📍 71 Lorraine Ave, Buffalo, Erie County, 14220
Lorraine Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 699 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 63.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lorraine Elementary School enrolls 699 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 63.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 24% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 291 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 170 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 115 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 50 | 7.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
567 of the school's 699 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 567 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.
Lorraine Elementary School 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.
Lorraine Elementary School 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 699 students, Lorraine Elementary School 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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