Elementary: Biggest gains
Fletcher Elementary School in the City of Tonawanda registered a nice gain a year ago. It moved up nine places from 160th in 2008 to 151st in 2009.
But this year's jump makes last year's seem insignificant. Fletcher has vaulted 93 places to 58th, the strongest improvement by any elementary school in the region.
Buffalo's Elmwood Village Charter School is next with a gain of 84 places, followed by St. Mary's of Lancaster, which has moved up 76 places between 2009 and 2010.
The following are the 10 schools with the biggest gains in this year's standings:
• 1. Fletcher ES (Tonawanda), up 93 places
• 2. Elmwood Village CS (Buffalo), up 84 places
• 3. St. Mary's ES (Lancaster), up 76 places
• 4. St. John Vianney School (Orchard Park), up 72 places
• 5. St. Paul's School (Kenmore-Tonawanda), up 61 places
• 6. Ivers J. Norton ES (Olean), up 55 places
• 6. Windom ES (Orchard Park), up 55 places
• 8. Union Pleasant ES (Hamburg), up 54 places
• 9. Our Lady of Pompeii School (Lancaster), up 51 places
• 10. Newfane IS (Newfane), up 50 places