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Ps 64 Frederick Law Olmsted

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Ps 64 Frederick Law Olmsted ranks 443 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

443^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 64 Frederick Law Olmsted is an elementary school in Buffalo, NY that serves 572 students in grades PK-4. The school consistently outperforms the Buffalo City School District and the state of New York in academic proficiency, with over 80% of 3rd graders and 60% of 4th graders scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts and Math on state assessments, compared to just 32% and 23% for the district, and 54% and 54% for the state.

PS 64 Frederick Law Olmsted has maintained a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 years, indicating its consistent high performance. The school spends significantly more per student ($25,817) compared to the district average ($13,286) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (12.9) than the district. While the school serves a relatively low percentage of economically disadvantaged students (37.24%) compared to the district, its ability to achieve such strong academic outcomes is noteworthy.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Buffalo City School District, PS 64 Frederick Law Olmsted stands out as a high-performing outlier. Most of the nearby schools, such as International School, Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc, and Ps 81, struggle to match PS 64's academic proficiency rates and overall performance.

583

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,898

Per pupil spending ?

39.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

874 Amherst St
Buffalo, NY 14216

(716) 816-3420

District: Buffalo City School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.6%

Hispanic:

20.6%

African American:

19.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 91st percentile in 2022 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (75% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of New York elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Buffalo City School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 91st-percentile peak (2022) to 82nd (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg29%

New York avg57%

443^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 35Elementary Schools in the Buffalo City School District

830^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	443 of 2445	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	434 of 2445	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	265 of 2439	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.1	216 of 2434	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	72.7	546 of 2201	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	256 of 2413	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	330 of 2395	86.2%	★★★★☆
2017	78.9	423 of 2386	82.3%	★★★★☆
2016	73.7	555 of 2366	76.5%	★★★★☆
2015	73.2	576 of 2352	75.5%	★★★★☆
2014	79.1	405 of 2345	82.7%	★★★★☆
2013	84.0	282 of 2325	87.9%	★★★★☆
2012	81.8	335 of 2320	85.6%	★★★★☆
2011	77.8	448 of 2286	80.4%	★★★★☆
2010	79.3	372 of 2263	83.6%	★★★★☆
2009	70.3	704 of 2257	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.9	697 of 2227	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.4	921 of 2219	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.9	855 of 2206	61.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	163 of 928	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	242 of 927	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	124 of 936	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	53.6	162 of 427	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.7	70 of 891	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	72 of 948	92.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	79.9	97 of 671	85.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1015 of 1117	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	56.5	298 of 1066	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	26.9	842 of 1001	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.0	256 of 1027	75.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	589 of 2409	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	477 of 2413	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	278 of 2403	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	90.8	140 of 2401	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	70.1	510 of 1955	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	330 of 2357	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	272 of 2338	88.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1156 of 1569	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	61.6	456 of 1531	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	501 of 1429	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	461 of 1503	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.8	418 of 818	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.2	242 of 1315	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	271 of 1392	80.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	545 of 2098	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	432 of 2078	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	282 of 2041	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	226 of 2099	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	49.4	801 of 1678	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.8	358 of 2032	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	406 of 2045	80.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	316 of 2407	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	369 of 2411	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	270 of 2400	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	257 of 2400	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	506 of 1961	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	183 of 2358	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.2	392 of 2340	83.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	429 of 2134	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	322 of 2110	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	139 of 2016	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	81.0	197 of 2031	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	53.0	386 of 1044	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	94.5	61 of 1859	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	107 of 1941	94.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	108 of 1402	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	139 of 1392	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	79 of 1337	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	45 of 1399	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	75.5	269 of 1224	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	66 of 1338	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	107 of 1408	92.4%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)92nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2022)86th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-56 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile-73 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math79%+20 vs state

English Language Arts71%+17 vs state

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by a citizen
Monday, August 22, 2011

This school has excellent teachers and administrators. The PTO is very involved and help out in every way they can. The children in Olmsted # 64 use their imagination to complete some very interesting projects from the GT program and the teachers are always challenging them to use their minds. As a former worker from Olmsted #64 and other Buffalo Schools, I have never seen such well involved parents, caring teachers and fantastic administration. They get a 5 star rating from me. Close Quote

