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George Southard Elementary School

6385 Locust St Ext, Lockport, Niagara County, 14094

379
Pupils
12.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

George Southard Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lockport, Niagara County. The school has 379 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lockport City School District school district. It serves grades K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Lockport City School District

Enrollment & staffing

George Southard Elementary School enrolls 379 students across grades K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.

Male students
190 (50%)
Female students
189 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
30.8
Student-teacher ratio
12.3:1
Grade span
K–4

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White28074%
Hispanic or Latino4712%
Two or more races277.1%
Black or African American205.3%
Asian51.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

205 of the school's 379 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 189 qualify for free lunch and 16 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

Town, FringeGrades K–4Title I

George Southard Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 62, state house district 144.

School district: LOCKPORT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

George Southard Elementary School is one of 8 schools in LOCKPORT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in LOCKPORT, New York. The district serves 4,280 students district-wide and employs 348 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 379 students, George Southard Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 535 students per school.

4,280
District students
8
Schools
348
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

52%
Reading proficient
52%
Math proficient
15%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices

Setting: Town - Fringe

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