Is Highgate Heights a good school?

Highgate Heights ranks in the bottom 1.9% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Highgate Heights?

In the 2022-23 school year, 382 students attended Highgate Heights.

What is the racial makeup of Highgate Heights?

Students at Highgate Heights are 73% African American, 18% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Highgate Heights attend?

Students who attend Highgate Heights usually go on to attend: High : Buffalo Academy For The Visual & Performing Arts High : Hutchinson Central Technical High School High : International Preparatory School (The) High : Leonardo Da Vinci High School High : Math Science Technology Preparatory School At 197 High : Middle Early College High School High : South Park High School

Highgate Heights

Summary:

Highgate Heights is an elementary school (grades PK-8) in the Buffalo City School District in Buffalo, New York, with a student population of 382 that is predominantly African American (73.04% in 2022-2023).

Highgate Heights has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New York state, with a statewide ranking between 2146 and 2393 out of around 2,400 elementary schools over the past several years. The school has received a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.com, indicating very poor performance. Highgate Heights significantly underperforms compared to the Buffalo City School District and the state of New York in proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments for English Language Arts and Math, with only 11.76% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA compared to 26.55% for the district and 44.89% for the state. The school's math proficiency rates are also very low, ranging from 5.88% to 12.5% across the grade levels.

In contrast, nearby schools like Smallwood Drive School in the Amherst Central School District, which has a more diverse student population and higher socioeconomic status, ranks in the top 10% of New York elementary schools. The high percentage of African American students (73.04%) and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (91.36% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch) at Highgate Heights appears to be correlated with the school's poor academic performance, suggesting that the school may be facing significant challenges in addressing the unique needs of its student population.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

600 Highgate Ave
Buffalo, NY 14215-1250

(716) 816-4050

District: Buffalo City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2393^rd of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,076

Students who attend Highgate Heights usually attend:

High:	Buffalo Academy For The Visual & Performing Arts
	Hutchinson Central Technical High School
	International Preparatory School (The)
	Leonardo Da Vinci High School
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	Math Science Technology Preparatory School At 197
	Middle Early College High School
	South Park High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.6

Number of students: 382

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.0%

Asian:

18.3%

Hispanic:

4.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Highgate Heights ranks worse than 98.1% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 32^nd among 37 ranked elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 5.77. (See more...)

Compare Details Highgate Heights ranks worse than 96.8% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.03. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (73%), Asian (18.3%), Hispanic (4.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Highgate Heights is 12.6. 34 elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Highgate Heights is $15,076, which is the 18^th highest among 37 elementary schools in the Buffalo City School District.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Highgate Heights:

SchoolDigger ranks Highgate Heights 2393^rd of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Highgate Heights in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Highgate Heights 1452^nd of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See Highgate Heights in the ranking list.)

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Buffalo City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Buffalo City School District 812^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Highgate Heights

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Highgate Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	5.01	2159^th	2206	2.1%
2007	3.17	2183^rd	2219	1.6%
2008	3.10	2192^nd	2227	1.6%
2009	5.87	2195^th	2257	2.7%
2010	2.41	2248^th	2263	0.7%
2011	2.82	2255^th	2286	1.4%
2012	3.06	2272^nd	2320	2.1%
2013	8.01	2270^th	2325	2.4%
2014	8.28	2273^rd	2345	3.1%
2015	7.63	2288^th	2352	2.7%
2016	10.16	2229^th	2366	5.8%
2017	8.85	2286^th	2386	4.2%
2018	12.44	2207^th	2395	7.8%
2019	15.32	2144^th	2413	11.1%
2021	5.07	2146^th	2201	2.5%
2022	9.92	2321^st	2434	4.6%
2023	5.77	2393^rd	2439	1.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Highgate Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.26	865^th	1941	55.4%
2019	36.63	1083^rd	1859	41.7%
2023	22.72	1758^th	2016	12.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Highgate Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	12.20	1966^th	2045	3.9%
2019	22.56	1711^th	2032	15.8%
2022	11.74	2024^th	2099	3.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Highgate Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.19	2212^th	2338	5.4%
2019	15.35	2122^nd	2357	10.0%
2021	2.38	1943^rd	1955	0.6%
2022	9.72	2307^th	2401	3.9%
2023	6.44	2358^th	2403	1.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Highgate Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.32	2105^th	2340	10.0%
2019	18.36	2027^th	2358	14.0%
2021	8.63	1872^nd	1961	4.5%
2022	13.04	2232^nd	2400	7.0%
2023	7.40	2341^st	2400	2.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Highgate Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.13	497^th	605	17.9%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Highgate Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.14	744^th	948	21.5%
2019	29.21	642^nd	891	27.9%
2022	17.41	842^nd	936	10.0%
2023	11.22	824^th	857	3.9%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Highgate Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	6.12	1037^th	1095	5.3%
2007	8.41	1035^th	1123	7.8%
2008	4.33	1143^rd	1185	3.5%
2009	5.50	1166^th	1224	4.7%
2010	5.06	1209^th	1243	2.7%
2011	5.31	1253^rd	1295	3.2%
2012	3.74	1310^th	1337	2.0%
2013	9.35	1336^th	1373	2.7%
2014	8.86	1379^th	1401	1.6%
2015	9.87	1367^th	1407	2.8%
2016	15.43	1279^th	1429	10.5%
2017	14.72	1323^rd	1455	9.1%
2018	13.36	1330^th	1438	7.5%
2019	20.30	1205^th	1439	16.3%
2022	11.26	1401^st	1479	5.3%
2023	8.03	1452^nd	1500	3.2%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Highgate Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	69.28	173^rd	1139	84.8%
2023	15.05	1298^th	1307	0.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Highgate Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	29.35	927^th	1241	25.3%
2022	9.39	1287^th	1306	1.5%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Highgate Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	17.51	429^th	457	6.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Highgate Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	13.49	1266^th	1353	6.4%
2019	17.76	1215^th	1370	11.3%
2022	8.00	1421^st	1454	2.3%
2023	7.80	1423^rd	1463	2.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Highgate Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	15.44	1249^th	1352	7.6%
2019	25.34	1058^th	1366	22.5%
2022	18.64	1287^th	1455	11.5%
2023	11.45	1389^th	1464	5.1%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Highgate Heights

