COLONIAL VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

COLONIAL VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a close-knit elementary-level community in NIAGARA FALLS, New York, run under NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, enrolls 351 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 21% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Within NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 6 schools and 3,087 students, COLONIAL VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, COLONIAL VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%); the rest consists of 9% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Native American, 3% Black. Compared to Niagara County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, COLONIAL VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting COLONIAL VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, COLONIAL VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 59.4%; this one comes in at 36.9%, -22.5 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Niagara County put median household income runs about $69,633, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. COLONIAL VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 51 public schools in Niagara County (combined enrollment of about 26,388 students).

The closest other public school is NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 2.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around COLONIAL VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COLONIAL VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.8%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at COLONIAL VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 11%, going from 395 students in 2018 to 351 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 85% to 80% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.