Gowanda Elementary School
450 Aldrich St Gowanda NY, 14070, Cattaraugus County Phone: 716-532-3325 Ranking:  (2,674 out of 3,424, bottom 22%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4 School District: Gowanda Central School District Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 45 | 43 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 432 | 467 | 502 | 520 | 552 | 550 | 543 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 42 | 8.4% | 36 | 6.9% | 37 | 6.7% | 44 | 8.0% | 40 | 7.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 78 | 18.1% | 98 | 21.0% | 85 | 16.9% | 88 | 16.9% | 91 | 16.5% | 95 | 17.3% | 95 | 17.5% |
| Grade 1: | 96 | 22.2% | 84 | 18.0% | 85 | 16.9% | 94 | 18.1% | 100 | 18.1% | 105 | 19.1% | 103 | 19.0% |
| Grade 2: | 82 | 19.0% | 91 | 19.5% | 93 | 18.5% | 96 | 18.5% | 109 | 19.7% | 102 | 18.5% | 106 | 19.5% |
| Grade 3: | 84 | 19.4% | 93 | 19.9% | 95 | 18.9% | 102 | 19.6% | 106 | 19.2% | 102 | 18.5% | 108 | 19.9% |
| Grade 4: | 92 | 21.3% | 100 | 21.4% | 102 | 20.3% | 103 | 19.8% | 107 | 19.4% | 102 | 18.5% | 91 | 16.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 224 | 51.9% | 235 | 50.3% | 255 | 50.8% | 269 | 51.7% | 268 | 48.6% | 269 | 48.9% | 279 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 208 | 48.1% | 232 | 49.7% | 247 | 49.2% | 251 | 48.3% | 272 | 49.3% | 271 | 49.3% | 260 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 107 | 24.8% | 119 | 25.5% | 123 | 24.5% | 145 | 27.9% | 168 | 30.4% | 170 | 30.9% | 152 | 28.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 3.5% | 20 | 4.3% | 22 | 4.4% | 18 | 3.5% | 8 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.3% |
| White: | 265 | 61.3% | 287 | 61.5% | 317 | 63.1% | 336 | 64.6% | 364 | 65.9% | 363 | 66.0% | 376 | 69.2% |
| 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: | 44 | 10.2% | 38 | 8.1% | 37 | 7.4% | 18 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 154 | 33.0% | 201 | 40.0% | 224 | 43.1% | 237 | 42.9% | 202 | 36.7% | 211 | 38.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 33 | 7.1% | 50 | 10.0% | 60 | 11.5% | 66 | 12.0% | 73 | 13.3% | 65 | 12.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.89 | 10.69 | 11.28 | 11.74 | 12.13 | 12.20 | 12.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 53% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.7% | 28.7% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 37% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 26.4% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 58% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 35% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 17.9% | 30.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 14.8% | 14.8% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 86% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 89% |
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* Gowanda Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.