Is Bennett Park Montessori School a good school?

Bennett Park Montessori School ranks in the bottom 4.5% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Bennett Park Montessori School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 652 students attended Bennett Park Montessori School.

What is the racial makeup of Bennett Park Montessori School?

Students at Bennett Park Montessori School are 55% African American, 18% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Bennett Park Montessori School

Summary:

Bennett Park Montessori School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Buffalo City School District, with a student population of 652 as of the 2022-2023 school year. Despite its Montessori approach and additional resources, the school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New York state, with proficiency rates significantly below district and state averages.

A closer look reveals that Bennett Park Montessori faces significant challenges, including a high-poverty student population (71.93% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch) and widening achievement gaps between racial groups. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, the proficiency rate in English Language Arts for White students was 58% higher than the rate for African American students, and the proficiency rate in Math for White students was 73% higher. The school's performance has also declined over time, with its statewide ranking dropping from 2126 out of 2413 elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 2330 out of 2439 in 2022-2023.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Buffalo City School District, such as Waterfront Elementary School, Bennett Park Montessori generally performs worse academically. This suggests that the school's challenges are not easily solved, and that significant interventions and improvements are needed to ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

342 Clinton St
Buffalo, NY 14204

(716) 816-4603

District: Buffalo City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2330^th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,813

Student/teacher ratio: 9.4

Number of students: 652

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.1%

White:

18.1%

Hispanic:

14.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bennett Park Montessori School ranks worse than 95.5% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 21^st among 37 ranked elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.76. (See more...)

Compare Details Bennett Park Montessori School ranks worse than 97.7% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.81. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Bennett Park Montessori School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (55.1%), White (18.1%), Hispanic (14.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bennett Park Montessori School is 9.4, which is the 11^th best among 37 elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District. (See more...)

Compare Bennett Park Montessori School employs 68.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bennett Park Montessori School is $16,813, which is the 12^th highest among 37 elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Bennett Park Montessori School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bennett Park Montessori School 2330^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Bennett Park Montessori School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Bennett Park Montessori School 1466^th of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See Bennett Park Montessori School in the ranking list.)

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Buffalo City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Buffalo City School District 812^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bennett Park Montessori School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Bennett Park Montessori School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	21.76	1862^nd	2206	15.6%
2007	6.06	2136^th	2219	3.7%
2008	14.18	2012^th	2227	9.7%
2009	19.02	1988^th	2257	11.9%
2010	8.69	2144^th	2263	5.3%
2011	11.15	2118^th	2286	7.3%
2012	10.68	2147^th	2320	7.5%
2013	13.07	2148^th	2325	7.6%
2014	15.66	2074^th	2345	11.6%
2015	8.66	2265^th	2352	3.7%
2016	9.44	2248^th	2366	5.0%
2017	11.76	2221^st	2386	6.9%
2018	10.93	2238^th	2395	6.6%
2019	15.90	2126^th	2413	11.9%
2021	5.61	2135^th	2201	3.0%
2022	10.63	2298^th	2434	5.6%
2023	9.76	2330^th	2439	4.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Bennett Park Montessori School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	31.03	114^th	180	36.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Bennett Park Montessori School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.07	1561^st	1941	19.6%
2019	36.63	1084^th	1859	41.7%
2022	36.04	1268^th	2031	37.6%
2023	29.41	1478^th	2016	26.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bennett Park Montessori School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.74	1974^th	2045	3.5%
2019	16.60	1878^th	2032	7.6%
2021	3.37	1677^th	1678	0.1%
2022	8.08	2063^rd	2099	1.7%
2023	9.16	1998^th	2041	2.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Bennett Park Montessori School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.73	2202^nd	2338	5.8%
2019	15.56	2116^th	2357	10.2%
2021	4.61	1920^th	1955	1.8%
2022	9.11	2320^th	2401	3.4%
2023	10.12	2299^th	2403	4.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Bennett Park Montessori School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	12.18	2196^th	2340	6.2%
2019	18.64	2021^st	2358	14.3%
2021	5.92	1906^th	1961	2.8%
2022	14.86	2181^st	2400	9.1%
2023	11.76	2268^th	2400	5.5%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Bennett Park Montessori School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.06	831^st	948	12.3%
2019	24.09	723^rd	891	18.9%
2021	13.36	401^st	427	6.1%
2022	15.88	867^th	936	7.4%
2023	19.96	734^th	857	14.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Bennett Park Montessori School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	4.19	1388^th	1392	0.3%
2019	7.78	1293^rd	1315	1.7%
2022	18.17	1371^st	1503	8.8%
2023	5.52	1418^th	1429	0.8%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Bennett Park Montessori School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.91	810^th	1408	42.5%
2019	54.34	604^th	1338	54.9%
2021	21.84	1029^th	1224	15.9%
2022	14.93	1259^th	1399	10.0%
2023	56.71	588^th	1337	56.0%

