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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362082002931

HYDE PARK SCHOOL

1620 HYDE PARK BLVD, NIAGARA FALLS, NY 14305 · (716) 278-7980 · Niagara County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of New York public elementary schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats 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

Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
393 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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K6013%
Kindergarten6213%
Grade 1429%
Grade 25712%
Grade 36514%
Grade 46714%
Grade 56413%
Grade 65912%

This year's kindergarten class (62) is 5% larger than its 6th grade class (59).

Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
11123%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
408%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
20844%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
225%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
8919%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
25153%
Female
22547%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
30.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +13.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2530.0%35.0%
2023-2421.0%22.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 HYDE PARK SCHOOL

HYDE PARK SCHOOL's state test result (26.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
HYDE PARK SCHOOL this school47682.6%26.2%
HARRY F ABATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NIAGARA FALLS
65083.2%24.8%
SCHOOL 42-ABELARD REYNOLDS
ROCHESTER
46582.2%14.4%
BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOL
BROOKLYN
35281.5%71.9%
SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS
ROCHESTER
48581.9%14.1%
PS 27 HILLERY PARK ACADEMY
BUFFALO
48190.4%26.6%
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 HYDE PARK SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Niagara County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
26.2%#2,130 of 2,335#20 of 23
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
35.0%#1,994 of 2,342
▲ 185
#18 of 23
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
30.0%#2,126 of 2,343
▲ 22
#21 of 23
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
476#938 of 2,585#7 of 29
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.3:1#2,189 of 2,338#24 of 27
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
71.0%#170 of 2,388#3 of 27
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
82.6%#693 of 2,534#3 of 27
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-4.8%#1,491 of 1,757#15 of 22
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 2024-25
Enrollment
476
-33 (-6%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 605
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 19.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2547629.216.3:183% (393)
2023-2448130.615.7:183% (399)
2022-2350531.716.0:181% (407)
2020-215092619.6:189% (451)
2017-185002817.9:181% (406)
2015-164772519.1:186% (411)
2010-114332716.0:176% (328)
2000-015693217.8:156% (320)
1990-916052722.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HYDE PARK SCHOOL.

About HYDE PARK SCHOOL

HYDE PARK SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in NIAGARA FALLS, New York, under NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Federal data show 476 students enrolled in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.

NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT has 6,625 students spread across 11 schools.

Black students account for 44% of enrollment at HYDE PARK SCHOOL, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 23% White, 19% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. County-wide, 7% of Niagara County residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.

Teacher count: 29.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.3:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is 3.5 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 83%. The gap from the 49% average for public schools in Niagara County is 34 points.

HYDE PARK SCHOOL earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 9% of New York public elementary schools.

In New York, HYDE PARK SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 26.2% actual against a predicted 44.6%.

Niagara County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $69,633, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 51 public schools in the county, enrolling about 26,388, HYDE PARK SCHOOL among them.

HYDE PARK SCHOOL is about 0.5 miles from GASKILL PREPARATORY SCHOOL, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, HYDE PARK SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.

Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.

Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 33 students, from 509 to 476. Students per teacher dropped from 19.6 in 2020-21 to 16.3 in 2024-25.

The discussion board for HYDE PARK SCHOOL is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.

Niagara County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
HYDE PARK SCHOOL
District
NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
1620 HYDE PARK BLVD, NIAGARA FALLS, NY 14305
Phone
(716) 278-7980
County
Niagara County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
476
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
16.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
393 (83%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
362082002931
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named Hyde Park. HYDE PARK SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About HYDE PARK SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at HYDE PARK SCHOOL?
HYDE PARK SCHOOL enrolls approximately 476 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does HYDE PARK SCHOOL serve?
HYDE PARK SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does HYDE PARK SCHOOL have?
HYDE PARK SCHOOL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
How diverse is HYDE PARK SCHOOL?
HYDE PARK SCHOOL reports a student body of 23% White, 8% Hispanic, 44% Black, 5% Asian, 19% Two or more.
Is HYDE PARK SCHOOL public or private?
HYDE PARK SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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