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Seventy Ninth Street School

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Seventy Ninth Street School ranks 1819 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1819^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Seventy Ninth Street School is an elementary school located in Niagara Falls, New York, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 417 students. The school is part of the Niagara Falls City School District, which is ranked 821 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Seventy Ninth Street School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages on the New York State Assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were significantly lower than the state averages, with the highest proficiency rate being 47.06% in 4th grade ELA. The school's performance on the state assessments varies significantly across different student subgroups, and it has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a ranking of 1819 out of 2445 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Despite the increased spending per student at Seventy Ninth Street School, from $12,768 in the 2020-2021 school year to $23,308 in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's academic performance has not shown significant improvement.

The nearby schools in the Niagara Falls City School District, such as Henry J Kalfas Magnet School, Bloneva Bond Primary School, and Hyde Park School, also perform poorly on the state assessments and have similar low rankings and high percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. In contrast, the nearby schools in the Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District and the Grand Island Central School District, such as Colonial Village Elementary School and Huth Road School, have significantly higher academic performance and rankings compared to Seventy Ninth Street School and the other Niagara Falls City School District schools.

415

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,888

Per pupil spending ?

63.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

551 79th St
Niagara Falls, NY 14304-2332

(716) 278-7900

District: Niagara Falls City School District

Students who attend Seventy Ninth Street School usually attend:

Middle:	Lasalle Preparatory School
High:	Niagara Falls High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.9%

Two or more races:

14.0%

African American:

12.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (40% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Math scores 20 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg31%

New York avg54%

1,819^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	28.3	1819 of 2445	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1776 of 2445	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	2216 of 2439	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1861 of 2434	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	2011 of 2201	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1785 of 2413	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	1647 of 2395	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.5	1191 of 2386	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	33.5	1641 of 2366	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.1	1829 of 2352	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.4	1748 of 2345	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.5	1895 of 2325	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.5	1605 of 2320	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.7	1503 of 2286	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.1	1190 of 2263	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	71.5	654 of 2257	71.0%	★★★★☆
2008	60.3	1084 of 2227	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.2	772 of 2219	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.3	732 of 2206	66.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	793 of 928	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	860 of 927	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	811 of 857	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	813 of 936	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	696 of 948	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	1799 of 2409	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1759 of 2413	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	2276 of 2403	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1980 of 2401	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	1857 of 1955	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1718 of 2357	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1639 of 2338	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1651 of 2098	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1677 of 2078	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1950 of 2041	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1519 of 2099	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1543 of 1678	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	1339 of 2032	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	1417 of 2045	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	1780 of 2407	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	1696 of 2411	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	2027 of 2400	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	1592 of 2400	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.8	1676 of 1961	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1791 of 2358	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	1570 of 2340	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	195 of 287	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	162 of 279	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.5	185 of 223	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	100 of 180	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	96 of 202	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	1637 of 2134	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1701 of 2110	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1834 of 2016	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	1089 of 2031	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.8	1009 of 1044	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	932 of 1859	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	871 of 1941	55.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	1165 of 1402	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1105 of 1392	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1261 of 1337	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1209 of 1399	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	1200 of 1224	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	1152 of 1338	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1113 of 1408	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-10 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

Math36%-20 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
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
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
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
Huth Road School	Public	2-5	1773 Huth Rd	Grand Island	14072	Erie County	Grand Island Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 773-8850	473	37	12.8	25.2%	416 (87.9%)	7 (1.5%)	11 (2.3%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	68.2	733^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	70.0%		64.6	791^st of 2445 public elementary schools	67.6%	58		55.1	53.9	70.2		67.0	75.9	71.3		61.2	99.6	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	99.8	99.6	$21,423	$576	$20,847
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
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
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
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
Charlotte Sidway School	Public	PK, KG-2	2451 Baseline Rd	Grand Island	14072	Erie County	Grand Island Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 773-8870	454	40	11.3	25.3%	376 (82.8%)	12 (2.6%)	27 (5.9%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)								(n/a)											100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,421	$603	$21,818
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Seventy Ninth Street School

How many students attend Seventy Ninth Street School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended Seventy Ninth Street School.

What district is Seventy Ninth Street School in?

Niagara Falls City School District

Is Seventy Ninth Street School a good school?

Seventy Ninth Street School ranks 1819^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Seventy Ninth Street School attend?

Students who attend Seventy Ninth Street School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lasalle Preparatory School
High : Niagara Falls High School

What is the racial makeup of Seventy Ninth Street School?

Students at Seventy Ninth Street School are 63% White, 14% Two or more races, 12% African American, 9% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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