439	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	2106 of 2434	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	2092 of 2201	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	2073 of 2413	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1859 of 2395	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.9	1497 of 2386	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.0	1758 of 2366	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	2055 of 2352	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.9	1985 of 2345	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.4	1940 of 2325	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.4	1850 of 2320	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.2	2035 of 2286	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.1	1830 of 2263	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.9	1532 of 2257	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.4	1733 of 2227	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.0	1812 of 2219	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.2	1962 of 2206	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	767 of 928	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	764 of 927	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	698 of 857	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	638 of 936	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.0	362 of 427	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	575 of 891	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	441 of 948	53.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	529 of 1117	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.7	1029 of 1066	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	51.8	353 of 1001	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	227 of 1027	77.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	2300 of 2409	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	2293 of 2413	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	2270 of 2403	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1993 of 2401	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1846 of 1955	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	2069 of 2357	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1792 of 2338	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	1481 of 1569	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1352 of 1531	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	1313 of 1429	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	1147 of 1503	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	552 of 818	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.6	1304 of 1392	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	710 of 792	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	659 of 766	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	25.4	1610 of 2032	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	2318 of 2407	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	2289 of 2411	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	2294 of 2400	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	2121 of 2400	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	1900 of 1961	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	1965 of 2358	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	1830 of 2340	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	18.1	238 of 279	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	143 of 223	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	140 of 289	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	1865 of 2134	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1580 of 2110	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1481 of 2016	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1468 of 2031	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	942 of 1044	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1734 of 1941	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	1345 of 1500	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1310 of 1504	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1373 of 1500	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1268 of 1479	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	1137 of 1242	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	1008 of 1439	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	858 of 1438	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.9	1122 of 1455	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	1253 of 1429	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.7	1300 of 1407	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.6	1216 of 1401	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.6	1090 of 1373	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.9	895 of 1337	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.4	875 of 1295	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.8	799 of 1243	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.6	699 of 1224	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.0	833 of 1185	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.1	921 of 1123	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.5	950 of 1095	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	494 of 676	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	470 of 705	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	527 of 696	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	480 of 706	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	192 of 253	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	322 of 653	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	196 of 663	70.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	23.6	586 of 615	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	61.6	96 of 503	80.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1296 of 1457	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1232 of 1465	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1309 of 1463	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1225 of 1454	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1025 of 1066	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1005 of 1370	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.3	734 of 1353	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	805 of 965	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	880 of 943	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	680 of 914	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	59.8	168 of 594	71.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	1088 of 1283	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	888 of 1241	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.3	561 of 1245	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	1282 of 1455	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1311 of 1464	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1364 of 1464	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1278 of 1455	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	920 of 1071	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	905 of 1366	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	937 of 1352	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	969 of 1298	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1046 of 1303	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1211 of 1307	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1269 of 1283	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	623 of 1170	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+49 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)21st percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)15th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)10th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

Homeless (2024)72nd percentile+59 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I64%+8 vs state

