PS 17 Primary School
1045 West Delavan Ave
Buffalo NY, 14209, Erie County
Phone: 716-816-3150
Ranking: 
(3,413 out of 3,424, bottom 0%)*
(3,413 out of 3,424, bottom 0%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
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: | 33 | 30 | 32 | 21 | 35 | 34 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 437 | 422 | 410 | 426 | 506 | 538 | 548 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 71 | 16.2% | 70 | 16.6% | 72 | 17.6% | 60 | 14.1% | 72 | 14.2% | 72 | 13.4% | 67 | 12.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 99 | 22.7% | 93 | 22.0% | 85 | 20.7% | 80 | 18.8% | 101 | 20.0% | 98 | 18.2% | 97 | 17.7% |
| Grade 1: | 86 | 19.7% | 79 | 18.7% | 70 | 17.1% | 87 | 20.4% | 83 | 16.4% | 99 | 18.4% | 122 | 22.3% |
| Grade 2: | 61 | 14.0% | 64 | 15.2% | 70 | 17.1% | 67 | 15.7% | 84 | 16.6% | 108 | 20.1% | 92 | 16.8% |
| Grade 3: | 61 | 14.0% | 59 | 14.0% | 53 | 12.9% | 64 | 15.0% | 94 | 18.6% | 82 | 15.2% | 88 | 16.1% |
| Grade 4: | 58 | 13.3% | 55 | 13.0% | 60 | 14.6% | 68 | 16.0% | 72 | 14.2% | 79 | 14.7% | 69 | 12.6% |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 2.4% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 230 | 52.6% | 214 | 50.7% | 209 | 51.0% | 208 | 48.8% | 237 | 46.8% | 255 | 47.4% | 271 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 207 | 47.4% | 208 | 49.3% | 201 | 49.0% | 218 | 51.2% | 249 | 49.2% | 273 | 50.7% | 273 | 49.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.5% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 91 | 20.8% | 71 | 16.8% | 58 | 14.1% | 61 | 14.3% | 66 | 13.0% | 62 | 11.5% | 66 | 12.0% |
| Black: | 271 | 62.0% | 284 | 67.3% | 302 | 73.7% | 305 | 71.6% | 362 | 71.5% | 397 | 73.8% | 390 | 71.2% |
| White: | 42 | 9.6% | 33 | 7.8% | 26 | 6.3% | 40 | 9.4% | 59 | 11.7% | 68 | 12.6% | 82 | 15.0% |
| 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: | 27 | 6.2% | 26 | 6.2% | 20 | 4.9% | 15 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 205 | 46.9% | 297 | 70.4% | 354 | 86.3% | 372 | 87.3% | 395 | 78.1% | 452 | 84.0% | 453 | 82.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 3.8% | 12 | 2.9% | 17 | 4.0% | 23 | 4.5% | 45 | 8.4% | 28 | 5.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.24 | 14.07 | 13.01 | 20.02 | 14.46 | 15.80 | 14.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 38% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 36% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 47% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 49% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17% | 28% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14% | 26% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21% | 28% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 10% | 12% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 40% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 43% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 67% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 9% | 28% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14% | 27% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 27% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15% | 13.5% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 38% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 40% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 42% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 55% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 21% | 28% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 18% | 28% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 16% | 31% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 3.6% | 10.7% | 30.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 48% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 45% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 54% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 64% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 31% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 19% | 35% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 26% | 37% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 3.8% | 10.2% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 69% | 86% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 64% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 71% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 62% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 68% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 62% | 89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* PS 17 Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.