Elementary · New York

Charter School of Inquiry

CharterFree meals for all

Charter School of Inquiry, a public elementary school in Buffalo, New York: grades k–6, 276 students, 7.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Charter School of Inquiry.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
276
Teachers (FTE)
35.8
Students per teacher
7.7
Grades
K–6
Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 96% of elementary schools in New York

Median 11.6 · 2,508 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 98% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 82% of elementary schools in New York

Median 415 · 2,566 schools compared

Smaller than 77% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New York: 53%

19%proficient

+4.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 98% of elementary schools in New York

Median 54% · 2,349 elementary schools compared

152 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New York: 55%

18%proficient

−0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 97% of elementary schools in New York

Median 57% · 2,349 elementary schools compared

154 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Elementary · Grades K–6
Type
Charter school · Regular
Instruction
In person
Meals
Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area
Large city

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Charter School of Inquiry.

Location

Address
404 Edison St, Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone
(716)833-3250
City or town
Buffalo

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–426910.79.4%19%
Westminster Community Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all
K–83429.535%40%
Highgate HeightsFree meals for all
Pre-K–840711.512%16%
King Center Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all
K–841910.736%37%
Pre-K–566110.549%49%
Pre-K–431511.251%35%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 360113506543