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Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc

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Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc ranks 1799 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1799^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 65 Roosevelt Ecc is an elementary school in Buffalo, NY that serves grades PK-4 and has 272 students. The school is part of the Buffalo City School District, which is ranked 830 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 65 Roosevelt Ecc has consistently low academic performance compared to state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 46.67% of 3rd graders and 41.67% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, and 58.06% of 3rd graders and 29.73% of 4th graders were proficient in math. The school also has significant achievement gaps between student subgroups. Additionally, PS 65 Roosevelt Ecc has extremely high rates of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 89.34% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Despite the low academic performance, the school spends a relatively high amount per student, at $29,011 in 2023-2024.

Nearby schools in the Buffalo City School District, such as Native American Magnet and PS 81, also have very low academic performance and high poverty rates, suggesting systemic challenges in the district. In contrast, schools in the neighboring Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District, such as Charles A. Lindbergh Elementary and Herbert Hoover Elementary, have significantly higher academic achievement, even though they also serve a sizable low-income population.

250

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,983

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

249 Skillen St
Buffalo, NY 14207

(716) 816-3430

District: Buffalo City School District

Students who attend Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc usually attend:

High:	Buffalo Academy For The Visual & Performing Arts
	Hutchinson Central Technical High School
	International Preparatory School (The)
	Leonardo Da Vinci High School
	More...
	Math Science Technology Preparatory School At 197
	Middle Early College High School
	South Park High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.2%

Hispanic:

21.2%

White:

14.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓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 (43% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Math scores 17 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg29%

New York avg57%

1,799^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 36Elementary Schools in the Buffalo City School District

830^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	1799 of 2445	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	2225 of 2445	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	2215 of 2439	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	2369 of 2434	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	2131 of 2201	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	1982 of 2413	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	2010 of 2395	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.9	1984 of 2386	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.8	2045 of 2366	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.6	1980 of 2352	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.5	2047 of 2345	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.9	1905 of 2325	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.1	2015 of 2320	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.3	1984 of 2286	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.6	1960 of 2263	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.9	1853 of 2257	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.1	1882 of 2227	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.6	1877 of 2219	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.3	2090 of 2206	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	546 of 928	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.6	866 of 927	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	723 of 857	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	933 of 936	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	697 of 891	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	703 of 948	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	196 of 1117	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	23.8	969 of 1066	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	816 of 1001	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	648 of 1027	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	815 of 860	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	926 of 938	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	1867 of 2409	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	2299 of 2413	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	2246 of 2403	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	2338 of 2401	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	1909 of 1955	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1977 of 2357	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1941 of 2338	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	1099 of 1569	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1165 of 1531	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1252 of 1429	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1465 of 1503	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	845 of 1315	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	636 of 1392	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	25.6	1602 of 2032	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1696 of 2045	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1680 of 2407	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	2060 of 2411	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	2091 of 2400	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	2310 of 2400	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	1854 of 1961	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1763 of 2358	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1961 of 2340	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	46.4	108 of 202	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	844 of 2134	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	1014 of 2110	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	771 of 2016	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	335 of 1859	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	369 of 1941	81.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	1125 of 1402	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1041 of 1392	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1220 of 1337	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	1359 of 1399	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	883 of 1338	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1226 of 1408	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)82nd percentile+56 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+34 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)47th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)21st percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-10 vs state

Math43%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, May 12, 2013

My daughter attended this school for 2 years. the first year was not a problem but the second year was hell for her me and my wife. This school is a joke and the way things are operated . My daughters teacher said she could not handle her class and had to "thin out the herd " so my daughter along with 3 or 4 other children where being sent home or suspended every other day for " acting childish " considering my daughters is 4 I do not understand that we pulled her out half way through the year and enrolled her in a much nicer school and have had no problems since thanks to the teacher and higher ups at 65 my daughter went from loving school and wanting to learn to just hating everything about it Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	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 (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 Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	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
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
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
West Hertel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	489 Hertel Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4150	771	63	12.2	95.1%	86 (11.2%)	348 (45.1%)	157 (20.4%)	150 (19.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	5.8	2386^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.4%		10.4	2325^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.9%	61			21.4	25.4	23.2	22.4	16.7	30.4	29.3	21.7	29.9	10.7	3.0	33.3	36.8	18.3	15.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,720	$3,551	$25,169
Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-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
Elmwood Village Charter School Hertel	Public, Charter	K-8	665 Hertel Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Elmwood Village Charter School Hertel	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 424-0555	416	40	10.4	68.0%	60 (14.4%)	208 (50.0%)	91 (21.9%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.1%)	18.5	2121^st of 2445 public elementary schools	13.3%		18.6	2102^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	14.0%	19	57.1	85.7		31.9	25.0	35.3	50.0	39.1	24.5	26.1	18.4	27.5	38.6	44.4	50.0	31.4	37.5									$16,130	$412	$15,718
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 64 Frederick Law Olmsted	Public	PK, KG-4	874 Amherst St	Buffalo	14216	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 816-3420	583	46	12.5	39.3%	266 (45.6%)	114 (19.6%)	120 (20.6%)	45 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.5%)	79.3	443^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	81.9%		79.7	434^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.2%	9				81.2	61.0					83.2	74.5							99.4	99.4	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.8	99.4	$37,898	$4,035	$33,863
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
Herbert Hoover Elementary School	Public	K-4	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
North Park Community School #50	Public	PK, KG-7	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc

Students who attend Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc usually go on to attend:

High : Buffalo Academy For The Visual & Performing Arts
High : Hutchinson Central Technical High School
High : International Preparatory School (The)
High : Leonardo Da Vinci High School
High : Math Science Technology Preparatory School At 197
High : Middle Early College High School
High : South Park High School

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Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc ranks 1799^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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