PS 61 At 171 Primary School
1409 East Delavan Ave
Buffalo NY, 14215, Erie County
Phone: 716-816-3400
Ranking: 
(3,396 out of 3,424, bottom 1%)*
(3,396 out of 3,424, bottom 1%)*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: | 26 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 41 | 38 | 41 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 298 | 288 | 291 | 316 | 362 | 390 | 417 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 50 | 16.8% | 50 | 17.4% | 50 | 17.2% | 48 | 15.2% | 53 | 14.6% | 55 | 14.1% | 75 | 18.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 57 | 19.1% | 57 | 19.8% | 44 | 15.1% | 51 | 16.1% | 67 | 18.5% | 74 | 19.0% | 80 | 19.2% |
| Grade 1: | 63 | 21.1% | 49 | 17.0% | 47 | 16.2% | 61 | 19.3% | 69 | 19.1% | 64 | 16.4% | 77 | 18.5% |
| Grade 2: | 45 | 15.1% | 48 | 16.7% | 59 | 20.3% | 59 | 18.7% | 51 | 14.1% | 68 | 17.4% | 74 | 17.7% |
| Grade 3: | 41 | 13.8% | 39 | 13.5% | 48 | 16.5% | 48 | 15.2% | 55 | 15.2% | 67 | 17.2% | 68 | 16.3% |
| Grade 4: | 42 | 14.1% | 45 | 15.6% | 43 | 14.8% | 49 | 15.5% | 67 | 18.5% | 62 | 15.9% | 43 | 10.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 151 | 50.7% | 142 | 49.3% | 148 | 50.9% | 160 | 50.6% | 183 | 50.6% | 192 | 49.2% | 213 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 147 | 49.3% | 146 | 50.7% | 143 | 49.1% | 156 | 49.4% | 169 | 46.7% | 190 | 48.7% | 200 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 18 | 6.0% | 13 | 4.5% | 7 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.7% | 12 | 3.1% | 14 | 3.4% |
| Black: | 256 | 85.9% | 253 | 87.8% | 269 | 92.4% | 298 | 94.3% | 334 | 92.3% | 359 | 92.1% | 380 | 91.1% |
| White: | 10 | 3.4% | 8 | 2.8% | 7 | 2.4% | 6 | 1.9% | 19 | 5.2% | 19 | 4.9% | 18 | 4.3% |
| 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: | 14 | 4.7% | 14 | 4.9% | 8 | 2.7% | 6 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 166 | 55.7% | 222 | 77.1% | 275 | 94.5% | 290 | 91.8% | 310 | 85.6% | 364 | 93.3% | 389 | 93.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.3% | 12 | 3.3% | 18 | 4.6% | 9 | 2.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.46 | 10.29 | 11.05 | 10.34 | 8.94 | 10.30 | 10.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19% | 38% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13% | 36% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 47% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 49% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 28% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22% | 26% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15% | 28% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 2.4% | 12% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 40% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19% | 43% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 67% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 28% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24% | 27% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 27% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 7.3% | 13.5% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 14% | 38% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 40% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 42% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 55% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 16% | 28% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 28% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 23% | 31% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 4.9% | 10.7% | 30.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 48% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 45% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 54% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 64% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 17% | 31% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 35% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 19% | 37% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 4.8% | 10.2% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 69% | 86% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 65% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 64% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 71% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 62% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 68% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | 89% |
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* PS 61 At 171 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.