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Big Tree Elementary School

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Big Tree Elementary School ranks 847 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

847^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Big Tree Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Hamburg, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 563 students. The school is part of the Frontier Central School District, which is ranked 231 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Big Tree Elementary School has shown strong academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math that generally exceed the state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students achieved proficiency rates of 68.35%, 45.45%, and 68.85% respectively in ELA, outperforming the state average. In Math, the school's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students achieved proficiency rates of 74.07%, 55.41%, and 72.13%, also exceeding the state averages. However, the school's performance for Hispanic and special education students has been relatively weaker, with lower rankings compared to other New York elementary schools.

While Big Tree Elementary School has shown strong overall academic performance, the school could benefit from targeted interventions and support to address the needs of its lower-performing student subgroups. Analyzing the instructional practices and resource allocation at the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Cloverbank Elementary School and schools in the Orchard Park Central School District, could provide insights to help improve Big Tree Elementary School's performance in these areas.

535

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,531

Per pupil spending ?

37.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

S 4460 Bay View Rd
Hamburg, NY 14075-1335

(716) 926-1740

District: Frontier Central School District

Students who attend Big Tree Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Frontier Middle School
High:	Frontier Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.7%

Hispanic:

5.2%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 41st percentile in 2021 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (63% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 65th (2025) from a 41st-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the New York median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Frontier Central School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg68%

New York avg55%

847^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Frontier Central School District

231^st of 874Frontier Central 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	64.2	847 of 2445	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	583 of 2445	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	755 of 2439	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	1013 of 2434	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	1298 of 2201	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.6	798 of 2413	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.8	420 of 2395	82.5%	★★★★☆
2017	71.8	616 of 2386	74.2%	★★★★☆
2016	88.2	181 of 2366	92.3%	★★★★★
2015	88.1	193 of 2352	91.8%	★★★★★
2014	84.9	256 of 2345	89.1%	★★★★☆
2013	88.5	182 of 2325	92.2%	★★★★★
2012	88.9	116 of 2320	95.0%	★★★★★
2011	88.6	131 of 2286	94.3%	★★★★★
2010	85.1	182 of 2263	92.0%	★★★★★
2009	80.7	240 of 2257	89.4%	★★★★☆
2008	83.8	153 of 2227	93.1%	★★★★★
2007	82.2	243 of 2219	89.0%	★★★★☆
2006	80.5	317 of 2206	85.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	1047 of 2409	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	725 of 2413	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	803 of 2403	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	1014 of 2401	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.9	1209 of 1955	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	927 of 2357	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.0	348 of 2338	85.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1124 of 1569	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1137 of 1531	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	916 of 2098	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	537 of 2078	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	707 of 2041	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.6	1476 of 2099	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	1271 of 1678	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.3	509 of 2032	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	384 of 2045	81.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	642 of 2407	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	439 of 2411	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	681 of 2400	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	972 of 2400	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	1149 of 1961	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.7	626 of 2358	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	493 of 2340	78.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	1662 of 2134	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1665 of 2110	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	76.4	267 of 2016	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	38.0	1194 of 2031	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	990 of 1859	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	910 of 1941	53.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	780 of 1402	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.9	456 of 1392	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	528 of 1337	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	846 of 1399	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	979 of 1224	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.8	628 of 1338	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	374 of 1408	73.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)73rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-37 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math67%+10 vs state

