Buffalo City School District


Summary:

The Buffalo City School District consists of 59 schools, including 37 elementary schools, 21 high schools, and 1 alternative school, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The district faces significant challenges, with stark disparities in academic performance across its schools.

A few schools stand out as exceptional performers, including City Honors School, a high-performing public school that consistently ranks among the top in New York state, and Ps 64 Frederick Law Olmsted, an elementary school that also performs exceptionally well, ranking in the top 10% of New York elementary schools. Another standout is North Park Community School #50, an elementary school with strong performance on state assessments.

However, the district as a whole struggles with low proficiency rates on state assessments and Regents exams, with many schools performing well below state averages. The district-wide 4-year graduation rate is 84.3%, on par with the state average, but the dropout rate is 4.9%, slightly higher. Chronic absenteeism is also a significant issue, with a district-wide rate of 34.1%. Addressing these challenges and targeting interventions to the lowest-performing schools will be critical for the district to improve outcomes for all students.

District Detail

 712 City Hall
Buffalo, NY 14202-3375

 (716) 816-3575

SchoolDigger Rank:
821st of 865 New York districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 29,507

Primary Schools: 38
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 21
Alternative Schools: 1
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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