Is Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc a good school?

Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc ranks in the bottom 9.0% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc?

In the 2023-24 school year, 272 students attended Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc?

Students at Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc are 41% African American, 24% Hispanic, 16% White, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc attend?

Students who attend Ps 65 Roosevelt 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

Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc

Summary:

Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc is an elementary school in Buffalo, NY, serving 284 students in grades PK-4. The school is part of the Buffalo City School District, which is ranked 821 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc consistently underperforms the Buffalo City School District and the state of New York in English Language Arts and Math proficiency rates. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 9.09% of 3rd graders and 30.3% of 4th graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 21.61% and 25.5% for the district, and 42.6% and 47.05% for the state. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of New York elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, and in the bottom 30-40% for White and Multi-racial students. However, the school performs better for its Special Education students, ranking in the top 50% of New York elementary schools.

The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (87.68% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch) and the school's declining performance over the years suggest that Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc may face significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. Nearby schools in the Buffalo City School District, such as Pfc William J Grabiarz #79 and West Hertel Elementary School, also struggle with low academic performance and high percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. However, some schools outside the district, like Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School in the Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District, perform significantly better academically.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

249 Skillen St
Buffalo, NY 14207

(716) 816-3430

District: Buffalo City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2225^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,965

Students who attend Ps 65 Roosevelt 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: 10.6

Number of students: 272

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.8%

Hispanic:

23.9%

White:

16.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc ranks worse than 91% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 12^th among 37 ranked elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.65. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (40.8%), Hispanic (23.9%), White (16.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc is 10.6. 24 elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc employs 25.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc is $16,965, which is the 11^th highest among 37 elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc 2225^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 65 Roosevelt 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 Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc

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Rank History for all students at Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	9.29	2090^th	2206	5.3%
2007	19.60	1877^th	2219	15.4%
2008	21.05	1882^nd	2227	15.5%
2009	27.88	1853^rd	2257	17.9%
2010	18.59	1960^th	2263	13.4%
2011	17.33	1984^th	2286	13.2%
2012	17.10	2015^th	2320	13.1%
2013	22.89	1905^th	2325	18.1%
2014	16.46	2047^th	2345	12.7%
2015	18.62	1980^th	2352	15.8%
2016	17.85	2045^th	2366	13.6%
2017	20.95	1984^th	2386	16.8%
2018	21.38	2010^th	2395	16.1%
2019	20.43	1982^nd	2413	17.9%
2021	5.94	2131^st	2201	3.2%
2022	7.54	2369^th	2434	2.7%
2023	14.00	2215^th	2439	9.2%
2024	14.65	2225^th	2445	9.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	46.41	108^th	202	46.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.32	926^th	938	1.3%
2019	21.02	815^th	860	5.2%
2022	35.91	648^th	1027	36.9%
2023	28.38	816^th	1001	18.5%
2024	23.76	969^th	1066	9.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.41	369^th	1941	81.0%
2019	66.59	335^th	1859	82.0%
2023	50.42	771^st	2016	61.8%
2024	43.95	1014^th	2110	51.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	24.99	1696^th	2045	17.1%
2019	25.63	1602^nd	2032	21.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.17	1941^st	2338	17.0%
2019	20.80	1977^th	2357	16.1%
2021	5.40	1909^th	1955	2.4%
2022	8.20	2338^th	2401	2.6%
2023	12.36	2246^th	2403	6.5%
2024	11.05	2299^th	2413	4.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.52	1961^st	2340	16.2%
2019	28.07	1763^rd	2358	25.2%
2021	9.71	1854^th	1961	5.5%
2022	9.12	2310^th	2400	3.8%
2023	18.09	2091^st	2400	12.9%
2024	20.31	2060^th	2411	14.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.50	703^rd	948	25.8%
2019	26.18	697^th	891	21.8%
2022	7.99	933^rd	936	0.3%
2023	20.48	723^rd	857	15.6%
2024	15.59	866^th	927	6.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.58	636^th	1392	54.3%
2019	35.43	845^th	1315	35.7%
2022	9.69	1465^th	1503	2.5%
2023	19.71	1252^nd	1429	12.4%
2024	28.58	1165^th	1531	23.9%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.34	1226^th	1408	12.9%
2019	37.43	883^rd	1338	34.0%
2022	6.58	1359^th	1399	2.9%
2023	13.48	1220^th	1337	8.8%
2024	28.97	1041^st	1392	25.2%

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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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by a parent
Sunday, May 12, 2013

