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Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School
378 Urban St, Buffalo, NY 14211
Grades
K–7
Elementary
Students
434
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School
Erie County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 2,327 New York elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New York elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School
Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School is a charter elementary school in Buffalo, New York, serving grades K–7. The school is located in a large city in Erie County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 434 students were enrolled, with about 14.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical New York elementary school (11.5 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from State University of New York Charter Schools Institute. Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 2,327 New York elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–7
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–7
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 434 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.5 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- State University of New York Charter Schools Institute
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School
- County
- Erie County
- NCES school ID
- 360117206648
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.