Bennett Park Montessori School
342 Clinton Ave
Buffalo NY, 14204, Erie County
Phone: 716-816-4603
Ranking:
(3,057 out of 3,424, bottom 11%)*

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: | 102 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 62 | 36 | 33 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,197 | 680 | 726 | 851 | 852 | 507 | 503 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 107 | 8.9% | 107 | 15.7% | 102 | 14.0% | 214 | 25.1% | 198 | 23.2% | 94 | 18.5% | 95 | 18.9% |
Kindergarten: | 137 | 11.4% | 86 | 12.6% | 97 | 13.4% | 70 | 8.2% | 84 | 9.9% | 46 | 9.1% | 40 | 8.0% |
Grade 1: | 153 | 12.8% | 74 | 10.9% | 51 | 7.0% | 69 | 8.1% | 78 | 9.2% | 39 | 7.7% | 49 | 9.7% |
Grade 2: | 136 | 11.4% | 49 | 7.2% | 66 | 9.1% | 74 | 8.7% | 61 | 7.2% | 56 | 11.0% | 44 | 8.7% |
Grade 3: | 121 | 10.1% | 55 | 8.1% | 70 | 9.6% | 60 | 7.1% | 95 | 11.2% | 40 | 7.9% | 47 | 9.3% |
Grade 4: | 119 | 9.9% | 59 | 8.7% | 57 | 7.9% | 81 | 9.5% | 73 | 8.6% | 45 | 8.9% | 55 | 10.9% |
Grade 5: | 117 | 9.8% | 46 | 6.8% | 72 | 9.9% | 66 | 7.8% | 92 | 10.8% | 59 | 11.6% | 57 | 11.3% |
Grade 6: | 89 | 7.4% | 68 | 10.0% | 58 | 8.0% | 97 | 11.4% | 75 | 8.8% | 50 | 9.9% | 38 | 7.6% |
Grade 7: | 121 | 10.1% | 61 | 9.0% | 86 | 11.8% | 72 | 8.5% | 58 | 6.8% | 49 | 9.7% | 42 | 8.3% |
Grade 8: | 97 | 8.1% | 75 | 11.0% | 67 | 9.2% | 48 | 5.6% | 38 | 4.5% | 29 | 5.7% | 36 | 7.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 614 | 51.3% | 334 | 49.1% | 352 | 48.5% | 420 | 49.4% | 411 | 48.2% | 227 | 44.8% | 230 | 45.7% |
Female: | 583 | 48.7% | 346 | 50.9% | 374 | 51.5% | 431 | 50.6% | 419 | 49.2% | 272 | 53.6% | 269 | 53.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 0.9% | 13 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.0% |
Asian: | 13 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 74 | 6.2% | 41 | 6.0% | 40 | 5.5% | 46 | 5.4% | 38 | 4.5% | 28 | 5.5% | 28 | 5.6% |
Black: | 885 | 73.9% | 456 | 67.1% | 486 | 66.9% | 568 | 66.7% | 593 | 69.6% | 329 | 64.9% | 311 | 61.8% |
White: | 171 | 14.3% | 143 | 21.0% | 170 | 23.4% | 201 | 23.6% | 193 | 22.7% | 139 | 27.4% | 155 | 30.8% |
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: | 43 | 3.6% | 23 | 3.4% | 16 | 2.2% | 20 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 543 | 45.4% | 388 | 57.1% | 519 | 71.5% | 550 | 64.6% | 557 | 65.4% | 287 | 56.6% | 179 | 35.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 0.7% | 32 | 4.7% | 45 | 6.2% | 55 | 6.5% | 66 | 7.7% | 22 | 4.3% | 47 | 9.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.73 | 11.18 | 12.30 | 15.33 | 13.81 | 14.10 | 15.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 36% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 47% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 49% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 28% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 26% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26% | 28% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 12% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 40% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 43% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 67% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 75% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 28% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 27% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16% | 27% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 13.5% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 40% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 42% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 55% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 28% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 28% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 31% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 10.6% | 10.7% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 48% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 45% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 54% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 64% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 31% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 35% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 12.3% | 10.2% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 65% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 64% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 71% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 62% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 68% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 34% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 39% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 53% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 56% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 22% | 26% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 25% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 27% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.6% | 9.8% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 27% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 38% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 51% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | 32% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 31% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 28% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 9.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 43% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 59% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 31% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 30% | 35% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 44% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 64% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 32% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | 35% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 31% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 7.1% | 12.3% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 28% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 38% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 49% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 57% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 24% | 30% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 25% | 32% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 33% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 5.6% | 10.7% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 27% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 27% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 45% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 62% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 24% | 26% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 22% | 24% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 12% | 26% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 3% | 10.5% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 22% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 29% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 50% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 64% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 30% | 32% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 19% | 32% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 20% | 30% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 3% | 7.4% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 21% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 34% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 28% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 43% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 27% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 24% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 25% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 6.8% | 13.5% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 17% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 26% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 34% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 59% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 29% | 28% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | 24% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 1.4% | 6.8% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 35% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 41% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 41% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 40% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 45% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 39% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 40% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 27% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 29% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 30% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 29% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | 40% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 94% | 45% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 68% | 43% | 72% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 93% | 55% | 75% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 94% | 61% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 55% | 78% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Bennett Park Montessori 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.