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How has GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362082002937
GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL
1330 95TH ST, NIAGARA FALLS, NY 14304 · (716) 278-7940 · Niagara County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
225 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
47.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
400
-84 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 18.6:1
% White
59%
was 57%
% Hispanic
12%
was 14%
% Black
7%
was 6%
% Asian
13%
was 12%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL
GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL is one of the medium-sized K-5 schools in NIAGARA FALLS, New York, part of NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 400 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.
NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 6,625 students. GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 59%. The remainder comes out to 13% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 56% of students at GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.3%, the actual is 42.4%, a residual of -11.9 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Niagara County put the typical household earns roughly $69,633 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL is one of 51 public schools in Niagara County (combined enrollment of about 26,388 students).
Nearest neighbor: SEVENTY NINTH STREET SCHOOL, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 40.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL has decreased 17%, going from 484 students in 2018 to 400 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.
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Niagara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,721
Census ACS
Median income
$69,633
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
26,388 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,034 students
- HARRY F ABATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 650 students
- LASALLE PREPARATORY SCHOOLMiddle · 539 students
- CATARACT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 496 students
- BLONEVA BOND PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 476 students
- HYDE PARK SCHOOLElementary · 476 students
Other schools in NIAGARA FALLS
- NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,034 students
- HARRY F ABATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 650 students
- LASALLE PREPARATORY SCHOOLMiddle · 539 students
- CATARACT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 496 students
- BLONEVA BOND PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 476 students
- HYDE PARK SCHOOLElementary · 476 students
Nearby schools
- SEVENTY NINTH STREET SCHOOL1.2 mi · 415
- LASALLE PREPARATORY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 539
- CATARACT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 496
- NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL2.2 mi · 342
- HUTH ROAD SCHOOL2.8 mi · 473
- NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL3.1 mi · 2,034
Frequently asked questions
About GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL?
GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL enrolls approximately 400 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL serve?
GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL.
How diverse is GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL?
GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL reports a student body of 59% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 13% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL in?
GERALDINE J MANN SCHOOL is part of NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.