Bennett High School in Buffalo, NY
(12 • Public • Regular School)
- Address
- 2885 MAIN ST
Buffalo, NY 14214
- Telephone
- (716) 816-4250
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- City-data.com school rating
- 20
- Students
- 206
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 19.4
- National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status - Yes, under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
- Free lunch eligible students
- 142
- School district
- BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Charter school
- No
- Title I status
- Title I schoolwide school
- Magnet School Indicator
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- No
- Adult education offered
- No
Ratings
FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 (1.4 miles): | 62 |
MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (0.0 miles): | 37 |
DR GEORGE BLACKMAN ECC (1.0 miles): | 27 |
PS 84 (1.2 miles): | 25 |
Bennett High School: | 20 |
BURGARD VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (1.0 miles): | 6 |
DR LYDIA T WRIGHT SCH OF EXCELLENCE (1.4 miles): | 4 |
PS 66 NORTH PARK ACADEMY (1.0 miles): | 3 |
MATH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT SENECA (THE) (1.5 miles): | 2 |
New York: | 50 |
Erie County: | 51 |
Buffalo: | 21 |
Bennett High School: | 20 |
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2015: 418
Enrollment in 2014: 597
Enrollment in 2013: 663
Enrollment in 2012: 729
Enrollment in 2011: 848
Enrollment in 2010: 1,066
Enrollment in 2009: 952
Enrollment in 2008: 921
Enrollment in 2007: 914
Enrollment in 2006: 950
Enrollment in 2005: 1,111
Enrollment in 2004: 1,452
Enrollment in 2003: 1,253
Enrollment in 2002: 1,037
Enrollment in 2001: 1,050
Enrollment in 2000: 1,148
Enrollment in 1999: 1,013
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
Grade | G11 | G12 | Total |
---|---|---|---|
All students | 86 | 120 | 206 |
Female students | 42 | 59 | 101 |
Male students | 44 | 61 | 105 |
American Indian/Alaska Native students | - | 1 | 1 |
Asian students | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Hispanic students | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Black students | 78 | 105 | 183 |
White students | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Two or More Races students | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Enrollment by grade:
12th grade enrollment: 120
Bennett High School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 6,131 schools)
School: | 49.0% |
State: | 51.1% |
Bennett High School: | 51.0% |
New York: | 47.5% |
Bennett High School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 1,352 schools)
Bennett High School: | 0.5% |
State: | 0.2% |
School: | 2.4% |
New York: | 4.6% |
School: | 4.4% |
State: | 9.2% |
Here: | 88.8% |
New York: | 12.0% |
Bennett High School: | 2.4% |
State: | 55.1% |
School: | 1.5% |
State: | 2.9% |
Bennett High School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 4,921 schools)
School: | 68.9% |
New York: | 52.7% |
School: | 68.9% |
State: | 45.4% |
Here: | 0.0% |
State: | 4.8% |
Bennett High School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Average Class Size:
- Grade 10 English: 17
- Grade 10 Science: 36
- Grade 10 Social Studies: 28
Teachers and support:
Number of FTE teachers in their first year of teaching: 1
Number of FTE teachers in their second year of teaching: 4
Number of FTE school counselors: 1
Number of FTE teachers who were absent more than 10 school days during the school years: 8
Student/Teacher Ratio
Bennett High School: | 10.6 |
State: | 14.0 |
Number of teachers with Master's Degree plus 30 hours or doctorate: 9
Total number of classes taught: 109
Number of classes taught by teachers without appropriate certification: 15
Number of full-time principals: 1
Number of full-time assistant principals: 1
Number of full-time professional staff other than teachers, principals, and asst principals: 6
Bennett High School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
School Expenditures:
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 17.2 (Salary Expenditures: $978,947)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 2.6 (Salary Expenditures: $50,261)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 2.7 (Salary Expenditures: $106,414)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 1.2 (Salary Expenditures: $101,133)
- Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $1,040,131
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 2.6 (Salary Expenditures: $50,261)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 3.7 (Salary Expenditures: $144,073)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 1.2 (Salary Expenditures: $101,133)
Limited English Proficiency:
- Hispanic2
- Asian4
- Black4
- IDEA2
Students Enrolled in LEP Programs
- Hispanic: 2 (all male)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Students with disabilities:
Students with Disabilities (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.
