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Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8
2268th
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...
Racial breakdown:

African American:
67.2%
Asian:
17.4%
Hispanic:
6.6%
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 Compare Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy to nearby elementary schools!
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
2,268th 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
1,494th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
12th of 36Elementary 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
202511.92268 of 24457.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.42259 of 24457.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.22030 of 243916.8%★☆☆☆☆
202221.51999 of 243417.9%★☆☆☆☆
201917.62068 of 241314.3%★☆☆☆☆
201827.71822 of 239523.9%★☆☆☆☆
201712.52208 of 23867.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20165.62341 of 23661.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20156.42320 of 23521.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20147.72285 of 23452.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20135.72313 of 23250.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20122.32285 of 23201.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20112.82256 of 22861.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20103.52237 of 22631.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20090.42250 of 22570.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20081.72205 of 22271.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20071.02212 of 22190.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20061.32198 of 22060.4%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.5825 of 92811.1%★☆☆☆☆
202421.7796 of 92714.1%★☆☆☆☆
202326.1652 of 85723.9%★☆☆☆☆
202229.0690 of 93626.3%★☆☆☆☆
201930.3624 of 89130.0%★★☆☆☆
201842.9520 of 94845.1%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20250.6694 of 6960.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20240.5662 of 6620.0%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202535.9717 of 111735.8%★★☆☆☆
202427.1920 of 106613.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202516.52138 of 240911.2%★☆☆☆☆
202415.82191 of 24139.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.32003 of 240316.6%★☆☆☆☆
202225.21894 of 240121.1%★☆☆☆☆
201917.82056 of 235712.8%★☆☆☆☆
201830.01759 of 233824.8%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202419.6695 of 7669.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20258.52057 of 20982.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.31975 of 20785.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202512.52232 of 24077.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.72228 of 24117.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.82038 of 240015.1%★☆☆☆☆
202219.22069 of 240013.8%★☆☆☆☆
201920.31968 of 235816.5%★☆☆☆☆
201826.11865 of 234020.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202530.81502 of 213429.6%★☆☆☆☆
202317.51942 of 20163.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.41769 of 18594.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201849.4780 of 194159.8%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20252.31494 of 15000.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.61462 of 15042.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.21451 of 15003.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.81424 of 14793.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.51390 of 14393.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.31412 of 14381.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20178.11424 of 14552.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20167.21415 of 14291.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20157.51400 of 14070.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201410.01363 of 14012.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201310.21322 of 13733.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20126.01277 of 13374.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20116.41245 of 12953.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20104.71214 of 12432.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20095.71162 of 12245.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20088.01098 of 11857.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20074.21081 of 11233.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20063.41078 of 10951.6%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20256.3673 of 6760.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.0669 of 7055.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.5645 of 6967.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.6699 of 7061.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.9616 of 6535.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.4651 of 6631.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20250.7404 of 4060.5%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202429.9499 of 61518.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20253.31446 of 14570.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.21421 of 14653.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.21370 of 14636.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.51347 of 14547.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.21344 of 13701.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.41344 of 13530.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20253.51280 of 12830.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20252.51452 of 14550.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.11421 of 14642.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.71423 of 14642.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.71436 of 14551.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.31282 of 13666.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.11323 of 13522.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202415.21284 of 13031.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.51273 of 13072.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.41276 of 12830.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.91165 of 11700.4%☆☆☆☆☆
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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Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy ranks in the bottom 7.2% of New York elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended 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.

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