West Hertel Elementary School
489 Hertel Ave
Buffalo NY, 14207, Erie County
Phone: 716-816-4150
Ranking: (3,379 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: | 57 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 46 | |||||||
Total Students: | 827 | 745 | 644 | 557 | 497 | 441 | 514 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 52 | 6.3% | 55 | 7.4% | 52 | 8.1% | 51 | 9.2% | 51 | 10.3% | 44 | 10.0% | 55 | 10.7% |
Kindergarten: | 87 | 10.5% | 81 | 10.9% | 74 | 11.5% | 74 | 13.3% | 71 | 14.3% | 68 | 15.4% | 73 | 14.2% |
Grade 1: | 90 | 10.9% | 85 | 11.4% | 75 | 11.6% | 87 | 15.6% | 76 | 15.3% | 65 | 14.7% | 69 | 13.4% |
Grade 2: | 82 | 9.9% | 79 | 10.6% | 77 | 12.0% | 72 | 12.9% | 80 | 16.1% | 59 | 13.4% | 21 | 4.1% |
Grade 3: | 84 | 10.2% | 91 | 12.2% | 76 | 11.8% | 92 | 16.5% | 55 | 11.1% | 23 | 5.2% | 20 | 3.9% |
Grade 4: | 97 | 11.7% | 85 | 11.4% | 97 | 15.1% | 61 | 11.0% | 30 | 6.0% | 22 | 5.0% | 25 | 4.9% |
Grade 5: | 85 | 10.3% | 105 | 14.1% | 79 | 12.3% | 29 | 5.2% | 23 | 4.6% | 30 | 6.8% | 23 | 4.5% |
Grade 6: | 121 | 14.6% | 81 | 10.9% | 30 | 4.7% | 23 | 4.1% | 39 | 7.8% | 29 | 6.6% | 36 | 7.0% |
Grade 7: | 91 | 11.0% | 28 | 3.8% | 33 | 5.1% | 39 | 7.0% | 29 | 5.8% | 38 | 8.6% | 53 | 10.3% |
Grade 8: | 33 | 4.0% | 51 | 6.8% | 47 | 7.3% | 29 | 5.2% | 42 | 8.5% | 63 | 14.3% | 139 | 27.0% |
Ungraded: | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 430 | 52.0% | 401 | 53.8% | 348 | 54.0% | 306 | 54.9% | 258 | 51.9% | 232 | 52.6% | 274 | 53.3% |
Female: | 397 | 48.0% | 344 | 46.2% | 296 | 46.0% | 251 | 45.1% | 223 | 44.9% | 196 | 44.4% | 236 | 45.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.9% | 10 | 2.0% | 16 | 3.6% | 20 | 3.9% |
Asian: | 190 | 23.0% | 128 | 17.2% | 87 | 13.5% | 50 | 9.0% | 42 | 8.5% | 21 | 4.8% | 8 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 174 | 21.0% | 170 | 22.8% | 152 | 23.6% | 129 | 23.2% | 96 | 19.3% | 79 | 17.9% | 104 | 20.2% |
Black: | 290 | 35.1% | 300 | 40.3% | 264 | 41.0% | 242 | 43.4% | 242 | 48.7% | 230 | 52.2% | 279 | 54.3% |
White: | 131 | 15.8% | 104 | 14.0% | 104 | 16.1% | 107 | 19.2% | 99 | 19.9% | 90 | 20.4% | 103 | 20.0% |
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: | 37 | 4.5% | 38 | 5.1% | 34 | 5.3% | 24 | 4.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 382 | 46.2% | 629 | 84.4% | 590 | 91.6% | 495 | 88.9% | 394 | 79.3% | 391 | 88.7% | 432 | 84.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 0.7% | 23 | 3.1% | 25 | 3.9% | 29 | 5.2% | 29 | 5.8% | 28 | 6.3% | 25 | 4.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.51 | 12.74 | 11.75 | 10.92 | 10.27 | 9.40 | 11.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 36% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 47% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 49% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 28% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17% | 26% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 28% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 4.4% | 12% | 31.1% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 43% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 67% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 28% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24% | 27% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 27% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 4.4% | 13.5% | 34.2% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 40% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 42% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 16% | 28% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 28% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 16% | 31% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 6.5% | 10.7% | 30.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 45% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 54% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 64% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 31% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 35% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29% | 37% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 9.3% | 10.2% | 36.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 65% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 64% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 71% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 62% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 68% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 62% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 16% | 34% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 11% | 39% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 53% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 56% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 10% | 26% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 4% | 25% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 12% | 27% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 4.9% | 9.8% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 7% | 27% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 11% | 38% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 51% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 62% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 13% | 32% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 16% | 31% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 16% | 28% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.7% | 9.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 57% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 19% | 43% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 54% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 59% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 59% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 17% | 31% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 15% | 35% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 17% | 44% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 64% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 18% | 32% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 35% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 17% | 31% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 2.7% | 12.3% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 10% | 28% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 28% | 38% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 49% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 57% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 30% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 32% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 16% | 33% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 6.3% | 10.7% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 16% | 27% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 18% | 27% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 26% | 45% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 37% | 62% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 14% | 26% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 11% | 24% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 13% | 26% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 7.7% | 10.5% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 16% | 22% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 9% | 29% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 29% | 50% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | 64% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 32% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 32% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 23% | 30% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 6.7% | 7.4% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 12% | 21% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 34% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 28% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 43% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 27% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 24% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 25% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 4.2% | 13.5% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 8% | 17% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 9% | 26% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 9% | 34% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 59% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 28% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 24% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 1.8% | 6.8% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 35% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 41% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 41% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 12% | 40% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 45% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 39% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 18% | 40% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 27% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 5% | 29% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 30% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 7% | 29% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 7% | 40% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 26% | 37% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 83% | 45% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 43% | 72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* West Hertel Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.