Is Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center a good school?

Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center ranks in the bottom 12.3% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center?

In the 2022-23 school year, 586 students attended Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center.

What is the racial makeup of Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center?

Students at Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center are 61% African American, 16% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% Two or more races.

Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center

Summary:

Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in the Buffalo City School District, with a diverse student population of 586 students. Despite increased spending per student, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New York state, with significant academic challenges across different student subgroups.

The school's academic performance is significantly lower than the district and state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math well below the benchmarks. For example, in 3rd grade ELA, the school's proficiency rate was 30.95% compared to 26.55% for the district and 44.89% for the state. The school's performance also varies greatly across different student subgroups, with Asian and African American students performing better than Hispanic and White students. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 90.78% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Buffalo City School District, such as Marva J Daniel Futures Preparatory School, Community School #53, and Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy, also struggle with low academic performance and have similar demographic profiles to Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center, suggesting that the challenges faced by this school are not unique and may be systemic within the district. Despite the increased spending per student, there is no clear trend of consistent improvement in the school's academic performance over the years, indicating that more comprehensive and long-term interventions may be needed to address the underlying issues.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

1095 Jefferson Ave
Buffalo, NY 14208-2414

(716) 816-4180

District: Buffalo City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2139^th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,705

Student/teacher ratio: 8.7

Number of students: 586

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.4%

Asian:

15.5%

Hispanic:

8.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center ranks worse than 87.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 11^th among 37 ranked elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.41. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (61.4%), Asian (15.5%), Hispanic (8.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center is 8.7, which is the 4^th best among 37 elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District. (See more...)

Compare Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center employs 67.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center is $17,705, which is the 8^th highest among 37 elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center:

SchoolDigger ranks Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center 2139^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center 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 Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center

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Rank History for all students at Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	3.33	2176^th	2206	1.4%
2007	1.52	2208^th	2219	0.5%
2008	2.34	2199^th	2227	1.3%
2009	1.67	2238^th	2257	0.8%
2010	1.66	2258^th	2263	0.2%
2011	0.97	2282^nd	2286	0.2%
2012	2.04	2290^th	2320	1.3%
2013	5.99	2310^th	2325	0.6%
2014	8.99	2258^th	2345	3.7%
2015	13.41	2146^th	2352	8.8%
2016	8.96	2263^rd	2366	4.4%
2017	8.64	2294^th	2386	3.9%
2018	5.77	2352^nd	2395	1.8%
2019	8.12	2326^th	2413	3.6%
2021	1.99	2188^th	2201	0.6%
2022	10.71	2295^th	2434	5.7%
2023	16.41	2139^th	2439	12.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	22.98	229^th	289	20.8%
2023	11.37	218^th	223	2.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.62	925^th	938	1.4%
2019	51.10	310^th	860	64.0%
2022	40.29	562^nd	1027	45.3%
2023	42.45	511^th	1001	49.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.11	1610^th	1941	17.1%
2019	30.16	1339^th	1859	28.0%
2021	9.70	1043^rd	1044	0.1%
2022	32.19	1434^th	2031	29.4%
2023	39.44	1108^th	2016	45.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	9.23	2003^rd	2045	2.1%
2019	12.97	1949^th	2032	4.1%
2021	4.06	1675^th	1678	0.2%
2023	23.90	1679^th	2041	17.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	6.61	2298^th	2338	1.7%
2019	9.62	2263^rd	2357	4.0%
2021	1.97	1945^th	1955	0.5%
2022	12.87	2236^th	2401	6.9%
2023	20.78	2022^nd	2403	15.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	6.34	2311^th	2340	1.2%
2019	9.48	2267^th	2358	3.9%
2021	1.76	1957^th	1961	0.2%
2022	10.72	2276^th	2400	5.2%
2023	14.83	2178^th	2400	9.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	2.69	591^st	601	1.7%
2019	11.15	512^th	548	6.6%
2021	0.24	430^th	430	0.0%
2022	6.71	641^st	671	4.5%
2023	20.74	512^th	605	15.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	18.11	862^nd	948	9.1%
2019	19.21	793^rd	891	11.0%
2021	12.18	407^th	427	4.7%
2022	23.78	755^th	936	19.3%
2023	25.49	658^th	857	23.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.39	1341^st	1392	3.7%
2019	14.77	1232^nd	1315	6.3%
2022	16.71	1388^th	1503	7.7%
2023	46.06	725^th	1429	49.3%