English Language Arts60%+5 vs state

Science57%+12 vs state

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Monday, July 9, 2018

I love it. My son was in kindergarten. He reads so we'll. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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	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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th 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
Big Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	S 4460 Bay View Rd	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Frontier Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 926-1740	535	51	10.4	37.9%	464 (86.7%)	15 (2.8%)	28 (5.2%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	64.2	847^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.4%		72.7	583^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	76.2%	264	68.4	45.5	68.9	74.1	55.4	72.1	56.7	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	100.0	$22,531	$1,251	$21,280
Windom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3870 Sheldon Rd	Orchard Park	14127	Erie County	Orchard Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 209-6279	625	55	11.4	18.4%	555 (88.8%)	16 (2.6%)	23 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	51.8	1165^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.4%		69.1	675^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.4%	490	59.8	59.5	46.5	67.4	69.4	48.0	32.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,721	$864	$22,857
Blasdell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3780 S Park Ave	Blasdell	14219	Erie County	Frontier Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 926-1750	498	53	9.4	50.8%	421 (84.5%)	7 (1.4%)	34 (6.8%)	15 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	51.5	1169^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.2%		42.8	1360^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.4%	191	60.0	61.7	55.8	54.0	80.7	45.1	28.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,759	$1,512	$22,247
Armor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5301 Abbott Rd	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Hamburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 646-3350	332	23	14.2	24.7%	301 (90.7%)	3 (0.9%)	19 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	36.5	1569^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.8%		46.5	1244^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.1%	325	55.9	48.5	45.7	44.1	40.6	41.7	48.5	98.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	100.0	99.7	99.4	$20,135	$616	$19,519
Charlotte Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Charlotte Ave	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Hamburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 646-3370	382	24	16.2	15.2%	341 (89.3%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	54.8	1059^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.7%		59.5	917^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.5%	142	56.3	67.5	57.5	42.9	64.1	52.5	53.7	96.3	97.4	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.4	97.4	97.4	$19,964	$550	$19,414
Truman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	15 Inner Dr	Lackawanna	14218	Erie County	Lackawanna City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 821-5610	404	43	9.4	79.0%	273 (67.6%)	45 (11.1%)	45 (11.1%)	19 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.2%)								(n/a)								94.9	96.5	96.8	96.8	96.8	95.8	98.1	95.5	$30,158	$2,397	$27,762
Union Pleasant Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 Pleasant Ave	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Hamburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 646-3280	663	50	13.3	23.7%	575 (86.7%)	16 (2.4%)	36 (5.4%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.6%)	33	1684^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.1%		27	1844^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.6%	160	53.8	41.4	38.5	51.8	55.0	29.1	36.3	98.6	99.4	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.1	99.5	99.2	$20,918	$804	$20,114
Cloverbank Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2761 Cloverbank Rd	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Frontier Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 926-1760	509	47	10.8	29.1%	450 (88.4%)	5 (1.0%)	29 (5.7%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	78.9	455^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.4%		67.7	712^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.9%	257	82.1	72.5	81.0	87.9	80.0	50.0	57.6	99.0	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.2	$23,562	$1,179	$22,383
Martin Road Elementary School	Public	2-5	135 Martin Rd	Lackawanna	14218	Erie County	Lackawanna City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 821-5610	573	57	10.0	85.2%	354 (61.8%)	64 (11.2%)	88 (15.4%)	28 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.5%)	5.8	2384^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.5%		9.1	2346^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.0%	38	18.6	23.0	22.9	16.6	26.8	17.4	18.9	98.4	99.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.0	99.3	99.3	$27,660	$1,733	$25,927
South Davis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	51 S Davis St	Orchard Park	14127	Erie County	Orchard Park Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 209-6246	377	33	11.2	12.7%	359 (95.2%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	64.7	830^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.1%		77.7	482^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	80.3%	348	71.4	52.6	58.5	76.4	59.7	63.0	58.5	99.1	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	99.4	100.0	$24,209	$547	$23,662

Frequently Asked Questions about Big Tree Elementary School

Is Big Tree Elementary School a good school?

Big Tree Elementary School ranks 847^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Big Tree Elementary School in?

Frontier Central School District

What schools do graduates of Big Tree Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Big Tree Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frontier Middle School
High : Frontier Senior High School

How many students attend Big Tree Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended Big Tree Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Big Tree Elementary School?

Students at Big Tree Elementary School are 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

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