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Smallwood Drive School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

300 Smallwood Dr, Amherst, NY 14226 · (716) 362-2100 · Part of Amherst Central School District

Amherst’s School Grade A− better than 82% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
708
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Smallwood Drive School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of New York’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 15.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency53%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts68%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, B, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

300 Smallwood Dr, Amherst

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten113
Grade 1112
Grade 2121
Grade 3114
Grade 495
Grade 5116
Ungraded1
Enrollment over time
611’20
597’21
659’22
679’23
708’24

Up 15.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 6%Black 6%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Smallwood Drive School from Amherst families.

Other schools in Amherst Central School District

The district →
Windermere BLVD School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Amherst
C+
738 students11:1
Amherst Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Amherst
C+
646 students9:1
Amherst Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Amherst
A
865 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Amherst’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.