Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360396000154
PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1628 QUAKER RD, BARKER, NY 14012 · (716)795-3237 · Niagara County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
156 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (47).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
32.0%
NY avg 53.2%
Math
56.0%
NY avg 56.5%
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 53 and 56.
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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
Where PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Niagara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #1,437 of 2,335 | #11 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,224 of 2,342 | #8 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #2,068 of 2,343 | #18 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #1,610 of 2,585 | #21 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #800 of 2,338 | #5 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.3% | #1,954 of 2,388 | #18 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.3% | #1,598 of 2,534 | #16 of 27 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
360
-57 (-14%) vs 2017
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.1:1
% White
85%
was 88%
% Hispanic
7%
was 7%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 360 | 30.3 | 11.9:1 | 43% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 32.1 | 10.9:1 | 43% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 29 | 12.2:1 | 53% (188) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 29.5 | 14.1:1 | 52% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 44% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 32 | 10.7:1 | 56% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 556 | 43 | 12.9:1 | 32% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 660 | 45 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school for students in BARKER, New York. Enrollment is 360 students in 2023-24, and the school serves pre-K through 6.
PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belongs to BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district of 2 schools and 1,013 students.
The student body at PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 85% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That is close to the 83% White share among all Niagara County residents. PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 27%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and a ratio of 10.9:1. This ratio sits 1.9 below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 43% of students.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 15.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 43.9% actual, 59.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
According to the American Community Survey, in Niagara County, the median household income is $69,633, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 51 public schools in Niagara County, enrolling about 26,388 students in all.
BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within ten miles of PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment is down 14% from 2017-18, when PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 417 students, to 2023-24, when it had 360. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.1:1 to 11.9:1 over the same years.
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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 BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOLCombined · 653 students
Other Pratt Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Pratt Elementary. PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Pratt Elementary SchoolSand Springs, OK · 388 students
- Pratt ElementaryMilwaukee, WI · 288 students
- Pratt ElementaryMINNEAPOLIS, MN · 196 students
- Pratt Elementary SchoolPratt, WV · 148 students
Nearby schools
- BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOL0.0 mi · 653
- NEWFANE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER7.6 mi · 55
- NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL7.7 mi · 393
- NEWFANE MIDDLE SCHOOL7.9 mi · 363
- NEWFANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.2 mi · 467
- L A WEBBER MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL8.4 mi · 238
Frequently asked questions
About PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 360 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
PRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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