Best Public Schools in Zip Code 14206

Summary:

The 14206 zip code area in Buffalo, New York is home to 3 elementary schools: Lovejoy Discovery School #43, PS 69 Houghton Academy, and Theodore Roosevelt School. While all three schools serve economically disadvantaged student populations, PS 69 Houghton Academy stands out as the top performer, outpacing the other schools and the Buffalo City School District on key academic metrics like English Language Arts and Math proficiency.

PS 69 Houghton Academy has the highest SchoolDigger ranking among the 3 schools, ranking 2155 out of 2445 New York elementary schools for the 2023-2024 school year, compared to Lovejoy Discovery School #43 which ranked 2380 out of 2445. The school also outperforms the district average on state assessments, with 39.58% of 8th graders proficient in ELA and 25% proficient in Math, compared to 25.95% and 12.91% respectively for the Buffalo City School District.

While the performance gap between the schools and state/district averages is significant, suggesting room for improvement, PS 69 Houghton Academy stands out as the strongest performer in the 14206 zip code area. Further analysis of factors like teacher quality, curriculum, and school leadership could help identify strategies to raise academic achievement across all schools in the region.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Regents Living Environment (2024)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2024)						NY State Assessments Math (2024)						NY State Assessments Science (2024)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Living Environment End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lovejoy Discovery School #43	Public	PK, KG-8	161 Benzinger St	Buffalo	14206	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3260	577	51	11.3	93.1%	174 (30.2%)	162 (28.1%)	91 (15.8%)	82 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (11.6%)	7.2	2380^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.7%		6.8	2377^th of 2439 public elementary schools	2.5%	3	63.6	14.8	20.7	13.3	17.7	13.7	13.1	20.9	15.6	11.5	12.3	18.5	9.2	6.5	2.4	96.5	99.2	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	$13,905	$2,880	$11,025
Ps 69 Houghton Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1725 Clinton St	Buffalo	14206	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4794	455	41	11.1	85.3%	112 (24.6%)	163 (35.8%)	68 (14.9%)	78 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.5%)	16.7	2155^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.9%		15.3	2170^th of 2439 public elementary schools	11.0%	15		20.0	19.6	20.0	25.5	33.3	39.6	20.0	22.7	35.6	29.4	36.1	25.0	24.4	20.8	98.6	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.6	$13,580	$1,997	$11,583
Theodore Roosevelt School	Public	PK, KG-2	2495 William St	Cheektowaga	14206	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 891-6424	328	22	14.9	46.6%	194 (59.1%)	40 (12.2%)	21 (6.4%)	46 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.2%)								(n/a)																98.6	99.3	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.7	99.0	$13,029	$1,211	$11,818

Cities Near Zip Code 14206

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Buffalo	0.56 mi	89	736^th
Cheektowaga	1.19 mi	13	539^th
West Seneca	1.4 mi	12	491^st
Sloan	1.74 mi	1	559^th
Lackawanna	3.12 mi	5	711^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 14206

Ps 69 Houghton Academy

Lovejoy Discovery School #43

Theodore Roosevelt School

Cities Near Zip Code 14206