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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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology 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
Ps 64 Frederick Law Olmsted	Public	PK, KG-4	874 Amherst St	Buffalo	14216	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 816-3420	583	46	12.5	39.3%	266 (45.6%)	114 (19.6%)	120 (20.6%)	45 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.5%)	79.3	443^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	81.9%		79.7	434^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.2%	9				81.2	61.0					83.2	74.5							99.4	99.4	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.8	99.4	$37,898	$4,035	$33,863
Elmwood Village Charter School Hertel	Public, Charter	K-8	665 Hertel Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Elmwood Village Charter School Hertel	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 424-0555	416	40	10.4	68.0%	60 (14.4%)	208 (50.0%)	91 (21.9%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.1%)	18.5	2121^st of 2445 public elementary schools	13.3%		18.6	2102^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	14.0%	19	57.1	85.7		31.9	25.0	35.3	50.0	39.1	24.5	26.1	18.4	27.5	38.6	44.4	50.0	31.4	37.5									$16,130	$412	$15,718
Ps 81	Public	PK, KG-8	140 Tacoma Ave	Buffalo	14216	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4060	739	57	12.9	85.3%	123 (16.6%)	304 (41.1%)	125 (16.9%)	102 (13.8%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (10.6%)	14.9	2199^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.1%		15.1	2215^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.4%	16				41.8	40.0	13.4	26.5	32.4	47.4	32.7	34.0	11.3	45.1	25.0	39.5	13.9	45.2	96.2	99.1	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.2	99.6	97.8	$29,062	$3,528	$25,534
West Hertel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	489 Hertel Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4150	771	63	12.2	95.1%	86 (11.2%)	348 (45.1%)	157 (20.4%)	150 (19.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	5.8	2386^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.4%		10.4	2325^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.9%	61			21.4	25.4	23.2	22.4	16.7	30.4	29.3	21.7	29.9	10.7	3.0	33.3	36.8	18.3	15.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,720	$3,551	$25,169
Pfc William J Grabiarz #79	Public	PK, KG-8	225 Lawn Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4040	518	47	11.0	93.4%	70 (13.5%)	228 (44.0%)	125 (24.1%)	63 (12.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	19.6	2092^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	14.4%		11.6	2303^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	5.8%	211			52.6	19.2	36.1	33.9	41.1	11.3	22.9	29.2	47.4	30.7	44.8	6.8	8.3	17.5	9.4	98.1	99.2	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.5	99.5	99.2	$32,338	$4,749	$27,589
North Park Community School #50	Public	PK, KG-6	780 Parkside Ave	Buffalo	14216	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 816-3440	437	35	12.5	29.7%	276 (63.2%)	68 (15.6%)	37 (8.5%)	11 (2.5%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.5%)	56.6	1021^st of 2445 public elementary schools	58.2%		61	882^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	63.9%	139				60.0	55.4	64.9	40.7			61.8	62.5	56.9	50.0			58.6		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,591	$3,016	$25,575
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Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2408 Main St	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 597-4373	220	15	14.6	56.4%	2 (0.9%)	181 (82.3%)	19 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.2%)	3.9	2424^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.9%					(n/a)				22.5	4.6					22.5	0.0															$15,482	$486	$14,996
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International School	Public	PK, KG-8	141 Hoyt St	Buffalo	14213	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3300	933	87	10.7	95.6%	146 (15.6%)	349 (37.4%)	81 (8.7%)	324 (34.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.3%)	4.8	2407^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.6%		7.6	2374^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.9%	33				9.6	10.2	13.2	25.3	25.0	25.6	8.5	15.5	7.4	25.7	24.2	18.8	9.7	23.4	97.4	99.5	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.5	99.6	$30,185	$3,760	$26,425

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 64 Frederick Law Olmsted

What is the racial makeup of Ps 64 Frederick Law Olmsted?

Students at Ps 64 Frederick Law Olmsted are 46% White, 21% Hispanic, 20% African American, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ps 64 Frederick Law Olmsted?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Ps 64 Frederick Law Olmsted.

Is Ps 64 Frederick Law Olmsted a good school?

Ps 64 Frederick Law Olmsted ranks 443^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Ps 64 Frederick Law Olmsted in?

Buffalo City School District

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