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Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360585000346
COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53
329 ROEHRER AVE, BUFFALO, NY 14208 · (716) 816-3330 · Erie County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of New York public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
9.5:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
452 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 11% smaller than its 8th grade class (56).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
13.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
14.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.0% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 12.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
12.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53
COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53's state test result (12.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53 this school | 464 | 97.4% | 12.5% |
| PS 74 HAMLIN PARK - CLAUDE AND OUIDA CLAPP ACADEMY BUFFALO | 396 | 96.5% | 18.7% |
| DR LYDIA T WRIGHT SCH OF EXCELLENCE BUFFALO | 560 | 95.9% | 9.4% |
| STANLEY MAKOWSKI EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER BUFFALO | 566 | 94.7% | 25.5% |
| MARVA J DANIEL FUTURES PREPARATORY SCHOOL BUFFALO | 369 | 97.3% | 15.5% |
| HIGHGATE HEIGHTS BUFFALO | 407 | 92.9% | 13.9% |
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 COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #2,311 of 2,335 | #110 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #2,305 of 2,342 ▼ 1 | #106 of 115 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #2,321 of 2,343 ▼ 22 | #109 of 115 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #1,005 of 2,585 | #61 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #302 of 2,338 | #17 of 119 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #1,097 of 2,388 | #48 of 119 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.4% | #63 of 2,534 | #3 of 122 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.9% | #348 of 606 | #31 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
464
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 701
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 464 | 48.8 | 9.5:1 | 97% (452) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 46.6 | 9.8:1 | 95% (435) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 45.1 | 10.0:1 | 94% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 48 | 9.8:1 | 92% (430) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 38 | 11.4:1 | 84% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 30 | 16.1:1 | 76% (368) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 39 | 10.1:1 | 85% (333) |
| 2000-01 | 529 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 86% (453) |
| 1990-91 | 701 | 44 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53.
About COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53
In BUFFALO, New York, COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53 is a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 464 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 8.
A total of 61 schools make up BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 29,425 students enrolled.
At COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53, Black students make up 66% of the student body. It is also 14% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% White, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Erie County is roughly 13% Black. COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 48.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53 and a ratio of 9.5:1. This ratio sits 3.3 below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 97% of students. The gap from the 51% average for public schools in Erie County is 46 points.
allk12 grades COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53 an F. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53 would score about 39.2%. It scores 12.5%, a bottom-10% result among New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
Erie County census figures show that the median household income is $72,839, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 226 public schools in Erie County, enrolling about 122,519 students in all.
The school nearest to COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53 is PS 74 HAMLIN PARK - CLAUDE AND OUIDA CLAPP ACADEMY, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53 is 7th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53 as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 464, close to the 468 recorded in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,140 students
- CITY HONORS SCHOOLHigh · 1,088 students
- INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLElementary · 933 students
- FREDERICK OLMSTED #156High · 928 students
- MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 862 students
- SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 801 students
Other schools in BUFFALO
- CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIESCombined · 2,260 students
- KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,235 students
- HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,140 students
- TAPESTRY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,120 students
- CITY HONORS SCHOOLHigh · 1,088 students
- INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLElementary · 933 students
Nearby schools
- PS 74 HAMLIN PARK - CLAUDE AND OUIDA CLAPP ACADEMY0.4 mi · 396
- LEONARDO DA VINCI HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 363
- PS 59 DR CHARLES DREW SCIENCE MAGNET0.6 mi · 293
- BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR THE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS0.6 mi · 617
- STANLEY MAKOWSKI EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER0.6 mi · 566
- ERIE COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY0.7 mi · 13
Frequently asked questions
About COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53How many students attend COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53?
COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53 enrolls approximately 464 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53 serve?
COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53 serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53 have?
COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53 employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53?
At COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53, the student body is approximately 6% White, 10% Hispanic, 66% Black, 14% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53 in?
COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53 is part of BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.