- Hispanic: 4 (all male)
- Black: 32 (male: 16, female: 16)
Students with disabilities served under Section 504: 4 (all male)
- Hispanic: 2
- Black: 2
Retention:
(State average from 437 schools)
- Hispanic4
- Black25
- White2
- LEP2
- IDEA4
- 5042
Total number of students retained in 12th grade
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 25 (male: 14, female: 11)
- White: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Section 504: 2 (all female)
Percent of 12th grade students retained
Bennett High School: | 25.8% |
State: | 14.9% |
Statewide Student Assessments
Regents Examination:
(State average from 2,072 schools)
Bennett High School - % Scroring 55 and above in Regents Examination
Students tested with valid scores: 5
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 1 (20%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 2 (40%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 2 (40%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 80% |
New York: | 93% |
Comprehensive English (Common Core):
- All83%
- Males75%
- Females99%
- Black90%
- IDEA85%
Scoring 55 and above
(Comprehensive English)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 5 (16%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 3 (9%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 19 (59%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 3 (9%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 5 (85-100): 2 (6%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 83% |
New York: | 89% |
Regents Competency Test:
(State average from 681 schools)
Bennett High School - Percent Passing Regents Competency Tests
Students tested with valid scores: 5
Number of students tested failing: 1 (20%)
Number of students tested passing: 4 (80%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 80% |
State: | 37% |
The New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test:
(State average from 443 schools)
Bennett High School - % Scoring at Expanding Level or above in NYSESLAT
Students tested with valid scores: 5
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 60% |
New York: | 62% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 0%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 0%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 40%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 60%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 0%
Outcomes
High School Completers:
Regents Diploma - Requires a student pass a minimum of 5 Regents examinations in addition to meeting course and credit requirements.
Regents with Advanced Designation - Requires a student pass a minimum of 8 Regents examinations in addition to meeting course and credit requirements.
Local Diploma - Can only be obtained by students with disabilities with an individualized education program or section 504 Accommodation Plan.
Bennett High School - High School Completers
- All59%
- Males54%
- Females62%
- Hispanic33%
- Black63%
- White40%
- IDEA57%
Graduation Rate - 6 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 60
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 58
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 49 (84% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 9 (16% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a commencement credential: 2 (3% of Completers)
- All57%
- Males55%
- Females58%
- Hispanic63%
- Black55%
- IDEA48%
Graduation Rate - 5 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 48
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 46
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 45 (98% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 1 (2% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a commencement credential: 2 (4% of Completers)
- All52%
- Males56%
- Females48%
- Black53%
- IDEA60%
Graduation Rate - 4 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 12
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 12
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 4 (33% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 8 (67% of Graduates)
High School Non-completers:
(State average from 1,468 schools)
Bennett High School - High School Non-completers
- All35%
- Males42%
- Females30%
- Hispanic60%
- Black29%
- White60%
- IDEA37%
Dropout Rate - 6 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 94
Number of non-completers: 19
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 17
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 2
Percent of non-completers: | 20.0% |
State: | 5.4% |
Post-graduation Plans of Completers:
Bennett High School - Post-graduation Plans of Completers
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 60
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 9 (15%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 45 (75%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in other post-secondary institutions: 2 (3%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enlist in the military: 1 (2%)
└─ Graduates who planned to pursue employment: 3 (5%)
General Education:
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 48
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 9 (19%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 36 (75%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in other post-secondary institutions: 1 (2%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enlist in the military: 1 (2%)
└─ Graduates who planned to pursue employment: 1 (2%)
Students with Disabilities:
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 12
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 9 (75%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in other post-secondary institutions: 1 (8%)
└─ Graduates who planned to pursue employment: 2 (17%)
Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress:
(State average from 1,294 schools)
Made AYP: No
Met the participation criterion: Yes
Met the performance criterion: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 58
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 100%
Performance Index (PI): | 90 |
New York: | 126 |
Safe harbor target: 98
High School ELA:
Made AYP: No
Met the participation criterion: Yes
Met the performance criterion: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 58
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 100%
Performance Index (PI): | 107 |
New York: | 151 |
Safe harbor target: 122
5-Year Graduation Rate:
- All57%
- Males49%
- Females62%
- Black61%
- IDEA56%
5-Year Graduation Rate
Met graduation rate criteria: Yes
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 182
Graduation Rate: | 57% |
State: | 78% |
Safe harbor target: 50
4-Year Graduation Rate:
- All50%
- Males46%
- Females54%
- Black50%
- IDEA41%
4-Year Graduation Rate
Met graduation rate criteria: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 116
Graduation Rate: | 50% |
New York: | 76% |
Safe harbor target: 55
SAT/ACT:
(State average from 1,294 schools)
The SAT Reasoning Test (SAT) is a curriculum-based, college readiness test that assesses the academic skills and knowledge students acquire in high school and the ability to apply that knowledge.
