Is Dr George Blackman Ecc a good school?

Dr George Blackman Ecc ranks in the bottom 3.8% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Dr George Blackman Ecc?

In the 2023-24 school year, 345 students attended Dr George Blackman Ecc.

What is the racial makeup of Dr George Blackman Ecc?

Students at Dr George Blackman Ecc are 62% African American, 13% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 7% White, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Dr George Blackman Ecc attend?

Students who attend Dr George Blackman Ecc 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

Dr George Blackman Ecc

Summary:

Dr George Blackman Ecc is an elementary school in Buffalo, NY, serving 360 students in grades PK-4 as part of the Buffalo City School District. Unfortunately, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments.

Academically, only 18.37% of 3rd graders and 21.28% of 4th graders at Dr George Blackman Ecc were proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2023-2024, compared to state averages of 42.6% and 47.05%. In math, the proficiency rates were even lower, with just 12% of 3rd graders and 26.53% of 4th graders meeting or exceeding standards, versus state averages of 53.93% and 58.03%. The school's struggles are likely exacerbated by the high proportion of economically disadvantaged students it serves, with 86.11% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While nearby PS 81, Dr Lydia T Wright School Of Excellence, and PS 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy also serve high-poverty student populations, they generally perform better than Dr George Blackman Ecc on state assessments. The outlier is North Park Community School #50, which has consistently ranked in the top 25-30% of New York elementary schools despite serving a lower-poverty student body. This suggests that with the right resources and strategies, it may be possible to improve outcomes for students at Dr George Blackman Ecc and other schools in the Buffalo City School District.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

2358 Main St
Buffalo, NY 14214

(716) 816-3340

District: Buffalo City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2352^nd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,870

Students who attend Dr George Blackman Ecc 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: 9.3

Number of students: 345

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.3%

Hispanic:

12.8%

Asian:

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dr George Blackman Ecc ranks worse than 96.2% 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 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.87. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (62.3%), Hispanic (12.8%), Asian (11.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 88.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dr George Blackman Ecc is 9.3, which is the 9^th best among 37 elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District. (See more...)

Compare Dr George Blackman Ecc employs 36.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dr George Blackman Ecc is $19,870, which is the 3^rd highest among 37 elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dr George Blackman Ecc:

SchoolDigger ranks Dr George Blackman Ecc 2352^nd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Dr George Blackman Ecc 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 Dr George Blackman Ecc

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Rank History for all students at Dr George Blackman Ecc

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	13.33	1997^th	2206	9.5%
2007	8.89	2077^th	2219	6.4%
2008	9.31	2101^st	2227	5.7%
2009	4.71	2211^th	2257	2.0%
2010	6.03	2197^th	2263	2.9%
2011	8.90	2155^th	2286	5.7%
2012	5.63	2239^th	2320	3.5%
2013	13.94	2123^rd	2325	8.7%
2014	23.31	1894^th	2345	19.2%
2015	21.64	1896^th	2352	19.4%
2016	16.25	2089^th	2366	11.7%
2017	31.40	1683^rd	2386	29.5%
2018	23.25	1956^th	2395	18.3%
2019	18.64	2034^th	2413	15.7%
2021	4.00	2159^th	2201	1.9%
2022	7.08	2377^th	2434	2.3%
2023	8.00	2361^st	2439	3.2%
2024	8.87	2352^nd	2445	3.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Dr George Blackman Ecc

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	38.80	125^th	202	38.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Dr George Blackman Ecc

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.18	707^th	1941	63.6%
2019	22.54	1662^nd	1859	10.6%
2022	16.22	2014^th	2031	0.8%
2023	23.88	1697^th	2016	15.8%
2024	21.45	1905^th	2110	9.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dr George Blackman Ecc

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.17	1557^th	2045	23.9%
2019	25.17	1626^th	2032	20.0%
2022	10.13	2043^rd	2099	2.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Dr George Blackman Ecc

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.61	1897^th	2338	18.9%
2019	27.81	1775^th	2357	24.7%
2022	8.53	2335^th	2401	2.7%
2023	8.16	2332^nd	2403	3.0%
2024	10.69	2307^th	2413	4.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Dr George Blackman Ecc

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.33	1807^th	2340	22.8%
2019	15.65	2110^th	2358	10.5%
2022	7.87	2336^th	2400	2.7%
2023	9.77	2302^nd	2400	4.1%
2024	8.97	2323^rd	2411	3.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Dr George Blackman Ecc

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.57	590^th	948	37.8%
2019	33.89	584^th	891	34.5%
2022	15.08	880^th	936	6.0%
2023	18.27	747^th	857	12.8%
2024	25.02	746^th	927	19.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dr George Blackman Ecc

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	27.83	997^th	1315	24.2%
2022	12.66	1436^th	1503	4.5%
2023	7.54	1404^th	1429	1.7%
2024	11.16	1482^nd	1531	3.2%

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Rank History for White students at Dr George Blackman Ecc

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	9.35	1334^th	1399	4.6%

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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 Dr George Blackman Ecc

