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George Southard Elementary School

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George Southard Elementary School ranks 1587 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

1587^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of New York elementary schools

Summary

George Southard Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-4 in the Lockport City School District in Lockport, NY, with 356 students enrolled. While the school's performance has fluctuated over the years, it generally outperforms the district and the state of New York in terms of student proficiency on standardized tests.

One of the key factors that sets George Southard Elementary apart is its relatively high per-student spending of $29,270 in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the nearby Lockport City School District schools like Roy Kelley Elementary and Charles A Upson Elementary. However, the school's performance still lags behind some higher-performing schools in neighboring districts, such as Clarence Center Elementary and Dodge Elementary.

Another interesting finding is that George Southard Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking higher for White students compared to Hispanic students. This suggests potential achievement gaps that the district may need to address. Additionally, the school's ranking has declined over the past several years, from 738 out of 2,352 New York elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 1,587 out of 2,445 in 2024-2025, indicating that the school may be facing challenges in maintaining or improving its academic performance.

363

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,982

Per pupil spending ?

50.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6385 Locust St Ext
Lockport, NY 14094-5099

(716) 478-4772

District: Lockport City School District

Students who attend George Southard Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Aaron Mossell Junior High School
	Emmet Belknap Intermediate School
High:	Lockport High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.2%

Hispanic:

11.6%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lockport City School District

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (48% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg39%

New York avg57%

1,587^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Lockport City School District

764^th of 874Lockport 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	35.9	1587 of 2445	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	1200 of 2445	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	964 of 2439	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	1073 of 2434	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	1264 of 2201	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	1144 of 2413	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	1020 of 2395	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.1	1098 of 2386	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.0	985 of 2366	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.2	738 of 2352	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	36.6	1548 of 2345	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.9	1636 of 2325	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.0	1883 of 2320	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.7	1603 of 2286	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	57.5	1098 of 2263	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.8	1042 of 2257	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.0	919 of 2227	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.6	724 of 2219	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.1	556 of 2206	74.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	74.6	99 of 938	89.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	1601 of 2409	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	1378 of 2413	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	1067 of 2403	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	1047 of 2401	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	1114 of 1955	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	1123 of 2357	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	1053 of 2338	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1299 of 1569	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.7	721 of 1531	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	853 of 1503	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1231 of 1315	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	942 of 1392	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1453 of 2098	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	1163 of 2078	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	830 of 2041	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	1125 of 2099	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	1124 of 1678	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	991 of 2032	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	935 of 2045	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	1555 of 2407	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	1023 of 2411	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	850 of 2400	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	1079 of 2400	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	1201 of 1961	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	1114 of 2358	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	978 of 2340	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	1398 of 2134	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1426 of 2110	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1564 of 2016	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1672 of 2031	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	870 of 1044	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	1178 of 1859	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	930 of 1941	52.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	1064 of 1402	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.0	807 of 1392	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	683 of 1337	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	818 of 1399	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	717 of 1224	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	611 of 1338	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	668 of 1408	52.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2018)89th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math54%-5 vs state

English Language Arts43%-11 vs state

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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
George Southard Elementary School	Public	K-4	6385 Locust St Ext	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Lockport City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 478-4772	363	35	10.4	50.4%	255 (70.2%)	18 (5.0%)	42 (11.6%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.5%)	35.9	1587^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.1%		48.9	1200^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.9%	387	50.0	36.5		60.5	47.7			100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,982	$2,380	$26,602
Charles A Upson Elementary School	Public	K-4	28 Harding Ave	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Lockport City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 478-4402	448	40	11.1	57.1%	290 (64.7%)	47 (10.5%)	63 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.3%)	16.4	2162^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	11.6%		18.8	2098^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.2%	64	33.3	30.1		36.9	41.3			99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	100.0	$26,951	$2,209	$24,742
Roy Kelley Elementary School	Public	K-4	610 12 E High St	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Lockport City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 478-4671	392	31	12.4	58.9%	280 (71.4%)	27 (6.9%)	30 (7.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.8%)	22.5	2002^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	18.1%		38.8	1488^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.1%	514	36.4	35.6		40.8	48.0			99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	$28,178	$1,984	$26,194
Anna Merritt Elementary School	Public	K-4	389 Green St	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Lockport City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 478-4726	326	30	11.0	67.8%	203 (62.3%)	35 (10.7%)	24 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	63 (19.3%)	15.7	2176^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.0%		9.3	2344^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.1%	168	22.6	47.5		27.9	31.2			99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	99.7	$26,954	$2,314	$24,640
Fricano Primary School	Public	K-2	4363 Mapleton Rd	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Starpoint Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 210-2100	584	49	11.8	12.3%	538 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)								(n/a)								99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$21,507	$743	$20,765
Regan Intermediate School	Public	3-5	4363 Mapleton Rd	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Starpoint Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 210-2150	631	56	11.2	18.7%	581 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.6%)	61.5	906^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.9%		63.5	812^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.8%	94	57.7	56.1	77.1	61.6	58.0	66.2	51.3									$21,638	$790	$20,847
Royalton-Hartland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4500 Orchard Pl	Gasport	14067	Niagara County	Royalton-Hartland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 735-2000	439	36	12.1	41.0%	386 (87.9%)	6 (1.4%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.2%)	44.4	1353^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	44.7%		33.2	1647^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.6%	294	47.9	46.7		64.2	54.0			99.5	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	99.8	$25,435	$444	$24,992
Dodge Elementary School	Public	K-4	1900 Dodge Rd	East Amherst	14051	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 626-9820	590	57	10.3	26.1%	408 (69.2%)	18 (3.1%)	34 (5.8%)	84 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.8%)	84.4	318^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.0%		93.5	132^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	94.6%	186	83.2	73.1		90.4	72.0			99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$22,046	$667	$21,379
Clarence Center Elementary School	Public	K-5	9600 Clarence Ctr Rd	Clarence Center	14032	Erie County	Clarence Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 407-9150	406	38	10.7	14.5%	365 (89.9%)	6 (1.5%)	12 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	71.5	645^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.6%		67.2	724^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.4%	79	74.2	58.8	75.6	79.4	76.8	45.5	52.4	97.6	97.9	98.1	98.1	99.7	97.9	97.6	98.1	$21,645	$676	$20,969
Heritage Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2545 Sweet Home Rd	Amherst	14228	Erie County	Sweet Home Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 250-1525	452	35	13.1	33.4%	211 (46.7%)	84 (18.6%)	58 (12.8%)	72 (15.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	35.2	1614^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.0%		42.8	1362^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	44.3%	252	45.6	58.0	43.2	46.4	66.0	35.6	34.7	99.4	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.4	$22,105	$881	$21,224

Frequently Asked Questions about George Southard Elementary School

Is George Southard Elementary School a good school?

George Southard Elementary School ranks 1587^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of George Southard Elementary School?

Students at George Southard Elementary School are 70% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of George Southard Elementary School attend?

Students who attend George Southard Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Aaron Mossell Junior High School
Middle : Emmet Belknap Intermediate School
High : Lockport High School

What district is George Southard Elementary School in?

Lockport City School District

How many students attend George Southard Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended George Southard Elementary School.

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