- Asian2
- Black25
- White4
- LEP4
- IDEA4
SAT or ACT Test Participation
- Asian: 2 (all male)
- Black: 25 (male: 11, female: 14)
- White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Advanced Placement:
(State average from 497 schools)
Is enrollment via self-selection by students permittedfor all AP courses offered by the school?: Yes
Students Enrolled in at least one AP Course: 21 (male: 13, female: 8)
- Black: 19 (male: 11, female: 8)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Students Enrollment in Other Advanced Placement (AP) Subjects: 21 (male: 13, female: 8)
- Black: 19 (male: 11, female: 8)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Students who took one or more AP exams: 21 (male: 13, female: 8)
- Black: 19 (male: 11, female: 8)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
Students who received a qualifying score on one or more AP exams: 17 (male: 10, female: 7)
- Black: 17 (male: 10, female: 7)
Bennett High School: | 81.0% |
New York: | 65.5% |
Health & Safety
Offenses:
(State average from 1,445 schools)
A weapon is any instrument or object used with the intent to threaten, injure, or kill. This includes look-alikes if they are used to threaten others.
Robbery is taking or attempting to take anything of value that is owned by another person or organization, under confrontational circumstances by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear. A key difference between robbery and theft/larceny is that robbery involves a threat or assault.
Physical attack or fight refers to an actual and intentional touching or striking of another person against his/her will, or the intentional causing of bodily harm to an individual. Physical attack or fight does not include rape.
A threat refers to an act where there was no physical contact between the offender and victim but the victim felt that physical harm could have occurred based on verbal or nonverbal communication by the offender. This includes nonverbal threats (e.g., brandishing a weapon), and verbal threats of physical harm which are made in person. Threats made over the telephone or threatening letters are excluded.
Any of this school's students, faculty, or staff died as a result of a homicide committed at this school: No
Incidents of robbery without a weapon: 5
Incidents of physical attack or fight without a weapon: 15
Incidents of threats of physical attack with a weapon: 2
Incidents of threats of physical attack without a weapon: 2
Total incidents per 1,000 students
Here: | 116.5 |
New York: | 55.5 |
Referrals and Arrests:
(State average from 410 schools)
School-related arrest refers to an arrest of a student for any activity conducted on school grounds, during off-campus school activities (including while taking school transportation), or due to a referral by any school official. All school-related arrests are considered referrals to law enforcement.
- Black: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
Students without disabilities who received a school-related arrest per 1,000 students
Bennett High School: | 34.0 |
State: | 2.0 |
Students with disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official: 11 (male: 6, female: 5)
- Hispanic: 2 (all male)
- Black: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
Students with disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official per 1,000 students
School: | 53.4 |
New York: | 3.4 |
Harassment & Bullying:
(State average from 1,117 schools)
Harassment or bullying on the basis of race, color, or national origin refers to intimidation or abusive behavior toward a student based on actual or perceived race, color or national origin. Harassing conduct may take many forms, including verbal acts and name-calling, as well as non-verbal behavior, such as graphic and written statements, or conduct that is physically threatening, harmful or humiliating. The conduct can be carried out by school employees, other students, and non-employee third parties. Bullying on the basis of race, color, or national origin constitutes racial harassment.
