Elementary · New York
Smallwood Drive School
Free meals for allSmallwood Drive School, a public elementary school in Amherst, New York: grades pre-k–5, 708 students, 13.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Amherst Central 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
- 708
- Teachers (FTE)
- 51.9
- Students per teacher
- 13.7
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 78% of elementary schools in New York
Median 11.6 · 2,508 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 60% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 90% of elementary schools in New York
Median 415 · 2,566 schools compared
Larger than 90% 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%75%proficient
+2.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 83% of elementary schools in New York
Median 54% · 2,349 elementary schools compared
300 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
New York: 55%73%proficient
−5.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 75% of elementary schools in New York
Median 57% · 2,349 elementary schools compared
301 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · 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–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large suburb
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Amherst Central School District.
Location
- Address
- 300 Smallwood Dr, Amherst, NY 14226
- Phone
- (716)362-2100
- County
- Erie County
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–4 | 515 | 10.2 | 69% | 79% | |
Maplemere Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 488 | 12.0 | 61% | 60% |
| K–4 | 670 | 12.3 | 67% | 72% | |
Cleveland Hill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 661 | 10.5 | 49% | 49% |
Highgate HeightsFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 407 | 11.5 | 12% | 16% |
Windermere Blvd SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 738 | 11.4 | 56% | 58% |
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
- 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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