Seventy Ninth Street School

551 79Th St, Niagara Falls NY, 14304 | Niagara Falls City School District | 716-278-7900
  • grades PK-6
  • students 437
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 33% 41% lower than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
33%Niagara Falls
56%New York

Seventy Ninth Street School is a school servicing grades PK to 6 and is located in the district of "Niagara Falls City School District" in Niagara Falls, NY. There are a total of 437 students and 24 teachers at Seventy Ninth Street School, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Seventy Ninth Street School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 33.0%, which is 41% lower than the New York average.

Seventy Ninth Street School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students437
Teachers24
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Seventy Ninth Street School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All36%
360-69%
430-39%
511-19%
620-29%
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All30%
330-39%
420-29%
520-29%
640-49%
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Seventy Ninth Street School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 75.6% 47.8% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 14.8% 34.9% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 0.4% 1.7% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1.5% 4.3% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 1.5% 4.1% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 6.2% 7.1% 2.0% 3.1%

Niagara Falls demographics profile

StatisticNiagara FallsNew YorkNational
Population47,97819,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,40641391
Median age40.838.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)46%52%55%
Speak English93%70%79%
Speak Spanish3%15%13%

Education level achieved in Niagara Falls

IndexNiagara FallsNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade79.4%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school78.2%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college47.2%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree26.7%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors17.0%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters7.1%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.1%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.4%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Seventy Ninth Street School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.