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Native American Magnet

Public Grades PK, KG-8
2046th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 16% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Native American Magnet is an elementary school (grades PK-8) located in Buffalo, NY, 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. The school has 357 students and a high percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients, reaching 92.44% in the 2023-2024 school year.

Native American Magnet consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger in most years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are significantly lower than the Buffalo City School District and New York state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 42.42% compared to the district's 31.99% and the state's 54.15%. In 8th grade Math, the school's proficiency rate was only 5.71% compared to the district's 18.11% and the state's 46.74%. The school's performance on science assessments is also very low, with only 12.9% of 5th graders and 4.55% of 8th graders proficient in 2024-2025.

The nearby schools in the Buffalo City School District, such as West Hertel Elementary, Ps 64 Frederick Law Olmsted, and Ps 17, also struggle academically, with most ranking in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools. However, the charter schools in the area, like Elmwood Village Charter School Days Park and West Buffalo Charter School, perform significantly better, with many of their student subgroups ranking in the top 50% or higher statewide.

367
Students ?
10.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$32,636
Per pupil spending ?
94%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 97 W Delavan Ave
       Buffalo, NY  14213-1339

(716) 816-3180

District: Buffalo City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:
45.5%
Hispanic:
18.8%
Asian:
16.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025
Strengths
Among the top-ranked schools in Buffalo City School District
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (25% vs 53% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Life Science Biology scores 44 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school25%
District avg26%
New York avg53%
Elementary school
2,046th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 16%▲ up 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,457th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
8th 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
202521.32046 of 244516.3%★☆☆☆☆
202419.22087 of 244514.6%★☆☆☆☆
202322.41972 of 243919.1%★☆☆☆☆
202216.02158 of 243411.3%★☆☆☆☆
202140.61346 of 220138.8%★★☆☆☆
201918.32049 of 241315.1%★☆☆☆☆
201816.22115 of 239511.7%★☆☆☆☆
201721.61961 of 238617.8%★☆☆☆☆
201613.22162 of 23668.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201515.62076 of 235211.7%★☆☆☆☆
201415.42081 of 234511.3%★☆☆☆☆
201311.62196 of 23255.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201223.51892 of 232018.4%★☆☆☆☆
201123.51863 of 228618.5%★☆☆☆☆
201017.01996 of 226311.8%★☆☆☆☆
200917.92002 of 225711.3%★☆☆☆☆
20084.12179 of 22272.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20077.62101 of 22195.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20067.52124 of 22063.7%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202530.3668 of 92828.0%★☆☆☆☆
202433.8619 of 92733.2%★★☆☆☆
202337.1528 of 85738.4%★★☆☆☆
202236.6589 of 93637.1%★★☆☆☆
201920.1775 of 89113.0%★☆☆☆☆
201822.3803 of 94815.3%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20254.4668 of 6964.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202427.7520 of 66221.5%★☆☆☆☆
202314.0538 of 60511.1%★☆☆☆☆
202216.9593 of 67111.6%★☆☆☆☆
201915.1503 of 5488.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.2538 of 60110.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202545.0533 of 111752.3%★★★☆☆
202446.4455 of 106657.3%★★★☆☆
202343.9484 of 100151.6%★★★☆☆
202242.8495 of 102751.8%★★★☆☆
201928.9705 of 86018.0%★☆☆☆☆
201833.7662 of 93829.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202522.71984 of 240917.6%★☆☆☆☆
202420.02065 of 241314.4%★☆☆☆☆
202321.02011 of 240316.3%★☆☆☆☆
202212.62248 of 24016.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.71981 of 235716.0%★☆☆☆☆
201819.92023 of 233813.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.41370 of 156912.7%★☆☆☆☆
202238.9926 of 150338.4%★★☆☆☆
201926.71017 of 131522.7%★☆☆☆☆
201819.41238 of 139211.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202416.91909 of 20788.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202522.12017 of 240716.2%★☆☆☆☆
202420.72045 of 241115.2%★☆☆☆☆
202326.81825 of 240024.0%★☆☆☆☆
202223.11958 of 240018.4%★☆☆☆☆
201920.41966 of 235816.6%★☆☆☆☆
201816.42101 of 234010.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202453.0726 of 211065.6%★★★☆☆
202368.0422 of 201679.1%★★★★☆
202241.11069 of 203147.4%★★☆☆☆
201928.71407 of 185924.3%★☆☆☆☆
201836.51225 of 194136.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20249.81315 of 13925.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20220.71398 of 13990.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.31387 of 14081.5%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20257.41457 of 15002.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.01425 of 15045.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.51429 of 15004.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.71413 of 14794.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.71342 of 14396.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.81341 of 14386.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201724.91147 of 145521.2%★☆☆☆☆
201622.41153 of 142919.3%★☆☆☆☆
201513.11294 of 14078.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201418.61175 of 140116.1%★☆☆☆☆
201315.61191 of 137313.3%★☆☆☆☆
201217.51119 of 133716.3%★☆☆☆☆
201113.81127 of 129513.0%★☆☆☆☆
201016.61034 of 124316.8%★☆☆☆☆
200924.9981 of 122419.9%★☆☆☆☆
200814.01028 of 118513.2%★☆☆☆☆
200716.8941 of 112316.2%★☆☆☆☆
200611.7969 of 109511.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202523.4562 of 67616.9%★☆☆☆☆
202419.5618 of 70512.3%★☆☆☆☆
202314.7643 of 6967.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.9633 of 70610.3%★☆☆☆☆
201916.6613 of 6536.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.8609 of 6638.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20253.4400 of 4061.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.2369 of 3966.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.8363 of 3886.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.1342 of 38110.2%★☆☆☆☆
20199.7350 of 3695.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.8356 of 3744.8%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202527.6556 of 64613.9%★☆☆☆☆
202424.3575 of 6156.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202340.0304 of 59148.6%★★☆☆☆
202234.7387 of 58133.4%★★☆☆☆
201922.5469 of 4730.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201833.7364 of 50327.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20255.91425 of 14572.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.31398 of 14654.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.31383 of 14635.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.91370 of 14545.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.51261 of 13708.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.11280 of 13535.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202514.8896 of 9657.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202440.9561 of 95341.1%★★☆☆☆
202327.4741 of 94321.4%★☆☆☆☆
202220.6806 of 91411.8%★☆☆☆☆
201916.7754 of 8268.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.8780 of 8103.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
201917.71148 of 12417.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202510.01399 of 14553.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.31363 of 14646.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.31392 of 14644.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.51366 of 14556.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.01305 of 13664.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.91260 of 13526.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202415.91277 of 13032.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202334.3874 of 130733.1%★★☆☆☆
202232.3938 of 128326.9%★☆☆☆☆
201923.11068 of 11396.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201829.9940 of 117019.7%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Special Education (2024)66th percentile+51 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+36 vs school
African American (2025)28th percentile+12 vs school
Female (2025)18th percentile~ school
Male (2025)16th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)8th percentile-7 vs school
White (2024)6th percentile-9 vs school
Asian (2025)4th percentile-12 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)17th percentile+14 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2019)7th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)4th percentile~ school
Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Special Education (2024)2nd percentile-3 vs school
Asian (2025)1st percentile~ school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Math31%-24 vs state
English Language Arts23%-30 vs state
Life Science Biology14%-44 vs state
Science9%-35 vs state

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Native American Magnet ranks in the bottom 16.3% of New York elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Native American Magnet.

Students at Native American Magnet are 46% African American, 19% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 8% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% American Indian.


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