Lovejoy Discovery School #43
161 Benzinger St
Buffalo NY, 14206, Erie County
Phone: 716-816-3260
Ranking: (3,077 out of 3,424, bottom 10%)*
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: | 43 | 45 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 42 | 42 | |||||||
Total Students: | 627 | 604 | 575 | 538 | 502 | 381 | 457 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 52 | 8.3% | 53 | 8.8% | 51 | 8.9% | 43 | 8.0% | 49 | 9.8% | 26 | 6.8% | 34 | 7.4% |
Kindergarten: | 85 | 13.6% | 88 | 14.6% | 78 | 13.6% | 69 | 12.8% | 59 | 11.8% | 41 | 10.8% | 42 | 9.2% |
Grade 1: | 95 | 15.2% | 81 | 13.4% | 74 | 12.9% | 60 | 11.2% | 50 | 10.0% | 48 | 12.6% | 66 | 14.4% |
Grade 2: | 72 | 11.5% | 64 | 10.6% | 66 | 11.5% | 53 | 9.9% | 59 | 11.8% | 40 | 10.5% | 21 | 4.6% |
Grade 3: | 54 | 8.6% | 62 | 10.3% | 50 | 8.7% | 63 | 11.7% | 48 | 9.6% | 20 | 5.2% | 18 | 3.9% |
Grade 4: | 63 | 10.0% | 55 | 9.1% | 59 | 10.3% | 54 | 10.0% | 40 | 8.0% | 15 | 3.9% | 20 | 4.4% |
Grade 5: | 52 | 8.3% | 53 | 8.8% | 58 | 10.1% | 40 | 7.4% | 44 | 8.8% | 34 | 8.9% | 30 | 6.6% |
Grade 6: | 63 | 10.0% | 57 | 9.4% | 43 | 7.5% | 61 | 11.3% | 41 | 8.2% | 37 | 9.7% | 64 | 14.0% |
Grade 7: | 53 | 8.5% | 45 | 7.5% | 53 | 9.2% | 43 | 8.0% | 33 | 6.6% | 58 | 15.2% | 74 | 16.2% |
Grade 8: | 38 | 6.1% | 46 | 7.6% | 43 | 7.5% | 52 | 9.7% | 79 | 15.7% | 62 | 16.3% | 88 | 19.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 324 | 51.7% | 321 | 53.1% | 316 | 55.0% | 304 | 56.5% | 215 | 42.8% | 193 | 50.7% | 243 | 53.2% |
Female: | 303 | 48.3% | 283 | 46.9% | 259 | 45.0% | 234 | 43.5% | 265 | 52.8% | 179 | 47.0% | 210 | 46.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 8 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.9% | 11 | 2.2% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 86 | 13.7% | 70 | 11.6% | 53 | 9.2% | 44 | 8.2% | 33 | 6.6% | 18 | 4.7% | 29 | 6.3% |
Black: | 134 | 21.4% | 133 | 22.0% | 137 | 23.8% | 135 | 25.1% | 143 | 28.5% | 128 | 33.6% | 166 | 36.3% |
White: | 357 | 56.9% | 354 | 58.6% | 344 | 59.8% | 326 | 60.6% | 299 | 59.6% | 225 | 59.1% | 257 | 56.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 42 | 6.7% | 41 | 6.8% | 36 | 6.3% | 24 | 4.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 317 | 50.6% | 466 | 77.2% | 438 | 76.2% | 401 | 74.5% | 355 | 70.7% | 310 | 81.4% | 347 | 75.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 2.7% | 33 | 5.5% | 40 | 7.0% | 36 | 6.7% | 52 | 10.4% | 43 | 11.3% | 44 | 9.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.55 | 13.48 | 13.66 | 12.54 | 11.41 | 9.10 | 10.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27% | 36% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 47% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 49% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24% | 28% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26% | 26% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 28% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17.7% | 12% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 40% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 67% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 75% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 28% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 27% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 27% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.4% | 13.5% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 38% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 13% | 40% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 42% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 55% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 28% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 26% | 28% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 31% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 13.7% | 10.7% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 48% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 45% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 54% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 64% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 28% | 31% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 35% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 37% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 15.3% | 10.2% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 69% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 65% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 64% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 71% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 62% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 68% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 62% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 34% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 39% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 53% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 26% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 25% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 27% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 9.8% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | 27% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 38% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 51% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 32% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 31% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 28% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 8.9% | 9.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 57% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 43% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 54% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 59% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 59% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 26% | 31% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 27% | 35% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 31% | 44% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 64% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 21% | 32% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 35% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 31% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 12.3% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 15% | 28% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 38% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 49% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 57% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 30% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 32% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 33% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 6% | 10.7% | 30.6% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 20% | 27% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 16% | 27% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 45% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 15% | 26% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 20% | 24% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 26% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 12.9% | 10.5% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 17% | 22% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 17% | 29% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 50% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 32% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 32% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | 30% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 10.8% | 7.4% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 12% | 21% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 34% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 28% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 27% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 24% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 25% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 20.5% | 13.5% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 13% | 17% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 26% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 34% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 59% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 26% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 28% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 24% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 11.4% | 6.8% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 29% | 35% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 41% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 41% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 40% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 45% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 39% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 40% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 23% | 27% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 16% | 29% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | 30% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 29% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 40% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 92% | 37% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 79% | 41% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 82% | 45% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 64% | 43% | 72% |
2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 75% | 51% | 75% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 67% | 55% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 92% | 58% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 52% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 61% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 55% | 78% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Lovejoy Discovery School #43 was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.