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PS 69 Houghton Academy Primary School
1725 Clinton St
Buffalo NY, 14206, Erie County
Phone: 716-816-4794
Ranking:
(3,019 out of 3,424, bottom 12%)*

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: | 37 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 34 | |||||||
Total Students: | 525 | 523 | 513 | 524 | 475 | 481 | 401 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 33 | 6.3% | 36 | 6.9% | 36 | 7.0% | 36 | 6.9% | 33 | 6.9% | 36 | 7.5% | 18 | 4.5% |
Kindergarten: | 59 | 11.2% | 55 | 10.5% | 53 | 10.3% | 46 | 8.8% | 39 | 8.2% | 45 | 9.4% | 39 | 9.7% |
Grade 1: | 53 | 10.1% | 50 | 9.6% | 49 | 9.6% | 52 | 9.9% | 44 | 9.3% | 49 | 10.2% | 34 | 8.5% |
Grade 2: | 50 | 9.5% | 52 | 9.9% | 55 | 10.7% | 51 | 9.7% | 55 | 11.6% | 44 | 9.1% | 35 | 8.7% |
Grade 3: | 50 | 9.5% | 53 | 10.1% | 54 | 10.5% | 59 | 11.3% | 49 | 10.3% | 56 | 11.6% | 38 | 9.5% |
Grade 4: | 55 | 10.5% | 51 | 9.8% | 48 | 9.4% | 55 | 10.5% | 51 | 10.7% | 48 | 10.0% | 33 | 8.2% |
Grade 5: | 50 | 9.5% | 70 | 13.4% | 63 | 12.3% | 62 | 11.8% | 55 | 11.6% | 49 | 10.2% | 48 | 12.0% |
Grade 6: | 57 | 10.9% | 48 | 9.2% | 62 | 12.1% | 55 | 10.5% | 54 | 11.4% | 40 | 8.3% | 44 | 11.0% |
Grade 7: | 53 | 10.1% | 58 | 11.1% | 45 | 8.8% | 53 | 10.1% | 44 | 9.3% | 48 | 10.0% | 52 | 13.0% |
Grade 8: | 65 | 12.4% | 50 | 9.6% | 48 | 9.4% | 55 | 10.5% | 51 | 10.7% | 52 | 10.8% | 48 | 12.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 14 | 2.9% | 12 | 3.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 281 | 53.5% | 264 | 50.5% | 261 | 50.9% | 257 | 49.0% | 224 | 47.2% | 239 | 49.7% | 202 | 50.4% |
Female: | 244 | 46.5% | 259 | 49.5% | 252 | 49.1% | 267 | 51.0% | 237 | 49.9% | 231 | 48.0% | 195 | 48.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 50 | 9.5% | 39 | 7.5% | 35 | 6.8% | 37 | 7.1% | 33 | 6.9% | 35 | 7.3% | 25 | 6.2% |
Black: | 153 | 29.1% | 159 | 30.4% | 163 | 31.8% | 191 | 36.5% | 171 | 36.0% | 163 | 33.9% | 129 | 32.2% |
White: | 284 | 54.1% | 293 | 56.0% | 285 | 55.6% | 267 | 51.0% | 263 | 55.4% | 277 | 57.6% | 245 | 61.1% |
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: | 37 | 7.0% | 30 | 5.7% | 29 | 5.7% | 24 | 4.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 253 | 48.2% | 386 | 73.8% | 404 | 78.8% | 429 | 81.9% | 384 | 80.8% | 367 | 76.3% | 304 | 75.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 2.9% | 30 | 5.7% | 33 | 6.4% | 39 | 7.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 47 | 9.8% | 46 | 11.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.19 | 14.53 | 13.50 | 13.91 | 12.84 | 13.40 | 11.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 36% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 47% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26% | 28% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21% | 26% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 28% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 12% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 8% | 40% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 43% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 67% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22% | 28% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 27% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 27% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 13.5% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 40% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 42% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 55% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 28% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 28% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 31% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 22% | 10.7% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 48% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 45% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 54% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 64% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 31% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 35% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 37% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 10.2% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 69% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 64% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 71% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 62% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 68% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 62% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 34% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 39% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 53% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 56% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 26% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 25% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 27% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.5% | 9.8% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | 27% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 38% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 51% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 62% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 32% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 31% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 28% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.4% | 9.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 57% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 43% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 54% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 59% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 59% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 32% | 31% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 35% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 44% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 64% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 32% | 32% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 35% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 27% | 31% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 10.6% | 12.3% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 28% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 38% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 57% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 28% | 30% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 32% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 33% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 14.9% | 10.7% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 35% | 27% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 37% | 27% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 45% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 62% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 19% | 26% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 24% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 37% | 26% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 3.3% | 10.5% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 35% | 22% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 29% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 50% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 64% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 32% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 32% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 30% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 9.8% | 7.4% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 21% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 34% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 28% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 43% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 22% | 27% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 24% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 25% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.9% | 13.5% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 17% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 26% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 34% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 59% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 28% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 24% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 11.5% | 6.8% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 35% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 41% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 41% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 40% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 45% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 39% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 40% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 27% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 29% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 30% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 29% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 40% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 35% | 41% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 65% | 45% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 90% | 43% | 72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* PS 69 Houghton 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.