Is Martin Road Elementary School a good school?

Martin Road Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.0% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Martin Road Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 560 students attended Martin Road Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Martin Road Elementary School?

Students at Martin Road Elementary School are 62% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Martin Road Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Martin Road Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Lackawanna Middle School High : Lackawanna High School

Martin Road Elementary School

Summary:

Martin Road Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lackawanna, NY, serving grades 2-5 with a total enrollment of 560 students. The school is part of the Lackawanna City School District, which is ranked 832 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Martin Road Elementary School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New York state, with rankings between 2049 and 2352 out of 2201 to 2445 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly for certain student subgroups like Asian, White, and English Language Learner students. Despite the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (85.54% to 90.18% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch) and higher-than-average spending per student ($15,271 to $17,500), the school has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance over the past several years.

When comparing Martin Road Elementary School to nearby schools, such as Allendale Elementary School in the West Seneca Central School District, it becomes clear that Martin Road Elementary School is an outlier in terms of academic performance, consistently underperforming its peers. The lack of improvement over time and the school's low ranking within the district and state suggest that factors such as resource allocation, teacher quality, and student support services may be contributing to the school's poor academic outcomes, indicating a need for a more comprehensive, data-driven approach to address the underlying issues.

Detail:

Public 2-5

135 Martin Rd
Lackawanna, NY 14218-2707

(716) 821-5610

District: Lackawanna City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2346^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,500

Students who attend Martin Road Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lackawanna Middle School
High:	Lackawanna High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.8

Number of students: 560

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.6%

Hispanic:

15.4%

African American:

11.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 85.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Martin Road Elementary School ranks worse than 96% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.12. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (61.6%), Hispanic (15.4%), African American (11.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 85.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Martin Road Elementary School is 10.8. (See more...)

Compare Martin Road Elementary School employs 51.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Martin Road Elementary School is $17,500.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Martin Road Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Martin Road Elementary School 2346^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Martin Road Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Lackawanna City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Lackawanna City School District 832^nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Martin Road Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Martin Road Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	16.60	1937^th	2206	12.2%
2007	19.55	1879^th	2219	15.3%
2008	24.42	1835^th	2227	17.6%
2009	15.38	2049^th	2257	9.2%
2010	18.80	1957^th	2263	13.5%
2011	20.16	1923^rd	2286	15.9%
2012	15.52	2055^th	2320	11.4%
2013	18.24	2016^th	2325	13.3%
2014	20.93	1939^th	2345	17.3%
2015	11.08	2209^th	2352	6.1%
2016	7.66	2292^nd	2366	3.1%
2017	7.53	2312^th	2386	3.1%
2018	7.34	2319^th	2395	3.2%
2019	7.75	2336^th	2413	3.2%
2021	10.69	2049^th	2201	6.9%
2022	12.90	2252^nd	2434	7.5%
2023	8.41	2352^nd	2439	3.6%
2024	9.12	2346^th	2445	4.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Martin Road Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.13	163^rd	202	19.3%
2019	20.46	143^rd	180	20.6%
2023	14.16	206^th	223	7.6%
2024	16.42	247^th	279	11.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Martin Road Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.80	903^rd	938	3.7%
2019	27.76	724^th	860	15.8%
2021	14.04	444^th	454	2.2%
2022	18.31	996^th	1027	3.0%
2023	18.95	966^th	1001	3.5%
2024	20.35	1015^th	1066	4.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Martin Road Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.55	1721^st	1941	11.3%
2019	22.61	1658^th	1859	10.8%
2021	32.99	716^th	1044	31.4%
2022	25.48	1735^th	2031	14.6%
2023	19.33	1890^th	2016	6.3%
2024	21.39	1907^th	2110	9.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Martin Road Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	10.62	1987^th	2045	2.8%
2019	12.94	1950^th	2032	4.0%
2021	16.66	1553^rd	1678	7.4%
2022	16.82	1947^th	2099	7.2%
2023	10.11	1993^rd	2041	2.4%
2024	13.43	1972^nd	2078	5.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Martin Road Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	22.73	670^th	766	12.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Martin Road Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	7.77	2272^nd	2338	2.8%
2019	6.89	2314^th	2357	1.8%
2021	8.18	1876^th	1955	4.0%
2022	15.65	2171^st	2401	9.6%
2023	10.22	2294^th	2403	4.5%
2024	13.92	2245^th	2413	7.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Martin Road Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	8.84	2270^th	2340	3.0%
2019	11.11	2231^st	2358	5.4%
2021	13.87	1781^st	1961	9.2%
2022	12.09	2253^rd	2400	6.1%
2023	8.65	2323^rd	2400	3.2%
2024	7.42	2357^th	2411	2.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Martin Road Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	4.46	583^rd	601	3.0%
2019	0.40	547^th	548	0.2%
2023	1.10	601^st	605	0.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Martin Road Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	12.30	924^th	948	2.5%
2019	18.39	812^th	891	8.9%
2022	19.10	819^th	936	12.5%
2023	10.53	831^st	857	3.0%
2024	32.07	638^th	927	31.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Martin Road Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	9.18	1359^th	1392	2.4%
2019	9.27	1279^th	1315	2.7%
2021	20.82	721^st	818	11.9%
2022	22.05	1302^nd	1503	13.4%
2023	22.44	1196^th	1429	16.3%
2024	14.38	1444^th	1531	5.7%

