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Roy Kelley Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

2002^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Roy Kelley Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 396 students in grades K-4 in the Lockport City School District in Lockport, New York. The school is ranked 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, and the Lockport City School District as a whole is ranked 764 out of 874 districts in New York, also with a 1-star rating.

Roy Kelley Elementary consistently underperforms the Lockport City School District and the state of New York in English Language Arts and Math proficiency on the New York State Assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, only 36.36% of 3rd graders and 35.62% of 4th graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 54.15% and 54.07% statewide. In math, 40.79% of 3rd graders and 47.95% of 4th graders were proficient, compared to 59.7% and 58.64% statewide. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools for Female, Male, White, Multi-racial, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Interestingly, the other elementary schools in the Lockport City School District also perform poorly, with low test scores and low rankings compared to the state, suggesting systemic issues within the district. In contrast, nearby school districts like Clarence Central and Williamsville Central have elementary schools that significantly outperform Roy Kelley Elementary and the state averages in both ELA and Math, highlighting the disparities in educational quality and resources between districts.

392

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,178

Per pupil spending ?

58.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

610 12 E High St
Lockport, NY 14094-5099

(716) 478-4671

District: Lockport City School District

Students who attend Roy Kelley Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.4%

Two or more races:

12.8%

Hispanic:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (40% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg39%

New York avg57%

2,002^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	22.5	2002 of 2445	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	1488 of 2445	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.4	736 of 2439	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	1383 of 2434	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	1458 of 2201	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	1161 of 2413	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.7	1596 of 2395	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.4	1382 of 2386	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.1	982 of 2366	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.2	1415 of 2352	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.4	1111 of 2345	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	36.5	1506 of 2325	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.4	1422 of 2320	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.2	1582 of 2286	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.1	1534 of 2263	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.6	1839 of 2257	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.0	1534 of 2227	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.2	1100 of 2219	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.1	968 of 2206	56.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	536 of 928	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	753 of 927	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.4	331 of 857	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.0	655 of 948	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	1881 of 2409	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1598 of 2413	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	962 of 2403	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.9	1656 of 2401	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	1144 of 1955	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	1274 of 2357	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	1588 of 2338	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	23.6	1271 of 1503	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.1	596 of 1392	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	10.7	720 of 730	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	1565 of 2098	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	1068 of 2078	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.2	523 of 2041	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	41.9	1158 of 2099	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	1289 of 1678	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.6	915 of 2032	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.8	1703 of 2045	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	2047 of 2407	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.5	1310 of 2411	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	74.5	528 of 2400	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	52.2	1097 of 2400	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.0	1520 of 1961	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.9	1009 of 2358	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.7	1537 of 2340	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	213 of 287	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.1	103 of 223	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	91 of 289	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.0	86 of 143	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	51 of 180	71.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	2062 of 2134	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1868 of 2110	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.7	498 of 2016	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	36.9	1236 of 2031	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	500 of 1859	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	28.8	1541 of 1941	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	1254 of 1402	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	925 of 1392	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.3	507 of 1337	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	1007 of 1399	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	978 of 1224	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	780 of 1338	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1188 of 1408	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)42nd percentile+24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2022)15th percentile-28 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-15 vs school

Homeless (2018)1st percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math44%-15 vs state

English Language Arts36%-18 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Newfane Elementary School	Public	K-4	2909 Transit Rd	Newfane	14108	Niagara County	Newfane Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 778-6376	467	41	11.3	40.5%	420 (89.9%)	5 (1.1%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	40.4	1458^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.4%		45.2	1284^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.5%	174	52.5	36.6		66.7	43.2			99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	$29,397	$1,834	$27,563
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Roy Kelley Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Roy Kelley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Roy Kelley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

Is Roy Kelley Elementary School a good school?

Roy Kelley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.1% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Roy Kelley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Roy Kelley Elementary School.

What district is Roy Kelley Elementary School in?

Lockport City School District

What is the racial makeup of Roy Kelley Elementary School?

Students at Roy Kelley Elementary School are 71% White, 13% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 7% African American.

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