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Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center

Public Grades PK, KG-4

2253^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center is an elementary school in Buffalo, NY that serves grades PK-4 and has 553 students. The school is part of the Buffalo City School District, which is ranked 830 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments that are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 39.74% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to 54.15% statewide, and only 22.62% of 4th graders were proficient in math compared to 58.64% statewide. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 68.15% to 91.32% over the past few years.

Interestingly, the nearby Reach Academy Charter School appears to have slightly higher academic proficiency rates, particularly in math, compared to the district public schools. This suggests that alternative educational models may be able to achieve better outcomes for similar student populations. Additionally, the low student-teacher ratios at Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center and the surrounding district schools could be an asset if leveraged effectively to provide more individualized instruction and support for students.

566

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,686

Per pupil spending ?

94.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1095 Jefferson Ave
Buffalo, NY 14208-2414

(716) 816-4180

District: Buffalo City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.8%

Asian:

17.5%

Hispanic:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (29% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Math scores 29 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

New York avg57%

2,253^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th 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	12.5	2253 of 2445	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	2334 of 2445	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	2139 of 2439	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	2295 of 2434	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.0	2188 of 2201	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	2326 of 2413	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	2352 of 2395	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.6	2294 of 2386	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.0	2263 of 2366	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.4	2146 of 2352	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.0	2258 of 2345	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.0	2310 of 2325	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.0	2290 of 2320	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.0	2282 of 2286	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.7	2258 of 2263	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.7	2238 of 2257	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.3	2199 of 2227	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.5	2208 of 2219	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.3	2176 of 2206	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	740 of 928	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	827 of 927	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	658 of 857	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	755 of 936	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	407 of 427	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	793 of 891	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	862 of 948	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	610 of 696	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	512 of 605	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	641 of 671	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.2	430 of 430	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	512 of 548	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	591 of 601	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	847 of 1117	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	892 of 1066	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	511 of 1001	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	562 of 1027	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	310 of 860	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	16.6	925 of 938	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	2193 of 2409	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	2188 of 2413	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	2022 of 2403	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	2236 of 2401	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.0	1945 of 1955	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	2263 of 2357	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	2298 of 2338	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	1524 of 1569	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1119 of 1531	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.1	725 of 1429	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1388 of 1503	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1232 of 1315	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1341 of 1392	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	27.3	600 of 766	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	23.9	1679 of 2041	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	1675 of 1678	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1949 of 2032	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	2003 of 2045	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	2199 of 2407	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	2349 of 2411	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	2178 of 2400	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	2276 of 2400	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.8	1957 of 1961	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	2267 of 2358	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	2311 of 2340	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	11.4	218 of 223	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	229 of 289	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	1266 of 2134	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	1287 of 2110	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	1108 of 2016	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1434 of 2031	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	1043 of 1044	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1339 of 1859	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1610 of 1941	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	10.1	1256 of 1337	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	1375 of 1399	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2024)22nd percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)18th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2023)6th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math30%-29 vs state

English Language Arts28%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 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
Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-4	1095 Jefferson Ave	Buffalo	14208	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4180	566	52	10.8	94.7%	37 (6.5%)	344 (60.8%)	50 (8.8%)	99 (17.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	12.5	2253^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.9%		9.8	2334^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.5%	81			39.7	18.4					38.8	22.6							99.6	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	$35,686	$3,627	$32,059
Martin Luther King Junior #48	Public	PK, KG-8	487 High St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3240	413	39	10.6	96.1%	24 (5.8%)	213 (51.6%)	50 (12.1%)	105 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	6.1	2380^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.7%		6.2	2402^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	1.8%	22			47.1	13.3	17.8	15.2	10.2	18.8	40.9	11.1	7.8	13.5	3.5	2.6	9.8	2.6	97.9	98.8	98.5	98.5	98.5	97.9	97.9	97.9	$30,118	$4,353	$25,765
Marva J Daniel Futures Preparatory School	Public	PK, KG-8	295 Carlton St	Buffalo	14204	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3800	369	41	8.9	97.3%	21 (5.7%)	253 (68.6%)	48 (13.0%)	33 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	7.3	2358^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.6%		8.8	2354^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.7%	4			20.0	4.9	36.4	5.4	28.3	25.0	20.0	10.0	35.6	8.1	6.8	11.4	15.6	22.2	96.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.1	99.8	98.7	$34,672	$5,390	$29,283
Brick Buffalo Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-2	30 Rich St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Brick Buffalo Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(716) 306-2572	72	9	8.4	86.1%	0 (0.0%)	57 (79.2%)	11 (15.3%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)								(n/a)																									$19,259	$749	$18,510
Community School #53	Public	PK, KG-8	329 Roehrer Ave	Buffalo	14208	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3330	464	49	9.5	97.4%	27 (5.8%)	305 (65.7%)	47 (10.1%)	67 (14.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	4.1	2420^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.0%		5.8	2414^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.3%	6		57.9	16.2	14.3	2.9	17.4	12.2	14.0	35.0	10.5	9.4	12.8	4.2	15.7	2.8	6.5	98.7	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.7	99.5	99.2	$33,358	$4,530	$28,828
Ps 90	Public	PK, KG-2	50 A St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(716) 816-4120	179	21	8.5	74.9%	8 (4.5%)	99 (55.3%)	13 (7.3%)	47 (26.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)								(n/a)																									$46,859	$6,006	$40,854
Buffalo Commons Charter School	Public, Charter	K-3	833 Michigan Ave-3rd Fl	Buffalo	14203	Erie County	Buffalo Commons Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(716) 222-0127	114	6	19.0	2.6%	28 (24.6%)	70 (61.4%)	6 (5.3%)	5 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)								(n/a)			9.1						18.2																$15,268	$491	$14,777
Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	126 Donaldson Rd	Buffalo	14208	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3490	396	43	9.2	96.5%	10 (2.5%)	266 (67.2%)	26 (6.6%)	69 (17.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	11.9	2268^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.2%		13.4	2259^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.6%	9		17.7	42.9	16.7	20.0	4.8	2.5	7.3	63.0	0.0	23.3	11.9	14.6	0.0	16.1	0.0	98.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$34,978	$4,573	$30,405
Reach Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	115 Ash St	Buffalo	14204	Erie County	Reach Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 248-1485	805	80	10.0	95.0%	17 (2.1%)	618 (76.8%)	91 (11.3%)	25 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.3%)	15.6	2179^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.9%		11.1	2310^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.5%	131	41.2		30.0	27.3	25.4	23.0	26.6	23.1	44.4	49.1	30.8	34.5	26.4	15.4	10.9	26.6									$18,587	$1,112	$17,475
Harriet Ross Tubman Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	212 Stanton St	Buffalo	14212	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3780	550	49	11.3	97.8%	19 (3.5%)	241 (43.8%)	69 (12.5%)	202 (36.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	2.5	2436^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.4%		8.5	2359^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.5%	77	21.7	13.0	10.9	6.7	14.5	14.0	18.2	20.0	8.7	6.4	12.3	9.8	19.2	0.0	9.6	0.0	97.6	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.7	99.3	98.5	$28,980	$3,772	$25,208

Frequently Asked Questions about Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center

How many students attend Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 566 students attended Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center.

What is the racial makeup of Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center?

Students at Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center are 61% African American, 17% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center in?

Buffalo City School District

Is Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center a good school?

Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center ranks in the bottom 7.9% of New York elementary schools.

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