COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53

Regular School · BUFFALO, NY

COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53 is a regular school school in BUFFALO, New York, serving grades PK–08 with 464 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

464

Teachers (FTE)

48.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

9.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	305	66%
Asian	67	14%
Hispanic/Latino	47	10%
White	27	6%
Two or more races	17	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	464	233M / 231F

English Language Learners: 42 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	<=10%	55.2%	46
Science Proficiency	40-49%	—	55

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.99 grade levels

Math

-0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

15.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

386

83.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	464	100%

Contact & Location

329 ROEHRER AVE

BUFFALO, NY 14208

Phone: (716)816-3330

http://www.buffaloschools.org

District

BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Per-pupil expenditure: $40,178

District enrollment: 29,507

Other Schools in District

BENNETT PARK MONTESSORI SCHOOL Elementary
BILINGUAL CENTER Elementary
BUFFALO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY Elementary
BUILD COMMUNITY SCHOOL Elementary
D'YOUVILLE-PORTER CAMPUS Elementary
DISCOVERY SCHOOL Elementary
DR A PANTOJA COMM SCH EXCLLNCE -#18 Elementary
DR GEORGE BLACKMAN ECC Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 14208) → CensusDepth.com
New York population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New York teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

360585000346

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD