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Syracuse Academy Of Science Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
1987th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools
Better than 19% of New York alternative schools
Summary

Syracuse Academy Of Science Charter School is a public charter school serving 992 students in grades K-12 in Syracuse, New York, with 80.65% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school has faced some challenges in recent years. Its four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 84.3% and 93.3%, generally lower than the state average of around 80%. The school's dropout rate has also varied, ranging from 0.0% to 10.0%, which is higher than the state average of around 5%. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 39.1%, significantly higher than the state average of around 20%. On state assessments and Regents exams, the school's performance has been lower than state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math for grades 3-8 are expected to range from 23.68% to 46.67%, compared to the state averages of 50.86% to 56.61% in ELA and 46.74% to 59.7% in Math.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Theodore R Durgee Junior High School and North Syracuse Junior High School, Syracuse Academy Of Science Charter School generally underperforms on state assessments and Regents exams. The school's spending per student has increased over the years, from $9,913 in 2020-2021 to $13,304 in 2023-2024, but this is still lower than the nearby schools, which have spending per student ranging from $23,309 to $24,668. The school's student-teacher ratio has remained relatively consistent, ranging from 16.7 to 17.1, which is higher than the nearby schools, which have ratios ranging from 10.9 to 12.3.

993
Students ?
16.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,342
Per pupil spending ?
76.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1001 Park Ave
       Syracuse, NY  13204-2125

