Bilingual Center Primary School
157 Elk St
Buffalo NY, 14210, Erie County
Phone: 716-816-4783
Ranking: (3,350 out of 3,424, bottom 2%)*
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: | 47 | 46 | 42 | 42 | 48 | 42 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 488 | 480 | 491 | 512 | 521 | 499 | 496 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 36 | 7.4% | 33 | 6.9% | 31 | 6.3% | 33 | 6.4% | 33 | 6.3% | 26 | 5.2% | 31 | 6.3% |
Kindergarten: | 54 | 11.1% | 50 | 10.4% | 48 | 9.8% | 42 | 8.2% | 45 | 8.6% | 44 | 8.8% | 62 | 12.5% |
Grade 1: | 51 | 10.5% | 53 | 11.0% | 49 | 10.0% | 46 | 9.0% | 53 | 10.2% | 63 | 12.6% | 44 | 8.9% |
Grade 2: | 59 | 12.1% | 49 | 10.2% | 52 | 10.6% | 52 | 10.2% | 60 | 11.5% | 45 | 9.0% | 39 | 7.9% |
Grade 3: | 47 | 9.6% | 54 | 11.3% | 52 | 10.6% | 57 | 11.1% | 46 | 8.8% | 46 | 9.2% | 54 | 10.9% |
Grade 4: | 49 | 10.0% | 49 | 10.2% | 56 | 11.4% | 53 | 10.4% | 57 | 10.9% | 51 | 10.2% | 44 | 8.9% |
Grade 5: | 45 | 9.2% | 48 | 10.0% | 54 | 11.0% | 55 | 10.7% | 52 | 10.0% | 42 | 8.4% | 47 | 9.5% |
Grade 6: | 45 | 9.2% | 53 | 11.0% | 49 | 10.0% | 51 | 10.0% | 69 | 13.2% | 47 | 9.4% | 50 | 10.1% |
Grade 7: | 56 | 11.5% | 55 | 11.5% | 49 | 10.0% | 66 | 12.9% | 55 | 10.6% | 61 | 12.2% | 52 | 10.5% |
Grade 8: | 46 | 9.4% | 36 | 7.5% | 51 | 10.4% | 57 | 11.1% | 51 | 9.8% | 52 | 10.4% | 51 | 10.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 22 | 4.4% | 22 | 4.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 244 | 50.0% | 243 | 50.6% | 243 | 49.5% | 253 | 49.4% | 253 | 48.6% | 243 | 48.7% | 240 | 48.4% |
Female: | 244 | 50.0% | 237 | 49.4% | 248 | 50.5% | 259 | 50.6% | 256 | 49.1% | 247 | 49.5% | 252 | 50.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 9 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.6% | 10 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 346 | 70.9% | 322 | 67.1% | 324 | 66.0% | 308 | 60.2% | 335 | 64.3% | 303 | 60.7% | 300 | 60.5% |
Black: | 33 | 6.8% | 43 | 9.0% | 44 | 9.0% | 53 | 10.4% | 63 | 12.1% | 60 | 12.0% | 56 | 11.3% |
White: | 85 | 17.4% | 95 | 19.8% | 110 | 22.4% | 135 | 26.4% | 113 | 21.7% | 129 | 25.9% | 134 | 27.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 13 | 2.7% | 8 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 367 | 76.5% | 395 | 80.4% | 437 | 85.4% | 395 | 75.8% | 421 | 84.4% | 334 | 67.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 14 | 2.9% | 24 | 4.9% | 23 | 4.5% | 24 | 4.6% | 25 | 5.0% | 17 | 3.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.38 | 10.43 | 11.69 | 12.28 | 10.85 | 11.90 | 13.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18% | 36% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 47% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 49% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17% | 28% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 26% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22% | 28% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 0% | 12% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 40% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 43% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 67% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 75% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26% | 28% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23% | 27% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 10% | 27% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13% | 13.5% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 40% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 42% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 26% | 28% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 28% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 17% | 31% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 7.1% | 10.7% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 48% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29% | 45% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 54% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 64% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 13% | 31% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 35% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 37% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 6.5% | 10.2% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 65% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 64% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 71% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 62% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 62% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 34% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 39% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 53% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 56% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 26% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 14% | 25% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 11% | 27% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.8% | 9.8% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 27% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 18% | 38% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 23% | 51% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 62% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 19% | 32% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 12% | 31% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 28% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.9% | 9.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 57% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 23% | 43% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 54% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 59% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 59% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 31% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 43% | 35% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 44% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 64% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 22% | 32% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 35% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 31% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 2.1% | 12.3% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 10% | 28% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 38% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 30% | 49% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 57% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 9% | 30% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 14% | 32% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 12% | 33% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 1.9% | 10.7% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 28% | 27% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 16% | 27% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 62% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 26% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 24% | 24% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 15% | 26% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 6.8% | 10.5% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 34% | 22% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 29% | 29% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 64% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 18% | 32% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 30% | 32% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 30% | 30% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 2% | 7.4% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 21% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 34% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 28% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 43% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 27% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 24% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 25% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 13.5% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 17% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 26% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 34% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 59% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 21% | 28% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 24% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 5.8% | 6.8% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 35% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 41% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 41% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 40% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 45% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 39% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 40% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 27% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 29% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 30% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 29% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 40% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 85% | 37% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 82% | 41% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 36% | 45% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 37% | 43% | 72% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 36% | 55% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 93% | 58% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 70% | 52% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 62% | 61% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 55% | 78% |
2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 94% | 89% | 96% |
2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 89% | 96% |
2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 83% | 88% | 97% |
2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 85% | 86% | 95% |
2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 84% | 96% |
2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 84% | 95% |
2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 92% | 88% | 94% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Bilingual Center Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.