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What's one thing BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361167000923
BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3780 S PARK AVE, BLASDELL, NY 14219 · (716) 926-1750 · Erie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of New York public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
253 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
59.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +20.0pp since 2023
Math
60.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 53.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 498 | 50.8% | 48.0% |
| CAMDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMDEN | 493 | 51.5% | 35.7% |
| COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELMIRA HEIGHTS | 443 | 49.7% | 41.3% |
| WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WELLSVILLE | 517 | 49.1% | 39.1% |
| WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BALLSTON SPA | 477 | 45.7% | 47.9% |
| J E LANIGAN SCHOOL FULTON | 436 | 49.8% | 28.8% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,246 of 2,335 | #49 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,074 of 2,342 ▲ 107 | #43 of 115 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #986 of 2,343 ▲ 342 | #34 of 115 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #833 of 2,585 | #50 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #289 of 2,338 | #14 of 119 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.8% | #1,933 of 2,388 | #81 of 119 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.8% | #1,380 of 2,534 | #56 of 122 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #565 of 606 | #40 of 43 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
498
+37 (+8%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 648
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 498 | 52.6 | 9.5:1 | 51% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 42.7 | 11.4:1 | 56% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 39.1 | 12.5:1 | 56% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 50% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 42 | 11.7:1 | 55% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 40 | 12.1:1 | 48% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 491 | 46 | 10.7:1 | 45% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 609 | 45 | 13.5:1 | 37% (224) |
| 1990-91 | 648 | 38 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public medium-sized elementary school in BLASDELL, New York. A total of 498 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for 6 schools, BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL included, with 4,475 students in all.
White students are the large majority at BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 85% of enrollment. Next come 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 74% White among all Erie County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 28%.
Dividing enrollment by its 52.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 9.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 51% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Erie County, the average is about the same, 51%.
BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 8.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 48.0%. Predicted: 56.3%.
In the county around the school, Erie County, median household income is about $72,839, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. A total of 226 public schools operate in Erie County, serving about 122,519 students.
The closest public school, TRUMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 1.2 miles from BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 498 was 8% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 461. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 9.5:1, from 14.4:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
950,622
Census ACS
Median income
$72,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
122,519 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,293 students
- FRONTIER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,067 students
- PINEHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 573 students
- BIG TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 535 students
- CLOVERBANK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 509 students
Nearby schools
- TRUMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 404
- MARTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 573
- LACKAWANNA HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 670
- LACKAWANNA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 444
- WINDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 625
- FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 1,293
Frequently asked questions
About BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 498 students in grades PK-05.
Is BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.5:1 students per teacher at BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.