Best Public Schools in Zip Code 14221

Summary:

The 14221 zip code area in New York is home to 12 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools, all part of the Williamsville Central School District, except for Sheridan Hill Elementary School and Maplemere Elementary School, which belong to the Clarence Central School District and Sweet Home Central School District, respectively.

The data reveals that several schools in the 14221 zip code area stand out for their exceptional academic performance. Maple East Elementary School and Country Parkway Elementary School are consistently ranked among the top 200 elementary schools in New York state and have earned 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger, with students demonstrating strong proficiency in English Language Arts and Math. At the high school level, Williamsville North High School stands out as the top-performing high school in the area, consistently ranking in the top 150 high schools in the state and maintaining a 4- or 5-star rating.

The schools in the 14221 zip code area, particularly those in the Williamsville Central School District, demonstrate consistently high academic performance across all grade levels, as evidenced by their strong test scores, graduation rates, and overall school rankings. However, there is a notable difference in performance between the Williamsville schools and the schools in the Clarence Central and Sweet Home Central School Districts, with the Williamsville schools generally outperforming the others on key metrics.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Regents Common Core Algebra I (2024)	Regents Chemistry (2024)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2024)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2024)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2024)	Regents Earth Science (2024)	Regents Global History and Geography (2024)	Regents Living Environment (2024)	Regents Physics (2024)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2024)	Regents Algebra I (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 Common Core Algebra I End of Course	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I 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
Harris Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4260 S Harris Hill Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Clarence Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 407-9175	464	43	10.9	21.1%	409 (88.1%)	13 (2.8%)	16 (3.4%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	82	388^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.1%		88	255^th of 2439 public elementary schools	89.5%	133												62.1	65.2	67.7				75.0	77.8	66.1				47.6		99.6	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.6	$13,830	$1,756	$12,074
Sheridan Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	4560 Boncrest Dr E	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Clarence Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 407-9250	519	47	10.9	10.2%	428 (82.5%)	6 (1.2%)	22 (4.2%)	33 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	86	292^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	88.1%		90.1	211^th of 2439 public elementary schools	91.3%	81												58.0	65.3	69.9				76.3	84.2	84.1				54.3		97.6	98.7	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.7	98.5	98.1	$12,907	$1,749	$11,158
Maplemere Elementary School	Public	K-6	236 E Maplemere Rd	Amherst	14221	Erie County	Sweet Home Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 250-1550	491	40	12.2	41.5%	298 (60.7%)	63 (12.8%)	18 (3.7%)	85 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.5%)	65.3	775^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.3%		72.5	616^th of 2439 public elementary schools	74.7%	159												72.7	54.3	36.2				64.1	73.6	49.3				39.7		98.6	99.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	98.8	99.1	99.5	$16,762	$1,450	$15,311
Country Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	35 Hollybrook Dr	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-9860	545	48	11.3	14.3%	298 (54.7%)	14 (2.6%)	25 (4.6%)	165 (30.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.5%)	90.7	183^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	92.5%		92.4	166^th of 2439 public elementary schools	93.2%	17												82.4	67.0					87.8	85.6							99.6	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	$14,153	$990	$13,163
Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	250 N Forest Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 626-9800	510	48	10.5	20.2%	401 (78.6%)	23 (4.5%)	41 (8.0%)	25 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	82.2	379^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.5%		87.7	261^st of 2439 public elementary schools	89.3%	118												59.6	63.2					83.3	74.7							99.4	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.6	100.0	$15,486	$995	$14,491
Heim Elementary School	Public	K-4	155 Heim Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 626-8686	651	55	11.8	20.6%	504 (77.4%)	18 (2.8%)	30 (4.6%)	68 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	82.6	371^st of 2445 public elementary schools	84.8%		79.9	442^nd of 2439 public elementary schools	81.9%	71												59.8	61.1					78.4	82.1							99.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.8	$12,412	$994	$11,419
Heim Middle School	Public	5-8	175 Heim Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8600	602	61	9.8	26.4%	450 (74.8%)	27 (4.5%)	29 (4.8%)	56 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.5%)	85.7	174^th of 1504 public middle schools	88.4%		77.2	289^th of 1500 public middle schools	80.7%	115						98.6					100.0			48.6	72.3	58.3	71.0			66.4	84.4	73.5	71.4	45.2	50.0	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$18,809	$992	$17,817
Maple East Elementary School	Public	K-4	1500 Maple Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8800	640	53	12.1	10.2%	455 (71.1%)	8 (1.3%)	16 (2.5%)	126 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.5%)	94.5	104^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.7%		90.7	199^th of 2439 public elementary schools	91.8%	95												80.4	80.2					89.3	89.1							99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$14,628	$994	$13,633
Maple West Elementary School	Public	K-4	851 Maple Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 626-8840	675	57	11.7	21.8%	526 (77.9%)	17 (2.5%)	33 (4.9%)	70 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.3%)	84	338^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.2%		86.6	301^st of 2439 public elementary schools	87.7%	37												58.6	77.7					69.7	82.0							99.5	99.7	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.8	$13,785	$995	$12,790
Mill Middle School	Public	5-8	505 Mill St	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8300	774	75	10.3	27.5%	579 (74.8%)	56 (7.2%)	30 (3.9%)	61 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.2%)	79.5	244^th of 1504 public middle schools	83.8%		78.8	263^rd of 1500 public middle schools	82.5%	19						100.0					100.0			56.9	62.8	66.7	65.1			63.3	61.3	79.0	57.4	43.7	42.2	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$16,505	$997	$15,508
Williamsville North High School	Public	9-12	1595 Hopkins Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8500	1,321	114	11.5	24.3%	961 (72.7%)	71 (5.4%)	61 (4.6%)	168 (12.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (4.3%)	79.9	129^th of 1242 public high schools	89.6%		81.2	94^th of 1228 public high schools	92.3%	35	89.3	94.0	97.2	92.8	97.5	65.7	88.5	89.3	96.3	94.3	90.0															99.7	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.8	99.9	$16,131	$990	$15,141
Williamsville South High School	Public	9-12	5950 Main St	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8200	857	74	11.5	27.4%	663 (77.4%)	48 (5.6%)	41 (4.8%)	62 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.9%)	78.7	154^th of 1242 public high schools	87.6%		77.3	179^th of 1228 public high schools	85.4%	25	80.0	77.6	95.7	93.9	86.6	75.7	94.5	83.0	81.3	89.9	97.1															99.9	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.9	100.0	$15,731	$991	$14,740

Cities Near Zip Code 14221

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Williamsville	0.47 mi	11	59^th
East Amherst	2.13 mi	4	34^th
Amherst	2.19 mi	9	252^nd
Cheektowaga	3.11 mi	13	539^th
Lancaster	3.81 mi	6	253^rd

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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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