Highgate Heights Primary School
600 Highgate Ave
Buffalo NY, 14215, Erie County
Phone: 716-816-4050
Ranking: (3,387 out of 3,424, bottom 1%)*
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: | 40 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 44 | 49 | |||||||
Total Students: | 475 | 530 | 543 | 569 | 566 | 632 | 651 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 32 | 6.7% | 35 | 6.6% | 35 | 6.4% | 36 | 6.3% | 36 | 6.4% | 36 | 5.7% | 36 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten: | 46 | 9.7% | 44 | 8.3% | 42 | 7.7% | 45 | 7.9% | 38 | 6.7% | 40 | 6.3% | 41 | 6.3% |
Grade 1: | 42 | 8.8% | 43 | 8.1% | 44 | 8.1% | 49 | 8.6% | 51 | 9.0% | 51 | 8.1% | 58 | 8.9% |
Grade 2: | 41 | 8.6% | 45 | 8.5% | 47 | 8.7% | 49 | 8.6% | 36 | 6.4% | 62 | 9.8% | 72 | 11.1% |
Grade 3: | 46 | 9.7% | 45 | 8.5% | 51 | 9.4% | 41 | 7.2% | 60 | 10.6% | 47 | 7.4% | 73 | 11.2% |
Grade 4: | 30 | 6.3% | 45 | 8.5% | 51 | 9.4% | 70 | 12.3% | 64 | 11.3% | 80 | 12.7% | 74 | 11.4% |
Grade 5: | 46 | 9.7% | 63 | 11.9% | 60 | 11.0% | 74 | 13.0% | 65 | 11.5% | 78 | 12.3% | 71 | 10.9% |
Grade 6: | 59 | 12.4% | 68 | 12.8% | 71 | 13.1% | 64 | 11.2% | 73 | 12.9% | 80 | 12.7% | 72 | 11.1% |
Grade 7: | 61 | 12.8% | 72 | 13.6% | 70 | 12.9% | 72 | 12.7% | 69 | 12.2% | 78 | 12.3% | 83 | 12.7% |
Grade 8: | 64 | 13.5% | 63 | 11.9% | 68 | 12.5% | 69 | 12.1% | 74 | 13.1% | 80 | 12.7% | 71 | 10.9% |
Ungraded: | 8 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 231 | 48.6% | 253 | 47.7% | 260 | 47.9% | 288 | 50.6% | 291 | 51.4% | 319 | 50.5% | 333 | 51.2% |
Female: | 244 | 51.4% | 277 | 52.3% | 283 | 52.1% | 281 | 49.4% | 264 | 46.6% | 303 | 47.9% | 314 | 48.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 17 | 3.6% | 11 | 2.1% | 15 | 2.8% | 7 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.9% | 17 | 2.6% |
Black: | 422 | 88.8% | 489 | 92.3% | 498 | 91.7% | 532 | 93.5% | 536 | 94.7% | 597 | 94.5% | 611 | 93.9% |
White: | 15 | 3.2% | 15 | 2.8% | 18 | 3.3% | 16 | 2.8% | 16 | 2.8% | 20 | 3.2% | 21 | 3.2% |
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: | 14 | 2.9% | 10 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 410 | 77.4% | 455 | 83.8% | 463 | 81.4% | 436 | 77.0% | 534 | 84.5% | 446 | 68.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 16 | 3.0% | 31 | 5.7% | 33 | 5.8% | 46 | 8.1% | 43 | 6.8% | 53 | 8.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.92 | 12.32 | 13.24 | 12.63 | 12.30 | 14.40 | 13.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 36% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 47% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 49% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15% | 28% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19% | 26% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16% | 28% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 7% | 12% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24% | 40% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 43% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 67% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 75% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 11% | 28% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 27% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14% | 27% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 2.4% | 13.5% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 42% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 55% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 29% | 28% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 9% | 28% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 31% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 6.5% | 10.7% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 48% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 45% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 54% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 64% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 23% | 31% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 18% | 35% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 37% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 4.3% | 10.2% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 69% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 64% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 71% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 62% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 68% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 62% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 34% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 39% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 53% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 56% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 17% | 26% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 23% | 25% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 8% | 27% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.9% | 9.8% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 16% | 27% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 38% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 51% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 62% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 16% | 32% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 12% | 31% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 5% | 28% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 1.6% | 9.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 57% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 43% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 54% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 59% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 59% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 31% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 32% | 35% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 10% | 44% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 64% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 18% | 32% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 27% | 35% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 19% | 31% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 3% | 12.3% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 18% | 28% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 38% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 49% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 57% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 12% | 30% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 13% | 32% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 8% | 33% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 4.6% | 10.7% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 16% | 27% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 20% | 27% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 35% | 45% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 62% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 17% | 26% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 11% | 24% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 26% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 2.9% | 10.5% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 15% | 22% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 29% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 64% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 18% | 32% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 28% | 32% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 19% | 30% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 1.4% | 7.4% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 21% | 21% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 34% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 28% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 43% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 18% | 27% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 7% | 24% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 8% | 25% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 3.2% | 13.5% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 8% | 17% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 26% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 18% | 34% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 59% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 28% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 24% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 3% | 6.8% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 35% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 41% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 41% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 40% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 45% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 39% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 40% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 27% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 29% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 30% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 29% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 40% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 37% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 93% | 41% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 68% | 45% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 72% | 43% | 72% |
2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 71% | 51% | 75% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 89% | 55% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 58% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 58% | 52% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 56% | 61% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 56% | 55% | 78% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Highgate Heights 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.