Original Research by School Decision on Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School
Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School will close permanently at the end of the 2026-2026 school year. This is the decisive fact for any family considering or currently at the school. The closure follows a board vote attributed to declining enrollment, and all current students will need to transfer to new schools by summer 2026.
The school opened in 2021 as a kindergarten and first-grade charter, then added one grade level each year, reaching a full K-3 program by the time this data was collected. In the 2024-2025 school year, it also expanded to serve four-year-old Pre-K students through a partnership with Buffalo Public Schools. The enrollment across all grades is small, spanning from about forty students in kindergarten down to about twenty-four in third grade, for a total enrollment of roughly one hundred seventy students. The school did not meet its enrollment targets in multiple years leading up to the closure announcement, a pattern that State Education Department reviewers documented.
The student body is predominantly Black, with a smaller Hispanic population and a small share of students identifying as multiracial. No data was available on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, students with disabilities, or English learners, so a reader cannot assess economic diversity or support needs from the information at hand.
Chronic absenteeism at the school runs substantially higher than the median across Erie County's districts, placing it in the bottom quartile of county districts on this measure. Per-pupil spending falls in the lower range compared to other county districts, though this comparison is not weighted by the school's small size and startup nature. State testing data were not available, which is typical for a school serving only early elementary grades, since New York does not assess students in kindergarten through second grade. No graduation data apply, as the school does not serve high school students.
Because the school is closing, families should contact the school directly or their district to understand the transition process and where their children will be placed. The closure leaves no operational charter in this name or structure.
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