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Buffalo Academy For The Visual & Performing Arts Other School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

450 Masten Ave

Buffalo NY, 14209, Erie County

Phone: 716-816-4220

Ranking:

High School:

(846 out of 989, bottom 14%)
Elementary/Middle School:

(2,544 out of 3,424, bottom 26%)*

Type: Regular Other School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 12

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:	66		65		69		61		71		63		65
Total Students:	796		805		830		837		827		820		887
Grade 5:	45	5.7%	43	5.3%	50	6.0%	38	4.5%	47	5.7%	49	6.0%	65	7.3%
Grade 6:	45	5.7%	58	7.2%	52	6.3%	69	8.2%	60	7.3%	74	9.0%	80	9.0%
Grade 7:	76	9.5%	70	8.7%	100	12.0%	81	9.7%	111	13.4%	85	10.4%	86	9.7%
Grade 8:	69	8.7%	105	13.0%	90	10.8%	106	12.7%	76	9.2%	87	10.6%	83	9.4%
Grade 9:	154	19.3%	141	17.5%	156	18.8%	156	18.6%	125	15.1%	135	16.5%	193	21.8%
Grade 10:	147	18.5%	139	17.3%	144	17.3%	124	14.8%	135	16.3%	163	19.9%	128	14.4%
Grade 11:	120	15.1%	132	16.4%	114	13.7%	128	15.3%	159	19.2%	119	14.5%	109	12.3%
Grade 12:	139	17.5%	116	14.4%	123	14.8%	135	16.1%	114	13.8%	108	13.2%	143	16.1%
Ungraded:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	245	30.8%	246	30.6%	264	31.8%	260	31.1%	244	29.5%	253	30.9%	299	33.7%
Female:	551	69.2%	559	69.4%	566	68.2%	577	68.9%	573	69.3%	559	68.2%	584	65.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	9	1.1%	9	1.1%	7	0.8%	9	1.1%	9	1.1%	10	1.2%	11	1.2%
Asian:	9	1.1%	9	1.1%	10	1.2%	10	1.2%	10	1.2%	7	0.9%	7	0.8%
Hispanic:	128	16.1%	117	14.5%	110	13.3%	110	13.1%	85	10.3%	81	9.9%	87	9.8%
Black:	490	61.6%	500	62.1%	541	65.2%	549	65.6%	560	67.7%	524	63.9%	541	61.0%
White:	152	19.1%	161	20.0%	158	19.0%	154	18.4%	161	19.5%	198	24.1%	241	27.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	8	1.0%	8	1.0%	4	0.5%	5	0.6%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	NA	NA	471	58.5%	492	59.3%	496	59.3%	490	59.3%	492	60.0%	511	57.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	NA	NA	61	7.6%	72	8.7%	73	8.7%	79	9.6%	80	9.8%	121	13.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.08		12.41		12.05		13.67		11.67		13.00		13.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
NY State Assessments
2006	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	72%	34%	67%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	44%	39%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	79%	53%	78%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	86%	56%	83%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	33%	26%	53%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	41%	25%	53%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	54%	27%	58%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	14%	9.8%	30.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	67%	27%	68%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	67%	38%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84%	51%	83%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85%	62%	88%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	27%	32%	65%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	32%	31%	66%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	54%	28%	66%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	4.7%	9.3%	29.9%
2006	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	74%	57%	82%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	61%	43%	78%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	80%	54%	85%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	79%	59%	86%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	64%	59%	86%
2006	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	51%	31%	61%
2007	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	60%	35%	63%
2008	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	67%	44%	67%
2009	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	87%	64%	81%
2010	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	54%	32%	54%
2011	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	60%	35%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	51%	31%	55%
2013	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	21.4%	12.3%	29.6%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	50%	28%	60%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80%	38%	71%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	68%	49%	79%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	65%	57%	83%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	55%	30%	61%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	60%	32%	63%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	63%	33%	66%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	3.6%	10.7%	30.6%
2006	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	51%	27%	57%
2007	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	45%	27%	58%
2008	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	77%	45%	71%
2009	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	84%	62%	80%
2010	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	32%	26%	50%
2011	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	41%	24%	48%
2012	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	36%	26%	53%
2013	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	20.6%	10.5%	31.4%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	33%	22%	56%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	36%	29%	66%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	76%	50%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79%	64%	88%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	33%	32%	62%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	31%	32%	64%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	36%	30%	65%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	10.3%	7.4%	27.7%
2006	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	51%	21%	49%
2007	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	56%	34%	58%
2008	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	47%	28%	56%
2009	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	66%	43%	69%
2010	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	39%	27%	51%
2011	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	29%	24%	47%
2012	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	44%	25%	50%