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Rank History for White students at Martin Road Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	4.46	1380^th	1408	2.0%
2019	4.73	1317^th	1338	1.6%
2021	3.41	1210^th	1224	1.1%
2022	7.52	1349^th	1399	3.6%
2023	4.00	1312^th	1337	1.9%
2024	4.24	1368^th	1392	1.7%

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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 Martin Road Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2004	416	149	3	39	1	n/a	n/a	0	608
2005	383	108	3	40	1	n/a	n/a	0	535
2006	382	110	3	40	2	n/a	n/a	0	537
2007	339	100	3	58	1	n/a	n/a	14	515
2008	334	108	3	39	3	n/a	n/a	0	487
2009	343	97	1	46	2	n/a	n/a	0	489
2010	360	95	0	55	4	n/a	n/a	0	514
2011	451	101	1	0	1	0	1	0	555
2012	375	88	3	66	1	0	1	0	534
2013	372	62	3	56	2	0	0	0	495
2014	346	70	2	55	4	0	3	0	480
2015	356	83	5	71	7	0	3	0	525
2016	363	97	6	71	5	0	10	0	552
2017	386	97	11	83	4	2	23	0	606
2018	366	103	18	98	3	2	29	0	619
2019	336	85	18	101	1	0	27	0	568
2020	326	88	21	94	1	0	27	0	557
2021	346	75	21	102	1	0	30	0	575
2022	341	68	18	103	2	0	28	0	560
2023	345	62	27	86	1	0	39	0	560

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 Martin Road Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	608	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	535	n/a	n/a	87.7
2006	537	39.0	13.8	79.9
2007	515	42.0	12.3	83.6
2008	487	39.0	12.5	75.8
2009	489	42.4	11.5	80
2010	514	42.4	12.1	81.9
2011	555	47.0	11.7	83.8
2012	534	43.0	12.4	84.3
2013	495	46.0	10.7	85.7
2014	480	38.0	12.6	n/a
2015	525	41.0	12.8	84.4
2016	552	44.0	12.5	88.4
2017	606	40.6	14.9	88.1
2018	619	45.6	13.5	89.8
2019	568	46.6	12.1	84.7
2020	557	43.7	12.7	86.2
2021	575	47.3	12.1	86.6
2022	560	46.4	12.0	90.2
2023	560	51.4	10.8	85.5

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 Martin Road Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	608	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	535	n/a	n/a	87.7
2006	537	39.0	13.8	79.9
2007	515	42.0	12.3	83.6
2008	487	39.0	12.5	75.8
2009	489	42.4	11.5	80
2010	514	42.4	12.1	81.9
2011	555	47.0	11.7	83.8
2012	534	43.0	12.4	84.3
2013	495	46.0	10.7	85.7
2014	480	38.0	12.6	n/a
2015	525	41.0	12.8	84.4
2016	552	44.0	12.5	88.4
2017	606	40.6	14.9	88.1
2018	619	45.6	13.5	89.8
2019	568	46.6	12.1	84.7
2020	557	43.7	12.7	86.2
2021	575	47.3	12.1	86.6
2022	560	46.4	12.0	90.2
2023	560	51.4	10.8	85.5

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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