📍 1 Mlk Park, Buffalo, Erie County, 14211
Ps 59 Dr Charles Drew Science Magnet is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 620 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 55.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 59 Dr Charles Drew Science Magnet enrolls 620 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 55.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 19% Asian and 8.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 370 | 60% |
| Asian | 118 | 19% |
| White | 54 | 8.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
578 of the school's 620 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 578 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.
Ps 59 Dr Charles Drew Science Magnet 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.
Ps 59 Dr Charles Drew Science Magnet 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 620 students, Ps 59 Dr Charles Drew Science Magnet is larger than 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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