West Hertel Elementary School

489 Hertel Ave, Buffalo, NY 14207 | (716) 816-4150

Grades: PK-9
Student Enrollment: 497

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 497 school students from grades PK-9
Ranks 1170th out of 1,279 middle schools in NY.

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Sharon Brown

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

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: 497
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 48.4
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 10.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 262 (52.7%)
Females: 227 (45.7%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 29 (5.8%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 394 (79.3%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 423 (85.1%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

West Hertel Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	10	2.0%
Black	242	48.7%
Asian	42	8.5%
Hispanic	96	19.3%
White	99	19.9%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	51	10.3%
Kindergarten	71	14.3%
1st Grade	76	15.3%
2nd Grade	80	16.1%
3rd Grade	55	11.1%
4th Grade	30	6.0%
5th Grade	23	4.6%
6th Grade	39	7.8%
7th Grade	29	5.8%
8th Grade	42	8.5%
9th Grade	1	0.2%

Public Assistance (2010)

Estimated Percent of Students From Households That Receive Public Assistance: 71-80%

Attendance & Suspensions (2009)

Attendance Rate

School:

86.0%

District:

87.0%

State:

93.0%

Percent of Students Suspended

School:

7.0%

District:

25.0%

State:

5.0%

Teacher Experience & Educational Background (2010)

Percent of Teachers with Less Than 3 Years of Experience

School:

10.0%

District:

6.0%

Percent of Teachers with Master's or Ph.D.

School:

22.0%

District:

29.0%

Teacher Turnover Rates (2010)

Turnover Rate For All Teachers

School:

18.0%

District:

18.0%

Turnover Rate For Teachers with Less Than 5 Years of Experience

School:

25.0%

District:

21.0%

Source: NY Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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