Is Frank A Sedita School #30 a good school?

Frank A Sedita School #30 ranks in the bottom 1.3% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Frank A Sedita School #30?

In the 2023-24 school year, 604 students attended Frank A Sedita School #30.

What is the racial makeup of Frank A Sedita School #30?

Students at Frank A Sedita School #30 are 72% Hispanic, 15% African American, 7% Asian, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Frank A Sedita School #30 attend?

Students who attend Frank A Sedita School #30 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

Frank A Sedita School #30

Summary:

Frank A Sedita School #30 is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Buffalo City School District, with 672 students. Despite spending more per student than the district average, this school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, indicating significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

The school's academic performance is a major concern, with proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science that are 10-30 percentage points lower than the district and state averages. This underperformance is especially pronounced for vulnerable student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students, whose rankings are in the bottom 30-40% of New York elementary schools. Additionally, the school serves a highly disadvantaged population, with 84-95% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the nearby Waterfront Elementary School and Dr. A. Pantoja Community School perform slightly better than Frank A Sedita School #30, they too struggle with low proficiency rates and rankings, suggesting that the challenges facing this school are reflective of broader issues within the Buffalo City School District. Addressing the root causes of the school's persistent underperformance will require a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to improve the quality of education for all students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

21 Lowell Pl
Buffalo, NY 14213

(716) 816-3220

District: Buffalo City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2412^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,360

Students who attend Frank A Sedita School #30 usually attend:

High:	Buffalo Academy For The Visual & Performing Arts
	Hutchinson Central Technical High School
	International Preparatory School (The)
	Leonardo Da Vinci High School
	More...
	Math Science Technology Preparatory School At 197
	Middle Early College High School
	South Park High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.5

Number of students: 604

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.0%

African American:

15.2%

Asian:

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.2%

See top rated New York elementary schools

Compare Frank A Sedita School #30 to nearby elementary schools!

Performance Trends

Compare Details Frank A Sedita School #30 ranks worse than 98.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 30^th among 37 ranked elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 5.91. (See more...)

Compare Details Frank A Sedita School #30 ranks worse than 98.4% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 5.59. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (72%), African American (15.2%), Asian (6.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Compare Details (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Frank A Sedita School #30 is 10.5. 23 elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Frank A Sedita School #30 employs 57.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Frank A Sedita School #30 is $13,360. 29 elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Frank A Sedita School #30:

SchoolDigger ranks Frank A Sedita School #30 2412^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Frank A Sedita School #30 in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Homeless students:

Female students:

Male students:

African American students:

Hispanic students:

SchoolDigger ranks Frank A Sedita School #30 1480^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Frank A Sedita School #30 in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Special Education students:

Homeless students:

Female students:

Male students:

African American students:

Hispanic students:

Buffalo City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Buffalo City School District 821^st of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

Average Parent Rating:

Read all reviews and ratings detail for Frank A Sedita School #30.

What do you think?

Your rating for Frank A Sedita School #30?

(Ranking FAQ)

Rank History for Frank A Sedita School #30

Compare

Rank History for all elementary school students at Frank A Sedita School #30

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2008	5.51	2159^th	2227	3.1%
2009	3.95	2218^th	2257	1.7%
2010	6.55	2184^th	2263	3.5%
2011	8.07	2172^nd	2286	5.0%
2012	9.29	2174^th	2320	6.3%
2013	10.42	2224^th	2325	4.3%
2014	11.00	2200^th	2345	6.2%
2015	9.23	2254^th	2352	4.2%
2016	5.85	2332^nd	2366	1.4%
2017	5.08	2364^th	2386	0.9%
2018	8.07	2306^th	2395	3.7%
2019	8.67	2317^th	2413	4.0%
2021	4.22	2153^rd	2201	2.2%
2022	9.59	2326^th	2434	4.4%
2023	10.00	2324^th	2439	4.7%
2024	5.91	2412^th	2445	1.3%

