Other · New York

Waterfront Elementary School

Free meals for all

Waterfront Elementary School, a public other school in Buffalo, New York: grades pre-k–9, 743 students, 12.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Buffalo City School District.

Size and class size

Compared with 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: 743
Teachers (FTE): 61.3
Students per teacher: 12.1
Grades: Pre-K–9; Other

More students per teacher than 80% of schools in New York

Median 8.0 · 225 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 52% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Larger than 75% of schools in New York

Median 411 · 241 schools compared

Larger than 81% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 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%

26%proficient

−3.1 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 49% · 149 schools compared

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

Math

New York: 55%

21%proficient

−2.7 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 52% · 149 schools compared

501 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: Other · Grades Pre-K–9
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: 95 Fourth St, Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone: (716)816-3900
City or town: Buffalo
County: Erie County

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Nearby schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
PS 42 Occupational Training CenterSpecial education	Ungraded	69	7.3	—	—	0.4 mi
Buffalo Academy of Science Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–12	899	11.6	43%	42%	3.2 mi
PS 84Special education	K–12	151	6.6	—	—	3.8 mi
Tapestry Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–12	1,120	12.8	47%	38%	3.9 mi
Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School IICharterFree meals for all	K–12	704	10.6	36%	36%	4.1 mi
Global Concepts Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–12	878	10.0	45%	38%	5.5 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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