Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362085003395
WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5700 WEST ST, SANBORN, NY 14132 · (716) 215-3200 · Niagara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
12.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
118 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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 NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
63.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +24.0pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 63 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 401 | 29.4% | 57.0% |
| RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LANSING | 392 | 28.6% | 70.3% |
| DIVISION STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARATOGA SPRINGS | 393 | 27.5% | 67.8% |
| KAEGEBEIN SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND | 420 | 30.2% | 60.1% |
| CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARATOGA SPRINGS | 372 | 30.4% | 62.8% |
| KINGSFORD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OSWEGO | 397 | 32.2% | 42.7% |
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 WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Niagara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #890 of 2,335 | #5 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #603 of 2,342 ▲ 254 | #3 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #815 of 2,343 ▲ 521 | #4 of 23 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #1,351 of 2,585 | #14 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #1,495 of 2,338 | #17 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.4% | #1,713 of 2,388 | #15 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.4% | #1,986 of 2,534 | #22 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #1,472 of 1,757 | #14 of 22 |
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
401
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+1% since 2000-01, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 401 | 31.8 | 12.6:1 | 29% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 34.7 | 11.5:1 | 31% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 35.6 | 10.2:1 | 30% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 39 | 10.3:1 | 36% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 43% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 29% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 516 | 43 | 12.0:1 | 27% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 399 | 32 | 12.5:1 | 27% (109) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school in SANBORN, New York. Its 401 students are spread across kindergarten through 5.
WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a school in NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The district has 6 schools and 3,087 students.
By race and ethnicity, WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 79% White. It is also 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% Black. For comparison, Niagara County is about 83% White. By the diversity index, WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 36%.
Teacher staffing is 31.8 full-time equivalents, or about 12.6 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is about 12.8:1. About 29% of students, or 118, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Niagara County is 49%.
WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 54% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 64.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.0%.
WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Niagara County, where median household income is about $69,633, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 51 public schools in Niagara County, with a combined enrollment of about 26,388.
EDWARD TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is behind the 60.7% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Federal data show 402 students in 2020-21 and 401 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.3:1 to 12.6:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,041 students
- EDWARD TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 723 students
- ERRICK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 501 students
- COLONIAL VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 351 students
- TUSCARORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 70 students
Other schools in SANBORN
- NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,041 students
- EDWARD TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 723 students
Other West Street Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named West Street Elementary. WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGENEVA, NY · 421 students
- West Street ElementaryCorning, CA · 324 students
Nearby schools
- EDWARD TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 723
- NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,041
- NIAGARA CHARTER SCHOOL2.7 mi · 342
- TUSCARORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 70
- ERRICK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.5 mi · 501
- COLONIAL VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.3 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 401 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 79% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Niagara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.