See the entire list of New York Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Frank A Sedita School #30

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.29	617^th	938	34.2%
2019	31.38	644^th	860	25.1%
2021	19.45	399^th	454	12.1%
2022	26.41	869^th	1027	15.4%
2023	27.65	828^th	1001	17.3%
2024	25.93	938^th	1066	12.0%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Frank A Sedita School #30

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.95	1117^th	1941	42.5%
2019	48.28	742^nd	1859	60.1%
2022	16.70	2009^th	2031	1.1%
2023	20.60	1843^rd	2016	8.6%
2024	26.56	1697^th	2110	19.6%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Frank A Sedita School #30

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	13.90	1940^th	2045	5.1%
2024	8.00	2053^rd	2078	1.2%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Frank A Sedita School #30

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.23	717^th	730	1.8%
2019	6.79	569^th	570	0.2%
2024	10.95	763^rd	766	0.4%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Homeless Students!

Rank History for elementary school Female students at Frank A Sedita School #30

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	6.75	2296^th	2338	1.8%
2019	8.46	2289^th	2357	2.9%
2021	2.92	1937^th	1955	0.9%
2022	11.34	2268^th	2401	5.5%
2023	9.84	2310^th	2403	3.9%
2024	7.36	2369^th	2413	1.8%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for elementary school Male students at Frank A Sedita School #30

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.84	2202^nd	2340	5.9%
2019	11.95	2210^th	2358	6.3%
2021	6.14	1901^st	1961	3.1%
2022	9.58	2306^th	2400	3.9%
2023	12.93	2228^th	2400	7.2%
2024	6.24	2383^rd	2411	1.2%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for elementary school African American students at Frank A Sedita School #30

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.91	726^th	948	23.4%
2019	42.14	467^th	891	47.6%
2022	33.36	637^th	936	31.9%
2023	24.03	677^th	857	21.0%
2024	19.98	813^th	927	12.3%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Frank A Sedita School #30

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.93	1336^th	1392	4.0%
2019	11.89	1265^th	1315	3.8%
2021	7.17	809^th	818	1.1%
2022	13.66	1420^th	1503	5.5%
2023	13.56	1349^th	1429	5.6%
2024	9.27	1504^th	1531	1.8%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Frank A Sedita School #30

Compare

Rank History for all middle school students at Frank A Sedita School #30

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2008	3.49	1150^th	1185	3.0%
2009	4.33	1184^th	1224	3.3%
2010	9.19	1133^rd	1243	8.8%
2011	5.64	1251^st	1295	3.4%
2012	5.43	1283^rd	1337	4.0%
2013	11.04	1298^th	1373	5.5%
2014	13.39	1281^st	1401	8.6%
2015	12.22	1315^th	1407	6.5%
2016	10.55	1370^th	1429	4.1%
2017	10.01	1398^th	1455	3.9%
2018	16.71	1276^th	1438	11.3%
2019	11.99	1354^th	1439	5.9%
2022	7.24	1450^th	1479	2.0%
2023	7.05	1464^th	1500	2.4%
2024	5.59	1480^th	1504	1.6%

See the entire list of New York Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Frank A Sedita School #30

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.36	194^th	503	61.4%
2019	39.00	246^th	473	48.0%
2022	29.93	472^nd	581	18.8%
2023	32.31	437^th	591	26.1%
2024	28.17	524^th	615	14.8%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Frank A Sedita School #30

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.47	486^th	1170	58.5%
2019	40.79	593^rd	1139	47.9%
2022	19.17	1259^th	1283	1.9%
2023	18.29	1259^th	1307	3.7%
2024	22.79	1166^th	1303	10.5%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Frank A Sedita School #30

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.96	432^nd	457	5.5%
2023	27.30	433^rd	543	20.3%
2024	14.86	567^th	594	4.5%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Homeless Students!

