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Herbert Hoover Elementary School

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Herbert Hoover Elementary School ranks 1596 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1596^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Herbert Hoover Elementary School is a public elementary school in Buffalo, New York, serving 599 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District, which is ranked 574 out of 874 school districts in the state.

Despite increased per-student spending, Herbert Hoover Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math below the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and students with Special Education needs. Nearby schools within the Kenmore-Tonawanda district, like Holmes Elementary School and Ben Franklin Elementary School, also struggle to meet state standards, while some schools outside the district, like Windermere Blvd School in the Amherst Central School District, perform significantly better.

The declining academic performance of Herbert Hoover Elementary School over the years, despite increased funding, suggests that factors beyond just resources may be contributing to the school's challenges. The school's struggles to support the academic achievement of its diverse student population, particularly for certain subgroups, highlight the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

570

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,967

Per pupil spending ?

40.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

199 Thorncliff Rd
Buffalo, NY 14223-1241

(716) 874-8414

District: Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District

Students who attend Herbert Hoover Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Herbert Hoover Middle School
High:	Kenmore West Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.4%

African American:

9.1%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (48% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg51%

New York avg57%

1,596^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District

574^th of 874Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free 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	35.7	1596 of 2445	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1774 of 2445	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1763 of 2439	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	1486 of 2434	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	1409 of 2201	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	1591 of 2413	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	1136 of 2395	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.6	1453 of 2386	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.7	1429 of 2366	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.6	905 of 2352	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.8	954 of 2345	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.3	1075 of 2325	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.5	823 of 2320	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.8	851 of 2286	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	76.8	463 of 2263	79.5%	★★★★☆
2009	70.3	702 of 2257	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.3	1145 of 2227	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	72.6	642 of 2219	71.1%	★★★★☆
2006	70.3	733 of 2206	66.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	28.1	690 of 927	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	664 of 936	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	482 of 891	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	364 of 948	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	636 of 696	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	459 of 671	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	6.1	525 of 548	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	397 of 601	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1081 of 1117	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	739 of 1001	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	623 of 860	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.7	291 of 938	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	1434 of 2409	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	1861 of 2413	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1894 of 2403	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1478 of 2401	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	1311 of 1955	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	1513 of 2357	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.5	959 of 2338	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	707 of 1569	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	686 of 1531	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	885 of 1429	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1106 of 1503	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	986 of 1315	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	959 of 1392	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1725 of 2098	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1544 of 2078	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1465 of 2041	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	1405 of 2099	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	1238 of 1678	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1617 of 2032	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.2	946 of 2045	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1693 of 2407	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	1598 of 2411	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	1464 of 2400	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	1478 of 2400	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	1246 of 1961	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	1585 of 2358	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	1261 of 2340	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	22.8	230 of 289	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	98 of 180	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.5	77 of 202	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	1851 of 2134	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1376 of 2110	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	782 of 2016	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	1432 of 2031	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	600 of 1044	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1597 of 1859	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	1300 of 1941	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1014 of 1402	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1224 of 1392	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1131 of 1337	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1056 of 1399	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	995 of 1224	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1018 of 1338	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	916 of 1408	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2024)26th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)20th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile-26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%-3 vs state

Math45%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
Herbert Hoover Elementary School	Public	K-5	199 Thorncliff Rd	Buffalo	14223	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 874-8414	570	51	11.2	40.2%	390 (68.4%)	52 (9.1%)	49 (8.6%)	30 (5.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.9%)	35.7	1596^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.7%		29	1774^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.4%	178		49.5	51.9					52.0	38.7							99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	$24,967	$2,223	$22,744
Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Public	K-4	236 Grayton Rd	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8416	609	46	13.1	35.1%	473 (77.7%)	22 (3.6%)	50 (8.2%)	24 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.1%)	57.3	1008^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.8%		50.3	1163^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	52.4%	155		57.5	56.3					70.8	57.3							99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$23,302	$1,303	$22,000
Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School	Public	K-4	184 Irving Ter	Buffalo	14223	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8410	496	39	12.7	35.5%	365 (73.6%)	24 (4.8%)	49 (9.9%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.5%)	55.9	1040^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.5%		62.8	826^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.2%	214		58.3	54.0					63.0	62.9							99.4	99.6	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.6	99.6	99.4	$23,761	$1,321	$22,440
Holmes Elementary School	Public	K-4	365 Dupont Ave	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 874-8423	274	34	8.1	75.9%	114 (41.6%)	53 (19.3%)	46 (16.8%)	26 (9.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	31 (11.3%)	16.2	2168^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.3%		10	2331^st of 2445 public elementary schools	4.7%	163		38.0	30.4					47.1	17.9							99.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.0	$27,272	$1,676	$25,596
Ben Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	500 Parkhurst Blvd	Buffalo	14223	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 874-8415	460	44	10.4	50.7%	270 (58.7%)	58 (12.6%)	58 (12.6%)	19 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.7%)	32.5	1699^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.5%		27.1	1841^st of 2445 public elementary schools	24.7%	142		43.8	43.3					50.0	50.0							99.2	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.4	99.8	$25,412	$1,586	$23,826
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
Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc	Public	PK, KG-4	249 Skillen St	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3430	250	24	10.3	94.4%	35 (14.0%)	113 (45.2%)	53 (21.2%)	27 (10.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.4%)	29.2	1799^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.4%		14.7	2225^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.0%	426		46.7	41.7					58.1	29.7							99.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	100.0	100.0	$35,983	$4,775	$31,209
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
Tonawanda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	555 Fletcher St	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 694-6805	785	74	10.5	48.8%	582 (74.1%)	29 (3.7%)	83 (10.6%)	30 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.5%)	37.1	1546^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.8%					(n/a)		50.0	43.4	49.6				40.8	48.1	54.1				41.9		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$20,307	$1,664	$18,642
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Herbert Hoover Elementary School

What district is Herbert Hoover Elementary School in?

Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District

What is the racial makeup of Herbert Hoover Elementary School?

Students at Herbert Hoover Elementary School are 68% White, 9% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is Herbert Hoover Elementary School a good school?

Herbert Hoover Elementary School ranks 1596^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Herbert Hoover Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 570 students attended Herbert Hoover Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Herbert Hoover Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Herbert Hoover Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Herbert Hoover Middle School
High : Kenmore West Senior High School

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