Is Native American Magnet a good school?

Native American Magnet ranks in the bottom 14.6% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Native American Magnet?

In the 2022-23 school year, 345 students attended Native American Magnet.

What is the racial makeup of Native American Magnet?

Students at Native American Magnet are 43% African American, 18% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 14% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% American Indian.

Native American Magnet

Summary:

Native American Magnet is an elementary school in the Buffalo City School District, serving grades PK-8 with 345 students. Located in Buffalo, NY, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Native American Magnet consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on state assessments for English Language Arts and Math. For example, in 2023-2024, only 33.33% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to 42.6% statewide, and 56.67% were proficient in Math compared to 53.93% statewide. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools for White, Hispanic, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. However, it performs better for African American and English Language Learner students, ranking in the top 50% of schools in those categories.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($17,785 in 2022-2023) compared to the district average, Native American Magnet's academic performance does not reflect this higher investment. Interestingly, several higher-performing charter schools, such as Elmwood Village Charter School Days Park and West Buffalo Charter School, are located within 2 miles of the school and significantly outperform Native American Magnet on state assessments, despite serving similar demographics. This suggests that the school may have an opportunity to learn from the success of these nearby charter schools and apply effective strategies to improve its own performance.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

97 W Delavan Ave
Buffalo, NY 14213-1339

(716) 816-3180

District: Buffalo City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2087^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,785

Student/teacher ratio: 9.9

Number of students: 345

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.5%

Asian:

17.7%

Hispanic:

15.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Native American Magnet ranks worse than 85.4% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 6^th among 37 ranked elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.17. (See more...)

Compare Details Native American Magnet ranks worse than 94.7% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.02. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Native American Magnet is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (43.5%), Asian (17.7%), Hispanic (15.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Native American Magnet is 9.9, which is the 15^th best among 37 elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District. (See more...)

Compare Native American Magnet employs 34.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Native American Magnet is $17,785, which is the 7^th highest among 37 elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Native American Magnet:

SchoolDigger ranks Native American Magnet 2087^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Native American Magnet in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Native American Magnet 1425^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Native American Magnet 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 Native American Magnet

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Native American Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	7.52	2124^th	2206	3.7%
2007	7.65	2101^st	2219	5.3%
2008	4.12	2179^th	2227	2.2%
2009	17.90	2002^nd	2257	11.3%
2010	17.04	1996^th	2263	11.8%
2011	23.45	1863^rd	2286	18.5%
2012	23.55	1892^nd	2320	18.4%
2013	11.61	2196^th	2325	5.5%
2014	15.42	2081^st	2345	11.3%
2015	15.58	2076^th	2352	11.7%
2016	13.16	2162^nd	2366	8.6%
2017	21.57	1961^st	2386	17.8%
2018	16.21	2115^th	2395	11.7%
2019	18.28	2049^th	2413	15.1%
2021	40.63	1346^th	2201	38.8%
2022	16.01	2158^th	2434	11.3%
2023	22.43	1972^nd	2439	19.1%
2024	19.17	2087^th	2445	14.6%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Native American Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.67	662^nd	938	29.4%
2019	28.85	705^th	860	18.0%
2022	42.80	495^th	1027	51.8%
2023	43.94	484^th	1001	51.6%
2024	46.36	455^th	1066	57.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Native American Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.51	1225^th	1941	36.9%
2019	28.70	1407^th	1859	24.3%
2022	41.09	1069^th	2031	47.4%
2023	67.96	422^nd	2016	79.1%
2024	52.99	726^th	2110	65.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Native American Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	16.88	1909^th	2078	8.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Native American Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.85	2023^rd	2338	13.5%
2019	20.66	1981^st	2357	16.0%
2022	12.60	2248^th	2401	6.4%
2023	21.04	2011^th	2403	16.3%
2024	20.02	2065^th	2413	14.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Native American Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.44	2101^st	2340	10.2%
2019	20.36	1966^th	2358	16.6%
2022	23.09	1958^th	2400	18.4%
2023	26.77	1825^th	2400	24.0%
2024	20.72	2045^th	2411	15.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Native American Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.19	538^th	601	10.5%
2019	15.09	503^rd	548	8.2%
2022	16.85	593^rd	671	11.6%
2023	14.02	538^th	605	11.1%
2024	27.68	520^th	662	21.5%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Native American Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.32	803^rd	948	15.3%
2019	20.14	775^th	891	13.0%
2022	36.64	589^th	936	37.1%
2023	37.09	528^th	857	38.4%
2024	33.79	619^th	927	33.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Native American Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.41	1238^th	1392	11.1%
2019	26.72	1017^th	1315	22.7%
2022	38.92	926^th	1503	38.4%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Native American Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	3.27	1387^th	1408	1.5%
2022	0.68	1398^th	1399	0.1%
2024	9.85	1315^th	1392	5.5%

