📍 380 Drake Dr, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, 14120
Drake School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in North Tonawanda, Niagara County. The school has 251 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Tonawanda City School District school district. It serves grades K–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Drake School enrolls 251 students across grades K–3. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 22.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 211 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 5.6% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
142 of the school's 251 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 132 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Drake School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 62, state house district 145.
Drake School is one of 6 schools in NORTH TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in NORTH TONAWANDA, New York. The district serves 3,190 students district-wide and employs 279 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 251 students, Drake School is smaller than the district average of about 532 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large