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Williamsville South High School
5950 Main St
Buffalo NY, 14221, Erie County
Phone: 716-626-8200
Ranking: 
(52 out of 989, top 5%)*
(52 out of 989, top 5%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Williamsville Central 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: | 64 | 64 | 72 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 69 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 959 | 946 | 968 | 1,003 | 1,002 | 1,022 | 1,004 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 225 | 23.5% | 222 | 23.5% | 220 | 22.7% | 246 | 24.5% | 229 | 22.9% | 261 | 25.5% | 260 | 25.9% |
| Grade 10: | 226 | 23.6% | 224 | 23.7% | 254 | 26.2% | 227 | 22.6% | 257 | 25.6% | 265 | 25.9% | 259 | 25.8% |
| Grade 11: | 229 | 23.9% | 259 | 27.4% | 230 | 23.8% | 250 | 24.9% | 270 | 26.9% | 250 | 24.5% | 234 | 23.3% |
| Grade 12: | 270 | 28.2% | 236 | 24.9% | 261 | 27.0% | 280 | 27.9% | 246 | 24.6% | 246 | 24.1% | 251 | 25.0% |
| Ungraded: | 9 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 471 | 49.1% | 472 | 49.9% | 473 | 48.9% | 511 | 50.9% | 482 | 48.1% | 488 | 47.7% | 474 | 47.2% |
| Female: | 488 | 50.9% | 474 | 50.1% | 495 | 51.1% | 492 | 49.1% | 511 | 51.0% | 526 | 51.5% | 526 | 52.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 48 | 5.0% | 42 | 4.4% | 53 | 5.5% | 61 | 6.1% | 47 | 4.7% | 48 | 4.7% | 37 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic: | 28 | 2.9% | 35 | 3.7% | 36 | 3.7% | 14 | 1.4% | 22 | 2.2% | 21 | 2.1% | 22 | 2.2% |
| Black: | 65 | 6.8% | 56 | 5.9% | 51 | 5.3% | 47 | 4.7% | 37 | 3.7% | 37 | 3.6% | 42 | 4.2% |
| White: | 787 | 82.1% | 788 | 83.3% | 809 | 83.6% | 857 | 85.4% | 889 | 88.7% | 910 | 89.0% | 899 | 89.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 29 | 3.0% | 21 | 2.2% | 16 | 1.7% | 21 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 6.8% | 86 | 9.1% | 77 | 8.0% | 76 | 7.6% | 84 | 8.4% | 51 | 5.0% | 44 | 4.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 3.0% | 52 | 5.5% | 51 | 5.3% | 54 | 5.4% | 32 | 3.2% | 45 | 4.4% | 30 | 3.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.07 | 14.85 | 13.40 | 13.59 | 14.31 | 15.30 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 92% | 91% | 65% |
| 2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 94% | 92% | 64% |
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 90% | 64% |
| 2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 86% | 85% | 73% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 74% | 84% | 75% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 76% | 83% | 71% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 88% | 93% | 73% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 85% | 89% | 74% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 93% | 92% | 73% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 87% | 92% | 78% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 97% | 95% | 78% |
| 2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 88% | 89% | 72% |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 88% | 90% | 74% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 84% | 90% | 72% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 89% | 88% | 70% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 91% | 89% | 72% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 84% | 90% | 74% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 85% | 91% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 94% | 91% | 73% |
| 2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 93% | 94% | 77% |
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 94% | 95% | 78% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 94% | 96% | 78% |
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 96% | 97% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 96% | 98% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 98% | 97% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 97% | 98% | 82% |
| 2005 | French | End of course | % met std | 98% | 99% | 97% |
| 2006 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2007 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 99% | 98% |
| 2008 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 99% | 97% |
| 2009 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 99% | 97% |
| 2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 2011 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 99% | 95% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 97% | 98% | 74% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 97% | 72% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 98% | 97% | 75% |
| 2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 88% | 92% | 70% |
| 2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 89% | 91% | 67% |
| 2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 88% | 90% | 63% |
| 2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 94% | 93% | 67% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 91% | 93% | 71% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 94% | 93% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 91% | 92% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 71% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 96% | 95% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 96% | 97% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 96% | 97% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 98% | 96% | 72% |
| 2005 | Latin | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2006 | Latin | End of course | % met std | 87% | 94% | 94% |
| 2007 | Latin | End of course | % met std | 89% | 96% | 95% |
| 2008 | Latin | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
| 2009 | Latin | End of course | % met std | 93% | 98% | 98% |
| 2010 | Latin | End of course | % met std | 100% | 99% | 98% |
| 2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 86% | 92% | 75% |
| 2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 95% | 96% | 75% |
| 2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 94% | 96% | 75% |
| 2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 95% | 97% | 75% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 95% | 97% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 95% | 97% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 95% | 97% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 95% | 97% | 78% |
| 2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 77% |
| 2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 79% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 99% | 98% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 76% |
| 2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 94% | 85% | 61% |
| 2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 98% | 87% | 66% |
| 2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 91% | 89% | 70% |
| 2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 93% | 89% | 70% |
| 2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 95% | 87% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 100% | 74% | 61% |
| 2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 80% | 86% | 81% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 78% | 88% | 80% |
| 2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 82% | 90% | 79% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 77% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 78% | 85% | 77% |
| 2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 90% | 93% | 82% |
| 2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 78% | 84% | 79% |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 78% | 87% | 79% |
| 2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 96% |
| 2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 101% | 99% | 96% |
| 2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 99% | 97% |
| 2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 87% | 93% | 76% |
| 2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 97% | 95% | 79% |
| 2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 90% | 95% | 79% |
| 2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 99% | 98% | 83% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 97% | 98% | 80% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 96% | 97% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 93% | 96% | 79% |
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* Williamsville South High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.