(315) 428-8997

District: Syracuse Academy Of Science Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:
57.3%
Hispanic:
16.9%
White:
16.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2022 → 16th in 2025
Strengths
88% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (37% vs 59% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2022
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school37%
New York avg59%
Elementary school
1,987th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 19%▼ down 15 pts since 2015
From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)
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Middle school
1,258th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 25 pts since 2015
From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,034th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 13 pts since 2015
From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202523.11987 of 244518.7%★☆☆☆☆
202427.71819 of 244525.6%★☆☆☆☆
202321.32002 of 243917.9%★☆☆☆☆
202227.41843 of 243424.3%★☆☆☆☆
202116.21936 of 220112.0%★☆☆☆☆
201931.31689 of 241330.0%★★☆☆☆
201837.11558 of 239534.9%★★☆☆☆
201734.81583 of 238633.7%★★☆☆☆
201636.91544 of 236634.7%★★☆☆☆
201535.41559 of 235233.7%★★☆☆☆
201461.9848 of 234563.8%★★★☆☆
201373.0529 of 232577.2%★★★★☆
201247.61379 of 232040.6%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202532.2645 of 92830.5%★★☆☆☆
202433.7620 of 92733.1%★★☆☆☆
202333.4569 of 85733.6%★★☆☆☆
202239.7541 of 93642.2%★★☆☆☆
202125.7324 of 42724.1%★☆☆☆☆
201937.7541 of 89139.3%★★☆☆☆
201845.5468 of 94850.6%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202254.5347 of 67148.3%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202535.2730 of 111734.6%★★☆☆☆
202420.11020 of 10664.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202525.21927 of 240920.0%★☆☆☆☆
202432.01678 of 241330.5%★★☆☆☆
202320.02042 of 240315.0%★☆☆☆☆
202226.71855 of 240122.7%★☆☆☆☆
202113.81770 of 19559.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201934.81565 of 235733.6%★★☆☆☆
201851.61162 of 233850.3%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202543.7868 of 156944.7%★★☆☆☆
202461.9452 of 153170.5%★★★★☆
202339.0880 of 142938.4%★★☆☆☆
202152.7355 of 81856.6%★★★☆☆
201935.6844 of 131535.8%★★☆☆☆
201846.8719 of 139248.3%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202538.8480 of 79239.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202530.01531 of 209827.0%★☆☆☆☆
202433.61398 of 207832.7%★★☆☆☆
202327.91552 of 204124.0%★☆☆☆☆
202235.21381 of 209934.2%★★☆☆☆
202121.91471 of 167812.3%★☆☆☆☆
201937.41272 of 203237.4%★★☆☆☆
201837.81315 of 204535.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202523.91956 of 240718.7%★☆☆☆☆
202425.81884 of 241121.9%★☆☆☆☆
202325.91849 of 240023.0%★☆☆☆☆
202230.61738 of 240027.6%★☆☆☆☆
202119.21686 of 196114.0%★☆☆☆☆
201930.81698 of 235828.0%★☆☆☆☆
201828.61800 of 234023.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202547.2951 of 213455.4%★★★☆☆
202445.4964 of 211054.3%★★★☆☆
202341.31034 of 201648.7%★★☆☆☆
202223.41808 of 203111.0%★☆☆☆☆
201830.61467 of 194124.4%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202526.11095 of 140221.9%★☆☆☆☆
202431.91000 of 139228.2%★☆☆☆☆
202312.51229 of 13378.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202233.3991 of 139929.2%★☆☆☆☆
202116.11101 of 122410.0%★☆☆☆☆
201946.2732 of 133845.3%★★☆☆☆
201849.8755 of 140846.4%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202523.41258 of 150016.1%★☆☆☆☆
202426.61175 of 150421.9%★☆☆☆☆
202329.11126 of 150024.9%★☆☆☆☆
202230.31065 of 147928.0%★☆☆☆☆
202129.4924 of 124225.6%★☆☆☆☆
201945.4723 of 143949.8%★★☆☆☆
201845.2767 of 143846.7%★★☆☆☆
201738.3910 of 145537.5%★★☆☆☆
201645.5754 of 142947.2%★★☆☆☆
201541.0827 of 140741.2%★★☆☆☆
201452.8590 of 140157.9%★★★☆☆
201357.7535 of 137361.0%★★★☆☆
201257.9623 of 133753.4%★★★☆☆
201153.5688 of 129546.9%★★☆☆☆
201031.4919 of 124326.1%★☆☆☆☆
200934.6919 of 122424.9%★☆☆☆☆
200838.3852 of 118528.1%★☆☆☆☆
200748.1697 of 112337.9%★★☆☆☆
200636.1783 of 109528.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202529.1505 of 67625.3%★☆☆☆☆
202433.8489 of 70530.6%★★☆☆☆
202338.8434 of 69637.6%★★☆☆☆
202236.9447 of 70636.7%★★☆☆☆
202135.9169 of 25333.2%★★☆☆☆
201951.7254 of 65361.1%★★★☆☆
201853.5248 of 66362.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.31266 of 145713.1%★☆☆☆☆
202423.71219 of 146516.8%★☆☆☆☆
202328.51123 of 146323.2%★☆☆☆☆
202233.2996 of 145431.5%★★☆☆☆
202131.6783 of 106626.5%★☆☆☆☆
201948.7660 of 137051.8%★★★☆☆
201842.6804 of 135340.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202523.1830 of 96514.0%★☆☆☆☆
202436.5613 of 95335.7%★★☆☆☆
202341.1541 of 94342.6%★★☆☆☆
202235.5603 of 91434.0%★★☆☆☆
202154.4165 of 44963.3%★★★☆☆
201850.1379 of 81053.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202527.61010 of 128321.3%★☆☆☆☆
202438.2814 of 129637.2%★★☆☆☆
202335.0897 of 128830.4%★★☆☆☆
202235.6837 of 130635.9%★★☆☆☆
202136.7595 of 93536.4%★★☆☆☆
201947.8541 of 124156.4%★★★☆☆
201843.9653 of 124547.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202530.71081 of 145525.7%★☆☆☆☆
202433.01033 of 146429.4%★☆☆☆☆
202331.51043 of 146428.8%★☆☆☆☆
202228.11105 of 145524.1%★☆☆☆☆
202124.8862 of 107119.5%★☆☆☆☆
201940.2777 of 136643.1%★★☆☆☆
201846.7703 of 135248.0%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202322.11185 of 13079.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202235.1847 of 128334.0%★★☆☆☆
201941.9567 of 113950.2%★★★☆☆
201843.8564 of 117051.8%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202531.6569 of 77526.6%★☆☆☆☆
202438.4500 of 77835.7%★★☆☆☆
202339.8484 of 77237.3%★★☆☆☆
202243.5423 of 74843.4%★★☆☆☆
201967.4231 of 71667.7%★★★☆☆
201856.1338 of 76355.7%★★★☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202516.91034 of 123416.2%★☆☆☆☆
