State/Public Elementary Open

Waterfront Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 95 Fourth St, Buffalo, Erie County, 14202

761
Pupils
11.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Waterfront Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 761 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 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Buffalo City School District

Enrollment & staffing

Waterfront Elementary School enrolls 761 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 68 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.

Male students
367 (48%)
Female students
393 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
68
Student-teacher ratio
11.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Black or African American, 26% Asian and 18% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American33043%
Asian19626%
Hispanic or Latino13518%
White7610%
Two or more races212.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

711 of the school's 761 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 711 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

Waterfront 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 149.

School district: BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Waterfront 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 761 students, Waterfront Elementary School is larger than 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

25%
Reading 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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