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Dr A Pantoja Community School Excllnce -#18

Public Grades PK, KG-8
2372nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 3% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Dr A Pantoja Community School Excllnce -#18 is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Buffalo City School District, with 449 students. The school is ranked 2372 out of 2445 New York elementary schools, with a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, and the district is ranked 830 out of 874 in New York with a 0 out of 5 star rating.

Dr A Pantoja Community School Excllnce -#18 consistently underperforms the Buffalo City School District and New York state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 44.83% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 31.99% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools for Asian, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, the school has an extremely high free/reduced lunch rate, ranging from 83.33% to 94.81% over the past few years, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $14,175 to $25,884 over the past few years, it continues to underperform academically. While the nearby schools in the Buffalo City School District also struggle with low performance, Dr A Pantoja Community School Excllnce -#18 consistently ranks among the lowest-performing schools in the district and the state, highlighting the need for a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to school improvement in this community.

475
Students ?
10.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$30,391
Per pupil spending ?
96.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 750 West Ave
       Buffalo, NY  14215

(716) 816-3160

District: Buffalo City School District

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
36.4%
African American:
32.6%
Hispanic:
22.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (18% vs 54% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)
!Math scores 42 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school18%
District avg27%
New York avg54%
Elementary school
2,372nd of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 3 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,454th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
20th of 35Elementary Schools in the Buffalo City School District
830th 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20256.62372 of 24453.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.12348 of 24454.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.02178 of 243910.7%★☆☆☆☆
202211.52278 of 24346.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.42101 of 22014.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.52142 of 241311.2%★☆☆☆☆
20188.32303 of 23953.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201711.32235 of 23866.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201612.12189 of 23667.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201510.82213 of 23525.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201412.82147 of 23458.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20137.22277 of 23252.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20128.02203 of 23205.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20117.82180 of 22864.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20109.62123 of 22636.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200913.82079 of 22577.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20088.82106 of 22275.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20072.82191 of 22191.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20063.42175 of 22061.4%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202518.1817 of 92812.0%★☆☆☆☆
202417.5844 of 9279.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.8621 of 85727.5%★☆☆☆☆
202227.4709 of 93624.3%★☆☆☆☆
202116.0382 of 42710.5%★☆☆☆☆
201926.5689 of 89122.7%★☆☆☆☆
201820.0835 of 94811.9%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20253.0679 of 6962.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.5627 of 6625.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.0563 of 6056.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.2661 of 6711.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.9504 of 5488.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.1539 of 60110.3%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.11054 of 11175.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202428.0897 of 106615.9%★☆☆☆☆
202343.5490 of 100151.0%★★★☆☆
202233.5687 of 102733.1%★★☆☆☆
202122.4377 of 45417.0%★☆☆☆☆
201939.2477 of 86044.5%★★☆☆☆
201829.9737 of 93821.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202510.82280 of 24095.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.22261 of 24136.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.82103 of 240312.5%★☆☆☆☆
202212.52250 of 24016.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.62064 of 235712.4%★☆☆☆☆
20189.72235 of 23384.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202511.01501 of 15694.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.81405 of 15318.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.51338 of 14296.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.61392 of 15037.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.21281 of 13152.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.41350 of 13923.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202516.11908 of 20989.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.21972 of 20996.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20256.32349 of 24072.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.92325 of 24113.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.32164 of 24009.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.32219 of 24007.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.11796 of 19618.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.62113 of 235810.4%★☆☆☆☆
20189.22256 of 23403.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202518.71970 of 21347.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202424.51787 of 211015.3%★☆☆☆☆
202322.61767 of 201612.4%★☆☆☆☆
202221.11893 of 20316.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.71793 of 19417.6%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20257.61454 of 15003.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.31404 of 15046.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.41417 of 15005.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.01405 of 14795.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.51211 of 12422.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.31377 of 14394.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.01356 of 14385.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201715.81307 of 145510.2%★☆☆☆☆
201612.51335 of 14296.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201514.31270 of 14079.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201418.21183 of 140115.6%★☆☆☆☆
201317.61150 of 137316.2%★☆☆☆☆
20129.31227 of 13378.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201110.41181 of 12958.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20106.31191 of 12434.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20099.01134 of 12247.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20087.81101 of 11857.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20078.01040 of 11237.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20068.61014 of 10957.4%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202512.5638 of 6765.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.7652 of 7057.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.2603 of 69613.4%★☆☆☆☆
202216.5647 of 7068.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.3224 of 25311.5%★☆☆☆☆
201914.1625 of 6534.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.5623 of 6636.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202512.5372 of 4068.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.0364 of 3968.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.0367 of 3885.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.2364 of 3814.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20212.3231 of 2362.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.2357 of 3693.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.9343 of 3748.3%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202519.7635 of 6461.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202435.5415 of 61532.5%★★☆☆☆
202324.8551 of 5916.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202227.6496 of 58114.6%★☆☆☆☆
201929.3394 of 47316.7%★☆☆☆☆
201835.7331 of 50334.2%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20257.91406 of 14573.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.01360 of 14657.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.71303 of 146310.9%★☆☆☆☆
20229.31410 of 14543.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.91036 of 10662.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.81337 of 13702.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.11295 of 13534.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20259.9935 of 9653.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.9821 of 95313.9%★☆☆☆☆
20238.7931 of 9431.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.7901 of 9141.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.0815 of 8261.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.9803 of 8100.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202514.51202 of 12836.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.71205 of 12453.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20259.61401 of 14553.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.71334 of 14648.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.31391 of 14645.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.71363 of 14556.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.31035 of 10713.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.01307 of 13664.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.91261 of 13526.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202523.41119 of 129813.8%★☆☆☆☆
202430.0970 of 130325.6%★☆☆☆☆
202318.51257 of 13073.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.81164 of 12839.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.91129 of 11390.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.01137 of 11702.8%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
African American (2025)12th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school
Special Education (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)5th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school
Asian (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Middle school
Special Education (2025)14th percentile+11 vs school
Asian (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school
African American (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)4th percentile~ school
Female (2025)4th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile~ school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Life Science Biology29%-30 vs state
English Language Arts24%-30 vs state
Algebra I22%-34 vs state
Science14%-30 vs state
Math13%-42 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended Dr A Pantoja Community School Excllnce -#18.

Students at Dr A Pantoja Community School Excllnce -#18 are 36% Asian, 33% African American, 23% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

Dr A Pantoja Community School Excllnce -#18 ranks in the bottom 3.0% of New York elementary schools.


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