Elementary · New York

PS 27 Hillery Park Academy

Free meals for all

PS 27 Hillery Park Academy, a public elementary school in Buffalo, New York: grades pre-k–8, 481 students, 8.6 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
481
Teachers (FTE)
55.6
Students per teacher
8.6
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 92% of elementary schools in New York

Median 11.6 · 2,508 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 97% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 64% of elementary schools in New York

Median 415 · 2,566 schools compared

Larger than 63% 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%

24%proficient

−3.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 96% of elementary schools in New York

Median 54% · 2,349 elementary schools compared

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

Math

New York: 55%

23%proficient

−4.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 95% of elementary schools in New York

Median 57% · 2,349 elementary schools compared

272 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

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

Location

Address
73 Pawnee Pkwy, Buffalo, NY 14210
Phone
(716)816-4770
City or town
Buffalo

Nearby elementary schools

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

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
South Buffalo Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all
K–891213.440%40%
Southside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–877210.821%24%
PS 69 Houghton AcademyFree meals for all
Pre-K–844410.941%32%
Lorraine Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–863810.442%45%
Discovery SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–854111.839%42%
Pre-K–858911.921%19%

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.

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.

Sources

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.

NCES 360585000329