Discovery School
911 Abbott Rd
Buffalo NY, 14220, Erie County
Phone: 716-816-4922
Ranking: (1,659 out of 3,424, top 48%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Buffalo City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 38 | 39 | 38 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 33 | |||||||
Total Students: | 606 | 585 | 567 | 578 | 565 | 543 | 554 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 70 | 11.6% | 54 | 9.2% | 51 | 9.0% | 54 | 9.3% | 54 | 9.6% | 52 | 9.6% | 54 | 9.7% |
Kindergarten: | 48 | 7.9% | 58 | 9.9% | 59 | 10.4% | 72 | 12.5% | 60 | 10.6% | 59 | 10.9% | 60 | 10.8% |
Grade 1: | 54 | 8.9% | 58 | 9.9% | 75 | 13.2% | 61 | 10.6% | 66 | 11.7% | 62 | 11.4% | 60 | 10.8% |
Grade 2: | 65 | 10.7% | 75 | 12.8% | 61 | 10.8% | 60 | 10.4% | 57 | 10.1% | 57 | 10.5% | 56 | 10.1% |
Grade 3: | 86 | 14.2% | 61 | 10.4% | 61 | 10.8% | 59 | 10.2% | 64 | 11.3% | 54 | 9.9% | 59 | 10.6% |
Grade 4: | 63 | 10.4% | 58 | 9.9% | 57 | 10.1% | 65 | 11.2% | 57 | 10.1% | 61 | 11.2% | 53 | 9.6% |
Grade 5: | 53 | 8.7% | 57 | 9.7% | 53 | 9.3% | 48 | 8.3% | 58 | 10.3% | 54 | 9.9% | 54 | 9.7% |
Grade 6: | 54 | 8.9% | 52 | 8.9% | 47 | 8.3% | 58 | 10.0% | 53 | 9.4% | 54 | 9.9% | 54 | 9.7% |
Grade 7: | 55 | 9.1% | 53 | 9.1% | 57 | 10.1% | 49 | 8.5% | 44 | 7.8% | 50 | 9.2% | 51 | 9.2% |
Grade 8: | 56 | 9.2% | 55 | 9.4% | 44 | 7.8% | 52 | 9.0% | 52 | 9.2% | 40 | 7.4% | 53 | 9.6% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 282 | 46.5% | 280 | 47.9% | 274 | 48.3% | 289 | 50.0% | 260 | 46.0% | 281 | 51.7% | 293 | 52.9% |
Female: | 324 | 53.5% | 305 | 52.1% | 293 | 51.7% | 289 | 50.0% | 291 | 51.5% | 254 | 46.8% | 257 | 46.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 50 | 8.3% | 48 | 8.2% | 51 | 9.0% | 47 | 8.1% | 39 | 6.9% | 38 | 7.0% | 44 | 7.9% |
Black: | 66 | 10.9% | 44 | 7.5% | 33 | 5.8% | 33 | 5.7% | 36 | 6.4% | 40 | 7.4% | 41 | 7.4% |
White: | 461 | 76.1% | 470 | 80.3% | 461 | 81.3% | 481 | 83.2% | 476 | 84.2% | 458 | 84.3% | 463 | 83.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 21 | 3.5% | 14 | 2.4% | 14 | 2.5% | 10 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 201 | 34.4% | 167 | 29.5% | 179 | 31.0% | 148 | 26.2% | 161 | 29.7% | 156 | 28.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 36 | 6.2% | 50 | 8.8% | 62 | 10.7% | 103 | 18.2% | 65 | 12.0% | 62 | 11.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.04 | 15.10 | 15.01 | 14.21 | 14.13 | 14.70 | 16.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 36% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 47% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 49% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 28% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 26% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 28% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 12% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 40% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 43% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 67% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 75% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 28% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 27% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 27% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 13.5% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 40% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 42% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 55% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 28% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 28% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 31% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 10.7% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 48% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 45% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 54% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 64% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 31% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 35% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 37% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.7% | 10.2% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 69% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 65% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 64% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 71% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 62% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 68% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 62% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 34% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 39% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 53% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 56% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 26% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 25% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 27% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 9.8% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 27% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 38% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 51% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 62% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 32% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 31% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 28% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 9.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 57% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 43% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 54% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 59% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 59% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 31% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 35% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 44% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 64% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 32% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 35% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 31% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 12.3% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 28% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 38% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 49% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 57% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 30% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 32% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 33% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 10.7% | 30.6% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 27% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 45% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 62% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 26% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 24% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 26% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 10.5% | 31.4% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 29% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 50% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 64% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 32% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 32% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 30% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 14.1% | 7.4% | 27.7% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 28% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 43% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 27% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 24% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 25% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 13.5% | 33.7% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 34% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 59% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 28% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 24% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 6.8% | 27.4% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 41% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 40% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 45% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 39% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 40% | 70% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 30% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 29% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 96% | 40% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 41% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 45% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 43% | 72% |
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* Discovery School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.