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Dr Lydia T Wright School Of Excellence
106 Appenheimer St
Buffalo NY, 14214, Erie County
Phone: 716-816-4110
Ranking:
(3,296 out of 3,424, bottom 4%)*

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: | 55 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 60 | 63 | 55 | |||||||
Total Students: | 751 | 777 | 803 | 859 | 828 | 792 | 831 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 72 | 9.6% | 71 | 9.1% | 67 | 8.3% | 69 | 8.0% | 72 | 8.7% | 70 | 8.8% | 66 | 7.9% |
Kindergarten: | 83 | 11.1% | 84 | 10.8% | 69 | 8.6% | 68 | 7.9% | 67 | 8.1% | 70 | 8.8% | 80 | 9.6% |
Grade 1: | 86 | 11.5% | 76 | 9.8% | 61 | 7.6% | 83 | 9.7% | 76 | 9.2% | 74 | 9.3% | 80 | 9.6% |
Grade 2: | 72 | 9.6% | 55 | 7.1% | 77 | 9.6% | 83 | 9.7% | 77 | 9.3% | 84 | 10.6% | 76 | 9.1% |
Grade 3: | 54 | 7.2% | 73 | 9.4% | 81 | 10.1% | 81 | 9.4% | 79 | 9.5% | 77 | 9.7% | 90 | 10.8% |
Grade 4: | 64 | 8.5% | 74 | 9.5% | 80 | 10.0% | 90 | 10.5% | 83 | 10.0% | 103 | 13.0% | 116 | 14.0% |
Grade 5: | 84 | 11.2% | 82 | 10.6% | 80 | 10.0% | 85 | 9.9% | 115 | 13.9% | 97 | 12.2% | 84 | 10.1% |
Grade 6: | 76 | 10.1% | 76 | 9.8% | 75 | 9.3% | 117 | 13.6% | 100 | 12.1% | 76 | 9.6% | 81 | 9.7% |
Grade 7: | 88 | 11.7% | 78 | 10.0% | 114 | 14.2% | 99 | 11.5% | 79 | 9.5% | 76 | 9.6% | 77 | 9.3% |
Grade 8: | 71 | 9.5% | 107 | 13.8% | 96 | 12.0% | 84 | 9.8% | 80 | 9.7% | 65 | 8.2% | 81 | 9.7% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 344 | 45.8% | 358 | 46.1% | 379 | 47.2% | 394 | 45.9% | 379 | 45.8% | 377 | 47.6% | 419 | 50.4% |
Female: | 407 | 54.2% | 419 | 53.9% | 424 | 52.8% | 465 | 54.1% | 431 | 52.1% | 405 | 51.1% | 408 | 49.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 37 | 4.9% | 32 | 4.1% | 31 | 3.9% | 27 | 3.1% | 16 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.0% |
Black: | 678 | 90.3% | 710 | 91.4% | 734 | 91.4% | 794 | 92.4% | 772 | 93.2% | 752 | 94.9% | 779 | 93.7% |
White: | 14 | 1.9% | 20 | 2.6% | 22 | 2.7% | 22 | 2.6% | 27 | 3.3% | 24 | 3.0% | 40 | 4.8% |
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: | 20 | 2.7% | 14 | 1.8% | 13 | 1.6% | 13 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 555 | 71.4% | 615 | 76.6% | 696 | 81.0% | 647 | 78.1% | 604 | 76.3% | 659 | 79.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 51 | 6.6% | 48 | 6.0% | 53 | 6.2% | 79 | 9.5% | 90 | 11.4% | 85 | 10.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.70 | 13.92 | 14.60 | 14.50 | 13.80 | 12.60 | 15.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 36% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 47% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 49% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 28% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 26% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21% | 28% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 2.9% | 12% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 40% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 43% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 67% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 28% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 27% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16% | 27% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 1.5% | 13.5% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 40% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 42% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 55% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 28% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 21% | 28% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 18% | 31% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 9.9% | 10.7% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 48% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 45% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 54% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 64% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 21% | 31% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 35% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 22% | 37% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 2.8% | 10.2% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 69% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 65% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 64% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 71% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 62% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 34% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 56% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 23% | 26% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 25% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 17% | 27% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 2.7% | 9.8% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 27% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 38% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 51% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 62% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 32% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 31% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 22% | 28% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 9.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 57% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 43% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 54% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 59% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | 31% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | 35% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 64% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 22% | 32% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 28% | 35% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 31% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 9.5% | 12.3% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 21% | 28% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 38% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 49% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 57% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 24% | 30% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 32% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 25% | 33% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 0% | 10.7% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 30% | 27% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 29% | 27% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 45% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 26% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 18% | 24% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 28% | 26% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 7.6% | 10.5% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 22% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 29% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 64% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 19% | 32% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 23% | 32% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 29% | 30% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 2.5% | 7.4% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 21% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 34% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 28% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 43% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 27% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 24% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 25% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 3.9% | 13.5% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 17% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 26% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 34% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 59% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 28% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 24% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 2.8% | 6.8% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 35% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 41% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 41% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 40% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 45% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 39% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 40% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 27% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 29% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 30% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 11% | 29% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 40% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 45% | 37% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 46% | 41% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 45% | 45% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 88% | 43% | 72% |
2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 65% | 51% | 75% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 38% | 55% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 73% | 58% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 87% | 52% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 86% | 61% | 81% |
2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 74% | 86% | 95% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Dr Lydia T Wright School Of Excellence was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.