Is Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy a good school?

Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy ranks in the bottom 0.7% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 513 students attended Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy?

Students at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy are 87% Hispanic, 8% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy attend?

Students who attend Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy usually go on to attend: High : Buffalo Academy For The Visual & Performing Arts High : Hutchinson Central Technical High School High : International Preparatory School (The) High : Leonardo Da Vinci High School High : Math Science Technology Preparatory School At 197 High : Middle Early College High School High : South Park High School

Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy

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Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Buffalo City School District, with 513 students. The school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New York state, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academic performance at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy is extremely low, with proficiency rates on state assessments well below the district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 12.5% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 21.61% for the district and 42.6% statewide. The school struggles particularly in math, with proficiency rates ranging from 3.57% to 14.63% across grades, compared to 19.03% to 30.05% for the district. The school also performs poorly in science, with only 3.64% of 5th graders and 7.55% of 8th graders meeting standards. Despite spending over $14,000 per student, the school's academic outcomes remain dismal.

Interestingly, the nearby Waterfront Elementary School, while still underperforming, has significantly higher proficiency rates than Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy across all grades and subjects. This suggests that the challenges faced by Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy are not solely due to the district context. In contrast, the Elmwood Village Charter School Days Park demonstrates that high-quality education is possible within the Buffalo City School District, with proficiency rates well above the state average.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

315 Carolina St
Buffalo, NY 14201

(716) 816-3848

District: Buffalo City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2429^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,318

Students who attend Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy usually attend:

High:	Buffalo Academy For The Visual & Performing Arts
	Hutchinson Central Technical High School
	International Preparatory School (The)
	Leonardo Da Vinci High School
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	Math Science Technology Preparatory School At 197
	Middle Early College High School
	South Park High School

Student/teacher ratio: 8.6

Number of students: 513

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.1%

African American:

8.4%

White:

2.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy ranks worse than 99.3% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 36^th among 37 ranked elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 4.48. (See more...)

Compare Details Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy ranks worse than 98.2% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.15. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (87.1%), African American (8.4%), White (2.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy is 8.6, which is the 3^rd best among 37 elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District. (See more...)

Compare Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy employs 59.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy is $14,318. 20 elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy 2429^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy 1477^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy in the ranking list.)

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Buffalo City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Buffalo City School District 821^st of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	1.35	2197^th	2206	0.4%
2007	1.02	2213^th	2219	0.3%
2008	0.57	2221^st	2227	0.3%
2009	1.73	2237^th	2257	0.9%
2010	1.78	2256^th	2263	0.3%
2011	2.85	2254^th	2286	1.4%
2012	2.87	2278^th	2320	1.8%
2013	6.69	2291^st	2325	1.5%
2014	6.70	2296^th	2345	2.1%
2015	4.72	2346^th	2352	0.3%
2016	4.17	2356^th	2366	0.4%
2017	5.77	2353^rd	2386	1.4%
2018	3.47	2384^th	2395	0.5%
2019	3.58	2400^th	2413	0.5%
2022	4.53	2418^th	2434	0.7%
2023	4.09	2420^th	2439	0.8%
2024	4.48	2429^th	2445	0.7%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.30	895^th	938	4.6%
2019	21.81	807^th	860	6.2%
2022	22.10	946^th	1027	7.9%
2023	21.96	927^th	1001	7.4%
2024	26.15	933^rd	1066	12.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.31	1840^th	1941	5.2%
2019	19.34	1772^nd	1859	4.7%
2022	17.59	1994^th	2031	1.8%
2023	16.15	1972^nd	2016	2.2%
2024	20.75	1933^rd	2110	8.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	6.99	2019^th	2032	0.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	14.28	704^th	730	3.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	3.57	2331^st	2338	0.3%
2019	3.71	2347^th	2357	0.4%
2022	4.82	2388^th	2401	0.5%
2023	5.66	2373^rd	2403	1.2%
2024	4.44	2400^th	2413	0.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	4.76	2331^st	2340	0.4%
2019	4.89	2347^th	2358	0.5%
2022	6.18	2373^rd	2400	1.1%
2023	4.50	2386^th	2400	0.6%
2024	7.35	2359^th	2411	2.2%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	20.56	821^st	948	13.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	7.14	1380^th	1392	0.9%
2019	5.96	1305^th	1315	0.8%
2022	8.03	1478^th	1503	1.7%
2023	7.49	1405^th	1429	1.7%
2024	7.95	1517^th	1531	0.9%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	5.01	1054^th	1095	3.7%
2007	3.18	1096^th	1123	2.4%
2008	1.92	1170^th	1185	1.3%
2009	1.34	1210^th	1224	1.1%
2010	5.80	1199^th	1243	3.5%
2011	5.11	1256^th	1295	3.0%
2012	1.67	1327^th	1337	0.7%
2013	7.99	1356^th	1373	1.2%
2014	10.17	1358^th	1401	3.1%
2015	8.69	1383^rd	1407	1.7%
2016	8.58	1398^th	1429	2.2%
2017	7.44	1435^th	1455	1.4%
2018	5.38	1417^th	1438	1.5%
2019	5.69	1424^th	1439	1.0%
2022	5.21	1472^nd	1479	0.5%
2023	4.81	1483^rd	1500	1.1%
2024	6.15	1477^th	1504	1.8%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.68	476^th	503	5.4%
2019	27.93	410^th	473	13.3%
2022	24.03	540^th	581	7.1%
2023	24.84	550^th	591	6.9%
2024	24.99	569^th	615	7.5%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.87	1139^th	1170	2.6%
2019	19.08	1127^th	1139	1.1%
2022	19.02	1263^rd	1283	1.6%
2023	15.45	1294^th	1307	1.0%
2024	15.02	1287^th	1303	1.2%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	6.99	1237^th	1245	0.6%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	16.58	436^th	457	4.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	4.77	1348^th	1353	0.4%
2019	5.02	1361^st	1370	0.7%
2022	5.69	1445^th	1454	0.6%
2023	6.30	1435^th	1463	1.9%
2024	7.37	1431^st	1465	2.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	7.24	1343^rd	1352	0.7%
2019	7.41	1356^th	1366	0.7%
2022	6.04	1445^th	1455	0.7%
2023	4.82	1454^th	1464	0.7%
2024	7.98	1430^th	1464	2.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	8.03	804^th	810	0.7%
2019	7.88	823^rd	826	0.4%
2022	7.38	910^th	914	0.4%
2023	7.66	934^th	943	1.0%
2024	8.08	939^th	953	1.5%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	63	103	0	386	4	n/a	n/a	0	556
1990	65	81	0	380	4	n/a	n/a	0	530
1991	62	74	0	344	2	n/a	n/a	0	482
1992	49	72	1	374	1	n/a	n/a	0	497
1993	60	62	1	392	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
1994	49	71	1	396	3	n/a	n/a	0	520
1995	36	81	2	408	2	n/a	n/a	0	529
1996	36	81	2	408	2	n/a	n/a	0	529
1997	35	76	3	447	0	n/a	n/a	0	561
1998	30	89	0	429	0	n/a	n/a	0	548
1999	25	84	0	399	1	n/a	n/a	0	509
2000	18	81	0	444	3	n/a	n/a	0	546
2001	18	67	1	417	3	n/a	n/a	0	506
2002	24	56	0	435	7	n/a	n/a	0	522
2003	24	56	0	435	7	n/a	n/a	0	522
2004	20	67	2	441	10	n/a	n/a	0	540
2005	14	57	4	442	12	n/a	n/a	0	529
2006	10	53	3	419	9	n/a	n/a	0	494
2007	8	49	3	343	7	n/a	n/a	0	410
2008	4	39	4	374	5	n/a	n/a	0	426
2009	7	27	5	338	3	n/a	n/a	0	380
2010	19	75	4	472	2	n/a	n/a	10	582
2011	34	69	6	490	3	0	18	0	620
2012	32	67	4	539	2	0	11	0	655
2013	30	71	8	575	3	0	10	0	697
2014	30	73	5	598	2	0	9	0	717
2015	29	76	17	649	1	0	12	0	784
2016	26	63	14	662	0	0	8	0	773
2017	21	58	12	666	0	0	7	0	764
2018	15	50	11	623	0	0	6	0	705
2019	16	45	10	622	0	0	5	0	698
2020	14	49	9	575	0	0	9	0	656
2021	15	44	8	520	1	0	8	0	596
2022	14	39	8	510	0	0	8	0	579
2023	13	43	4	447	0	0	6	0	513

