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PS 27 Hillery Park Academy Primary School
73 Pawnee Parkway
Buffalo NY, 14210, Erie County
Phone: 716-816-4770
Ranking:
(2,915 out of 3,424, bottom 15%)*

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: | 47 | 41 | 41 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 39 | |||||||
Total Students: | 668 | 604 | 583 | 576 | 548 | 489 | 471 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 54 | 8.1% | 52 | 8.6% | 50 | 8.6% | 54 | 9.4% | 51 | 9.3% | 30 | 6.1% | 30 | 6.4% |
Kindergarten: | 76 | 11.4% | 83 | 13.7% | 70 | 12.0% | 68 | 11.8% | 67 | 12.2% | 64 | 13.1% | 63 | 13.4% |
Grade 1: | 82 | 12.3% | 69 | 11.4% | 82 | 14.1% | 67 | 11.6% | 66 | 12.0% | 58 | 11.9% | 51 | 10.8% |
Grade 2: | 75 | 11.2% | 74 | 12.3% | 53 | 9.1% | 56 | 9.7% | 44 | 8.0% | 51 | 10.4% | 41 | 8.7% |
Grade 3: | 74 | 11.1% | 55 | 9.1% | 50 | 8.6% | 47 | 8.2% | 49 | 8.9% | 43 | 8.8% | 49 | 10.4% |
Grade 4: | 58 | 8.7% | 45 | 7.5% | 49 | 8.4% | 57 | 9.9% | 51 | 9.3% | 49 | 10.0% | 46 | 9.8% |
Grade 5: | 60 | 9.0% | 52 | 8.6% | 56 | 9.6% | 58 | 10.1% | 55 | 10.0% | 53 | 10.8% | 47 | 10.0% |
Grade 6: | 53 | 7.9% | 66 | 10.9% | 54 | 9.3% | 53 | 9.2% | 54 | 9.9% | 47 | 9.6% | 43 | 9.1% |
Grade 7: | 69 | 10.3% | 50 | 8.3% | 54 | 9.3% | 57 | 9.9% | 58 | 10.6% | 50 | 10.2% | 47 | 10.0% |
Grade 8: | 52 | 7.8% | 40 | 6.6% | 49 | 8.4% | 59 | 10.2% | 53 | 9.7% | 44 | 9.0% | 54 | 11.5% |
Ungraded: | 15 | 2.2% | 18 | 3.0% | 16 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 330 | 49.4% | 309 | 51.2% | 292 | 50.1% | 296 | 51.4% | 267 | 48.7% | 234 | 47.9% | 232 | 49.3% |
Female: | 338 | 50.6% | 295 | 48.8% | 291 | 49.9% | 280 | 48.6% | 263 | 48.0% | 247 | 50.5% | 235 | 49.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 21 | 3.1% | 20 | 3.3% | 18 | 3.1% | 15 | 2.6% | 17 | 3.1% | 16 | 3.3% | 11 | 2.3% |
Asian: | 6 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 76 | 11.4% | 78 | 12.9% | 55 | 9.4% | 46 | 8.0% | 46 | 8.4% | 44 | 9.0% | 43 | 9.1% |
Black: | 194 | 29.0% | 150 | 24.8% | 127 | 21.8% | 121 | 21.0% | 119 | 21.7% | 86 | 17.6% | 100 | 21.2% |
White: | 337 | 50.4% | 328 | 54.3% | 362 | 62.1% | 376 | 65.3% | 352 | 64.2% | 339 | 69.3% | 315 | 66.9% |
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: | 34 | 5.1% | 27 | 4.5% | 20 | 3.4% | 17 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 452 | 74.8% | 423 | 72.6% | 435 | 75.5% | 428 | 78.1% | 435 | 89.0% | 393 | 83.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 38 | 6.3% | 51 | 8.7% | 38 | 6.6% | 75 | 13.7% | 46 | 9.4% | 58 | 12.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.21 | 14.73 | 14.18 | 12.49 | 12.18 | 11.60 | 12.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 36% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 47% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 49% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 28% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 26% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 28% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18.6% | 12% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 40% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 43% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 67% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 75% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 28% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 27% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 27% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13.6% | 13.5% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 40% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 42% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 55% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 28% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 28% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 31% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 6.9% | 10.7% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 48% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 45% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 54% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 64% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 31% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 35% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 37% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 10.2% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 65% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 64% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 71% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 62% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 68% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 62% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 34% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 39% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 53% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 56% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 26% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 25% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 27% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.4% | 9.8% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 9% | 27% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 38% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 51% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 32% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 31% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 28% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 1.7% | 9.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 57% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 43% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 54% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 59% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 59% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 17% | 31% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 35% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 44% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 64% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 32% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 35% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 31% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 8.9% | 12.3% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 26% | 28% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 38% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 49% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 57% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 30% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 32% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 33% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 4.4% | 10.7% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 27% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 27% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 45% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 62% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 26% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 23% | 24% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 26% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 16.1% | 10.5% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 22% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 32% | 29% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 50% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 64% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 32% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 30% | 32% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 30% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 1.8% | 7.4% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 21% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 28% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 43% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 27% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 24% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 25% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.6% | 13.5% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 17% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 26% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 34% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 59% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 18% | 28% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 24% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 7.1% | 6.8% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 35% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 41% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 41% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 40% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 45% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 39% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 40% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 21% | 27% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 29% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 30% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 29% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 40% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 43% | 37% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 26% | 41% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 46% | 45% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 75% | 43% | 72% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 52% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 73% | 61% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 94% | 55% | 78% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* PS 27 Hillery Park Academy Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.