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Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy

Q: Is Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy a good school?

Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy ranks in the bottom 7.2% of New York elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy?

Students at Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy are 67% African American, 17% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% White.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2268^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Buffalo City School District, with 404 students. Despite its relatively large size, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, earning 0-1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Ps 74 Hamlin Park consistently underperforms the Buffalo City School District and New York state averages on state assessments in English Language Arts and Math. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's projected 3rd grade ELA score is 42.86%, compared to 31.99% for Buffalo and 54.15% for the state. The school also ranks in the bottom 30-40% of New York schools for most student subgroups, including female, male, African American, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. Additionally, the school has an extremely high rate of free/reduced lunch recipients, over 96% in recent years, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Despite the school's high per-student spending of around $31,000 in 2023-2024, which is significantly more than the nearby schools, the academic outcomes remain very poor. This raises questions about how resources are being allocated and utilized to support student learning. Interestingly, the nearby schools, while also generally low-performing, tend to outperform Ps 74 Hamlin Park on state assessments, suggesting that factors beyond just poverty and district-level challenges may be contributing to the school's struggles.

396

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,978

Per pupil spending ?

96.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

126 Donaldson Rd
Buffalo, NY 14208-1629

(716) 816-3490

District: Buffalo City School District

Students who attend Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy 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:

67.2%

Asian:

17.4%

Hispanic:

6.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (15% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Life Science Biology scores 41 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg26%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

2,268^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,494^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	2268 of 2445	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	2259 of 2445	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	2030 of 2439	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1999 of 2434	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	2068 of 2413	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1822 of 2395	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	2208 of 2386	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.6	2341 of 2366	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.4	2320 of 2352	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.7	2285 of 2345	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.7	2313 of 2325	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.3	2285 of 2320	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.8	2256 of 2286	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.5	2237 of 2263	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.4	2250 of 2257	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.7	2205 of 2227	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.0	2212 of 2219	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.3	2198 of 2206	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	825 of 928	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	796 of 927	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	652 of 857	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	690 of 936	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	624 of 891	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	520 of 948	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	0.6	694 of 696	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.5	662 of 662	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	717 of 1117	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	920 of 1066	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	2138 of 2409	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	2191 of 2413	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	2003 of 2403	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1894 of 2401	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	2056 of 2357	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	1759 of 2338	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	19.6	695 of 766	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	2057 of 2098	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1975 of 2078	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	2232 of 2407	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	2228 of 2411	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	2038 of 2400	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	2069 of 2400	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1968 of 2358	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1865 of 2340	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	1502 of 2134	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1942 of 2016	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1769 of 1859	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	49.4	780 of 1941	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	1494 of 1500	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	1462 of 1504	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1451 of 1500	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1424 of 1479	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1390 of 1439	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	1412 of 1438	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.1	1424 of 1455	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.2	1415 of 1429	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.5	1400 of 1407	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.0	1363 of 1401	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.2	1322 of 1373	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.0	1277 of 1337	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.4	1245 of 1295	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.7	1214 of 1243	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.7	1162 of 1224	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.0	1098 of 1185	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.2	1081 of 1123	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.4	1078 of 1095	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	673 of 676	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	669 of 705	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	645 of 696	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	699 of 706	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	616 of 653	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	651 of 663	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	0.7	404 of 406	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	29.9	499 of 615	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	3.3	1446 of 1457	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	1421 of 1465	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1370 of 1463	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1347 of 1454	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	1344 of 1370	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	1344 of 1353	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	1280 of 1283	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	1452 of 1455	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1421 of 1464	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1423 of 1464	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	1436 of 1455	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1282 of 1366	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1323 of 1352	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	15.2	1284 of 1303	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1273 of 1307	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1276 of 1283	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1165 of 1170	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2024)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2024)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Life Science Biology18%-41 vs state

