Is Pfc William J Grabiarz #79 a good school?

Pfc William J Grabiarz #79 ranks in the bottom 5.8% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Pfc William J Grabiarz #79?

In the 2022-23 school year, 538 students attended Pfc William J Grabiarz #79.

What is the racial makeup of Pfc William J Grabiarz #79?

Students at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79 are 38% African American, 28% Hispanic, 14% White, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Pfc William J Grabiarz #79 attend?

Students who attend Pfc William J Grabiarz #79 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

Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

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Pfc William J Grabiarz #79 is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Buffalo, NY, part of the Buffalo City School District. With 538 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools, struggling with significantly lower proficiency rates on state assessments compared to the district and state averages.

The school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was just 18.92% in 2023-2024, far below the district's 21.61% and the state's 42.6%. Math proficiency is also a challenge, with 8th grade math at only 2.7% compared to 12.91% for the district and 40.72% for the state. The school's performance across student subgroups, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students, ranks in the bottom 30% of New York elementary schools. However, the school's English Language Learner and Special Education student performance is slightly better, ranking in the 60-70th percentile.

Pfc William J Grabiarz #79's struggles are compounded by its extremely high rates of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from 77.88% to 88.85% over the past few years. This is significantly higher than the state average, suggesting the school faces significant challenges in providing the necessary resources and support for its high-needs population. When compared to nearby higher-performing schools like Ps 64 Frederick Law Olmsted and Charles A Lindbergh Elementary, Pfc William J Grabiarz #79's performance is starkly lower, indicating a need for substantial interventions to address the root causes of its struggles.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

225 Lawn Ave
Buffalo, NY 14207

(716) 816-4040

District: Buffalo City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2303^rd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,239

Students who attend Pfc William J Grabiarz #79 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: 11.1

Number of students: 538

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.3%

Hispanic:

28.4%

White:

14.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pfc William J Grabiarz #79 ranks worse than 94.2% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 15^th among 37 ranked elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.6. (See more...)

Compare Details Pfc William J Grabiarz #79 ranks worse than 97.9% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.46. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79 is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (38.3%), Hispanic (28.4%), White (14.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 88.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79 is 11.1. 24 elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Pfc William J Grabiarz #79 employs 48.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79 is $14,239. 22 elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pfc William J Grabiarz #79:

SchoolDigger ranks Pfc William J Grabiarz #79 2303^rd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Pfc William J Grabiarz #79 in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Pfc William J Grabiarz #79 1473^rd of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Pfc William J Grabiarz #79 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 all elementary school students at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	2.03	2190^th	2206	0.7%
2007	1.80	2204^th	2219	0.7%
2008	2.14	2200^th	2227	1.2%
2009	16.02	2040^th	2257	9.6%
2010	6.96	2177^th	2263	3.8%
2011	6.87	2195^th	2286	4.0%
2012	11.63	2128^th	2320	8.3%
2013	46.18	1219^th	2325	47.6%
2014	51.43	1145^th	2345	51.2%
2015	60.73	873^rd	2352	62.9%
2016	56.69	995^th	2366	57.9%
2017	48.54	1207^th	2386	49.4%
2018	18.78	2074^th	2395	13.4%
2019	20.54	1980^th	2413	17.9%
2021	6.84	2111^th	2201	4.1%
2022	10.64	2297^th	2434	5.6%
2023	9.36	2341^st	2439	4.0%
2024	11.60	2303^rd	2445	5.8%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.05	852^nd	938	9.2%
2019	25.03	769^th	860	10.6%
2022	32.68	708^th	1027	31.1%
2023	33.67	693^rd	1001	30.8%
2024	37.35	658^th	1066	38.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.47	1277^th	1941	34.2%
2019	37.63	1043^rd	1859	43.9%
2022	27.88	1634^th	2031	19.5%
2023	24.10	1686^th	2016	16.4%
2024	34.09	1377^th	2110	34.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.51	1815^th	2045	11.2%
2019	24.35	1646^th	2032	19.0%
2022	12.68	2010^th	2099	4.2%
2023	11.67	1968^th	2041	3.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	33.48	521^st	766	32.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.76	2000^th	2338	14.5%
2019	21.75	1959^th	2357	16.9%
2022	15.40	2176^th	2401	9.4%
2023	9.10	2317^th	2403	3.6%
2024	11.83	2290^th	2413	5.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.91	1998^th	2340	14.6%
2019	21.09	1945^th	2358	17.5%
2022	9.43	2308^th	2400	3.8%
2023	12.01	2261^st	2400	5.8%
2024	14.66	2206^th	2411	8.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	10.07	518^th	548	5.5%
2023	11.12	554^th	605	8.4%
2024	3.52	655^th	662	1.1%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.17	705^th	948	25.6%
2019	26.57	687^th	891	22.9%
2022	15.84	868^th	936	7.3%
2023	13.87	798^th	857	6.9%
2024	24.01	758^th	927	18.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.10	1179^th	1392	15.3%
2019	31.41	918^th	1315	30.2%
2022	21.99	1303^rd	1503	13.3%
2023	17.91	1282^nd	1429	10.3%
2024	21.07	1336^th	1531	12.7%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.09	1192^nd	1408	15.3%
2019	27.08	1055^th	1338	21.2%
2022	17.20	1240^th	1399	11.4%
2023	11.85	1236^th	1337	7.6%
2024	9.33	1322^nd	1392	5.0%

