State/Public Elementary Open

Build Community School

๐Ÿ“ 340 Fougeron St, Buffalo, Erie County, 14211

344
Pupils
10.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Build Community School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 344 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 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% 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

Build Community School enrolls 344 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.

Male students
178 (52%)
Female students
166 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
33.9
Student-teacher ratio
10.1:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Black or African American, 19% Asian and 4.7% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American23468%
Asian6619%
Two or more races164.7%
White154.4%
Hispanic or Latino123.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

326 of the school's 344 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 326 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

Build Community 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 141.

School district: BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Build Community 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 344 students, Build Community School is smaller 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

10%
Reading proficient
10%
Math proficient
26%
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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