Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School, Buffalo NY

Original Research by School Decision on Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School

Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School served fifth through eighth grade and operated as a public charter school in Buffalo. The school has permanently closed as of 2025 after the SUNY Board of Trustees voted not to renew its charter. This closure ended operations for a school that had been in place since 2020 and displaced its student population, who needed to find placements elsewhere.

For families who were considering this school or had attended it, the closure is the defining fact: the school no longer exists.

The most recent academic data available comes from the 2023-24 school year, which shows the school's final proficiency results before closure. Across math, English language arts, and science, proficiency rates were very low. In math, fifth graders showed no students meeting proficiency; by sixth grade, proficiency was in the low single digits and remained there through eighth grade. In ELA, proficiency was similarly sparse, ranging from around eight percent in fifth grade to nearly twenty percent by seventh grade, though eighth-grade performance dropped back to the mid-teens. Science proficiency was among the lowest, with fifth and eighth graders testing in the seven percent range. Across all subjects and grades combined, the school's overall proficiency index placed it in the bottom quartile compared to other districts in Erie County.

The school served a small population, primarily students in Buffalo's South Park neighborhood. Nearly all students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating substantial economic need. The enrollment was predominantly Black, with small numbers of Hispanic, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, white, Asian, and American Indian or Alaska Native students. Special education enrollment and English learner counts were not reported in the available data.

The testing participation rates were uneven across grades and subjects, ranging from around sixty-eight percent to ninety-three percent, which means some results represent smaller subsets of the grade cohort and may be less stable.

Parents and residents should know that this school is no longer an option for enrollment. Those researching its history or seeking similar educational pathways in Buffalo should explore other public schools, charter schools, and district options currently operating in the city.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 50%

School 0% · district not reported

▼ 51 pts below state median · ▼ 40 pts below county median

Grade 68%

School 8% · district not reported

▼ 37 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 76%

School 6% · district not reported

▼ 47 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Grade 86%

School 6% · district not reported

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 58%

School 8% · district not reported

▼ 46 pts below state median · ▼ 37 pts below county median

Grade 612%

School 12% · district not reported

▼ 34 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 720%

School 20% · district not reported

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 816%

School 16% · district not reported

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Science

Grade 57%

School 7% · district not reported

▼ 35 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 87%

School 7% · district not reported

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income9%Higher-income29%20 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income7%Higher-income14%7 pp gap