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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 Bennett Park Montessori School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	27.16	846^th	1095	22.7%
2007	17.07	937^th	1123	16.6%
2008	39.09	847^th	1185	28.5%
2009	30.20	943^rd	1224	23.0%
2010	11.33	1100^th	1243	11.5%
2011	14.23	1116^th	1295	13.8%
2012	10.94	1196^th	1337	10.5%
2013	11.43	1293^rd	1373	5.8%
2014	14.04	1268^th	1401	9.5%
2015	13.02	1296^th	1407	7.9%
2016	8.35	1404^th	1429	1.7%
2017	7.81	1428^th	1455	1.9%
2018	10.35	1372^nd	1438	4.6%
2019	11.69	1358^th	1439	5.6%
2021	9.72	1197^th	1242	3.6%
2022	6.66	1456^th	1479	1.6%
2023	6.81	1466^th	1500	2.3%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Bennett Park Montessori School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	21.36	585^th	591	1.0%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Bennett Park Montessori School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.55	1055^th	1170	9.8%
2019	25.50	1012^th	1139	11.2%
2022	24.99	1137^th	1283	11.4%
2023	26.26	1078^th	1307	17.5%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bennett Park Montessori School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	12.28	1207^th	1245	3.1%
2019	12.10	1210^th	1241	2.5%
2022	6.39	1301^st	1306	0.4%
2023	7.07	1276^th	1288	0.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Bennett Park Montessori School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	12.27	1277^th	1353	5.6%
2019	11.85	1292^nd	1370	5.7%
2021	14.50	994^th	1066	6.8%
2022	4.99	1452^nd	1454	0.1%
2023	6.48	1432^nd	1463	2.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Bennett Park Montessori School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	10.03	1324^th	1352	2.1%
2019	12.85	1285^th	1366	5.9%
2021	7.28	1049^th	1071	2.1%
2022	9.79	1406^th	1455	3.4%
2023	9.21	1416^th	1464	3.3%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Bennett Park Montessori School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.36	625^th	663	5.7%
2019	22.91	552^nd	653	15.5%
2021	17.83	226^th	253	10.7%
2022	12.22	696^th	706	1.4%
2023	15.61	634^th	696	8.9%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Bennett Park Montessori School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	18.26	826^th	914	9.6%
2023	9.67	925^th	943	1.9%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Bennett Park Montessori School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.07	469^th	763	38.5%
2019	12.63	673^rd	716	6.0%
2022	8.43	725^th	748	3.1%
2023	25.61	615^th	772	20.3%