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	556	42.8	12.9	n/a
1990	530	45.9	11.5	n/a
1991	482	44.9	10.7	n/a
1992	497	44.9	11.0	n/a
1993	515	45.0	11.4	n/a
1994	520	43.0	12.1	95
1995	529	40.6	13.0	92.1
1996	529	40.6	13.0	92.1
1997	561	40.9	13.7	93.9
1998	548	40.6	13.5	93.4
1999	509	46.8	10.9	91.4
2000	546	47.0	11.6	96
2001	506	48.0	10.5	98.4
2002	522	46.0	11.3	95
2003	522	46.0	11.3	95
2004	540	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	529	44.0	12.0	96.2
2006	494	41.0	12.0	93.9
2007	410	44.0	9.3	99
2008	426	50.0	8.5	93.2
2009	380	46.0	8.3	82.1
2010	582	67.0	8.6	89.5
2011	620	68.7	9.0	85
2012	655	63.0	10.3	80.2
2013	697	65.9	10.5	80.5
2014	717	68.0	10.5	n/a
2015	784	63.0	12.4	9.1
2016	773	59.0	13.1	75.9
2017	764	73.0	10.4	75.8
2018	705	68.0	10.3	86.5
2019	698	66.0	10.5	84
2020	656	72.0	9.1	92.7
2021	596	55.3	10.7	92.3
2022	579	66.1	8.7	80.7
2023	513	59.3	8.6	95.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	556	42.8	12.9	n/a
1990	530	45.9	11.5	n/a
1991	482	44.9	10.7	n/a
1992	497	44.9	11.0	n/a
1993	515	45.0	11.4	n/a
1994	520	43.0	12.1	95
1995	529	40.6	13.0	92.1
1996	529	40.6	13.0	92.1
1997	561	40.9	13.7	93.9
1998	548	40.6	13.5	93.4
1999	509	46.8	10.9	91.4
2000	546	47.0	11.6	96
2001	506	48.0	10.5	98.4
2002	522	46.0	11.3	95
2003	522	46.0	11.3	95
2004	540	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	529	44.0	12.0	96.2
2006	494	41.0	12.0	93.9
2007	410	44.0	9.3	99
2008	426	50.0	8.5	93.2
2009	380	46.0	8.3	82.1
2010	582	67.0	8.6	89.5
2011	620	68.7	9.0	85
2012	655	63.0	10.3	80.2
2013	697	65.9	10.5	80.5
2014	717	68.0	10.5	n/a
2015	784	63.0	12.4	9.1
2016	773	59.0	13.1	75.9
2017	764	73.0	10.4	75.8
2018	705	68.0	10.3	86.5
2019	698	66.0	10.5	84
2020	656	72.0	9.1	92.7
2021	596	55.3	10.7	92.3
2022	579	66.1	8.7	80.7
2023	513	59.3	8.6	95.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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