Bennett High School: | 58.3 |
New York: | 4.0 |
Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
(State average from 3,050 schools)
- Hispanic10
- American Indian2
- Asian2
- Black148
- White7
- Multirace2
- LEP4
- IDEA31
- 5044
Chronic Student Absenteeism
- Hispanic: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all female)
- Asian: 2 (all female)
- Black: 148 (male: 71, female: 77)
- White: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 31 (male: 17, female: 14)
- Section 504: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Bennett High School: | 830.1 |
State: | 179.4 |
Suspensions:
(State average from 569 schools)
- For students with disabilities served under IDEA : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his/her regular school for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes to another setting (e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include both removals in which no individualized family service plan(IFSP) or individualized education plan(IEP) services are provided because the removal is 10 days or less as well as removals in which the child continues to receive services according to his/her IFSP or IEP.
- For students without disabilities and students with disabilities served solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his / her regular school for at least half a day(but less than the remainder of the school year) for disciplinary purposes to another setting(e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include removals in which no educational services are provided, and removals in which educational services are provided(e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring).
- Hispanic15
- Black488
- White5
- LEP2
- IDEA88
- 5043
School days missed due to out-of-school suspension
- Hispanic: 15 (male: 10, female: 5)
- Black: 488 (male: 231, female: 257)
- White: 5 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 88 (male: 60, female: 28)
- Section 504: 3 (all male)
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students without disabilities): 74
Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students without disabilities)
Bennett High School: | 359.2 |
State: | 50.9 |
Students without disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 41 (male: 19, female: 22)
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 37 (male: 17, female: 20)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
Students without disabilities receiving more than one out-of-school suspension: 16 (male: 8, female: 8)
- Black: 16 (male: 8, female: 8)
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students with disabilities): 22
Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students with disabilities)
Bennett High School: | 106.8 |
State: | 29.4 |
Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Section 504 only)
Bennett High School: | 4.9 |
New York: | 2.9 |
Students with disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 12 (male: 7, female: 5)
- Black: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- White: 2 (all male)
- Section 504: 2 (all male)
Students with disabilities receiving more than one out-of-school suspension: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Classes & Courses
Algebra I:
(State average from 773 schools)
9-10th grade student enrollment in Algebra I: 2 (all male)
- Black: 2
School: | 0.0% |
New York: | 76.8% |
- Hispanic4
- Black28
- LEP2
- IDEA4
11-12th grade student enrollment in Algebra I
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 28 (male: 14, female: 14)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 8 (male: 4, female: 4)
School: | 25.0% |
New York: | 65.5% |
Algebra II:
- Hispanic5
- Asian4
- Black52
- White4
- Multirace2
- LEP4
- IDEA7
Student Enrollment in Algebra II
- Hispanic: 5 (all female)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 52 (male: 29, female: 23)
- White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
Calculus:
Student Enrollment in Calculus: 15
- Asian: 2
- Black: 13
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4
Geometry:
- Hispanic2
- American Indian2
- Black67
- White4
- LEP4
- IDEA13
Student Enrollment in Geometry
- Hispanic: 2 (all male)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all female)
- Black: 67 (male: 32, female: 35)
- White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 13 (male: 8, female: 5)
Advanced Mathematics:
- Hispanic2
- American Indian2
- Asian4
- Black13
- LEP4
Student Enrollment in Advanced Mathematics
- Hispanic: 2 (all male)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all female)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 13 (male: 5, female: 8)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Biology:
- Hispanic2
- Asian2
- Black52
- White2
- LEP4
- IDEA7
Student Enrollment in Biology
- Hispanic: 2 (all male)
- Asian: 2 (all female)
- Black: 52 (male: 23, female: 29)
- White: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
Chemistry:
- Hispanic2
- Asian2
- Black16
- Multirace2
- LEP2
Student Enrollment in Chemistry
- Hispanic: 2 (all female)
- Asian: 2 (all female)
- Black: 16 (male: 8, female: 8)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
Physics:
- Hispanic4
- Asian4
- Black13
- White2
- IDEA4
Student Enrollment in Physics
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 13 (male: 8, female: 5)
- White: 2 (all female)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
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