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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 Bennett Park Montessori School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	304	249	13	14	9	n/a	n/a	0	589
1990	291	243	5	19	9	n/a	n/a	0	567
1991	225	191	13	16	6	n/a	n/a	112	563
1992	280	256	11	24	10	n/a	n/a	0	581
1993	279	268	10	26	2	n/a	n/a	0	585
1994	252	278	14	26	3	n/a	n/a	0	573
1995	262	281	5	13	4	n/a	n/a	0	565
1996	262	281	5	13	4	n/a	n/a	0	565
1997	246	287	6	14	5	n/a	n/a	0	558
1998	233	308	5	20	2	n/a	n/a	0	568
1999	225	290	2	19	3	n/a	n/a	0	539
2000	233	264	8	22	2	n/a	n/a	1	530
2001	217	267	1	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	502
2002	200	321	4	28	2	n/a	n/a	0	555
2003	200	321	4	28	2	n/a	n/a	0	555
2004	188	375	5	30	5	n/a	n/a	0	603
2005	155	280	5	35	5	n/a	n/a	0	480
2006	161	286	3	37	3	n/a	n/a	0	490
2007	169	306	4	32	4	n/a	n/a	0	515
2008	155	311	4	28	5	n/a	n/a	0	503
2009	139	329	3	28	8	n/a	n/a	0	507
2010	193	593	3	38	11	n/a	n/a	14	852
2011	201	568	5	46	11	0	20	0	851
2012	170	486	4	40	10	0	16	0	726
2013	143	456	4	41	13	0	23	0	680
2014	171	885	13	74	11	0	43	0	1197
2015	152	500	11	58	10	0	35	0	766
2016	149	486	16	61	7	0	40	0	759
2017	136	531	9	79	3	2	56	0	816
2018	142	460	10	85	1	1	51	0	750
2019	129	448	10	88	1	1	51	0	728
2020	131	406	13	96	1	1	57	0	705
2021	127	375	10	104	1	1	52	0	670
2022	129	357	20	96	2	1	59	0	664
2023	118	359	21	95	1	1	56	1	652

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bennett Park Montessori School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	589	29.8	19.7	n/a
1990	567	30.6	18.5	n/a
1991	563	35.5	15.8	n/a
1992	581	36.5	15.9	n/a
1993	585	35.0	16.7	n/a
1994	573	35.0	16.4	47.6
1995	565	38.0	14.9	40.5
1996	565	38.0	14.9	40.5
1997	558	33.0	16.9	40.5
1998	568	31.0	18.3	47.2
1999	539	35.0	15.4	36.7
2000	530	34.0	15.6	63.5
2001	502	36.0	13.9	43.6
2002	555	40.0	13.9	60.5
2003	555	40.0	13.9	60.5
2004	603	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	480	36.9	13.0	72.7
2006	490	33.0	14.8	60.8
2007	515	33.0	15.6	63.1
2008	503	33.0	15.2	44.9
2009	507	36.0	14.1	60.9
2010	852	61.6	13.8	74.3
2011	851	55.5	15.3	71.1
2012	726	59.0	12.3	77.7
2013	680	60.8	11.1	61.8
2014	1197	102.0	11.7	46
2015	766	61.0	12.5	12
2016	759	58.0	13.0	63.5
2017	816	60.8	13.4	57.2
2018	750	60.0	12.4	66.4
2019	728	62.7	11.5	65.5
2020	705	71.0	9.9	68.9
2021	670	65.9	10.1	68.7
2022	664	78.3	8.4	63.3
2023	652	68.6	9.4	71.9

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 Bennett Park Montessori School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	589	29.8	19.7	n/a
1990	567	30.6	18.5	n/a
1991	563	35.5	15.8	n/a
1992	581	36.5	15.9	n/a
1993	585	35.0	16.7	n/a
1994	573	35.0	16.4	47.6
1995	565	38.0	14.9	40.5
1996	565	38.0	14.9	40.5
1997	558	33.0	16.9	40.5
1998	568	31.0	18.3	47.2
1999	539	35.0	15.4	36.7
2000	530	34.0	15.6	63.5
2001	502	36.0	13.9	43.6
2002	555	40.0	13.9	60.5
2003	555	40.0	13.9	60.5
2004	603	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	480	36.9	13.0	72.7
2006	490	33.0	14.8	60.8
2007	515	33.0	15.6	63.1
2008	503	33.0	15.2	44.9
2009	507	36.0	14.1	60.9
2010	852	61.6	13.8	74.3
2011	851	55.5	15.3	71.1
2012	726	59.0	12.3	77.7
2013	680	60.8	11.1	61.8
2014	1197	102.0	11.7	46
2015	766	61.0	12.5	12
2016	759	58.0	13.0	63.5
2017	816	60.8	13.4	57.2
2018	750	60.0	12.4	66.4
2019	728	62.7	11.5	65.5
2020	705	71.0	9.9	68.9
2021	670	65.9	10.1	68.7
2022	664	78.3	8.4	63.3
2023	652	68.6	9.4	71.9

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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