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Bennett Park Montessori School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
2413th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 1% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Bennett Park Montessori School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Buffalo City School District, with an enrollment of around 600 students. However, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New York state, scoring 0 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger and indicating very poor performance.

The school's academic performance is significantly below the district and state averages. In 2024-2025, only 22.41% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 31.99% for the district and 54.15% statewide. The school's math proficiency rates are also very low, with only 26.23% of 3rd graders proficient compared to 33.59% for the district and 59.7% statewide. The school struggles to serve its diverse student population, with 0% of African American, Hispanic, and special education students proficient in 8th grade math, compared to state averages of 46.74%.

The challenges facing Bennett Park Montessori School are not unique, as nearby schools in the Buffalo City School District, such as Harriet Ross Tubman Academy and Marva J Daniel Futures Preparatory School, also perform poorly and rank in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools. This suggests that the issues facing the school may be systemic within the district, and a comprehensive, district-wide approach may be needed to address the root causes of underperformance.

612
Students ?
9.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$33,808
Per pupil spending ?
75.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 342 Clinton St
       Buffalo, NY  14204

(716) 816-4603

District: Buffalo City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:
49.3%
White:
20.3%
Hispanic:
16.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (14% vs 54% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!Algebra I scores 56 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school14%
District avg27%
New York avg54%
Elementary school
2,413th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,488th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
29th of 35Elementary Schools in the Buffalo City School District
830th of 874Buffalo City School District among New York districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20254.62413 of 24451.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.32288 of 24456.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.82330 of 24394.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.62298 of 24345.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.62135 of 22013.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.92126 of 241311.9%★☆☆☆☆
201810.92238 of 23956.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201711.82221 of 23866.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20169.42248 of 23665.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20158.72265 of 23523.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201415.72074 of 234511.6%★☆☆☆☆
201313.12148 of 23257.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201210.72147 of 23207.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201111.12118 of 22867.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20108.72144 of 22635.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200919.01988 of 225711.9%★☆☆☆☆
200814.22012 of 22279.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20076.12136 of 22193.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200621.81862 of 220615.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20259.4910 of 9281.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.9852 of 9278.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.0734 of 85714.4%★☆☆☆☆
202215.9867 of 9367.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.4401 of 4276.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.1723 of 89118.9%★☆☆☆☆
201820.1831 of 94812.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20256.02357 of 24092.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.22284 of 24135.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.12299 of 24034.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.12320 of 24013.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.61920 of 19551.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.62116 of 235710.2%★☆☆☆☆
201811.72202 of 23385.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20255.91553 of 15691.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.71519 of 15310.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.51418 of 14290.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.21371 of 15038.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.81293 of 13151.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.21388 of 13920.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20255.02085 of 20980.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.42007 of 20783.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.21998 of 20412.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.12063 of 20991.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.41677 of 16780.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.61878 of 20327.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.71974 of 20453.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20254.62383 of 24071.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.72205 of 24118.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.82268 of 24005.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.92181 of 24009.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.91906 of 19612.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.62021 of 235814.3%★☆☆☆☆
201812.22196 of 23406.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
201931.0114 of 18036.7%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.32023 of 21345.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202431.71471 of 211030.3%★★☆☆☆
202329.41478 of 201626.7%★☆☆☆☆
202236.01268 of 203137.6%★★☆☆☆
201936.61084 of 185941.7%★★☆☆☆
201828.11561 of 194119.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202527.41071 of 140223.6%★☆☆☆☆
202495.921 of 139298.5%★★★★★
202356.7588 of 133756.0%★★★☆☆
202214.91259 of 139910.0%★☆☆☆☆
202121.81029 of 122415.9%★☆☆☆☆
201954.3604 of 133854.9%★★★☆☆
201845.9810 of 140842.5%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20253.21488 of 15000.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.61472 of 15042.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.81466 of 15002.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.71456 of 14791.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.71197 of 12423.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.71358 of 14395.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.31372 of 14384.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20177.81428 of 14551.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20168.31404 of 14291.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201513.01296 of 14077.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201414.01268 of 14019.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201311.41293 of 13735.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201210.91196 of 133710.5%★☆☆☆☆
201114.21116 of 129513.8%★☆☆☆☆
201011.31100 of 124311.5%★☆☆☆☆
200930.2943 of 122423.0%★☆☆☆☆
200839.1847 of 118528.5%★☆☆☆☆
200717.1937 of 112316.6%★☆☆☆☆
200627.2846 of 109522.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202511.4648 of 6764.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.4667 of 7055.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.6634 of 6968.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.2696 of 7061.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.8226 of 25310.7%★☆☆☆☆
201922.9552 of 65315.5%★☆☆☆☆
201816.4625 of 6635.7%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202321.4585 of 5911.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20253.31447 of 14570.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.81444 of 14651.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.51432 of 14632.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.01452 of 14540.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.5994 of 10666.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.91292 of 13705.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.31277 of 13535.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20253.6965 of 9650.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.4953 of 9530.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.7925 of 9431.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.3826 of 9149.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20248.91271 of 12961.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.11276 of 12880.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.41301 of 13060.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.11210 of 12412.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.31207 of 12453.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20255.21438 of 14551.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.31419 of 14643.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.21416 of 14643.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.81406 of 14553.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.31049 of 10712.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.81285 of 13665.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.01324 of 13522.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.31195 of 12987.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202424.01129 of 130313.4%★☆☆☆☆
202326.31078 of 130717.5%★☆☆☆☆
202225.01137 of 128311.4%★☆☆☆☆
201925.51012 of 113911.2%★☆☆☆☆
201825.51055 of 11709.8%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202325.6615 of 77220.3%★☆☆☆☆
20228.4725 of 7483.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.6673 of 7166.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201842.1469 of 76338.5%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
Multi-racial (2019)37th percentile+25 vs school
White (2025)24th percentile+22 vs school
Special Education (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school
African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school
Male (2025)1st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school
Middle school
White (2023)20th percentile+18 vs school
Special Education (2025)8th percentile+7 vs school
African American (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)2nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)1st percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2023)1st percentile~ school
Female (2025)1st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts18%-35 vs state
Math13%-42 vs state
Life Science Biology12%-47 vs state
Science8%-37 vs state
Algebra I0%-56 vs state

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Bennett Park Montessori School ranks in the bottom 1.3% of New York elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 612 students attended Bennett Park Montessori School.

Students at Bennett Park Montessori School are 49% African American, 20% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian.


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