My daughter attended this school for 2 years. the first year was not a problem but the second year was hell for her me and my wife. This school is a joke and the way things are operated . My daughters teacher said she could not handle her class and had to "thin out the herd " so my daughter along with 3 or 4 other children where being sent home or suspended every other day for " acting childish " considering my daughters is 4 I do not understand that we pulled her out half way through the year and enrolled her in a much nicer school and have had no problems since thanks to the teacher and higher ups at 65 my daughter went from loving school and wanting to learn to just hating everything about it Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	151	188	3	10	2	n/a	n/a	0	354
1990	142	208	3	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	366
1991	157	209	2	21	2	n/a	n/a	0	391
1992	141	215	2	23	2	n/a	n/a	0	383
1993	146	217	1	28	2	n/a	n/a	0	394
1994	143	232	1	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	404
1995	134	221	1	27	5	n/a	n/a	0	388
1996	134	221	1	27	5	n/a	n/a	0	388
1997	162	211	2	41	8	n/a	n/a	0	424
1998	139	223	1	20	5	n/a	n/a	0	388
1999	118	268	1	18	3	n/a	n/a	0	408
2000	127	249	2	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	400
2001	256	90	3	60	14	n/a	n/a	0	423
2002	274	125	2	70	24	n/a	n/a	0	495
2003	274	125	2	70	24	n/a	n/a	0	495
2004	244	107	5	84	25	n/a	n/a	0	465
2005	248	100	6	81	16	n/a	n/a	0	451
2006	223	91	5	78	15	n/a	n/a	0	412
2007	191	81	6	96	14	n/a	n/a	0	388
2008	191	90	5	91	19	n/a	n/a	0	396
2009	174	87	7	96	15	n/a	n/a	1	380
2010	188	82	3	101	16	n/a	n/a	13	403
2011	156	82	1	91	17	0	22	0	369
2012	135	86	2	98	18	0	30	0	369
2013	120	100	3	81	12	0	21	0	337
2014	125	121	6	97	9	0	24	0	382
2015	123	116	11	96	11	0	27	0	384
2016	129	102	14	105	7	0	32	0	389
2017	108	108	19	103	4	1	47	0	390
2018	114	111	25	89	3	1	40	0	383
2019	104	97	32	85	0	0	31	0	349
2020	97	87	32	87	0	0	30	0	333
2021	78	71	36	83	0	0	29	0	297
2022	70	89	32	78	0	0	29	0	298
2023	55	94	34	78	1	0	22	0	284
2024	44	111	29	65	1	0	22	0	272

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 Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	354	26.9	13.1	n/a
1990	366	24.9	14.6	n/a
1991	391	27.9	14.0	n/a
1992	383	27.9	13.7	n/a
1993	394	31.0	12.7	n/a
1994	404	30.0	13.5	67.3
1995	388	23.0	16.9	75.8
1996	388	23.0	16.9	75.8
1997	424	23.1	18.4	63.4
1998	388	22.1	17.6	72.7
1999	408	23.1	17.7	78.2
2000	400	27.1	14.8	71.8
2001	423	23.1	18.3	83.5
2002	495	26.0	19.0	86.7
2003	495	26.0	19.0	86.7
2004	465	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	451	26.3	17.1	89.8
2006	412	25.0	16.5	90.8
2007	388	25.5	15.2	88.4
2008	396	24.4	16.2	82.6
2009	380	22.0	17.3	91.3
2010	403	24.0	16.7	87.2
2011	369	26.2	14.0	86.7
2012	369	29.0	12.7	82.9
2013	337	28.0	12.0	72.7
2014	382	31.0	12.3	44
2015	384	24.0	16.0	16.9
2016	389	28.0	13.8	69.2
2017	390	26.9	14.4	63.6
2018	383	21.0	18.2	67.9
2019	349	19.0	18.3	63.9
2020	333	26.0	12.8	82.9
2021	297	25.2	11.7	84.2
2022	298	27.2	10.9	65.4
2023	284	26.3	10.7	87.7
2024	272	25.5	10.6	89.3

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 Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	354	26.9	13.1	n/a
1990	366	24.9	14.6	n/a
1991	391	27.9	14.0	n/a
1992	383	27.9	13.7	n/a
1993	394	31.0	12.7	n/a
1994	404	30.0	13.5	67.3
1995	388	23.0	16.9	75.8
1996	388	23.0	16.9	75.8
1997	424	23.1	18.4	63.4
1998	388	22.1	17.6	72.7
1999	408	23.1	17.7	78.2
2000	400	27.1	14.8	71.8
2001	423	23.1	18.3	83.5
2002	495	26.0	19.0	86.7
2003	495	26.0	19.0	86.7
2004	465	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	451	26.3	17.1	89.8
2006	412	25.0	16.5	90.8
2007	388	25.5	15.2	88.4
2008	396	24.4	16.2	82.6
2009	380	22.0	17.3	91.3
2010	403	24.0	16.7	87.2
2011	369	26.2	14.0	86.7
2012	369	29.0	12.7	82.9
2013	337	28.0	12.0	72.7
2014	382	31.0	12.3	44
2015	384	24.0	16.0	16.9
2016	389	28.0	13.8	69.2
2017	390	26.9	14.4	63.6
2018	383	21.0	18.2	67.9
2019	349	19.0	18.3	63.9
2020	333	26.0	12.8	82.9
2021	297	25.2	11.7	84.2
2022	298	27.2	10.9	65.4
2023	284	26.3	10.7	87.7
2024	272	25.5	10.6	89.3

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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