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Marva J Daniel Futures Preparatory School
295 Carlton St
Buffalo NY, 14204, Erie County
Phone: 716-816-3800
Ranking:
(3,422 out of 3,424, bottom 0%)*

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: | 36 | 40 | 45 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 53 | |||||||
Total Students: | 521 | 558 | 544 | 570 | 569 | 580 | 626 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 51 | 9.8% | 53 | 9.5% | 53 | 9.7% | 42 | 7.4% | 37 | 6.5% | 40 | 6.9% | 57 | 9.1% |
Kindergarten: | 48 | 9.2% | 51 | 9.1% | 50 | 9.2% | 51 | 8.9% | 47 | 8.3% | 78 | 13.4% | 68 | 10.9% |
Grade 1: | 44 | 8.4% | 44 | 7.9% | 43 | 7.9% | 46 | 8.1% | 71 | 12.5% | 61 | 10.5% | 74 | 11.8% |
Grade 2: | 37 | 7.1% | 36 | 6.5% | 39 | 7.2% | 68 | 11.9% | 51 | 9.0% | 72 | 12.4% | 81 | 12.9% |
Grade 3: | 25 | 4.8% | 48 | 8.6% | 59 | 10.8% | 47 | 8.2% | 68 | 12.0% | 60 | 10.3% | 49 | 7.8% |
Grade 4: | 51 | 9.8% | 56 | 10.0% | 46 | 8.5% | 77 | 13.5% | 65 | 11.4% | 49 | 8.4% | 58 | 9.3% |
Grade 5: | 70 | 13.4% | 76 | 13.6% | 85 | 15.6% | 76 | 13.3% | 54 | 9.5% | 53 | 9.1% | 56 | 8.9% |
Grade 6: | 66 | 12.7% | 80 | 14.3% | 71 | 13.1% | 52 | 9.1% | 52 | 9.1% | 50 | 8.6% | 66 | 10.5% |
Grade 7: | 71 | 13.6% | 62 | 11.1% | 51 | 9.4% | 59 | 10.4% | 57 | 10.0% | 65 | 11.2% | 59 | 9.4% |
Grade 8: | 57 | 10.9% | 52 | 9.3% | 46 | 8.5% | 52 | 9.1% | 67 | 11.8% | 52 | 9.0% | 58 | 9.3% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 247 | 47.4% | 275 | 49.3% | 271 | 49.8% | 288 | 50.5% | 295 | 51.8% | 281 | 48.4% | 321 | 51.3% |
Female: | 274 | 52.6% | 283 | 50.7% | 273 | 50.2% | 282 | 49.5% | 261 | 45.9% | 281 | 48.4% | 301 | 48.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.0% |
Asian: | 10 | 1.9% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 42 | 8.1% | 41 | 7.3% | 39 | 7.2% | 38 | 6.7% | 37 | 6.5% | 27 | 4.7% | 27 | 4.3% |
Black: | 409 | 78.5% | 454 | 81.4% | 461 | 84.7% | 482 | 84.6% | 489 | 85.9% | 485 | 83.6% | 537 | 85.8% |
White: | 33 | 6.3% | 35 | 6.3% | 24 | 4.4% | 25 | 4.4% | 29 | 5.1% | 52 | 9.0% | 53 | 8.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 20 | 3.8% | 17 | 3.0% | 12 | 2.2% | 14 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 438 | 78.5% | 504 | 92.6% | 485 | 85.1% | 435 | 76.4% | 515 | 88.8% | 509 | 81.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 7 | 1.3% | 20 | 3.7% | 17 | 3.0% | 28 | 4.9% | 32 | 5.5% | 31 | 5.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.43 | 13.95 | 12.09 | 10.48 | 10.90 | 10.80 | 11.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 10% | 36% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 47% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 49% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 9% | 28% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17% | 26% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 7% | 28% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 4.7% | 12% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26% | 40% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 43% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 67% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14% | 28% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24% | 27% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 5% | 27% | 61% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 40% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 15% | 42% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 26% | 55% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 14% | 28% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 8% | 28% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 8% | 31% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 0% | 10.7% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 48% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 45% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 19% | 54% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 64% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 22% | 31% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 35% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 16% | 37% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 0% | 10.2% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 69% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 65% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 64% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 71% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 62% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 68% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 62% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 11% | 34% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 39% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 53% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 56% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 9% | 26% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 9% | 25% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 27% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 1.4% | 9.8% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 27% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 19% | 38% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 22% | 51% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 62% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 14% | 32% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 16% | 31% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 6% | 28% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 9.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 57% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 43% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 54% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 59% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 59% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 10% | 31% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 17% | 35% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 44% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 64% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 6% | 32% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 13% | 35% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 14% | 31% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 0% | 12.3% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 8% | 28% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 19% | 38% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 27% | 49% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 57% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 13% | 30% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 27% | 32% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 3% | 33% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 0% | 10.7% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 11% | 27% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 9% | 27% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 26% | 45% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 62% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 11% | 26% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 0% | 24% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 9% | 26% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 3.4% | 10.5% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 22% | 22% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 12% | 29% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 29% | 50% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 64% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 5% | 32% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 7% | 32% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 4% | 30% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 0% | 7.4% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 9% | 21% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 34% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 28% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 43% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 10% | 27% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 4% | 24% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 6% | 25% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 2.3% | 13.5% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 17% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 26% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 34% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 59% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 10% | 28% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 8% | 24% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 6.8% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 35% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 41% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 41% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 40% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 45% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 8% | 39% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 12% | 40% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 27% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 8% | 29% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 6% | 30% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 6% | 29% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 5% | 40% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 88% | 37% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 41% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 35% | 45% | 73% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Marva J Daniel Futures Preparatory School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.