Is George Southard Elementary School a good school?

George Southard Elementary School ranks 964 th of 2439 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend George Southard Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 379 students attended George Southard Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of George Southard Elementary School?

Students at George Southard Elementary School are 74% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of George Southard Elementary School attend?

Students who attend George Southard Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Aaron Mossell Junior High School Middle : Emmet Belknap Intermediate School High : Lockport High School

George Southard Elementary School

Summary:

George Southard Elementary School is a public K-4 school in the Lockport City School District in Lockport, New York, serving 379 students as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school has a predominantly White student population, with smaller percentages of Hispanic, multiracial, African American, and Asian students.

George Southard Elementary generally outperforms the district average in state assessments for English Language Arts and Math, with 36.21% of 3rd graders and 57.33% of 4th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to district averages of 30.47% and 48.59%. In Math, the school had 60.34% of 3rd graders and 61.84% of 4th graders proficient or better, compared to district averages of 49.82% and 55.4%. The school also has a relatively high per-student spending of $19,015 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.3 compared to other Lockport City School District elementary schools.

Compared to nearby elementary schools, George Southard has a higher percentage of minority students (26.12%) and a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (54.09%). The school ranks in the top 40% of New York elementary schools, with its male students and White students performing better than its female students and Hispanic students. Overall, George Southard Elementary is a moderately performing school within its district, with some key strengths in academic achievement, student-teacher ratio, and racial diversity.

Detail:

Public K-4

6385 Locust St Ext
Lockport, NY 14094-5099

(716) 478-4772

District: Lockport City School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,015

Students who attend George Southard Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Aaron Mossell Junior High School
	Emmet Belknap Intermediate School
High:	Lockport High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.3

Number of students: 379

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.9%

Hispanic:

12.4%

Two or more races:

7.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 54.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details George Southard Elementary School ranks better than 60.5% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Lockport City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.41. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (73.9%), Hispanic (12.4%), two or more races (7.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 54.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Lockport City School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at George Southard Elementary School is 12.3, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Lockport City School District! (See more...)

Compare George Southard Elementary School employs 30.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at George Southard Elementary School is $19,015, which is the 2^nd highest among 4 elementary schools in the Lockport City School District.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

George Southard Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks George Southard Elementary School 964^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See George Southard Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Lockport City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Lockport City School District 567^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for George Southard Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at George Southard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	74.10	556^th	2206	74.8%
2007	70.61	724^th	2219	67.4%
2008	65.02	919^th	2227	58.7%
2009	61.76	1042^nd	2257	53.8%
2010	57.54	1098^th	2263	51.5%
2011	36.66	1603^rd	2286	29.9%
2012	24.05	1883^rd	2320	18.8%
2013	32.85	1636^th	2325	29.6%
2014	36.65	1548^th	2345	34.0%
2015	66.22	738^th	2352	68.6%
2016	56.96	985^th	2366	58.4%
2017	53.11	1098^th	2386	54.0%
2018	57.13	1020^th	2395	57.4%
2019	50.78	1144^th	2413	52.6%
2021	43.47	1264^th	2201	42.6%
2022	54.01	1073^rd	2434	55.9%
2023	58.41	964^th	2439	60.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at George Southard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	74.60	99^th	938	89.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at George Southard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.79	930^th	1941	52.1%
2019	34.33	1178^th	1859	36.6%
2021	25.08	870^th	1044	16.7%
2022	26.93	1672^nd	2031	17.7%
2023	27.32	1564^th	2016	22.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at George Southard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.55	935^th	2045	54.3%
2019	45.92	991^st	2032	51.2%
2021	36.09	1124^th	1678	33.0%
2022	42.99	1125^th	2099	46.4%
2023	52.95	830^th	2041	59.3%

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Rank History for Female students at George Southard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.17	1053^rd	2338	55.0%
2019	51.05	1123^rd	2357	52.4%
2021	43.89	1114^th	1955	43.0%
2022	54.79	1047^th	2401	56.4%
2023	53.52	1067^th	2403	55.6%

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Rank History for Male students at George Southard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.15	978^th	2340	58.2%
2019	51.13	1114^th	2358	52.8%
2021	40.80	1201^st	1961	38.8%
2022	52.80	1079^th	2400	55.0%
2023	62.28	850^th	2400	64.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at George Southard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.38	942^nd	1392	32.3%
2019	14.82	1231^st	1315	6.4%
2022	41.69	853^rd	1503	43.2%

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Rank History for White students at George Southard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.80	668^th	1408	52.6%
2019	53.90	611^th	1338	54.3%
2021	45.25	717^th	1224	41.4%
2022	43.65	818^th	1399	41.5%
2023	51.09	683^rd	1337	48.9%

