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PS 59 Dr Charles Drew Science Magnet Primary School
1 Mlk Park
Buffalo NY, 14211, Erie County
Phone: 716-816-3370
Ranking:
(3,389 out of 3,424, bottom 1%)*

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: | 58 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 45 | 75 | |||||||
Total Students: | 783 | 472 | 484 | 470 | 475 | 582 | 1,006 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 67 | 8.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 105 | 10.4% |
Kindergarten: | 87 | 11.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 156 | 15.5% |
Grade 1: | 104 | 13.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 124 | 12.3% |
Grade 2: | 104 | 13.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 67 | 11.5% | 105 | 10.4% |
Grade 3: | 56 | 7.2% | 77 | 16.3% | 111 | 22.9% | 100 | 21.3% | 77 | 16.2% | 101 | 17.4% | 83 | 8.3% |
Grade 4: | 67 | 8.6% | 102 | 21.6% | 79 | 16.3% | 69 | 14.7% | 89 | 18.7% | 70 | 12.0% | 83 | 8.3% |
Grade 5: | 95 | 12.1% | 74 | 15.7% | 82 | 16.9% | 85 | 18.1% | 79 | 16.6% | 80 | 13.7% | 100 | 9.9% |
Grade 6: | 68 | 8.7% | 73 | 15.5% | 76 | 15.7% | 72 | 15.3% | 66 | 13.9% | 94 | 16.2% | 93 | 9.2% |
Grade 7: | 75 | 9.6% | 71 | 15.0% | 79 | 16.3% | 58 | 12.3% | 90 | 18.9% | 79 | 13.6% | 79 | 7.9% |
Grade 8: | 59 | 7.5% | 75 | 15.9% | 57 | 11.8% | 86 | 18.3% | 74 | 15.6% | 91 | 15.6% | 78 | 7.8% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 416 | 53.1% | 240 | 50.8% | 245 | 50.6% | 231 | 49.1% | 215 | 45.3% | 270 | 46.4% | 504 | 50.1% |
Female: | 367 | 46.9% | 232 | 49.2% | 239 | 49.4% | 239 | 50.9% | 250 | 52.6% | 304 | 52.2% | 498 | 49.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 46 | 5.9% | 8 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 60 | 7.7% | 20 | 4.2% | 27 | 5.6% | 12 | 2.6% | 13 | 2.7% | 20 | 3.4% | 47 | 4.7% |
Black: | 560 | 71.5% | 397 | 84.1% | 406 | 83.9% | 415 | 88.3% | 421 | 88.6% | 509 | 87.5% | 838 | 83.3% |
White: | 86 | 11.0% | 43 | 9.1% | 43 | 8.9% | 33 | 7.0% | 32 | 6.7% | 48 | 8.2% | 114 | 11.3% |
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: | 29 | 3.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 367 | 46.9% | 391 | 82.8% | 398 | 82.2% | 396 | 84.3% | 377 | 79.4% | 494 | 84.9% | 835 | 83.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 1.4% | 14 | 3.0% | 39 | 8.1% | 37 | 7.9% | 27 | 5.7% | 46 | 7.9% | 76 | 7.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.41 | 15.23 | 16.46 | 15.38 | 12.50 | 13.10 | 13.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27% | 36% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 47% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 49% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22% | 28% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14% | 26% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13% | 28% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 3% | 12% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 40% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17% | 43% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 75% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14% | 28% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 27% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13% | 27% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 4.4% | 13.5% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 22% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 22% | 40% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 42% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 55% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 23% | 28% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 26% | 28% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 22% | 31% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 1% | 10.7% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 48% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29% | 45% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 54% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 64% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 22% | 31% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 35% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 23% | 37% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 1% | 10.2% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 69% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 65% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 64% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 71% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 62% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 62% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 34% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 39% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 53% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 56% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 15% | 26% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 13% | 25% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 27% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 9.8% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 16% | 27% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 18% | 38% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 51% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 62% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 32% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 3% | 31% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 16% | 28% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 9.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 57% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 43% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 54% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 59% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 59% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 24% | 31% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 30% | 35% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 44% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 64% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 18% | 32% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 35% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 15% | 31% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 9.3% | 12.3% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 28% | 28% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 25% | 38% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 49% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 57% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 9% | 30% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 32% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 18% | 33% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 6.1% | 10.7% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 27% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 27% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 45% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 62% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 13% | 26% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 24% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 23% | 26% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 3.1% | 10.5% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 10% | 22% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 29% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 50% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 64% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 32% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 32% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 16% | 30% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 0% | 7.4% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 21% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 34% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 29% | 28% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 43% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 27% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 12% | 24% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 25% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 4.5% | 13.5% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 7% | 17% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 26% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 34% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 59% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 9% | 28% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 10% | 24% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 2.9% | 6.8% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 35% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 41% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 41% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 40% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 45% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 39% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 40% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 27% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 29% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 30% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 11% | 29% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 40% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 46% | 45% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 60% | 43% | 72% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 76% | 52% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 83% | 61% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 64% | 55% | 78% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* PS 59 Dr Charles Drew Science Magnet 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.