WINDERMERE BLVD SCHOOL

WINDERMERE BLVD SCHOOL operates as a substantial primary school in AMHERST, New York, operated by AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 738 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 67% above typical.

AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,957 students; WINDERMERE BLVD SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WINDERMERE BLVD SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 24% Black, 16% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Erie County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting WINDERMERE BLVD SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, WINDERMERE BLVD SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.5%; this one delivers 51.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Erie County put median household income runs about $72,839, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Erie County's 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students), WINDERMERE BLVD SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, WINDERMERE BLVD SCHOOL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 49.3%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. WINDERMERE BLVD SCHOOL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 742 (now 738). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 54% to 44%.

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