Westminster Community Charter School

Westminster Community Charter School is a public charter school serving 425 students in grades K-8 in Buffalo, New York. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor performance compared to other schools in the state.

Westminster Community Charter School faces significant challenges in effectively serving its high-poverty student population. The school has extremely high rates of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 92% to 97% over the past few years. This has contributed to the school's consistently low academic performance, with proficiency rates well below the state average across all grade levels and subjects. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female, male, Asian, and African American students, who rank in the bottom 30% of New York elementary schools on state assessments. However, the school performs better for English Language Learners, ranking in the top 25% of schools.

Despite the school's high per-student spending, ranging from $15,141 to $22,083 over the past few years, and its relatively small class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio of 8.5 to 9.4 students per teacher, Westminster Community Charter School continues to struggle to improve its academic outcomes. When compared to nearby schools, such as Dr Lydia T Wright School Of Excellence, Cleveland Hill Elementary School, and Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School, Westminster Community Charter School generally performs worse on state assessments, despite its smaller class sizes. This suggests the school may be facing challenges beyond just resource allocation and class size.