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Harry F Abate Elementary School

Public Grades 2-6

2239^th

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of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Harry F Abate Elementary School is a public elementary school in Niagara Falls, New York, serving grades 2-6 with a total enrollment of 702 students. The school is part of the Niagara Falls City School District, which is ranked 821 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harry F Abate Elementary School consistently performs below the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 26.67% to 35.71% across grades 3-6, compared to the state average of 50.86% to 56.61%. Similarly, the school's Math proficiency rates ranged from 23.13% to 31.08%, significantly lower than the state average of 51.2% to 59.7%. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings for subgroups like Asian, African American, Hispanic, Native American, and students with special needs consistently in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 80.63% to 87.03% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Harry F Abate Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Niagara Falls City School District, it becomes evident that the school is among the lowest-performing in the district. For example, Geraldine J Mann School and Seventy Ninth Street School consistently outperform Harry F Abate Elementary School in ELA and Math proficiency. Additionally, Niagara Charter School, a public charter school located outside the Niagara Falls City School District, significantly outperforms Harry F Abate Elementary School in both ELA and Math proficiency, with proficiency rates often exceeding 50% across grade levels.

650

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,054

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1625 Lockport St
Niagara Falls, NY 14305-2697

(716) 278-7960

District: Niagara Falls City School District

Students who attend Harry F Abate Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gaskill Preparatory School
High:	Niagara Falls High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.2%

White:

23.7%

Two or more races:

15.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (29% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg31%

New York avg54%

2,239^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Niagara Falls City School District

821^st of 874Niagara Falls 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	13.1	2239 of 2445	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	2295 of 2445	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	2302 of 2439	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	2310 of 2434	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1954 of 2201	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	2103 of 2413	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1912 of 2395	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.7	1776 of 2386	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.8	1708 of 2366	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	1801 of 2352	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.2	1703 of 2345	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.0	1602 of 2325	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.9	1597 of 2320	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.3	1648 of 2286	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.9	1514 of 2263	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.2	1548 of 2257	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.9	1742 of 2227	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.2	1763 of 2219	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.6	1765 of 2206	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	823 of 928	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	869 of 927	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	777 of 857	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	875 of 936	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	331 of 427	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	684 of 891	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	702 of 948	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	543 of 696	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	651 of 662	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	553 of 605	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	620 of 671	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	2243 of 2409	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	2289 of 2413	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	2250 of 2403	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	2304 of 2401	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1716 of 1955	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	2075 of 2357	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1816 of 2338	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	1443 of 1569	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1448 of 1531	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1370 of 1429	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1407 of 1503	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	701 of 792	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	745 of 766	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	614 of 637	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	562 of 622	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	455 of 570	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.8	261 of 730	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	1918 of 2098	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1996 of 2078	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1994 of 2041	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	2035 of 2099	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	1548 of 1678	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1863 of 2032	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1674 of 2045	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	2151 of 2407	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	2196 of 2411	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	2256 of 2400	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	2226 of 2400	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	1762 of 1961	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	2050 of 2358	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1895 of 2340	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	248 of 287	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	264 of 279	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	207 of 223	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	266 of 289	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	139 of 143	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	169 of 180	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	176 of 202	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	25 of 30	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	23 of 23	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	1878 of 2134	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1986 of 2110	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1956 of 2016	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1817 of 2031	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1777 of 1859	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1765 of 1941	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1090 of 1402	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	975 of 1392	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1146 of 1337	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1266 of 1399	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	973 of 1224	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1080 of 1338	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	973 of 1408	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)22nd percentile+14 vs school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile+14 vs school

Native American (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-23 vs state

