Enrollment
212
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361335001096
BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
7476 BACK CREEK RD, HAMBURG, NY 14075 · (716) 646-3240 · Erie County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL212 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
9.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
76 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
51.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
61.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 →
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BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 212 | 35.8% | 53.3% |
| PALERMO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FULTON | 216 | 38.0% | 29.3% |
| ELLICOTTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELLICOTTVILLE | 218 | 34.9% | 67.3% |
| COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COLDEN | 213 | 33.3% | 36.0% |
| FORT ANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT ANN | 225 | 35.6% | 53.5% |
| PEMBROKE PRIMARY SCHOOL EAST PEMBROKE | 194 | 35.1% | N/A |
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 BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #1,032 of 2,335 | #43 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,038 of 2,342 ▼ 72 | #41 of 115 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,300 of 2,343 ▼ 256 | #48 of 115 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 212 | #2,356 of 2,585 | #119 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #322 of 2,338 | #19 of 119 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.7% | #2,268 of 2,388 | #109 of 119 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.8% | #1,813 of 2,534 | #74 of 122 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #747 of 1,757 | #26 of 68 |
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
212
-7 (-3%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 212 | 22.1 | 9.6:1 | 36% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 224 | 21.6 | 10.4:1 | 30% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 22.6 | 10.2:1 | 26% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 219 | 21 | 10.4:1 | 32% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 256 | 21 | 12.2:1 | 25% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 18 | 13.8:1 | 26% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 283 | 26 | 10.9:1 | 20% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 295 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 14% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 20 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In HAMBURG, New York, BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school. It had 212 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in New York have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 52% lower.
HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is made up of 6 schools with 3,309 students in all.
At BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 94% of students are White. Other students are 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is higher than the 74% White share among all Erie County residents. The diversity index for BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 36% of the student body. For comparison, public schools in Erie County average 51%.
BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of New York public elementary schools.
BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.3% is 8.5 points below the 61.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Erie County, median household income comes to about $72,839, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 226, with about 122,519 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, CHARLOTTE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 3.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 6. On average proficiency, BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 219 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 212.
This page is set up for the BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 979 students
- HAMBURG MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 741 students
- UNION PLEASANT AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 663 students
- CHARLOTTE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 382 students
- ARMOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 332 students
Other schools in HAMBURG
- FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,293 students
- FRONTIER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,067 students
- HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 979 students
- HAMBURG MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 741 students
- UNION PLEASANT AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 663 students
- BIG TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 535 students
Nearby schools
- CHARLOTTE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.6 mi · 382
- UNION PLEASANT AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.9 mi · 663
- HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL4.2 mi · 979
- HAMBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL4.3 mi · 741
- ARMOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.4 mi · 332
- ELLICOTT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.5 mi · 718
Frequently asked questions
About BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 212 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 9.6:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Erie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.