Math17%-38 vs state

English Language Arts14%-40 vs state

Science9%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	126 Donaldson Rd	Buffalo	14208	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3490	396	43	9.2	96.5%	10 (2.5%)	266 (67.2%)	26 (6.6%)	69 (17.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	11.9	2268^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.2%		13.4	2259^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.6%	9		17.7	42.9	16.7	20.0	4.8	2.5	7.3	63.0	0.0	23.3	11.9	14.6	0.0	16.1	0.0	98.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$34,978	$4,573	$30,405
Community School #53	Public	PK, KG-8	329 Roehrer Ave	Buffalo	14208	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3330	464	49	9.5	97.4%	27 (5.8%)	305 (65.7%)	47 (10.1%)	67 (14.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	4.1	2420^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.0%		5.8	2414^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.3%	6		57.9	16.2	14.3	2.9	17.4	12.2	14.0	35.0	10.5	9.4	12.8	4.2	15.7	2.8	6.5	98.7	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.7	99.5	99.2	$33,358	$4,530	$28,828
Ps 17	Public	PK, KG-4	1045 W Delavan Ave	Buffalo	14209	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3150	284	31	9.0	93.0%	22 (7.7%)	187 (65.8%)	32 (11.3%)	25 (8.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	5.5	2395^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.0%		5.2	2424^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.9%	29			20.5	14.3					31.8	14.7							99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$36,875	$4,455	$32,420
Dr Lydia T Wright School Of Excellence	Public	PK, KG-8	106 Appenheimer St	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4110	560	51	11.0	95.9%	36 (6.4%)	388 (69.3%)	43 (7.7%)	67 (12.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.8%)	4.9	2405^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.6%		5.7	2416^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.2%	11		12.0	5.1	6.3	21.8	29.8	8.3	9.3	6.5	3.0	11.9	24.0	5.8	3.6	12.1	0.0	97.3	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.4	99.0	98.4	98.7	$30,517	$4,172	$26,345
Dr George Blackman Ecc	Public	PK, KG-4	2358 Main St	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3340	333	35	9.4	89.2%	21 (6.3%)	190 (57.1%)	38 (11.4%)	55 (16.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.1%)	5.9	2383^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	2.5%		8.9	2352^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	3.8%	31			23.2	24.5					22.8	20.4							99.5	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.5	$37,152	$4,442	$32,711
Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-4	1095 Jefferson Ave	Buffalo	14208	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4180	566	52	10.8	94.7%	37 (6.5%)	344 (60.8%)	50 (8.8%)	99 (17.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	12.5	2253^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.9%		9.8	2334^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.5%	81			39.7	18.4					38.8	22.6							99.6	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	$35,686	$3,627	$32,059
Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2408 Main St	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 597-4373	220	15	14.6	56.4%	2 (0.9%)	181 (82.3%)	19 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.2%)	3.9	2424^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.9%					(n/a)			22.5	4.6					22.5	0.0															$15,482	$486	$14,996
Brick Buffalo Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-3	30 Rich St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Brick Buffalo Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(716) 306-2572	72	9	8.4	86.1%	0 (0.0%)	57 (79.2%)	11 (15.3%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)								(n/a)																									$19,259	$749	$18,510
Build Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	340 Fougeron St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4140	371	43	8.6	96.5%	19 (5.1%)	225 (60.6%)	18 (4.9%)	93 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	9.8	2300^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.9%		11.1	2313^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.4%	13	80.0	4.0	34.2	20.8	22.9	26.7	10.3	10.3	43.6	20.7	10.8	18.4	21.4	3.6	10.8	0.0	98.7	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.7	98.9	$31,553	$4,579	$26,975
Ps 90	Public	PK, KG-2	50 A St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(716) 816-4120	179	21	8.5	74.9%	8 (4.5%)	99 (55.3%)	13 (7.3%)	47 (26.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)								(n/a)																									$46,859	$6,006	$40,854

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Students who attend Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy 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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