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If you could change one rule at HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97, what would it be?
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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360585005600
HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97
1405 SYCAMORE ST, BUFFALO, NY 14211 · (716) 816-4460 · Erie County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% 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
8.7:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
464 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 | 52 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 10% |
| Ungraded | 19 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (49).
Student demographics
62%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
16.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
19.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 10.0% | 16.3% |
% 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
13.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% 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 HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97
HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97's state test result (13.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97 this school | 487 | 95.3% | 13.9% |
| MARTIN LUTHER KING JR #48 BUFFALO | 413 | 96.1% | 11.9% |
| BUFFALO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY BUFFALO | 551 | 96.0% | 17.3% |
| HARRIET ROSS TUBMAN ACADEMY BUFFALO | 550 | 97.8% | 11.1% |
| BUILD COMMUNITY SCHOOL BUFFALO | 371 | 96.5% | 19.9% |
| 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 HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #2,305 of 2,335 | #106 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #2,265 of 2,342 ▼ 1 | #97 of 115 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #2,305 of 2,343 ▲ 10 | #105 of 115 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #891 of 2,585 | #55 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #128 of 2,338 | #8 of 119 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #637 of 2,388 | #34 of 119 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.3% | #178 of 2,534 | #13 of 122 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.4% | #603 of 1,757 | #20 of 68 |
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
487
-18 (-4%) vs 2020
+48% since 2010-11, when it was 329
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 487 | 56.2 | 8.7:1 | 95% (464) |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 58.9 | 8.6:1 | 96% (485) |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 57.5 | 9.0:1 | 94% (486) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 53 | 9.5:1 | 89% (451) |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 51 | 12.0:1 | 79% (481) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 50 | 11.6:1 | 79% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 329 | 40 | 8.2:1 | 95% (311) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97.
About HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97
HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97 is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in BUFFALO, New York. The school enrolls 487 students, from pre-K through 8.
HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97 belongs to BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district of 61 schools and 29,425 students.
Black students make up a majority at HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97, at 52%. Smaller groups are 32% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% White. For comparison, the population of Erie County is roughly 13% Black. HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 8.7:1 comes from the school's 56.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 4.2 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 95% in 2024-25. The gap from the 51% average for public schools in Erie County is 44 points.
The allk12 Grade for HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97 is F. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 2% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97 scores 26.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 13.9% actual versus 40.0% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Erie County show that the median household income is $72,839, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97 is one of 226 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, BUILD COMMUNITY SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97 has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 35.7%, higher than HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97's 13.9%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 18 fewer students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- BUILD COMMUNITY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 371
- PERSISTENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 434
- BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II0.7 mi · 704
- PS 900.9 mi · 179
- EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 386
- PATHWAYS ACADEMY0.9 mi · 110
Frequently asked questions
About HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97How many students attend HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97?
HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97 enrolls approximately 487 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97 serve?
HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97 serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97 is approximately 8.7:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97?
At HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97, the student body is approximately 2% White, 9% Hispanic, 52% Black, 32% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97?
HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97 is overseen by BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Erie County.
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