Ontech Charter High School

Ontech Charter High School is the sole public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in the Ontech Charter High School District, which is ranked 865 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has consistently low rankings, with a statewide rank of 1242 out of 1242 high schools in New York for the 2023-2024 school year and a rank of 1222 out of 1228 high schools in the 2022-2023 school year. Ontech Charter High School has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below average compared to other schools in the state.

The school's performance is concerning, with a 84.3% four-year graduation rate, a 4.9% dropout rate, and a 34.1% chronic absenteeism rate, all of which are worse than the state averages. Proficiency rates on various Regents/Common Core exams were significantly lower than the state averages, with the majority of the school's proficiency rates being below 20%. Additionally, the school serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 81.89% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite the school's challenges, it has a lower student-teacher ratio of 11:1 compared to the state average. However, the school's spending per student of $13,523 is slightly higher than the state average. Overall, the data suggests that Ontech Charter High School is a low-performing school that is struggling to provide a quality education to its students, and significant interventions and support may be needed to address the underlying issues contributing to the school's poor performance.