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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 Native American Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	11.68	969^th	1095	11.5%
2007	16.80	941^st	1123	16.2%
2008	14.02	1028^th	1185	13.2%
2009	24.90	981^st	1224	19.9%
2010	16.56	1034^th	1243	16.8%
2011	13.79	1127^th	1295	13.0%
2012	17.54	1119^th	1337	16.3%
2013	15.57	1191^st	1373	13.3%
2014	18.57	1175^th	1401	16.1%
2015	13.14	1294^th	1407	8.0%
2016	22.44	1153^rd	1429	19.3%
2017	24.90	1147^th	1455	21.2%
2018	12.83	1341^st	1438	6.7%
2019	12.72	1342^nd	1439	6.7%
2022	10.70	1413^th	1479	4.5%
2023	10.45	1429^th	1500	4.7%
2024	11.02	1425^th	1504	5.3%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Native American Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.73	364^th	503	27.6%
2019	22.50	469^th	473	0.8%
2022	34.69	387^th	581	33.4%
2023	39.99	304^th	591	48.6%
2024	24.28	575^th	615	6.5%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Native American Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.93	940^th	1170	19.7%
2019	23.08	1068^th	1139	6.2%
2022	32.27	938^th	1283	26.9%
2023	34.28	874^th	1307	33.1%
2024	15.85	1277^th	1303	2.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Native American Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	17.75	1148^th	1241	7.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Native American Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	12.14	1280^th	1353	5.4%
2019	14.49	1261^st	1370	8.0%
2022	11.87	1370^th	1454	5.8%
2023	11.33	1383^rd	1463	5.5%
2024	10.31	1398^th	1465	4.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Native American Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	14.91	1260^th	1352	6.8%
2019	12.05	1305^th	1366	4.5%
2022	13.47	1366^th	1455	6.1%
2023	11.35	1392^nd	1464	4.9%
2024	14.32	1363^rd	1464	6.9%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Native American Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	6.83	356^th	374	4.8%
2019	9.70	350^th	369	5.1%
2022	15.10	342^nd	381	10.2%
2023	8.83	363^rd	388	6.4%
2024	10.24	369^th	396	6.8%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Native American Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	17.78	609^th	663	8.1%
2019	16.56	613^th	653	6.1%
2022	17.86	633^rd	706	10.3%
2023	14.68	643^rd	696	7.6%
2024	19.50	618^th	705	12.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Native American Magnet

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	12.80	780^th	810	3.7%
2019	16.71	754^th	826	8.7%
2022	20.58	806^th	914	11.8%
2023	27.36	741^st	943	21.4%
2024	40.89	561^st	953	41.1%

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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 Native American Magnet

