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PS 27 Hillery Park Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

73 Pawnee Pkwy, Buffalo, NY 14210 · (716) 816-4770 · Part of Buffalo City School District

Buffalo’s School Grade D better than 8% of New York school districts

Students
481
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about PS 27 Hillery Park Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 34 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 19.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Buffalo kids: 15 high schools

On the path

Where Buffalo kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8PS 27 Hillery Park AcademyYou are here
9–1215 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 62.6%

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

73 Pawnee Pkwy, Buffalo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K35
Kindergarten47
Grade 146
Grade 259
Grade 345
Grade 444
Grade 548
Grade 653
Grade 748
Grade 843
Ungraded13
Enrollment over time
597’20
559’21
544’22
499’23
481’24

Down 19.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 34%White 33%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 10%Asian 7%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about PS 27 Hillery Park Academy from Buffalo families.

Other schools in Buffalo City School District

The district →

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; Buffalo’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.