Henry J Kalfas Magnet School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Niagara Falls, New York

Henry J Kalfas Magnet School in Niagara Falls, New York enrolled 304 students in 2024-25 with 21.3 full-time teachers, 14.3 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

311 students in 2022-23, 338 students in 2023-24, 304 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.5 to 21.3.

Students enrolled at Henry J Kalfas Magnet School by school year2022-23: 311, 2023-24: 338, 2024-25: 30401002003004002022-233112023-243382024-25304
Students enrolled at Henry J Kalfas Magnet School by school year2022-23: 311, 2023-24: 338, 2024-25: 30401002003004002022-233112023-243382024-25304
Students enrolled at Henry J Kalfas Magnet School by school year2022-23: 311, 2023-24: 338, 2024-25: 30401002003004002022-233112023-243382024-25304
Students enrolled at Henry J Kalfas Magnet School by school year2022-23: 311, 2023-24: 338, 2024-25: 30401002003004002022-233112023-243382024-25304
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2331120.515.2
2023-2433821.915.4
2024-2530421.314.3

14.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 83 of every 100 New York elementary schools

Among the 2,490 New York elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; This school 14.3; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; This school 14.3; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; This school 14.3; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state median 11.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New York elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 71.3; This school 14.3; state median 11.6.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state median 11.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 228 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Henry J Kalfas Magnet School enrolled 228 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 228 of the 228 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent86.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.6% of students were Black, 14.1% Hispanic, 13.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black53.6%
  2. Hispanic14.1%
  3. Two or more races13.8%
  4. White10.9%
  5. Asian6.9%
  6. American Indian0.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Niagara Falls

10 public elementary schools in Niagara Falls report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Harry F Abate Elementary School65016.781.2%
Cataract Elementary School49614.970.0%
Hyde Park School47616.380.0%
Bloneva Bond Primary School47616.066.8%
Seventy Ninth Street School41515.158.8%
Geraldine J Mann School40015.452.5%
Maple Avenue School38819.069.6%
Colonial Village Elementary School3519.541.9%

All public schools in Niagara Falls →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Henry J Kalfas Magnet School

  1. Maple Avenue SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 388 students, 19.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Hyde Park SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 476 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Henry J Kalfas Magnet School with Maple Avenue SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Niagara Falls City School District spends per student$22,970 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,970
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkHenry J Kalfas Magnet School is the number 1,959 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,959 of 2,546
  6. New York schools by students per teacher14.3 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.14.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Henry J Kalfas Magnet School

  1. How many students attend Henry J Kalfas Magnet School?
    304 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 311 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Niagara Falls, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Henry J Kalfas Magnet School?
    14.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for elementary schools is 11.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Henry J Kalfas Magnet School a Title I school?
    Henry J Kalfas Magnet School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Henry J Kalfas Magnet School in?
    Niagara Falls City School District, NCES district ID 3620820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 362082002926 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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