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Seventy Ninth Street School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
551 79 Th St
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
Phone
(716) 278-7900
District
NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
NIAGARA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
404
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

2

(10 is best)

Better than 10.4% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Better than 7.1% of all U.S. schools.


Seventy Ninth Street School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
49%
31%
45%
20%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
16%
51%
17%
49%
15%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
47%
15%
45%
24%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
47%
18%
46%
41%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
16
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 55 13.6%
Kindergarten 48 11.9%
Grade 1 45 11.1%
Grade 2 50 12.4%
Grade 3 48 11.9%
Grade 4 60 14.9%
Grade 5 55 13.6%
Grade 6 43 10.6%
Total 404 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 75.9% 42.8% 42.2%
Black 13.4% 40.6% 16.4%
Hispanic 7.0% 10.6% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.3% 3.8% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.5% 2.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 57.4% 72.7% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 54.0% 71.0% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.5% 1.7% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 48,502 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,444.4 416
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.1% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.9% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.0% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 18.1% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 22,428 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 14.4% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.3% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.0% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.5% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.0% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.2% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.4% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.9% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.9% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 18.0% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,671 $89,054,000 52.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $839 $5,893,000 3.4%
Staff $550 $3,865,000 2.3%
General Administration $528 $3,709,000 2.2%
School Administration $858 $6,030,000 3.5%
Operation $1,544 $10,853,000 6.3%
Transportation $1,044 $7,336,000 4.3%
Other $747 $5,247,000 3.1%
Total Support $6,109 $42,933,000 25.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,565 $39,113,000 22.9%
Total Expenditures $24,345 $171,100,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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