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Herbert Hoover Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

199 Thorncliff Rd, Buffalo, NY 14223 · (716) 874-8414 · Part of Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District

Tonawanda’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of New York school districts

Students
570
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Herbert Hoover Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Tonawanda kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Herbert Hoover Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–72 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 62.6%

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

199 Thorncliff Rd, Buffalo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten117
Grade 1106
Grade 2121
Grade 3104
Grade 4110
Ungraded12
Enrollment over time
580’20
556’21
565’22
599’23
570’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 68%Black 9%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 8%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 Herbert Hoover Elementary School from Tonawanda families.

Other schools in Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free 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; Tonawanda’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.