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Martin Road Elementary School

Public Grades 2-5

2384^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Martin Road Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lackawanna, NY, serving grades 2-5 with a total enrollment of 570 students. The school is part of the Lackawanna City School District, which is ranked 836 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Martin Road Elementary School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New York, with statewide rankings between 2,049 and 2,384 out of 2,445 schools over the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are significantly below the state averages, with only 18-23% of students proficient in ELA and 16-27% proficient in Math across grades 3-5. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools for Asian, African American, Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, the school has extremely high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 85.54% to 90.18% over the past three years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

When comparing Martin Road Elementary School to nearby schools, such as Allendale Elementary School (West Seneca Central School District) and Windom Elementary School (Orchard Park Central School District), it becomes clear that Martin Road Elementary School is an outlier in terms of academic performance, with proficiency rates often double or triple that of Martin Road. Despite the high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, Martin Road Elementary School has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance over the past 10 years, and the school's statewide rankings have remained consistently low.

573

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,660

Per pupil spending ?

85.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

135 Martin Rd
Lackawanna, NY 14218-2707

(716) 821-5610

District: Lackawanna City School District

Students who attend Martin Road Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lackawanna Middle School
High:	Lackawanna High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.8%

Hispanic:

15.4%

African American:

11.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (21% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Math scores 37 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg21%

New York avg55%

2,384^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

836^th of 874Lackawanna 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	5.8	2384 of 2445	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	2346 of 2445	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	2352 of 2439	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	2252 of 2434	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	2049 of 2201	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	2336 of 2413	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	2319 of 2395	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	2312 of 2386	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.7	2292 of 2366	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	2209 of 2352	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	20.9	1939 of 2345	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.2	2016 of 2325	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.5	2055 of 2320	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.2	1923 of 2286	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.8	1957 of 2263	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.4	2049 of 2257	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	24.4	1835 of 2227	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.5	1879 of 2219	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.6	1937 of 2206	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	822 of 928	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	638 of 927	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.5	831 of 857	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	819 of 936	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	812 of 891	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	924 of 948	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	1.1	690 of 696	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.1	601 of 605	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.4	547 of 548	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	583 of 601	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	1096 of 1117	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1015 of 1066	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	966 of 1001	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	996 of 1027	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	444 of 454	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	724 of 860	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	903 of 938	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	2327 of 2409	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	2245 of 2413	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	2294 of 2403	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	2171 of 2401	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	1876 of 1955	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	2314 of 2357	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	2272 of 2338	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	1517 of 1569	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1444 of 1531	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1196 of 1429	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1302 of 1503	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	721 of 818	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	1279 of 1315	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1359 of 1392	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	22.7	670 of 766	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	2049 of 2098	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1972 of 2078	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1993 of 2041	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1947 of 2099	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1553 of 1678	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1950 of 2032	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1987 of 2045	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	2351 of 2407	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	2357 of 2411	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	2323 of 2400	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	2253 of 2400	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1781 of 1961	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	2231 of 2358	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	2270 of 2340	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	272 of 287	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	247 of 279	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	206 of 223	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	143 of 180	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	163 of 202	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	2053 of 2134	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1907 of 2110	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1890 of 2016	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1735 of 2031	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	716 of 1044	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.6	1658 of 1859	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1721 of 1941	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	2.7	1386 of 1402	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	1368 of 1392	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	1312 of 1337	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1349 of 1399	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	1210 of 1224	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	1317 of 1338	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	1380 of 1408	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)13th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-33 vs state

Math20%-37 vs state

Science19%-26 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	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
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
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
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
Discovery School	Public	PK, KG-8	911 Abbott Rd	Buffalo	14220	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4922	541	46	11.7	56.6%	313 (57.9%)	82 (15.2%)	83 (15.3%)	17 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (7.8%)	32	1714^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.9%		36.1	1559^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.2%	155	100.0		45.6	36.7	35.1	53.9	25.6	25.9	56.1	41.2	48.1	40.0	32.4	5.6	26.8	25.8	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$30,230	$3,430	$26,800
Winchester-Potters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	675 Potters Rd	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 677-3580	422	42	10.1	41.2%	333 (78.9%)	19 (4.5%)	37 (8.8%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.0%)	23	1993^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	18.5%		19.4	2079^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.0%	86			32.1	38.6	49.1				32.1	56.1	28.1				26.4		99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	$23,323	$679	$22,644
Lorraine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	71 Lorraine Ave	Buffalo	14220	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4809	638	61	10.3	86.2%	249 (39.0%)	151 (23.7%)	118 (18.5%)	44 (6.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	71 (11.1%)	36.5	1568^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.9%		33.1	1649^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.6%	81			64.8	36.4	38.8	39.5	32.3	42.6	70.9	46.2	38.0	44.9	29.9	41.5	25.5	45.3	96.9	98.3	98.4	98.4	98.6	98.3	97.9	98.9	$33,417	$3,639	$29,779
West Elementary School	Public	K-5	1397 Orchard Park Rd	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 677-3250	680	53	12.7	24.9%	576 (84.7%)	21 (3.1%)	53 (7.8%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	62	895^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.4%		62.2	846^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.4%	49			62.0	44.3	68.2				70.7	61.9	57.3				64.8		99.4	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.4	99.7	99.7	$24,199	$685	$23,514
Allendale Elementary School	Public	K-5	1399 Orchard Park Rd	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 677-3660	509	40	12.7	28.5%	436 (85.7%)	8 (1.6%)	28 (5.5%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.9%)	62.7	878^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.1%		65.2	778^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.2%	100			66.3	57.7	64.6				74.1	68.7	45.5				51.9		99.2	99.2	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.2	99.4	99.4	$22,919	$650	$22,269
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
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	430 Southside Pkwy	Buffalo	14210	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4818	772	71	10.8	91.2%	273 (35.4%)	195 (25.3%)	182 (23.6%)	52 (6.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.5%)	7.1	2363^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	3.4%		17.2	2139^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.5%	224		36.4	22.1	21.2	10.0	26.5	27.5	17.9	29.0	31.8	11.7	12.1	37.3	25.9	16.1	7.7	98.4	99.4	99.5	99.5	99.5	98.9	99.5	99.4	$33,963	$3,807	$30,156

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Road Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Martin Road Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Martin Road Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lackawanna Middle School
High : Lackawanna High School

How many students attend Martin Road Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 573 students attended Martin Road Elementary School.

What district is Martin Road Elementary School in?

Lackawanna City School District

What is the racial makeup of Martin Road Elementary School?

Students at Martin Road Elementary School are 62% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is Martin Road Elementary School a good school?

Martin Road Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.5% of New York elementary schools.

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