MARTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MARTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a K-5 school of mid-sized scale in LACKAWANNA, New York, run under LACKAWANNA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 573 students in grades 2 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 29% above typical.

MARTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by LACKAWANNA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 2,091 students overall.

On demographics, MARTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 62%. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Erie County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Erie County (around 51%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MARTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 43.7%; this one comes in at 18.9%, -24.8 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Erie County indicate median household income runs about $72,839, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Erie County runs 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students), of which MARTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

LACKAWANNA HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MARTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 34.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MARTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 7%, going from 619 students in 2018 to 573 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 17% to 11%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.