2013	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	11.1%	13.5%	33.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	22%	17%	54%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	41%	26%	59%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	23%	34%	70%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81%	59%	80%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	49%	26%	55%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	34%	28%	60%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	38%	24%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	7.5%	6.8%	27.4%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	52%	35%	63%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	59%	41%	65%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64%	41%	71%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	61%	40%	69%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71%	45%	71%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	57%	39%	69%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	66%	40%	70%
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	82%	27%	54%
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	37%	29%	57%
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	30%	30%	63%
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	37%	29%	63%
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	48%	40%	69%
Regents
2010	Algebra 2/Trigonometry	End of course	% met std	0%	20%	65%
2011	Algebra 2/Trigonometry	End of course	% met std	9%	18%	64%
2012	Algebra 2/Trigonometry	End of course	% met std	5%	22%	64%
2005	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	20%	41%	73%
2006	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	37%	46%	75%
2007	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	19%	40%	71%
2008	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	56%	48%	73%
2009	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	49%	44%	74%
2010	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	40%	47%	73%
2011	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	28%	53%	78%
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	17%	50%	78%
2005	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	57%	31%	72%
2006	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	42%	35%	74%
2007	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	45%	37%	72%
2008	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	45%	39%	70%
2009	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	64%	33%	72%
2010	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	68%	36%	74%
2011	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	65%	37%	72%
2012	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	59%	38%	73%
2005	English	End of course	% met std	85%	67%	77%
2006	English	End of course	% met std	84%	70%	78%
2007	English	End of course	% met std	75%	66%	78%
2008	English	End of course	% met std	83%	73%	82%
2009	English	End of course	% met std	67%	68%	82%
2010	English	End of course	% met std	67%	61%	83%
2011	English	End of course	% met std	79%	75%	85%
2012	English	End of course	% met std	86%	71%	82%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	9%	27%	74%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	15%	24%	72%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	19%	31%	75%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	25%	37%	75%
2005	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	84%	58%	70%
2006	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	66%	44%	67%
2007	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	81%	45%	63%
2008	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	36%	45%	67%
2009	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	48%	45%	71%
2010	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	55%	42%	69%
2011	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	68%	50%	70%
2012	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	80%	49%	71%
2009	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	41%	37%	72%
2010	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	48%	41%	72%
2011	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	57%	45%	73%
2012	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	43%	43%	72%
2005	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	58%	51%	75%
2006	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	72%	55%	75%
2007	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	59%	51%	75%
2008	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	64%	55%	75%
2009	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	72%	58%	80%
2010	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	74%	52%	79%
2011	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	78%	61%	81%
2012	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	64%	55%	78%
2005	Mathematics A	End of course	% met std	79%	42%	77%
2006	Mathematics A	End of course	% met std	77%	50%	79%
2007	Mathematics A	End of course	% met std	20%	46%	77%
2008	Mathematics A	End of course	% met std	62%	53%	76%
2009	Mathematics A	End of course	% met std	26%	26%	61%
2005	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	22%	27%	66%
2006	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	22%	29%	68%
2007	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	54%	35%	70%
2008	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	32%	30%	70%
2009	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	4%	29%	68%
2010	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	0%	21%	61%
2005	Physics	End of course	% met std	36%	57%	81%
2006	Physics	End of course	% met std	35%	48%	80%
2007	Physics	End of course	% met std	33%	43%	79%
2008	Physics	End of course	% met std	10%	41%	77%
2009	Physics	End of course	% met std	41%	51%	77%
2012	Physics	End of course	% met std	37%	63%	79%
2005	Spanish	End of course	% met std	97%	89%	96%
2006	Spanish	End of course	% met std	98%	89%	96%
2007	Spanish	End of course	% met std	100%	88%	97%
2008	Spanish	End of course	% met std	95%	86%	95%
2009	Spanish	End of course	% met std	85%	84%	96%
2010	Spanish	End of course	% met std	83%	84%	95%
2011	Spanish	End of course	% met std	96%	88%	94%
2005	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	82%	66%	76%
2006	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	71%	69%	79%
2007	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	77%	64%	79%
2008	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	68%	76%	83%
2009	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	56%	68%	80%
2010	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	64%	66%	83%
2011	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	72%	62%	80%
2012	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	66%	62%	79%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

* Buffalo Academy For The Visual & Performing Arts Other School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.