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Enrollment
590
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363147004210
DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1900 DODGE RD, EAST AMHERST, NY 14051 · (716) 626-9820 · Erie County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL590 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
10.4:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
154 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 151 | 26% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 41% smaller than its 4th grade class (151).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
78.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
81.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 86.0% |
% 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
80.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (80.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 590 | 26.1% | 80.8% |
| ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLIFTON PARK | 589 | 27.5% | 65.0% |
| OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLIFTON PARK | 519 | 24.5% | 65.3% |
| MOTT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAYETTEVILLE | 493 | 23.3% | 74.9% |
| HEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILLIAMSVILLE | 661 | 21.0% | 68.6% |
| CITIZEN EDMOND GENET SCHOOL EAST GREENBUSH | 493 | 21.3% | 69.8% |
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 DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #154 of 2,335 | #1 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #341 of 2,342 ▼ 159 | #6 of 115 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #312 of 2,343 ▼ 174 | #4 of 115 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 590 | #507 of 2,585 | #27 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #572 of 2,338 | #34 of 119 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.1% | #1,276 of 2,388 | #58 of 119 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.1% | #2,067 of 2,534 | #90 of 122 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.3% | #169 of 606 | #9 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
590
+63 (+12%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 620
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 590 | 56.8 | 10.4:1 | 26% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 56.9 | 10.5:1 | 26% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 58.6 | 9.9:1 | 25% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 44 | 12.0:1 | 18% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 44.3 | 11.3:1 | 15% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 17% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 600 | 50 | 12.0:1 | 14% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 667 | 42 | 15.9:1 | 6% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 620 | 40 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school for students in EAST AMHERST, New York. The school's enrollment of 590 students covers kindergarten through 4. Enrollment is 33% higher than the average for elementary schools in New York, which is about 443.
WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has 9,598 students spread across 13 schools.
White students account for 69% of enrollment at DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other groups include 14% Asian, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Black. DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 49%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 56.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.4:1. Among elementary schools in New York, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. The school's lunch program data list 26% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Erie County, the average is 51%.
allk12 grades DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an A. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 65.4% for DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The school posts 80.8%, 15.4 points above the prediction.
Federal survey data for Erie County show that median household income is about $72,839, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. A total of 226 public schools operate in Erie County, serving about 122,519 students.
Nearest public school: CASEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 80.8% versus a 78.5% average.
Locale data from NCES put DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 590 was 12% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 527. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.4:1) than in 2020-21 (12.0:1).
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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 WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,307 students
- WILLIAMSVILLE EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 940 students
- TRANSIT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 912 students
- WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 796 students
- MILL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 790 students
- MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 670 students
Other schools in EAST AMHERST
- WILLIAMSVILLE EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 940 students
- TRANSIT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 912 students
- CASEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 606 students
Other Dodge Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Dodge Elementary. DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 479 students
- DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGRAND ISLAND, NE · 436 students
Nearby schools
- CASEY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 606
- WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,307
- HEIM MIDDLE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 648
- WILLIAMSVILLE EAST HIGH SCHOOL2.2 mi · 940
- HEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 661
- TRANSIT MIDDLE SCHOOL2.5 mi · 912
Frequently asked questions
About DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 590 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 69% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 14% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.