Enrollment
785
Elementary
DISTRICT 838 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362874003902
TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
555 FLETCHER ST, TONAWANDA, NY 14150 · (716) 694-6805 · Erie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL785 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
383 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 130 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 153 | 19% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (153).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within TONAWANDA CITY 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
48.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 785 | 48.8% | 43.0% |
| RONALD L SODOMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALBION | 826 | 48.7% | 40.6% |
| CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEPEW | 846 | 42.2% | 48.3% |
| MIDLAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLIFTON SPRINGS | 761 | 46.1% | 33.6% |
| PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 591 | 44.3% | 49.6% |
| PERU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PERU | 832 | 54.2% | 42.9% |
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 TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,478 of 2,335 | #60 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,551 of 2,342 ▼ 8 | #60 of 115 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,440 of 2,343 ▼ 32 | #57 of 115 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 785 | #165 of 2,585 | #6 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #637 of 2,338 | #45 of 119 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #1,496 of 2,388 | #64 of 119 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #1,449 of 2,534 | #59 of 122 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +192.9% | #2 of 606 | #1 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
785
+521 (+197%) vs 2020
+56% since 1990-91, when it was 502
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 785 | 74.3 | 10.6:1 | 49% (383) |
| 2023-24 | 807 | 71.3 | 11.3:1 | 52% (416) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 19 | 13.9:1 | 53% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 268 | 21 | 12.8:1 | 58% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 251 | 19 | 13.2:1 | 55% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 292 | 19 | 15.4:1 | 40% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 381 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 37% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 502 | 30 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in TONAWANDA, New York, according to federal school records. A federal count lists 785 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New York) has about 443 students.
TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 1,676 students in its 2 schools, and TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.
White students are the majority at TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 74% of enrollment. The school is also 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 4% Black. That is close to the 74% White share among all Erie County residents. TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 43%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 10.6:1, with 74.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 2.3 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 49%. For comparison, public schools in Erie County average 51%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is -14.0 points: 43.0% actual, 57.0% predicted.
In Erie County (population about 950,622), the median household income is $72,839, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 226 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Its average proficiency rate of 43.0% is below the 52.2% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Federal counts for TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: 264 students in 2020-21, 785 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.9:1 to 10.6:1.
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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 TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 891 students
- MULLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCombined
- RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCombined
Other schools in TONAWANDA
- KENMORE EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,052 students
- TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 891 students
- THOMAS A EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 609 students
- GLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 443 students
- HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 274 students
- MULLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCombined
Other Tonawanda Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Tonawanda Elementary. TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Tonawanda ElementaryElm Grove, WI · 533 students
Nearby schools
- TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 891
- SPRUCE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 336
- HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 274
- HERBERT HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 570
- HERBERT HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL2.4 mi · 772
- VERONICA E CONNOR MIDDLE SCHOOL2.8 mi · 614
Frequently asked questions
About TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 785 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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