State/Public Elementary Open

Ps 69 Houghton Academy

๐Ÿ“ 1725 Clinton St, Buffalo, Erie County, 14206

455
Pupils
11.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Ps 69 Houghton Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 455 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 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 15% 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 69 Houghton Academy enrolls 455 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.

Male students
227 (50%)
Female students
228 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
40.6
Student-teacher ratio
11.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Black or African American, 25% White and 17% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American16336%
White11225%
Asian7817%
Hispanic or Latino6815%
Two or more races347.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

388 of the school's 455 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 388 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 69 Houghton 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 69 Houghton 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 455 students, Ps 69 Houghton 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

32%
Reading proficient
15%
Math proficient
29%
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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