📍 489 Hertel Ave, Buffalo, Erie County, 14207
West Hertel Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 750 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 63.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Hertel Elementary School enrolls 750 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 63.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 23% Asian and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 329 | 44% |
| Asian | 173 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 135 | 18% |
| White | 83 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
693 of the school's 750 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 693 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.
West Hertel 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 60, state house district 149.
West Hertel 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 750 students, West Hertel 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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