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	371	338	5	13	5	n/a	n/a	0	732
1990	355	378	4	11	4	n/a	n/a	0	752
1991	262	283	2	10	1	n/a	n/a	146	704
1992	344	371	5	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	742
1993	329	374	0	13	5	n/a	n/a	0	721
1994	305	363	5	15	5	n/a	n/a	0	693
1995	270	367	4	18	5	n/a	n/a	0	664
1996	270	367	4	18	5	n/a	n/a	0	664
1997	256	384	8	22	2	n/a	n/a	0	672
1998	219	376	3	20	4	n/a	n/a	0	622
1999	219	361	6	17	3	n/a	n/a	0	606
2000	195	344	7	22	2	n/a	n/a	3	573
2001	200	355	6	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
2002	157	360	7	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	551
2003	157	360	7	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	551
2004	148	299	4	31	4	n/a	n/a	0	486
2005	140	358	3	42	2	n/a	n/a	0	545
2006	151	373	4	38	4	n/a	n/a	0	570
2007	131	357	0	33	3	n/a	n/a	0	524
2008	116	350	0	31	3	n/a	n/a	0	500
2009	98	380	3	37	2	n/a	n/a	0	520
2010	68	385	2	26	3	n/a	n/a	13	497
2011	62	381	3	20	6	0	11	0	483
2012	71	357	2	28	7	2	15	0	482
2013	66	392	5	34	3	2	22	0	524
2014	65	394	7	30	4	0	27	0	527
2015	48	371	7	39	4	0	24	0	493
2016	47	335	8	51	3	0	26	0	470
2017	47	338	15	52	2	0	32	0	486
2018	43	318	27	57	2	0	29	0	476
2019	46	302	27	60	1	0	31	0	467
2020	46	300	38	45	0	0	25	0	454
2021	42	251	42	39	0	0	22	0	396
2022	30	259	51	41	1	0	25	0	407
2023	21	231	45	40	0	0	23	0	360
2024	23	215	40	44	3	0	20	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 Dr George Blackman Ecc

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	732	31.6	23.1	n/a
1990	752	32.6	23.0	n/a
1991	704	30.6	23.0	n/a
1992	742	34.6	21.4	n/a
1993	721	35.5	20.3	n/a
1994	693	36.5	19.0	43.6
1995	664	34.0	19.5	51.1
1996	664	34.0	19.5	51.1
1997	672	32.0	21.0	47.5
1998	622	30.5	20.4	47.9
1999	606	31.0	19.5	46.7
2000	573	32.0	17.9	74
2001	573	34.0	16.9	67.4
2002	551	31.0	17.8	60.4
2003	551	31.0	17.8	60.4
2004	486	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	545	36.6	14.9	69.2
2006	570	33.0	17.3	63.9
2007	524	33.0	15.9	65.3
2008	500	34.0	14.7	83.6
2009	520	34.0	15.3	80.4
2010	497	37.0	13.4	82.6
2011	483	32.3	14.9	80.7
2012	482	33.0	14.5	83.2
2013	524	35.0	14.9	67
2014	527	34.0	15.5	n/a
2015	493	24.0	20.5	18.5
2016	470	30.0	15.6	68.9
2017	486	36.0	13.5	67.7
2018	476	36.0	13.2	66.4
2019	467	33.3	14.0	69.6
2020	454	40.0	11.3	78.4
2021	396	33.2	11.9	79.3
2022	407	41.6	9.7	61.4
2023	360	41.0	8.7	86.1
2024	345	36.9	9.3	88.7

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 Dr George Blackman Ecc

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	732	31.6	23.1	n/a
1990	752	32.6	23.0	n/a
1991	704	30.6	23.0	n/a
1992	742	34.6	21.4	n/a
1993	721	35.5	20.3	n/a
1994	693	36.5	19.0	43.6
1995	664	34.0	19.5	51.1
1996	664	34.0	19.5	51.1
1997	672	32.0	21.0	47.5
1998	622	30.5	20.4	47.9
1999	606	31.0	19.5	46.7
2000	573	32.0	17.9	74
2001	573	34.0	16.9	67.4
2002	551	31.0	17.8	60.4
2003	551	31.0	17.8	60.4
2004	486	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	545	36.6	14.9	69.2
2006	570	33.0	17.3	63.9
2007	524	33.0	15.9	65.3
2008	500	34.0	14.7	83.6
2009	520	34.0	15.3	80.4
2010	497	37.0	13.4	82.6
2011	483	32.3	14.9	80.7
2012	482	33.0	14.5	83.2
2013	524	35.0	14.9	67
2014	527	34.0	15.5	n/a
2015	493	24.0	20.5	18.5
2016	470	30.0	15.6	68.9
2017	486	36.0	13.5	67.7
2018	476	36.0	13.2	66.4
2019	467	33.3	14.0	69.6
2020	454	40.0	11.3	78.4
2021	396	33.2	11.9	79.3
2022	407	41.6	9.7	61.4
2023	360	41.0	8.7	86.1
2024	345	36.9	9.3	88.7

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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