Enrollment
416
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL·NCES 360116306604
ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL
665 HERTEL AVE, BUFFALO, NY 14207 · (716) 424-0555 · Erie County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
40 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
283 students
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 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 16% smaller than its 8th grade class (50).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
34.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
86.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +52.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 53 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 86.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 33.2% |
% 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL
ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL this school | 416 | 68.0% | 39.0% |
| AUSTIN STEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 46 ROCHESTER | 343 | 66.5% | 30.0% |
| SALEM HYDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SYRACUSE | 466 | 70.4% | 22.9% |
| MAPLE AVENUE SCHOOL NIAGARA FALLS | 388 | 70.1% | 23.1% |
| BLONEVA BOND PRIMARY SCHOOL NIAGARA FALLS | 476 | 69.1% | N/A |
| PS 153 HELEN KELLER BRONX | 440 | 72.5% | 61.1% |
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 ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,674 of 2,335 | #69 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #213 of 2,342 ▲ 1,656 | #2 of 115 ▲ 71 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #2,020 of 2,343 ▼ 256 | #79 of 115 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #1,272 of 2,585 | #78 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #597 of 2,338 | #40 of 119 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #372 of 2,388 | #24 of 119 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.0% | #1,008 of 2,534 | #44 of 122 |
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
416
+114 (+38%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 416 | 39.8 | 10.4:1 | 68% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 45.6 | 9.5:1 | 65% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 43.9 | 8.8:1 | 63% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 302 | 25 | 12.1:1 | 67% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 148 | 12 | 12.4:1 | 47% (70) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL.
About ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL
ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in BUFFALO, New York. Enrollment totals 416 students across kindergarten through 8.
ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
The student body at ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL has no majority group. Black students lead at 50%. Enrollment also includes 22% Hispanic, 14% White, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The school's Black share is 38 points above the 13% share among Erie County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
Its staff includes 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.4 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is 12.8:1. ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 68%. Among public schools in Erie County, the average eligibility rate is 51%.
Among New York public elementary schools, ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL outscored 29%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL are 11.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (39.0% actual, 50.0% predicted).
In Erie County, home to about 950,622 people, median household income comes to about $72,839, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Erie County's 226 public schools enroll about 122,519 students and include ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL.
About 0.3 miles separate ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL from the closest public school, WEST HERTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL is a public charter school.
Enrollment increased 38% over 4 years, reaching 416 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.1:1 in 2020-21 to 10.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTELHow large is ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL?
ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL enrolls approximately 416 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL serve?
ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL.
How diverse is ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL?
ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL reports a student body of 14% White, 22% Hispanic, 50% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL?
ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL is overseen by ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL in Erie County.
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