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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 Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	5.76	1042^nd	1095	4.8%
2007	4.82	1073^rd	1123	4.5%
2008	2.87	1155^th	1185	2.5%
2009	16.16	1058^th	1224	13.6%
2010	9.00	1140^th	1243	8.3%
2011	12.61	1138^th	1295	12.1%
2012	11.77	1185^th	1337	11.4%
2013	20.66	1104^th	1373	19.6%
2014	29.39	1009^th	1401	28.0%
2015	39.84	846^th	1407	39.9%
2016	35.82	936^th	1429	34.5%
2017	44.90	793^rd	1455	45.5%
2018	19.16	1228^th	1438	14.6%
2019	16.07	1289^th	1439	10.4%
2022	9.73	1425^th	1479	3.7%
2023	7.26	1462^nd	1500	2.5%
2024	6.46	1473^rd	1504	2.1%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.97	455^th	503	9.5%
2019	33.70	333^rd	473	29.6%
2022	30.12	468^th	581	19.4%
2023	35.78	383^rd	591	35.2%
2024	40.67	333^rd	615	45.9%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.76	728^th	1170	37.8%
2019	35.52	722^nd	1139	36.6%
2022	26.83	1084^th	1283	15.5%
2023	21.21	1202^nd	1307	8.0%
2024	22.96	1159^th	1303	11.1%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.30	1080^th	1245	13.3%
2019	20.72	1093^rd	1241	11.9%
2022	13.67	1240^th	1306	5.1%
2023	8.20	1270^th	1288	1.4%
2024	8.02	1277^th	1296	1.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.68	1155^th	1353	14.6%
2019	17.96	1212^th	1370	11.5%
2022	16.21	1315^th	1454	9.6%
2023	9.30	1410^th	1463	3.6%
2024	8.51	1416^th	1465	3.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.88	1184^th	1352	12.4%
2019	18.98	1185^th	1366	13.3%
2022	8.67	1423^rd	1455	2.2%
2023	8.31	1431^st	1464	2.3%
2024	6.67	1444^th	1464	1.4%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	0.75	388^th	388	0.0%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.13	506^th	663	23.7%
2019	21.47	564^th	653	13.6%
2022	16.95	641^st	706	9.2%
2023	13.37	658^th	696	5.5%
2024	11.93	679^th	705	3.7%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.27	710^th	810	12.3%
2019	22.46	698^th	826	15.5%
2022	9.46	896^th	914	2.0%
2023	13.69	893^rd	943	5.3%
2024	13.51	904^th	953	5.1%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.08	623^rd	763	18.3%
2019	23.66	586^th	716	18.2%
2022	20.38	645^th	748	13.8%
2023	9.43	746^th	772	3.4%
2024	7.98	756^th	778	2.8%

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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 Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2000	0	15	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	15
2001	290	409	2	78	31	n/a	n/a	0	810
2002	273	468	5	83	26	n/a	n/a	0	855
2003	273	468	5	83	26	n/a	n/a	0	855
2004	249	456	4	78	29	n/a	n/a	0	816
2005	256	438	4	92	16	n/a	n/a	0	806
2006	212	444	7	118	22	n/a	n/a	0	803
2007	181	403	5	112	24	n/a	n/a	0	725
2008	138	415	8	115	17	n/a	n/a	0	693
2009	127	320	7	81	15	n/a	n/a	0	550
2010	129	300	7	69	8	n/a	n/a	3	516
2011	91	208	5	56	7	0	2	0	369
2012	157	311	6	124	10	0	21	0	629
2013	151	220	10	125	10	0	27	0	543
2014	128	206	15	131	10	0	31	0	521
2015	116	210	19	137	9	0	40	0	531
2016	108	242	30	145	8	0	39	0	572
2017	105	214	39	148	5	0	33	0	544
2018	116	218	53	159	6	0	41	0	593
2019	115	233	67	175	4	0	37	0	631
2020	104	267	67	182	5	0	33	0	658
2021	88	231	63	168	5	0	35	0	590
2022	85	209	66	158	3	0	35	0	556
2023	76	206	66	153	4	0	33	0	538

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

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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 Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	15	3.0	5.0	80
2001	810	60.0	13.5	95.3
2002	855	62.5	13.7	90.4
2003	855	62.5	13.7	90.4
2004	816	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	806	59.0	13.7	92.9
2006	803	59.0	13.6	94.1
2007	725	60.4	12.0	91.6
2008	693	60.7	11.4	94.4
2009	550	58.0	9.5	96.4
2010	516	58.8	8.7	99.2
2011	369	38.6	9.5	95.9
2012	629	53.6	11.7	94.3
2013	543	49.8	10.9	87.1
2014	521	47.0	11.0	56.6
2015	531	39.0	13.6	15.3
2016	572	38.0	15.0	76
2017	544	45.9	11.8	65.8
2018	593	49.0	12.0	80.1
2019	631	49.0	12.8	76.9
2020	658	54.0	12.1	86
2021	590	51.5	11.4	84.1
2022	556	53.1	10.4	77.9
2023	538	48.2	11.1	88.8

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 Pfc William J Grabiarz #79

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	15	3.0	5.0	80
2001	810	60.0	13.5	95.3
2002	855	62.5	13.7	90.4
2003	855	62.5	13.7	90.4
2004	816	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	806	59.0	13.7	92.9
2006	803	59.0	13.6	94.1
2007	725	60.4	12.0	91.6
2008	693	60.7	11.4	94.4
2009	550	58.0	9.5	96.4
2010	516	58.8	8.7	99.2
2011	369	38.6	9.5	95.9
2012	629	53.6	11.7	94.3
2013	543	49.8	10.9	87.1
2014	521	47.0	11.0	56.6
2015	531	39.0	13.6	15.3
2016	572	38.0	15.0	76
2017	544	45.9	11.8	65.8
2018	593	49.0	12.0	80.1
2019	631	49.0	12.8	76.9
2020	658	54.0	12.1	86
2021	590	51.5	11.4	84.1
2022	556	53.1	10.4	77.9
2023	538	48.2	11.1	88.8

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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