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Best Elementary Schools in Niagara Falls, NY

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Schools

4,298

Students

Districts

Top rankedNiagara Charter School763^rd of 2,445 New York elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Hyde Park School up 206 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Colonial Village Elementary School 9.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The city of Niagara Falls, New York is home to 10 elementary schools, primarily part of the Niagara Falls City School District, with one school belonging to the Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District and one public charter school, Niagara Charter School. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade and provide a range of educational opportunities within the Niagara Falls community.

Among the elementary schools in Niagara Falls, a few stand out as top performers. Geraldine J Mann School ranks the highest among the Niagara Falls schools, ranking 1,430 out of 2,445 New York elementary schools in 2024-2025 and consistently earning a 2-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Seventy Ninth Street School and Niagara Charter School also stand out, ranking 1,819 and 763 respectively, and earning 1-out-of-5-star and 3-out-of-5-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

While the Niagara Falls City School District as a whole underperforms the New York state averages on English Language Arts and Math proficiency tests, these top-performing schools significantly outshine the district and state averages. Notably, Niagara Charter School boasts exceptional performance, with proficiency rates often exceeding 50% and even reaching as high as 85% in some grade levels and subjects. The data suggests that there may be valuable lessons to be learned from the practices and strategies employed by these higher-performing schools to improve outcomes across the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (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 Earth Science 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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th 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
Niagara Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	2077 Lockport Rd	Niagara Falls	14304	Niagara County	Niagara Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 297-4520	342	21	16.3	83.0%	46 (13.5%)	169 (49.4%)	47 (13.7%)	17 (5.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (17.5%)	67.1	763^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	68.8%		62.6	839^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.7%	76		81.6	71.4	56.4	47.6	85.4	80.5	51.3	82.5	18.9									$14,942	$1,900	$13,042
Henry J Kalfas Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-3	1880 Beech Ave	Niagara Falls	14305	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-9180	304	21	14.2	78.0%	33 (10.9%)	163 (53.6%)	43 (14.1%)	21 (6.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.8%)								(n/a)											98.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.6	100.0	100.0	$33,888	$2,992	$30,895
Harry F Abate Elementary School	Public	2-6	1625 Lockport St	Niagara Falls	14305	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-7960	650	39	16.7	83.2%	154 (23.7%)	287 (44.2%)	63 (9.7%)	31 (4.8%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	99 (15.2%)	13.1	2239^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.4%		12	2295^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.1%	56		26.7	34.1	35.7	28.4	31.1	31.1	23.8	23.1	26.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$25,054	$3,660	$21,394
Hyde Park School	Public	PK, KG-6	1620 Hyde Park Blvd	Niagara Falls	14305	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-7980	476	29	16.3	82.6%	111 (23.3%)	208 (43.7%)	40 (8.4%)	22 (4.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (18.7%)	20.2	2070^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.3%		12.6	2276^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.9%	206		16.7	21.5	36.1	45.6	21.7	27.7	31.2	63.2	26.2	98.9	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.8	99.6	$24,438	$2,552	$21,887
Maple Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	952 Maple Ave	Niagara Falls	14305	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-9140	388	20	18.9	70.1%	114 (29.4%)	171 (44.1%)	40 (10.3%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.4%)	12.1	2264^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.4%		14.6	2226^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.0%	38		23.1	17.3	45.6	31.6	10.3	21.2	22.8	30.6	22.8	99.1	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	99.7	$22,329	$2,422	$19,907
Bloneva Bond Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2513 Niagara St	Niagara Falls	14303	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-5860	476	30	16.0	69.1%	115 (24.2%)	185 (38.9%)	61 (12.8%)	16 (3.4%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (18.9%)								(n/a)											98.6	99.6	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.5	100.0	99.5	$28,426	$3,874	$24,553
Geraldine J Mann School	Public	PK, KG-6	1330 95th St	Niagara Falls	14304	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-7940	400	26	15.4	56.3%	235 (58.8%)	29 (7.3%)	46 (11.5%)	50 (12.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (8.8%)	41.6	1430^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.5%		35.9	1570^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.8%	140		37.5	63.3	50.0	38.5	53.1	57.4	59.6	27.8	46.2	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$23,630	$1,973	$21,657
Seventy Ninth Street School	Public	PK, KG-6	551 79th St	Niagara Falls	14304	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-7900	415	27	15.1	63.6%	261 (62.9%)	50 (12.0%)	37 (8.9%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (14.0%)	28.3	1819^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.6%		28.9	1776^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.4%	43		46.0	47.1	46.3	37.5	44.0	37.3	33.3	29.1	42.6	99.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	$23,888	$2,344	$21,544
Cataract Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6431 Girard Ave	Niagara Falls	14304	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-9120	496	33	14.8	70.8%	223 (45.0%)	126 (25.4%)	50 (10.1%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (17.5%)	8.8	2325^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.9%		7.2	2383^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	2.5%	58		16.7	26.1	26.7	24.1	28.3	41.3	22.4	12.1	17.5	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	99.8	$27,224	$2,859	$24,365
Colonial Village Elementary School	Public	K-5	1456 Saunders Stlmnt Rd	Niagara Falls	14305	Niagara County	Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 215-3270	351	37	9.4	42.5%	281 (80.1%)	9 (2.6%)	15 (4.3%)	4 (1.1%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.8%)	26.6	1874^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.4%		26.5	1857^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.0%	17	83.3	38.3	42.6	43.5		44.1	45.3	41.3		34.2	99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	100.0	100.0	$28,552	$1,611	$26,941

Cities Near Niagara Falls

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Grand Island	5.1 mi	5	186^th
Lewiston	6.73 mi	1	605^th
Sanborn	6.86 mi	3	262^nd
North Tonawanda	7.56 mi	7	466^th
Youngstown	8.44 mi	4	233^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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