📍 300 Smallwood Dr, Amherst, Erie County, 14226
Smallwood Drive School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Amherst, Erie County. The school has 659 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Amherst Central School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Smallwood Drive School enrolls 659 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 518 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 6.5% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 29 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
126 of the school's 659 students (19%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 111 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Smallwood Drive School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 61, state house district 146.
Smallwood Drive School is one of 4 schools in AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in AMHERST, New York. The district serves 3,033 students district-wide and employs 264 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 659 students, Smallwood Drive School is close to the district average of about 758 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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