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Best Elementary Schools in Niagara County, NY

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Schools

11,151

Students

Districts

Top rankedErrick Road Elementary School509^th of 2,445 New York elementary schools

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Biggest riser

West Street Elementary School up 351 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Drake School 9.3 students per teacher

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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 (2025)	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
Primary Education Center	Public	PK, KG-2	4061 Creek Rd	Youngstown	14174	Niagara County	Lewiston-Porter Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 286-7220	378	34	11.1	23.0%	340 (89.9%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)								(n/a)											99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.7	$24,090	$889	$23,201
Intermediate Education Center	Public	3-5	4061 Creek Rd	Youngstown	14174	Niagara County	Lewiston-Porter Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 286-7252	425	36	11.7	28.0%	377 (88.7%)	6 (1.4%)	14 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	68.6	724^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.4%		68.3	697^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.5%	27		63.5	66.1	75.5		65.7	63.5	59.8		59.8	99.3	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.5	100.0	$23,976	$892	$23,084
Anna Merritt Elementary School	Public	K-4	389 Green St	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Lockport City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 478-4726	326	30	11.0	67.8%	203 (62.3%)	35 (10.7%)	24 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	63 (19.3%)	15.7	2176^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.0%		9.3	2344^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.1%	168		22.6	47.5			27.9	31.2				99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	99.7	$26,954	$2,314	$24,640
Charles A Upson Elementary School	Public	K-4	28 Harding Ave	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Lockport City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 478-4402	448	40	11.1	57.1%	290 (64.7%)	47 (10.5%)	63 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.3%)	16.4	2162^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	11.6%		18.8	2098^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.2%	64		33.3	30.1			36.9	41.3				99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	100.0	$26,951	$2,209	$24,742
George Southard Elementary School	Public	K-4	6385 Locust St Ext	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Lockport City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 478-4772	363	35	10.4	50.4%	255 (70.2%)	18 (5.0%)	42 (11.6%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.5%)	35.9	1587^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.1%		48.9	1200^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.9%	387		50.0	36.5			60.5	47.7				100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,982	$2,380	$26,602
Roy Kelley Elementary School	Public	K-4	610 12 E High St	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Lockport City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 478-4671	392	31	12.4	58.9%	280 (71.4%)	27 (6.9%)	30 (7.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.8%)	22.5	2002^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	18.1%		38.8	1488^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.1%	514		36.4	35.6			40.8	48.0				99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	$28,178	$1,984	$26,194
Newfane Elementary School	Public	K-4	2909 Transit Rd	Newfane	14108	Niagara County	Newfane Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 778-6376	467	41	11.3	40.5%	420 (89.9%)	5 (1.1%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	40.4	1458^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.4%		45.2	1284^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.5%	174		52.5	36.6			66.7	43.2				99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	$29,397	$1,834	$27,563
Henry J Kalfas Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-2	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	1-6	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
Errick Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	6839 Errick Rd	North Tonawanda	14120	Niagara County	Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 215-3240	501	40	12.5	16.6%	439 (87.6%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.4%)	7 (1.4%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.4%)	76.8	509^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.2%		75.9	511^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.1%	2	70.0	59.3	68.4	79.2		71.3	81.4	82.1		60.8	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$23,677	$973	$22,703
Tuscarora Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2015 Mt Hope Rd	Lewiston	14092	Niagara County	Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 215-3685	70	20	3.5	57.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.4%)	37	1547^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.7%		26.4	1859^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.0%	312		20.0	60.0	53.9		80.0	60.0	33.3		16.7	94.1	96.1	99.0	99.0	99.0	95.1	96.1	99.0	$73,935	$1,360	$72,575
West Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	5700 West St	Sanborn	14132	Niagara County	Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 215-3200	401	32	12.5	29.4%	317 (79.1%)	11 (2.7%)	29 (7.2%)	13 (3.2%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	69	714^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.8%		53.5	1065^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.4%	351	60.0	63.0	58.8	66.7		73.1	75.0	69.6		50.0	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	100.0	99.8	$24,277	$1,122	$23,156
Drake School	Public	K-3	380 Drake Dr	North Tonawanda	14120	Niagara County	North Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 807-3725	242	26	9.3	56.2%	199 (82.2%)	3 (1.2%)	20 (8.3%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)								(n/a)		39.3				31.6					100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,229	$1,100	$21,128
Ohio Elementary School	Public	K-3	625 Ohio Ave	North Tonawanda	14120	Niagara County	North Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 807-3800	367	25	14.5	31.1%	328 (89.4%)	5 (1.4%)	17 (4.6%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)								(n/a)		55.9				55.9					98.6	98.9	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.9	99.5	98.9	$21,433	$976	$20,456
Spruce School	Public	PK, KG-3	195 Spruce St	North Tonawanda	14120	Niagara County	North Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 807-3850	336	32	10.5	60.1%	252 (75.0%)	16 (4.8%)	35 (10.4%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.8%)								(n/a)		35.8				43.2					99.4	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.7	$22,391	$1,073	$21,318
Royalton-Hartland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4500 Orchard Pl	Gasport	14067	Niagara County	Royalton-Hartland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 735-2000	439	36	12.1	41.0%	386 (87.9%)	6 (1.4%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.2%)	44.4	1353^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	44.7%		33.2	1647^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.6%	294		47.9	46.7			64.2	54.0				99.5	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	99.8	$25,435	$444	$24,992
Regan Intermediate School	Public	3-5	4363 Mapleton Rd	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Starpoint Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 210-2150	631	56	11.2	18.7%	581 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.6%)	61.5	906^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.9%		63.5	812^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.8%	94		57.7	56.1	77.1		61.6	58.0	66.2		51.3									$21,638	$790	$20,847
Fricano Primary School	Public	K-2	4363 Mapleton Rd	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Starpoint Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 210-2100	584	49	11.8	12.3%	538 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)								(n/a)											99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$21,507	$743	$20,765
Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Young St	Wilson	14172	Niagara County	Wilson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 751-9341	483	43	11.3	39.3%	424 (87.8%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	53.9	1091^st of 2445 public elementary schools	55.4%		53.7	1058^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.7%	33		55.6	37.9	59.1		60.6	51.7	74.4		71.1	98.9	100.0	99.3	99.3	99.5	99.5	99.8	99.8	$22,205	$751	$21,454

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