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Enrollment
708
Elementary
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360292004378
SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL
300 SMALLWOOD DR, AMHERST, NY 14226 · (716) 362-2100 · Erie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL708 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
118 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 36 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (116).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
75.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 79.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL
SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL this school | 708 | 16.7% | 72.7% |
| NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HILTON | 719 | 19.6% | 49.7% |
| PS 29 JOHN M HARRIGAN BROOKLYN | 708 | 13.6% | 85.3% |
| EAST BROADWAY SCHOOL SEAFORD | 662 | 15.4% | 55.5% |
| PS 58 CARROLL (THE) BROOKLYN | 753 | 10.8% | 79.8% |
| JEFFERSON AVENUE SCHOOL FAIRPORT | 606 | 16.5% | 63.6% |
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 SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #311 of 2,335 | #6 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #591 of 2,342 ▼ 265 | #17 of 115 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #375 of 2,343 ▼ 150 | #8 of 115 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 708 | #259 of 2,585 | #12 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,792 of 2,338 | #111 of 119 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.4% | #1,554 of 2,388 | #66 of 119 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.7% | #2,313 of 2,534 | #107 of 122 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.8% | #294 of 606 | #25 of 43 |
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
708
+97 (+16%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 665
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 708 | 51.9 | 13.7:1 | 17% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 679 | 49.5 | 13.7:1 | 16% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 659 | 47.8 | 13.8:1 | 19% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 611 | 53 | 11.5:1 | 20% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 50.5 | 12.9:1 | 19% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 677 | 44 | 15.4:1 | 16% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 774 | 58 | 13.3:1 | 13% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 747 | 49 | 15.2:1 | 6% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 665 | 40 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL.
About SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL
SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL operates as a large elementary school in AMHERST, New York. Total enrollment is 708 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in New York have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 60% higher.
AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,957 students.
More than half of enrollment at SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL is White: 76%. Next come 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% Asian. In Erie County overall, the White share is about 74%. The diversity index for SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL is 41%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 51.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.7:1. Elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1, 0.8 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 17% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Erie County report 51%.
Among New York public elementary schools, SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL outscored 80%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.7%; the prediction is 68.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Erie County show that median household income comes to about $72,839, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 226, with about 122,519 students.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is the closest to SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL. SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count increased 16% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher increased from 11.5 to 13.7 over 4 years.
SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- AMHERST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 865 students
- WINDERMERE BLVD SCHOOLElementary · 738 students
- AMHERST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 646 students
Other schools in AMHERST
- SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,105 students
- AMHERST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 865 students
- SWEET HOME MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 858 students
- WINDERMERE BLVD SCHOOLElementary · 738 students
- AMHERST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 646 students
- MAPLEMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 488 students
Nearby schools
- FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 515
- AMHERST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 865
- AMHERST MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 646
- MAPLEMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 488
- MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 670
- MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 790
Frequently asked questions
About SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL?
SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 708 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL serve?
SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL is approximately 13.7:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL?
At SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 76% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL?
SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL is overseen by AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Erie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.