Community School #53
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 416 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-8
- Ranks 1095th out of 1,279 middle schools in NY.
Additional Contact Information
- Principal or Admin: June Clark
School Operational Details
- Title I Eligible
School District Details
- Buffalo City School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $18,493
- Graduation Rate: 50.2%
- Dropout Rate: 14.2%
- Students Per Teacher: 11.8
- Enrolled Students: 34,526
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 416
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 39.1
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 10.6
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 215 (51.7%)
- Females: 198 (47.6%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 14 (3.4%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 336 (80.8%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 350 (84.1%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 4 | 1.0% |
| Black | 386 | 92.8% |
| Asian | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic | 13 | 3.1% |
| White | 9 | 2.2% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 24 | 5.8% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 9.4% |
| 1st Grade | 38 | 9.1% |
| 2nd Grade | 40 | 9.6% |
| 3rd Grade | 46 | 11.1% |
| 4th Grade | 47 | 11.3% |
| 5th Grade | 57 | 13.7% |
| 6th Grade | 50 | 12.0% |
| 7th Grade | 30 | 7.2% |
| 8th Grade | 45 | 10.8% |
Public Assistance (2010)
Estimated Percent of Students From Households That Receive Public Assistance: 81-90%
Graduate & Dropout Information (2010)
Percent of Students That Dropped Out
School:
5.0%
District:
9.0%
State:
3.0%
Attendance & Suspensions (2009)
Attendance Rate
School:
90.0%
District:
87.0%
State:
93.0%
Percent of Students Suspended
School:
43.0%
District:
25.0%
State:
5.0%
Teacher Experience & Educational Background (2010)
Percent of Teachers with Less Than 3 Years of Experience
School:
5.0%
District:
6.0%
Percent of Teachers with Master's or Ph.D.
School:
28.0%
District:
29.0%
Teacher Turnover Rates (2010)
Turnover Rate For All Teachers
School:
19.0%
District:
18.0%
Source: NY Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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