Discovery School

911 Abbott Rd, Buffalo, NY 14220 | (716) 816-4922

Grades: PK-8
Student Enrollment: 565

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 565 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-8
Ranks 313th out of 1,279 middle schools in NY.

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Carmela Botticello

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: 565
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 40.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.1

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 264 (46.7%)
Females: 295 (52.2%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 103 (18.2%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 148 (26.2%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 251 (44.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Discovery School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	4	0.7%
Black	36	6.4%
Asian	4	0.7%
Hispanic	39	6.9%
White	476	84.2%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	54	9.6%
Kindergarten	60	10.6%
1st Grade	66	11.7%
2nd Grade	57	10.1%
3rd Grade	64	11.3%
4th Grade	57	10.1%
5th Grade	58	10.3%
6th Grade	53	9.4%
7th Grade	44	7.8%
8th Grade	52	9.2%

Public Assistance (2010)

Estimated Percent of Students From Households That Receive Public Assistance: 31-40%

Attendance & Suspensions (2009)

Attendance Rate

School:

95.0%

District:

87.0%

State:

93.0%

Percent of Students Suspended

School:

10.0%

District:

25.0%

State:

5.0%

Teacher Experience & Educational Background (2010)

Percent of Teachers with Less Than 3 Years of Experience

School:

3.0%

District:

6.0%

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

School:

30.0%

District:

29.0%

Teacher Turnover Rates (2010)

Turnover Rate For All Teachers

School:

3.0%

District:

18.0%

Teacher Certification & Qualifications (2010)

Percent of Teachers Out of Certification

School:

3.0%

District:

3.0%

Percent of Classes Taught by Teachers Without Appropriate Certification

School:

4.0%

District:

3.0%

Percent of Core Classes Not Being Taught by Highly Qualified Teachers

School:

2.0%

District:

3.0%

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

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