Sisters of Our Lady of Charity created a women's orphan and care facility in
Buffalo, New York in 1855. This evolved to Hopevale, Inc. By 2010 the number of students attending Hopevale had declined. In December 2010 Hopevale Inc. announced it was closing. Originally the school was to close effective December 24. While Hopevale Inc. had closed in December and had ended the boarding program, causing enrollment to drop from 125 to 85, the day school ultimately stayed open for the remainder of the school year and was to be absorbed by Randolph Academy (affiliated with the
Randolph Academy Union Free School District), which took over its campus. In 2011 Hopevale UFSD was dissolved on the orders of
Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo. ==Campus==