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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 George Southard Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	456	15	1	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	474
1990	642	17	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	664
1991	680	25	10	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	715
1992	704	23	9	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	739
1993	669	23	11	3	3	n/a	n/a	0	709
1994	722	22	12	3	3	n/a	n/a	0	762
1995	665	22	6	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	700
1996	665	22	6	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	700
1997	611	24	11	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	651
1998	629	22	7	4	5	n/a	n/a	0	667
1999	585	28	11	7	5	n/a	n/a	0	636
2000	609	22	8	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	647
2001	609	25	8	7	3	n/a	n/a	0	652
2002	526	40	6	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	591
2003	526	40	6	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	591
2004	490	43	4	21	4	n/a	n/a	0	562
2005	456	36	8	21	5	n/a	n/a	0	526
2006	427	43	11	23	4	n/a	n/a	0	508
2007	441	49	12	31	2	n/a	n/a	0	535
2008	434	62	10	26	2	n/a	n/a	0	534
2009	472	47	10	33	2	n/a	n/a	0	564
2010	469	50	8	38	1	n/a	n/a	2	568
2011	466	61	10	43	2	0	2	0	584
2012	397	43	3	34	1	0	14	0	492
2013	377	34	3	41	2	0	19	0	476
2014	353	31	3	37	2	0	19	0	445
2015	372	29	5	41	2	0	28	0	477
2016	370	22	6	49	3	0	31	0	481
2017	347	16	5	61	4	0	32	0	465
2018	309	17	7	66	2	0	34	0	435
2019	306	11	4	77	3	0	33	0	434
2020	288	10	3	67	1	0	33	0	402
2021	291	10	2	57	1	0	29	0	390
2022	275	16	3	48	0	0	29	0	371
2023	280	20	5	47	0	0	27	0	379

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 George Southard Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	474	23.9	19.8	n/a
1990	664	31.9	20.8	n/a
1991	715	32.9	21.7	n/a
1992	739	31.9	23.1	n/a
1993	709	33.0	21.5	n/a
1994	762	31.5	24.2	10.6
1995	700	33.0	21.2	12.1
1996	700	33.0	21.2	12.1
1997	651	30.0	21.7	12.3
1998	667	32.2	20.7	14.8
1999	636	33.0	19.3	15.3
2000	647	33.0	19.6	23.3
2001	652	34.0	19.2	20.2
2002	591	33.0	17.9	31.6
2003	591	33.0	17.9	31.6
2004	562	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	526	33.2	15.8	24
2006	508	33.0	15.4	31.9
2007	535	33.0	16.2	23.6
2008	534	35.0	15.3	30.3
2009	564	36.0	15.7	36.7
2010	568	39.0	14.5	39.8
2011	584	44.4	13.1	48.6
2012	492	36.0	13.6	47.6
2013	476	33.0	14.4	48.7
2014	445	29.0	15.3	46.5
2015	477	33.0	14.4	49.5
2016	481	35.0	13.7	52.4
2017	465	36.9	12.5	46
2018	435	38.0	11.4	47.8
2019	434	36.0	12.0	50.7
2020	402	34.0	11.8	56.2
2021	390	31.1	12.5	55.1
2022	371	31.2	11.8	53.4
2023	379	30.7	12.3	54.1

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 George Southard Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	474	23.9	19.8	n/a
1990	664	31.9	20.8	n/a
1991	715	32.9	21.7	n/a
1992	739	31.9	23.1	n/a
1993	709	33.0	21.5	n/a
1994	762	31.5	24.2	10.6
1995	700	33.0	21.2	12.1
1996	700	33.0	21.2	12.1
1997	651	30.0	21.7	12.3
1998	667	32.2	20.7	14.8
1999	636	33.0	19.3	15.3
2000	647	33.0	19.6	23.3
2001	652	34.0	19.2	20.2
2002	591	33.0	17.9	31.6
2003	591	33.0	17.9	31.6
2004	562	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	526	33.2	15.8	24
2006	508	33.0	15.4	31.9
2007	535	33.0	16.2	23.6
2008	534	35.0	15.3	30.3
2009	564	36.0	15.7	36.7
2010	568	39.0	14.5	39.8
2011	584	44.4	13.1	48.6
2012	492	36.0	13.6	47.6
2013	476	33.0	14.4	48.7
2014	445	29.0	15.3	46.5
2015	477	33.0	14.4	49.5
2016	481	35.0	13.7	52.4
2017	465	36.9	12.5	46
2018	435	38.0	11.4	47.8
2019	434	36.0	12.0	50.7
2020	402	34.0	11.8	56.2
2021	390	31.1	12.5	55.1
2022	371	31.2	11.8	53.4
2023	379	30.7	12.3	54.1

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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