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Community School #53 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 452 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buffalo City School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Community School #53 enrolls 452 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Black or African American, 12% Asian and 9.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 317 | 70% |
| Asian | 53 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 9.1% |
| White | 24 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
424 of the school's 452 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 424 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.
Community School #53 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 141.
Community School #53 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 452 students, Community School #53 is close to the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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