PS 81 Primary School
140 Tacoma Ave
Buffalo NY, 14216, Erie County
Phone: 716-816-4060
Ranking:
(2,377 out of 3,424, bottom 31%)*

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: | 49 | 49 | 40 | 46 | 44 | 45 | 46 | |||||||
Total Students: | 797 | 724 | 627 | 709 | 678 | 669 | 659 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 53 | 6.6% | 53 | 7.3% | 32 | 5.1% | 35 | 4.9% | 35 | 5.2% | 34 | 5.1% | 32 | 4.9% |
Kindergarten: | 86 | 10.8% | 80 | 11.0% | 43 | 6.9% | 65 | 9.2% | 72 | 10.6% | 62 | 9.3% | 57 | 8.6% |
Grade 1: | 90 | 11.3% | 50 | 6.9% | 51 | 8.1% | 86 | 12.1% | 69 | 10.2% | 57 | 8.5% | 56 | 8.5% |
Grade 2: | 80 | 10.0% | 64 | 8.8% | 83 | 13.2% | 71 | 10.0% | 59 | 8.7% | 47 | 7.0% | 73 | 11.1% |
Grade 3: | 92 | 11.5% | 81 | 11.2% | 75 | 12.0% | 67 | 9.4% | 54 | 8.0% | 75 | 11.2% | 76 | 11.5% |
Grade 4: | 82 | 10.3% | 87 | 12.0% | 66 | 10.5% | 57 | 8.0% | 72 | 10.6% | 77 | 11.5% | 69 | 10.5% |
Grade 5: | 77 | 9.7% | 89 | 12.3% | 52 | 8.3% | 85 | 12.0% | 77 | 11.4% | 82 | 12.3% | 73 | 11.1% |
Grade 6: | 94 | 11.8% | 54 | 7.5% | 70 | 11.2% | 76 | 10.7% | 84 | 12.4% | 77 | 11.5% | 71 | 10.8% |
Grade 7: | 62 | 7.8% | 83 | 11.5% | 81 | 12.9% | 84 | 11.8% | 76 | 11.2% | 75 | 11.2% | 67 | 10.2% |
Grade 8: | 79 | 9.9% | 82 | 11.3% | 74 | 11.8% | 83 | 11.7% | 80 | 11.8% | 83 | 12.4% | 85 | 12.9% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 410 | 51.4% | 354 | 48.9% | 301 | 48.0% | 360 | 50.8% | 339 | 50.0% | 338 | 50.5% | 339 | 51.4% |
Female: | 387 | 48.6% | 370 | 51.1% | 326 | 52.0% | 349 | 49.2% | 318 | 46.9% | 323 | 48.3% | 316 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 22 | 2.8% | 22 | 3.0% | 17 | 2.7% | 18 | 2.5% | 15 | 2.2% | 15 | 2.2% | 23 | 3.5% |
Asian: | 22 | 2.8% | 12 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 126 | 15.8% | 103 | 14.2% | 89 | 14.2% | 97 | 13.7% | 91 | 13.4% | 107 | 16.0% | 96 | 14.6% |
Black: | 313 | 39.3% | 277 | 38.3% | 253 | 40.4% | 293 | 41.3% | 281 | 41.4% | 276 | 41.3% | 251 | 38.1% |
White: | 268 | 33.6% | 269 | 37.2% | 227 | 36.2% | 260 | 36.7% | 274 | 40.4% | 265 | 39.6% | 284 | 43.1% |
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: | 46 | 5.8% | 41 | 5.7% | 31 | 4.9% | 32 | 4.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 329 | 41.3% | 483 | 66.7% | 400 | 63.8% | 452 | 63.8% | 388 | 57.2% | 451 | 67.4% | 368 | 55.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 2.4% | 57 | 7.9% | 82 | 13.1% | 70 | 9.9% | 79 | 11.7% | 80 | 12.0% | 74 | 11.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.27 | 14.77 | 15.68 | 15.37 | 15.41 | 14.90 | 14.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 36% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 47% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 49% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 28% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 26% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 28% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 12% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 40% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 43% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 67% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 75% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 28% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 27% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 27% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.4% | 13.5% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 40% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 42% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 55% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 28% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 28% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 31% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 10.7% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 48% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 45% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 54% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 64% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 31% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 35% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 37% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 10.2% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 69% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 65% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 64% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 71% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 62% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 68% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 62% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 34% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 39% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 53% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 56% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 26% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 25% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 27% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.5% | 9.8% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 27% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 38% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 51% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 62% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 32% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 31% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 28% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.2% | 9.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 57% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 43% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 54% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 59% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 59% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 31% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 35% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 44% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 64% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 32% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 35% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 31% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 16.6% | 12.3% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 28% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 38% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 49% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 57% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 30% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 32% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 33% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 10.7% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 27% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 27% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 45% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 62% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 41% | 26% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 37% | 24% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 26% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 18.6% | 10.5% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 22% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 29% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 50% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 99% | 64% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 32% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 32% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 30% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 7.4% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 21% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 34% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 28% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 43% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 27% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 24% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 25% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 17% | 13.5% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 17% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 26% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 34% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 59% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 28% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 24% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 7.2% | 6.8% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 35% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 41% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 41% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 40% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 45% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 39% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 40% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 27% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 29% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 30% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 29% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 40% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 41% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 45% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 43% | 72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* PS 81 Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.