Math27%-29 vs state

Science27%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (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 Earth Science 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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th 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
Harry F Abate Elementary School	Public	2-6	1625 Lockport St	Niagara Falls	14305	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-7960	650	39	16.7	83.2%	154 (23.7%)	287 (44.2%)	63 (9.7%)	31 (4.8%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	99 (15.2%)	13.1	2239^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.4%		12	2295^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.1%	56		26.7	34.1	35.7	28.4	31.1	31.1	23.8	23.1	26.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$25,054	$3,660	$21,394
Henry J Kalfas Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-3	1880 Beech Ave	Niagara Falls	14305	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-9180	304	21	14.2	78.0%	33 (10.9%)	163 (53.6%)	43 (14.1%)	21 (6.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.8%)								(n/a)											98.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.6	100.0	100.0	$33,888	$2,992	$30,895
Hyde Park School	Public	PK, KG-6	1620 Hyde Park Blvd	Niagara Falls	14305	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-7980	476	29	16.3	82.6%	111 (23.3%)	208 (43.7%)	40 (8.4%)	22 (4.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (18.7%)	20.2	2070^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.3%		12.6	2276^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.9%	206		16.7	21.5	36.1	45.6	21.7	27.7	31.2	63.2	26.2	98.9	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.8	99.6	$24,438	$2,552	$21,887
Bloneva Bond Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2513 Niagara St	Niagara Falls	14303	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-5860	476	30	16.0	69.1%	115 (24.2%)	185 (38.9%)	61 (12.8%)	16 (3.4%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (18.9%)								(n/a)											98.6	99.6	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.5	100.0	99.5	$28,426	$3,874	$24,553
Maple Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	952 Maple Ave	Niagara Falls	14305	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-9140	388	20	18.9	70.1%	114 (29.4%)	171 (44.1%)	40 (10.3%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.4%)	12.1	2264^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.4%		14.6	2226^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.0%	38		23.1	17.3	45.6	31.6	10.3	21.2	22.8	30.6	22.8	99.1	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	99.7	$22,329	$2,422	$19,907
Cataract Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6431 Girard Ave	Niagara Falls	14304	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-9120	496	33	14.8	70.8%	223 (45.0%)	126 (25.4%)	50 (10.1%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (17.5%)	8.8	2325^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.9%		7.2	2383^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	2.5%	58		16.7	26.1	26.7	24.1	28.3	41.3	22.4	12.1	17.5	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	99.8	$27,224	$2,859	$24,365
Seventy Ninth Street School	Public	PK, KG-6	551 79th St	Niagara Falls	14304	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-7900	415	27	15.1	63.6%	261 (62.9%)	50 (12.0%)	37 (8.9%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (14.0%)	28.3	1819^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.6%		28.9	1776^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.4%	43		46.0	47.1	46.3	37.5	44.0	37.3	33.3	29.1	42.6	99.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	$23,888	$2,344	$21,544
Colonial Village Elementary School	Public	K-5	1456 Saunders Stlmnt Rd	Niagara Falls	14305	Niagara County	Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 215-3270	351	37	9.4	42.5%	281 (80.1%)	9 (2.6%)	15 (4.3%)	4 (1.1%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.8%)	26.6	1874^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.4%		26.5	1857^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.0%	17	83.3	38.3	42.6	43.5		44.1	45.3	41.3		34.2	99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	100.0	100.0	$28,552	$1,611	$26,941
Geraldine J Mann School	Public	PK, KG-6	1330 95th St	Niagara Falls	14304	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-7940	400	26	15.4	56.3%	235 (58.8%)	29 (7.3%)	46 (11.5%)	50 (12.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (8.8%)	41.6	1430^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.5%		35.9	1570^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.8%	140		37.5	63.3	50.0	38.5	53.1	57.4	59.6	27.8	46.2	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$23,630	$1,973	$21,657
Niagara Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	2077 Lockport Rd	Niagara Falls	14304	Niagara County	Niagara Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 297-4520	342	21	16.3	83.0%	46 (13.5%)	169 (49.4%)	47 (13.7%)	17 (5.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (17.5%)	67.1	763^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	68.8%		62.6	839^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.7%	76		81.6	71.4	56.4	47.6	85.4	80.5	51.3	82.5	18.9									$14,942	$1,900	$13,042

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