Henry J Kalfas Magnet School
1880 Beech Ave
Niagara Falls NY, 14305, Niagara County
Phone: 716-278-9180
Ranking: (1,930 out of 3,424, bottom 44%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Niagara Falls 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: | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 468 | 472 | 443 | 461 | 451 | 436 | 426 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 60 | 12.8% | 57 | 12.1% | 48 | 10.8% | 60 | 13.0% | 60 | 13.3% | 58 | 13.3% | 58 | 13.6% |
Kindergarten: | 58 | 12.4% | 62 | 13.1% | 56 | 12.6% | 60 | 13.0% | 58 | 12.9% | 61 | 14.0% | 63 | 14.8% |
Grade 1: | 65 | 13.9% | 62 | 13.1% | 63 | 14.2% | 64 | 13.9% | 66 | 14.6% | 66 | 15.1% | 61 | 14.3% |
Grade 2: | 61 | 13.0% | 63 | 13.3% | 64 | 14.4% | 62 | 13.4% | 62 | 13.7% | 64 | 14.7% | 54 | 12.7% |
Grade 3: | 61 | 13.0% | 67 | 14.2% | 54 | 12.2% | 63 | 13.7% | 71 | 15.7% | 56 | 12.8% | 59 | 13.8% |
Grade 4: | 62 | 13.2% | 50 | 10.6% | 59 | 13.3% | 65 | 14.1% | 48 | 10.6% | 48 | 11.0% | 39 | 9.2% |
Grade 5: | 49 | 10.5% | 55 | 11.7% | 61 | 13.8% | 46 | 10.0% | 51 | 11.3% | 36 | 8.3% | 48 | 11.3% |
Grade 6: | 52 | 11.1% | 56 | 11.9% | 38 | 8.6% | 41 | 8.9% | 35 | 7.8% | 47 | 10.8% | 44 | 10.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 217 | 46.4% | 223 | 47.2% | 203 | 45.8% | 236 | 51.2% | 222 | 49.2% | 226 | 51.8% | 221 | 51.9% |
Female: | 251 | 53.6% | 249 | 52.8% | 240 | 54.2% | 225 | 48.8% | 213 | 47.2% | 202 | 46.3% | 201 | 47.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 18 | 3.8% | 17 | 3.6% | 20 | 4.5% | 20 | 4.3% | 22 | 4.9% | 22 | 5.0% | 22 | 5.2% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 25 | 5.3% | 22 | 4.7% | 17 | 3.8% | 11 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% |
Black: | 249 | 53.2% | 263 | 55.7% | 235 | 53.0% | 223 | 48.4% | 207 | 45.9% | 194 | 44.5% | 188 | 44.1% |
White: | 129 | 27.6% | 141 | 29.9% | 161 | 36.3% | 186 | 40.3% | 202 | 44.8% | 213 | 48.9% | 212 | 49.8% |
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: | 47 | 10.0% | 29 | 6.1% | 8 | 1.8% | 19 | 4.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 266 | 56.8% | 335 | 71.0% | 321 | 72.5% | 352 | 76.4% | 272 | 60.3% | 268 | 61.5% | 241 | 56.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 7.7% | 55 | 11.7% | 63 | 14.2% | 57 | 12.4% | 67 | 14.9% | 84 | 19.3% | 66 | 15.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.95 | 18.66 | 17.72 | 18.13 | 18.41 | 18.60 | 18.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 66% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 63% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 70% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 72% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 49% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 39% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 45% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 16.1% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 83% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 92% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 53% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 46% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18.7% | 19.1% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 59% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 71% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 67% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 81% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 52% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 43% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 47% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 12% | 17.6% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 85% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 85% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 60% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 57% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 18% | 20.8% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 94% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 91% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 58% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 78% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 46% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 50% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 42% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 13% | 13.5% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 79% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 85% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 56% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 1.9% | 10.9% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | 86% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 64% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 85% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 52% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 52% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 20.7% | 18.6% | 29.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 67% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 65% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 60% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 8.6% | 18.9% | 30.6% |
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* Henry J Kalfas Magnet School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.