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Rank History for White students at Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	4.68	1375^th	1399	1.7%
2023	10.09	1256^th	1337	6.1%

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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 Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1995	181	404	2	117	10	n/a	n/a	0	714
1996	181	404	2	117	10	n/a	n/a	0	714
1997	218	435	4	108	7	n/a	n/a	0	772
1998	237	469	14	118	9	n/a	n/a	0	847
1999	221	709	3	140	10	n/a	n/a	0	1083
2000	225	678	1	117	8	n/a	n/a	0	1029
2001	211	792	4	125	12	n/a	n/a	0	1144
2002	111	808	8	103	8	n/a	n/a	0	1038
2003	111	808	8	103	8	n/a	n/a	0	1038
2004	80	819	3	89	6	n/a	n/a	0	997
2005	51	747	2	57	8	n/a	n/a	0	865
2006	44	708	9	54	3	n/a	n/a	0	818
2007	51	720	5	60	5	n/a	n/a	0	841
2008	56	691	7	45	5	n/a	n/a	0	804
2009	55	693	23	40	4	n/a	n/a	0	815
2010	48	704	34	39	3	n/a	n/a	18	846
2011	47	703	44	50	4	0	25	0	873
2012	46	641	57	37	5	0	21	0	807
2013	44	623	71	46	6	0	24	0	814
2014	38	561	75	49	5	0	20	0	748
2015	36	579	83	59	4	0	21	0	782
2016	38	621	79	74	3	0	30	0	845
2017	42	616	80	77	1	0	32	0	848
2018	61	532	81	84	1	0	39	0	798
2019	56	478	81	71	1	0	44	0	731
2020	52	456	94	73	0	0	40	0	715
2021	52	370	85	66	0	3	35	0	611
2022	48	351	102	62	2	2	39	0	606
2023	46	360	91	52	1	0	36	0	586

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 Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	714	53.0	13.5	71.8
1996	714	53.0	13.5	71.8
1997	772	55.0	14.0	66.2
1998	847	54.0	15.7	68
1999	1083	59.1	18.3	74.5
2000	1029	71.1	14.5	85.2
2001	1144	75.1	15.2	79.7
2002	1038	69.0	15.0	86
2003	1038	69.0	15.0	86
2004	997	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	865	60.0	14.4	93.1
2006	818	57.0	14.4	89.6
2007	841	53.9	15.6	79.4
2008	804	61.0	13.2	84.7
2009	815	64.0	12.7	91.5
2010	846	58.5	14.4	96.1
2011	873	64.3	13.5	88.5
2012	807	56.4	14.3	95.5
2013	814	60.0	13.5	78.5
2014	748	59.5	12.5	n/a
2015	782	48.0	16.2	12.4
2016	845	55.0	15.3	80
2017	848	44.9	18.8	73.7
2018	798	56.0	14.2	75.7
2019	731	50.8	14.3	76.7
2020	715	57.0	12.5	87.1
2021	611	50.0	12.2	84.3
2022	606	67.9	8.9	68.2
2023	586	67.3	8.7	90.8

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 Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	714	53.0	13.5	71.8
1996	714	53.0	13.5	71.8
1997	772	55.0	14.0	66.2
1998	847	54.0	15.7	68
1999	1083	59.1	18.3	74.5
2000	1029	71.1	14.5	85.2
2001	1144	75.1	15.2	79.7
2002	1038	69.0	15.0	86
2003	1038	69.0	15.0	86
2004	997	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	865	60.0	14.4	93.1
2006	818	57.0	14.4	89.6
2007	841	53.9	15.6	79.4
2008	804	61.0	13.2	84.7
2009	815	64.0	12.7	91.5
2010	846	58.5	14.4	96.1
2011	873	64.3	13.5	88.5
2012	807	56.4	14.3	95.5
2013	814	60.0	13.5	78.5
2014	748	59.5	12.5	n/a
2015	782	48.0	16.2	12.4
2016	845	55.0	15.3	80
2017	848	44.9	18.8	73.7
2018	798	56.0	14.2	75.7
2019	731	50.8	14.3	76.7
2020	715	57.0	12.5	87.1
2021	611	50.0	12.2	84.3
2022	606	67.9	8.9	68.2
2023	586	67.3	8.7	90.8

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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