English Language Arts26%-28 vs state

Math25%-30 vs state

Science25%-20 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
Southside Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2200 Onondaga Creek Blvd	Syracuse	13207	Onondaga County	Southside Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(315) 476-3019	685	34	20.1	95.8%	17 (2.5%)	411 (60.0%)	120 (17.5%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (18.8%)	7.7	2346^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.0%		10.2	2328^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.8%	18	63.6		21.3	33.8	28.8	21.6	21.1	26.5	26.7	23.4	15.3	16.0	28.2	44.6	13.7	36.8									$18,599	$2,319	$16,280
Van Duyn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Loomis Ave	Syracuse	13207	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4660	346	28	12.2	78.3%	22 (6.4%)	264 (76.3%)	21 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.7%)	5.8	2389^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.3%		6.8	2388^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.3%	1			26.5	26.5	19.5				27.3	22.9	12.5				7.5		99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	$30,184	$3,867	$26,317
McKinley-Brighton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	141 W Newell St	Syracuse	13205	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4605	408	44	9.2	86.0%	35 (8.6%)	260 (63.7%)	49 (12.0%)	6 (1.5%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	51 (12.5%)	4.5	2415^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.2%		4.2	2434^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.4%	19			30.8	19.2	17.0				25.4	2.0	3.0				6.2		99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	100.0	$33,467	$3,761	$29,707
Roberts K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	715 Glenwood Ave	Syracuse	13207	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4635	641	60	10.7	78.9%	121 (18.9%)	357 (55.7%)	74 (11.5%)	28 (4.4%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.1%)	3.1	2429^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.7%		6.6	2392^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	2.2%	37	22.7	31.8	20.8	12.1	16.1	6.7	16.9	21.0	23.3	11.6	8.1	11.7	12.9	2.3	7.2	7.0	99.5	99.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.7	99.8	99.5	$31,362	$4,731	$26,631
Syracuse Latin School	Public	PK, KG-8	345 Jamesville Ave	Syracuse	13210	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4606	640	56	11.4	41.7%	261 (40.8%)	224 (35.0%)	65 (10.2%)	21 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (10.3%)	52.6	1141^st of 2445 public elementary schools	53.3%		54.1	1050^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.1%	91	95.2	90.2	60.3	48.4	63.0	61.8	72.4	67.7	61.9	46.8	50.0	37.7	67.1	17.4	56.2	33.3	99.2	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.6	99.8	$28,025	$2,999	$25,025
Bellevue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	530 Stolp Ave	Syracuse	13207	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4520	415	39	10.7	79.8%	61 (14.7%)	232 (55.9%)	87 (21.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.0%)	1.9	2441^st of 2445 public elementary schools	0.2%		4.7	2427^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.7%	14			8.9	16.3	6.5				20.3	10.4	4.2				0.0		99.2	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.2	100.0	99.7	$29,305	$3,324	$25,981
Steam At Dr King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	416 E Raynor Ave	Syracuse	13202	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4580	439	37	11.8	79.7%	23 (5.2%)	332 (75.6%)	63 (14.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	4	2422^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	0.9%		6.2	2401^st of 2445 public elementary schools	1.8%	21			18.5	22.2	18.4				23.1	13.3	12.2				10.2										$32,737	$4,193	$28,544
Meachem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	171 Spaulding Ave	Syracuse	13205	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4610	343	30	11.5	78.1%	50 (14.6%)	212 (61.8%)	46 (13.4%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.5%)	8.1	2334^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.5%		10.5	2324^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.9%	10			25.0	16.1	26.8				16.3	33.9	29.3				17.1		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$35,144	$3,850	$31,295
Edward Smith K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1106 Lancaster Ave	Syracuse	13210	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4650	697	68	10.2	64.3%	222 (31.9%)	308 (44.2%)	65 (9.3%)	41 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.3%)	20.2	2069^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.4%		21.1	2030^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.0%	39	70.0	58.6	54.3	37.1	44.6	19.7	28.6	31.0	43.4	29.3	25.4	6.8	24.3	2.4	34.9	6.4	99.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	99.0	$31,548	$3,470	$28,077
Delaware Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 S Geddes St	Syracuse	13204	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4540	377	51	7.3	83.0%	56 (14.9%)	162 (43.0%)	112 (29.7%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.1%)	1.4	2444^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.3	2443^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	0.1%	1			16.7	4.8	7.6				10.4	2.3	1.9				1.9		99.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.2	100.0	99.4	$37,949	$4,716	$33,233

Frequently Asked Questions about Southside Academy Charter School

How many students attend Southside Academy Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 685 students attended Southside Academy Charter School.

What district is Southside Academy Charter School in?

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What is the racial makeup of Southside Academy Charter School?

Students at Southside Academy Charter School are 60% African American, 19% Two or more races, 18% Hispanic, 2% White.

Is Southside Academy Charter School a good school?

Southside Academy Charter School ranks in the bottom 4.0% of New York elementary schools.

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