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Transit Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
8730 Transit Rd
East Amherst, NY 14051
Phone
(716) 626-8700
District
WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
ERIE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
899
Classroom Teachers
77

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

10

(10 is best)

Better than 97.2% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Transit Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
80%
47%
76%
45%
83%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

100 80 60 40 20 0
81%
47%
75%
46%
86%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
91%
50%
89%
48%
92%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

100 80 60 40 20 0
83%
47%
84%
55%
82%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 229 25.5%
Grade 6 231 25.7%
Grade 7 216 24.0%
Grade 8 222 24.7%
Total 899 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 64.2% 74.5% 42.2%
Black 2.6% 4.0% 16.4%
Hispanic 4.4% 4.7% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 28.7% 16.5% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 15.9% 21.6% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 15.0% 20.4% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.9% 1.2% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 76,278 19,571,216
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,860.1 413
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.8% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.4% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.0% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 25.6% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 31,958 7,668,956
Single Parent Households With Children 4.3% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.8% 87.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 59.0% 39.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 35.1% 26.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.1% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.5% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.9% 13.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.6% 12.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.1% 9.7%
$15,000 or less 5.7% 9.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,103 $127,505,000 59.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $970 $9,442,000 4.4%
Staff $714 $6,949,000 3.2%
General Administration $391 $3,808,000 1.8%
School Administration $706 $6,874,000 3.2%
Operation $1,397 $13,590,000 6.4%
Transportation $934 $9,088,000 4.2%
Other $479 $4,657,000 2.2%
Total Support $5,591 $54,408,000 25.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,289 $32,005,000 15.0%
Total Expenditures $21,983 $213,918,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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