202428.8865 of 124230.4%★★☆☆☆
202331.7821 of 122833.1%★★☆☆☆
202222.9879 of 119026.1%★☆☆☆☆
201918.5967 of 120719.9%★☆☆☆☆
201825.0897 of 121025.9%★☆☆☆☆
201733.9798 of 122134.6%★★☆☆☆
201637.2806 of 125535.8%★★☆☆☆
201529.6893 of 125528.8%★☆☆☆☆
201442.1751 of 123739.3%★★☆☆☆
201341.1765 of 121737.1%★★☆☆☆
201236.0796 of 119833.6%★★☆☆☆
201131.1831 of 116528.7%★☆☆☆☆
201021.1917 of 111717.9%★☆☆☆☆
200933.2784 of 108627.8%★☆☆☆☆
200774.3100 of 100290.0%★★★★★
200526.6747 of 93520.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202527.4552 of 71322.6%★☆☆☆☆
202440.5393 of 69043.0%★★☆☆☆
202339.9372 of 67144.6%★★☆☆☆
202231.0412 of 59330.5%★★☆☆☆
201926.2531 of 68622.6%★☆☆☆☆
201839.1398 of 67941.4%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
201870.5111 of 54679.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202526.0901 of 120625.3%★☆☆☆☆
202428.7882 of 121927.6%★☆☆☆☆
202330.3831 of 119730.6%★★☆☆☆
202218.5925 of 115519.9%★☆☆☆☆
201917.7982 of 119317.7%★☆☆☆☆
201824.5900 of 117623.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202521.7728 of 88517.7%★☆☆☆☆
202445.4426 of 86550.8%★★★☆☆
202363.3251 of 85170.5%★★★★☆
202243.8403 of 76047.0%★★☆☆☆
201928.6585 of 81528.2%★☆☆☆☆
201833.0534 of 79132.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202514.41043 of 117911.5%★☆☆☆☆
202427.4863 of 117026.2%★☆☆☆☆
202331.6795 of 115531.2%★★☆☆☆
202222.1867 of 110121.3%★☆☆☆☆
201916.7993 of 117915.8%★☆☆☆☆
201822.1918 of 115420.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202510.91098 of 12018.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202430.3831 of 121131.4%★★☆☆☆
202333.9783 of 119134.3%★★☆☆☆
202226.4827 of 115428.3%★☆☆☆☆
201918.7958 of 119019.5%★☆☆☆☆
201826.5862 of 117626.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20258.11141 of 11490.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.21107 of 11443.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.31108 of 11301.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.01062 of 11326.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.31023 of 10956.6%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202519.5700 of 78811.2%★☆☆☆☆
202428.2614 of 78121.4%★☆☆☆☆
202339.8507 of 77634.7%★★☆☆☆
202238.3515 of 73830.2%★★☆☆☆
201923.5683 of 79313.9%★☆☆☆☆
201832.3598 of 76521.8%★☆☆☆☆
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
Special Education (2025)55th percentile+37 vs school
Asian (2022)48th percentile+24 vs school
Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+26 vs school
Homeless (2025)39th percentile+21 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+16 vs school
African American (2025)30th percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school
White (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)20th percentile~ school
Male (2025)19th percentile~ school
Middle school
White (2025)27th percentile+10 vs school
Male (2025)26th percentile+10 vs school
African American (2025)25th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school
Female (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2023)9th percentile-16 vs school
High school
English Language Learner (2018)80th percentile+54 vs school
Female (2025)25th percentile+9 vs school
African American (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school
White (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school
Male (2025)9th percentile-8 vs school
Special Education (2025)1st percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Common Core Algebra II83%+8 vs state
Chemistry73%+9 vs state
U.S. History and Government56%-19 vs state
Global History and Geography54%-22 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts51%-25 vs state
Algebra I36%-20 vs state
Math36%-19 vs state
English Language Arts35%-18 vs state
Geometry30%-30 vs state
Science24%-21 vs state
Life Science Biology24%-35 vs state
Earth and Space Sciences15%-41 vs state
Earth Science9%-56 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 10, 2012

Open Quote this school is getting better than other years. Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, February 3, 2012

Open Quote I have been involved with this school for 5 years and I am very unsatisfied with the education my children received here. Many of the teachers are foreign and have language difficulties and are teaching in areas they are not certified in, hence, the children suffer from a lack of understanding as the material is not properly taught. The staff does not like parents to be involved, beyond an initial meeting, and single Mothers are not respected or the needs of their children taken as highly as those whose fathers enter the building(on occasion). The building is old and not adequately vented and there is no air conditioning, except in all the staff areas? There are women put in charge of "discipline" that are highly inadequate in this position, as they lack a fundamental respect for students and parents. If any parent (mother especially) questions the conduct of the staff, they and their children will be "targeted" for more problems on a recurring basis. I do so regret sending my children to SAS as a public school could have offered them so much more. I have little good to speak about SAS, yet, most people only know the "hype" they are fed. Please be aware parents. Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 993 students attended Syracuse Academy Of Science Charter School.

Students at Syracuse Academy Of Science Charter School are 57% African American, 17% Hispanic, 16% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Syracuse Academy Of Science Charter School ranks in the bottom 18.7% of New York alternative schools.


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