PS 69 HOUGHTON ACADEMY

As a mid-sized elementary school in BUFFALO, New York, PS 69 HOUGHTON ACADEMY serves 444 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Within BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 61 schools and 29,425 students, PS 69 HOUGHTON ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, PS 69 HOUGHTON ACADEMY shows that the most-represented group is Black (32%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% White, 19% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 69 HOUGHTON ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Erie County (around 51%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 69 HOUGHTON ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Erie County put median household earnings sit near $72,839, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. PS 69 HOUGHTON ACADEMY is one of 226 public schools in Erie County (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students).

PS 27 HILLERY PARK ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 69 HOUGHTON ACADEMY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 30.3%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. PS 69 HOUGHTON ACADEMY's enrollment has shrank 14% since 2018, when it stood at 515 (now 444). Over the same period, the Asian share climbed from 4% to 19%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

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