Elementary school (grades K-5) · Rochester, NY

Urban Choice Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Urban Choice Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 360013405756Charter school
0/100100/10052/100
👥 S:T ratio
28
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
99
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Urban Choice Charter School earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 96% of New York schools.

#4 of 43
elementary schools in Rochester · Resource Index
52
Resource Index · Higher
18:1
large classes for New York
97.1%
free-lunch eligible

Urban Choice Charter School has class sizes larger than 96% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Urban Choice Charter School ranks #4 of 43 elementary schools in Rochester, NY.

NCES CCD campus card

378 on latest CCD 360013405756 · Rochester, NY Elementary · SMALL · CHARTER

378 enr · 18:1 · 97.1% lunch · RII 52

Nearest enrollment peer: Charles H. Lee Elementary (378 students)

Resource Investment Index #4 of 43 elementary schools in Rochester. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Urban Choice Charter School compares

Urban Choice Charter School vs New York and U.S. means on staffing and lunch eligibility.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 18:1 ▲ 53% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 97.1% ▲ 73% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 378 top 59% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

18:1
Leaner classes than 24% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
378
Bigger than 44% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
97.1%
free-lunch eligible - 73% above the New York average of 56.2%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
18:1
students per teacher - 53% above state mean
Top 96% in New York - lower ratio than 4% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
0.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
52
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 13.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 16.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Programs

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Urban Choice Charter School

How many students attend Urban Choice Charter School?

Urban Choice Charter School has 378 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Rochester, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Urban Choice Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Urban Choice Charter School is 18:1, which is 53% higher than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 15% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Urban Choice Charter School?

97.1% of students at Urban Choice Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Urban Choice Charter School?

Urban Choice Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Urban Choice Charter School rank among elementary schools in Rochester?

By Resource Investment Index, Urban Choice Charter School ranks #4 of 43 elementary schools in Rochester, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Rochester on the city page.

What other schools are in Urban Choice Charter School?

None; Urban Choice Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Urban Choice Charter School is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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