Elementary · New York

Martin Luther King Jr #48

Free meals for all

Martin Luther King Jr #48, a public elementary school in Buffalo, New York: grades pre-k–8, 413 students, 10.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Buffalo City School District.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 413
Teachers (FTE): 38.8
Students per teacher: 10.6
Grades: Pre-K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 69% of elementary schools in New York

Median 11.6 · 2,508 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 89% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 50% of elementary schools in New York

Median 415 · 2,566 schools compared

Smaller than 50% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New York: 53%

17%proficient

+7.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 98% of elementary schools in New York

Median 54% · 2,349 elementary schools compared

219 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New York: 55%

11%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 99% of elementary schools in New York

Median 57% · 2,349 elementary schools compared

257 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Buffalo City School District

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Buffalo City School District.

Location

Address: 487 High St, Buffalo, NY 14211
Phone: (716)816-3240
City or town: Buffalo
County: Erie County

Quality of life in Buffalo Schools in Buffalo

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Stanley Makowski Early Childhood CenterFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	566	10.8	28%	30%	0.3 mi
Marva J Daniel Futures Preparatory SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	369	8.9	21%	15%	0.4 mi
Brick Buffalo Academy Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–2	72	8.5	—	—	0.4 mi
Buffalo Commons Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–3	114	19.0	9.1%	18%	0.7 mi
PS 90	Pre-K–2	179	8.5	—	—	0.7 mi
Harriet Ross Tubman AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	550	11.3	14%	9.6%	0.8 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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