Rank History for middle school Female students at Frank A Sedita School #30

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	13.16	1272^nd	1353	6.0%
2019	9.02	1323^rd	1370	3.4%
2022	7.10	1427^th	1454	1.9%
2023	6.26	1436^th	1463	1.8%
2024	5.42	1447^th	1465	1.2%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for middle school Male students at Frank A Sedita School #30

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.32	1135^th	1352	16.1%
2019	17.81	1215^th	1366	11.1%
2022	9.12	1415^th	1455	2.7%
2023	9.20	1417^th	1464	3.2%
2024	7.01	1441^st	1464	1.6%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for middle school African American students at Frank A Sedita School #30

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.49	515^th	663	22.3%
2019	36.18	400^th	653	38.7%
2022	16.90	642^nd	706	9.1%
2023	19.50	608^th	696	12.6%
2024	24.81	573^rd	705	18.7%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Frank A Sedita School #30

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.39	716^th	810	11.6%
2019	12.96	786^th	826	4.8%
2022	9.98	894^th	914	2.2%
2023	8.91	928^th	943	1.6%
2024	7.18	942^nd	953	1.2%

See the entire list of Best New York Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

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

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 3)

100%

Reviews:

by a parent
Saturday, September 5, 2009

It it a bilingual school. It has a lot of after school activities for the students. Almost all of the teachers are certified and they even have one that is national board certified. It contiues to improve in the reading and math scores. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Frank A Sedita School #30

Compare

Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2007	53	204	35	468	26	n/a	n/a	0	786
2008	38	187	18	510	6	n/a	n/a	0	759
2009	41	155	17	493	12	n/a	n/a	3	721
2010	36	146	18	513	12	n/a	n/a	11	736
2011	53	144	26	468	11	0	22	0	724
2012	37	128	34	531	9	0	17	0	756
2013	41	136	37	548	6	0	13	0	781
2014	36	133	31	565	3	0	12	0	780
2015	28	153	39	593	3	0	14	0	830
2016	23	133	44	581	2	0	12	0	795
2017	28	130	44	527	2	0	13	0	744
2018	28	122	50	552	1	0	10	0	763
2019	31	111	57	618	1	0	12	0	830
2020	35	106	44	605	0	0	9	0	799
2021	30	97	47	546	0	0	8	0	728
2022	24	98	47	510	2	0	4	0	685
2023	27	93	41	501	1	0	9	0	672
2024	26	92	40	435	1	0	10	0	604

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 Frank A Sedita School #30

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	786	71.0	11.1	91.9
2008	759	70.0	10.8	83.7
2009	721	68.0	10.6	97.5
2010	736	69.7	10.5	96.4
2011	724	76.1	9.5	95.4
2012	756	68.0	11.1	86.2
2013	781	66.0	11.8	87.8
2014	780	57.7	13.4	n/a
2015	830	51.0	16.2	8.3
2016	795	59.0	13.4	78.2
2017	744	53.9	13.7	75.5
2018	763	66.0	11.5	82.4
2019	830	65.0	12.7	86.4
2020	799	72.0	11.0	93.1
2021	728	59.1	12.3	93.7
2022	685	69.0	9.9	84.5
2023	672	63.9	10.5	94.5
2024	604	57.4	10.5	94.2

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 Frank A Sedita School #30

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	786	71.0	11.1	91.9
2008	759	70.0	10.8	83.7
2009	721	68.0	10.6	97.5
2010	736	69.7	10.5	96.4
2011	724	76.1	9.5	95.4
2012	756	68.0	11.1	86.2
2013	781	66.0	11.8	87.8
2014	780	57.7	13.4	n/a
2015	830	51.0	16.2	8.3
2016	795	59.0	13.4	78.2
2017	744	53.9	13.7	75.5
2018	763	66.0	11.5	82.4
2019	830	65.0	12.7	86.4
2020	799	72.0	11.0	93.1
2021	728	59.1	12.3	93.7
2022	685	69.0	9.9	84.5
2023	672	63.9	10.5	94.5
2024	604	57.4	10.5	94.2

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.

Immunization Rates