Best Public Schools in Blasdell, NY

Summary:

The city of Blasdell, New York has only one school, Blasdell Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the Frontier Central School District. With a total enrollment of 488 students, Blasdell Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools over the past three years, earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Blasdell Elementary School struggles to meet the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Math, and Science proficiency. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 33.33% to 43.66%, compared to 47.83% to 51.53% for the district and 42.6% to 47.05% for the state. In Math, the school's proficiency rates were even lower, ranging from 28% to 73.13%, while the district and state averages were significantly higher. The school's 5th grade Science proficiency rate of 24.49% was also well below the district and state averages.

Socioeconomic factors may play a role in the school's academic challenges, as Blasdell Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 55.53% in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's per-student spending of $12,144 is higher than the state average, but its academic performance remains below district and state levels, raising questions about the effective allocation of resources to support student learning. Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.4, it has not translated into improved academic outcomes, suggesting that factors beyond class size may be contributing to the school's struggles.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2024)			NY State Assessments Math (2024)			NY State Assessments Science (2024)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blasdell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3780 S Park Ave	Blasdell	14219	Erie County	Frontier Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 926-1750	486	43	11.3	56.0%	416 (85.6%)	10 (2.1%)	31 (6.4%)	15 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	42.8	1360^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.4%		33.6	1630^th of 2439 public elementary schools	33.2%	270	37.7	43.7	33.3	51.5	73.1	28.0	24.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$12,144	$2,138	$10,006

Cities Near Blasdell

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hamburg	1.4 mi	11	351^st
Orchard Park	1.47 mi	6	101^st
Lackawanna	1.71 mi	5	723^rd
West Seneca	3.27 mi	12	465^th
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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