GEORGE SOUTHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in LOCKPORT, New York, GEORGE SOUTHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a compact elementary school, overseen by LOCKPORT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. It hosts 363 students across grades K through 4.

LOCKPORT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 4,064 students; GEORGE SOUTHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, GEORGE SOUTHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting GEORGE SOUTHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GEORGE SOUTHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Niagara County put median household income runs about $69,633, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Niagara County's 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,388 students), GEORGE SOUTHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CHARLES An UPSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around GEORGE SOUTHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GEORGE SOUTHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.1%.

GEORGE SOUTHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. GEORGE SOUTHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 435 (now 363).

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