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	266	128	5	69	177	n/a	n/a	0	645
1990	265	111	4	66	172	n/a	n/a	0	618
1991	233	105	3	82	172	n/a	n/a	0	595
1992	223	91	4	94	206	n/a	n/a	0	618
1993	195	94	5	87	220	n/a	n/a	0	601
1994	191	120	0	103	228	n/a	n/a	0	642
1995	165	122	4	108	200	n/a	n/a	0	599
1996	165	122	4	108	200	n/a	n/a	0	599
1997	148	142	6	84	187	n/a	n/a	0	567
1998	158	171	3	94	190	n/a	n/a	0	616
1999	150	166	6	98	181	n/a	n/a	0	601
2000	140	179	4	101	178	n/a	n/a	0	602
2001	151	173	8	88	155	n/a	n/a	0	575
2002	116	189	12	113	139	n/a	n/a	0	569
2003	116	189	12	113	139	n/a	n/a	0	569
2004	103	163	9	105	124	n/a	n/a	0	504
2005	104	191	16	93	116	n/a	n/a	0	520
2006	86	199	20	96	111	n/a	n/a	0	512
2007	63	173	19	92	110	n/a	n/a	0	457
2008	49	164	27	91	92	n/a	n/a	0	423
2009	39	134	29	73	111	n/a	n/a	1	387
2010	39	162	62	68	101	n/a	n/a	5	437
2011	29	171	70	68	91	0	9	0	438
2012	44	182	99	88	85	0	10	0	508
2013	44	194	108	88	82	0	8	0	524
2014	46	200	128	73	83	0	8	0	538
2015	49	230	151	79	73	0	10	0	592
2016	33	180	136	58	65	0	13	0	485
2017	45	182	117	68	61	0	20	0	493
2018	47	191	109	73	45	1	22	0	488
2019	42	180	88	67	35	1	23	0	436
2020	41	154	86	73	30	0	18	0	402
2021	40	150	81	63	26	0	16	0	376
2022	43	146	78	62	24	0	18	0	371
2023	48	150	61	52	16	1	17	0	345

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 Native American Magnet

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	645	38.2	16.8	n/a
1990	618	39.2	15.7	n/a
1991	595	38.9	15.2	n/a
1992	618	43.9	14.0	n/a
1993	601	42.0	14.3	n/a
1994	642	40.0	16.0	89.9
1995	599	39.5	15.2	90.3
1996	599	39.5	15.2	90.3
1997	567	38.0	14.9	88.2
1998	616	39.0	15.8	84.4
1999	601	39.1	15.4	75.9
2000	602	38.1	15.8	99.5
2001	575	37.1	15.5	93
2002	569	40.0	14.2	92.6
2003	569	40.0	14.2	92.6
2004	504	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	520	35.0	14.9	91.7
2006	512	38.0	13.5	91
2007	457	39.0	11.7	87.7
2008	423	43.0	9.8	76.8
2009	387	42.0	9.2	95.1
2010	437	42.0	10.4	93.1
2011	438	41.8	10.4	97.5
2012	508	40.9	12.4	96.1
2013	524	42.7	12.2	85.1
2014	538	42.8	12.5	n/a
2015	592	38.0	15.5	8.6
2016	485	41.0	11.8	83.9
2017	493	36.8	13.3	72.4
2018	488	39.0	12.5	84.4
2019	436	38.0	11.4	83.5
2020	402	45.0	8.9	88.3
2021	376	38.2	9.8	89.1
2022	371	42.3	8.7	78.2
2023	345	34.6	9.9	91

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 Native American Magnet

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	645	38.2	16.8	n/a
1990	618	39.2	15.7	n/a
1991	595	38.9	15.2	n/a
1992	618	43.9	14.0	n/a
1993	601	42.0	14.3	n/a
1994	642	40.0	16.0	89.9
1995	599	39.5	15.2	90.3
1996	599	39.5	15.2	90.3
1997	567	38.0	14.9	88.2
1998	616	39.0	15.8	84.4
1999	601	39.1	15.4	75.9
2000	602	38.1	15.8	99.5
2001	575	37.1	15.5	93
2002	569	40.0	14.2	92.6
2003	569	40.0	14.2	92.6
2004	504	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	520	35.0	14.9	91.7
2006	512	38.0	13.5	91
2007	457	39.0	11.7	87.7
2008	423	43.0	9.8	76.8
2009	387	42.0	9.2	95.1
2010	437	42.0	10.4	93.1
2011	438	41.8	10.4	97.5
2012	508	40.9	12.4	96.1
2013	524	42.7	12.2	85.1
2014	538	42.8	12.5	n/a
2015	592	38.0	15.5	8.6
2016	485	41.0	11.8	83.9
2017	493	36.8	13.3	72.4
2018	488	39.0	12.5	84.4
2019	436	38.0	11.4	83.5
2020	402	45.0	8.9	88.3
2021	376	38.2	9.8	89.1
2022	371	42.3	8.7	78.2
2023	345	34.6	9.9	91

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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