State/Public Elementary Open

Ps 27 Hillery Park Academy

๐Ÿ“ 73 Pawnee Pkwy, Buffalo, Erie County, 14210

544
Pupils
9.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Ps 27 Hillery Park Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 544 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buffalo City School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 58.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Buffalo City School District

Enrollment & staffing

Ps 27 Hillery Park Academy enrolls 544 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 58.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.

Male students
263 (48%)
Female students
281 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
58.1
Student-teacher ratio
9.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Black or African American, 32% White and 19% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American19235%
White17532%
Hispanic or Latino10119%
Two or more races478.6%
Asian295.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

472 of the school's 544 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 472 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“8Title I

Ps 27 Hillery Park Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 63, state house district 142.

School district: BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Ps 27 Hillery Park Academy is one of 60 schools in BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in BUFFALO, New York. The district serves 30,077 students district-wide and employs 2,964 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 544 students, Ps 27 Hillery Park Academy is close to the district average of about 501 students per school.

30,077
District students
60
Schools
2,964
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

37%
Reading proficient
22%
Math proficient
27%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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