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Tonawanda Elementary School

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Tonawanda Elementary School ranks 1546 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1546^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Tonawanda Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 807 students in grades PK-5 in the Tonawanda City School District in Tonawanda, New York. The school's academic performance, as measured by test scores, is generally lower than the state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math ranging from 40-54% for 3rd-5th graders, compared to the state averages of 54-59%. Additionally, the school has significant achievement gaps between student subgroups, with the school's rankings for White, Multi-racial, and Special Education students in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools, while the rankings for African American and Hispanic students are in the middle 50%.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, at $19,395 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average, the academic performance does not seem to reflect this level of funding. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined from the top 25% of New York elementary schools in 2011-2012 to the bottom 35% in 2024-2025, suggesting the school is facing challenges in maintaining academic achievement. Compared to nearby schools, such as Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School and Kaegebein School, which are in neighboring districts, Tonawanda Elementary School generally performs worse academically, with lower test scores and rankings.

The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Tonawanda Elementary School, over 50%, indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population, which may be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges. Addressing these underlying socioeconomic issues, as well as evaluating the allocation and utilization of resources within the school, could be crucial for improving student outcomes at Tonawanda Elementary School.

785

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,307

Per pupil spending ?

48.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

555 Fletcher St
Tonawanda, NY 14150-1833

(716) 694-6805

District: Tonawanda City School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.1%

Hispanic:

10.6%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2012 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (47% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2012

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

New York avg55%

1,546^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

602^nd of 874Tonawanda 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	37.1	1546 of 2445	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	1610 of 2201	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	1358 of 2413	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.0	922 of 2395	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.0	976 of 2386	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.4	790 of 2366	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.9	868 of 2352	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.0	844 of 2345	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.7	641 of 2325	72.4%	★★★★☆
2012	73.2	608 of 2320	73.8%	★★★★☆
2011	73.4	586 of 2286	74.4%	★★★★☆
2010	71.3	648 of 2263	71.4%	★★★★☆
2009	80.6	245 of 2257	89.1%	★★★★☆
2008	80.3	303 of 2227	86.4%	★★★★☆
2007	73.8	592 of 2219	73.3%	★★★★☆
2006	73.0	603 of 2206	72.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	463 of 928	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	1661 of 2409	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	1447 of 1955	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1582 of 2357	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.3	1049 of 2338	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	917 of 1569	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	496 of 818	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	765 of 1315	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	589 of 1392	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	1326 of 2098	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	1246 of 1678	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	1066 of 2032	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	806 of 2045	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	1411 of 2407	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	1527 of 1961	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.2	1111 of 2358	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	803 of 2340	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	236 of 287	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	71.8	59 of 202	70.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	1926 of 2134	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1199 of 1859	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	1149 of 1941	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	1065 of 1402	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	1047 of 1224	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1021 of 1338	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.3	725 of 1408	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)50th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)18th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math48%-9 vs state

English Language Arts48%-7 vs state

Science42%-3 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
Tonawanda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	555 Fletcher St	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 694-6805	785	74	10.5	48.8%	582 (74.1%)	29 (3.7%)	83 (10.6%)	30 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.5%)	37.1	1546^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.8%					(n/a)	50.0	43.4	49.6	40.8	48.1	54.1	41.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$20,307	$1,664	$18,642
Spruce School	Public	K-6	195 Spruce St	North Tonawanda	14120	Niagara County	North Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 807-3850	336	32	10.5	60.1%	252 (75.0%)	16 (4.8%)	35 (10.4%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.8%)								(n/a)	35.8			43.2				99.4	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.7	$22,391	$1,073	$21,318
Holmes Elementary School	Public	K-4	365 Dupont Ave	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 874-8423	274	34	8.1	75.9%	114 (41.6%)	53 (19.3%)	46 (16.8%)	26 (9.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	31 (11.3%)	16.2	2168^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.3%		10	2331^st of 2445 public elementary schools	4.7%	163	38.0	30.4		47.1	17.9			99.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.0	$27,272	$1,676	$25,596
Herbert Hoover Elementary School	Public	K-5	199 Thorncliff Rd	Buffalo	14223	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 874-8414	570	51	11.2	40.2%	390 (68.4%)	52 (9.1%)	49 (8.6%)	30 (5.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.9%)	35.7	1596^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.7%		29	1774^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.4%	178	49.5	51.9		52.0	38.7			99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	$24,967	$2,223	$22,744
Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Public	K-4	236 Grayton Rd	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8416	609	46	13.1	35.1%	473 (77.7%)	22 (3.6%)	50 (8.2%)	24 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.1%)	57.3	1008^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.8%		50.3	1163^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	52.4%	155	57.5	56.3		70.8	57.3			99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$23,302	$1,303	$22,000
Kaegebein School	Public	1-5	1690 Love Rd	Grand Island	14072	Erie County	Grand Island Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 773-8840	420	33	12.7	30.2%	356 (84.8%)	7 (1.7%)	26 (6.2%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	64.9	825^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.3%		65.9	761^st of 2445 public elementary schools	68.9%	64	50.5	58.0	68.1	62.0	73.3	74.7	65.2	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$24,018	$646	$23,372
Glendale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Glendale Dr	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Sweet Home Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 250-1500	443	36	12.4	32.5%	231 (52.1%)	105 (23.7%)	49 (11.1%)	27 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	39.1	1499^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.7%		39	1482^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	39.4%	17	51.7	52.5	46.2	50.0	55.9	44.0	37.7	99.5	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	99.7	$25,708	$1,087	$24,621
Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc	Public	PK, KG-4	249 Skillen St	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3430	250	24	10.3	94.4%	35 (14.0%)	113 (45.2%)	53 (21.2%)	27 (10.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.4%)	29.2	1799^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.4%		14.7	2225^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.0%	426	46.7	41.7		58.1	29.7			99.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	100.0	100.0	$35,983	$4,775	$31,209
Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School	Public	K-4	184 Irving Ter	Buffalo	14223	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8410	496	39	12.7	35.5%	365 (73.6%)	24 (4.8%)	49 (9.9%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.5%)	55.9	1040^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.5%		62.8	826^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.2%	214	58.3	54.0		63.0	62.9			99.4	99.6	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.6	99.6	99.4	$23,761	$1,321	$22,440
Drake School	Public	K-3	380 Drake Dr	North Tonawanda	14120	Niagara County	North Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 807-3725	242	26	9.3	56.2%	199 (82.2%)	3 (1.2%)	20 (8.3%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)								(n/a)	39.3			31.6				100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,229	$1,100	$21,128

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Tonawanda Elementary School ranks 1546^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tonawanda Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 785 students attended Tonawanda Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Tonawanda Elementary School?

Students at Tonawanda Elementary School are 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 4% African American.

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Tonawanda City School District

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