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.03	568^th	663	14.3%
2022	16.99	640^th	706	9.3%
2023	13.00	661^st	696	5.0%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Highgate Heights

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	161	243	26	7	3	n/a	n/a	0	440
1990	154	249	31	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	439
1991	117	236	18	23	3	n/a	n/a	54	451
1992	197	282	3	2	4	n/a	n/a	0	488
1993	131	336	28	11	4	n/a	n/a	0	510
1994	132	391	14	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	550
1995	77	516	5	12	5	n/a	n/a	0	615
1996	77	516	5	12	5	n/a	n/a	0	615
1997	61	508	6	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
1998	57	526	2	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	598
1999	69	569	4	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	661
2000	50	614	5	12	3	n/a	n/a	0	684
2001	52	532	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	585
2002	44	608	5	22	5	n/a	n/a	0	684
2003	44	608	5	22	5	n/a	n/a	0	684
2004	33	648	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	681
2005	31	583	8	7	4	n/a	n/a	0	633
2006	31	583	5	14	3	n/a	n/a	0	636
2007	24	601	3	14	4	n/a	n/a	0	646
2008	21	611	2	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	651
2009	20	597	0	12	1	n/a	n/a	2	632
2010	16	536	1	8	2	n/a	n/a	3	566
2011	16	532	3	7	2	0	9	0	569
2012	18	498	3	15	2	0	7	0	543
2013	15	489	3	11	2	0	10	0	530
2014	15	422	5	17	2	0	14	0	475
2015	13	417	7	22	2	0	21	0	482
2016	10	369	11	20	2	0	18	0	430
2017	12	358	9	22	0	0	13	0	414
2018	12	354	11	21	0	0	13	0	411
2019	14	361	19	24	0	0	9	0	427
2020	21	332	23	21	0	0	13	0	410
2021	19	303	38	20	0	0	10	0	390
2022	12	290	59	19	0	0	11	0	391
2023	6	279	70	17	1	0	9	0	382

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Highgate Heights

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	440	29.9	14.7	n/a
1990	439	30.9	14.2	n/a
1991	451	27.9	16.1	n/a
1992	488	32.9	14.8	n/a
1993	510	33.0	15.5	n/a
1994	550	36.0	15.3	64.5
1995	615	38.0	16.2	66.8
1996	615	38.0	16.2	66.8
1997	580	36.0	16.1	71.6
1998	598	35.3	16.9	74.2
1999	661	32.3	20.5	75.3
2000	684	38.4	17.8	86
2001	585	45.1	13.0	99.5
2002	684	47.0	14.6	57.5
2003	684	47.0	14.6	57.5
2004	681	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	633	48.6	13.0	79.8
2006	636	51.0	12.5	95.1
2007	646	46.8	13.8	99.5
2008	651	49.3	13.2	76.7
2009	632	43.8	14.4	91.6
2010	566	46.0	12.3	85.6
2011	569	45.0	12.6	87.2
2012	543	41.0	13.2	89.5
2013	530	43.0	12.3	80.4
2014	475	39.8	11.9	n/a
2015	482	28.0	17.2	15.6
2016	430	31.0	13.8	74.9
2017	414	16.9	24.3	70.8
2018	411	27.0	15.2	77.4
2019	427	23.0	18.5	78.5
2020	410	39.0	10.5	86.8
2021	390	38.3	10.1	84.6
2022	391	36.3	10.7	73.1
2023	382	30.2	12.6	91.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Highgate Heights

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	440	29.9	14.7	n/a
1990	439	30.9	14.2	n/a
1991	451	27.9	16.1	n/a
1992	488	32.9	14.8	n/a
1993	510	33.0	15.5	n/a
1994	550	36.0	15.3	64.5
1995	615	38.0	16.2	66.8
1996	615	38.0	16.2	66.8
1997	580	36.0	16.1	71.6
1998	598	35.3	16.9	74.2
1999	661	32.3	20.5	75.3
2000	684	38.4	17.8	86
2001	585	45.1	13.0	99.5
2002	684	47.0	14.6	57.5
2003	684	47.0	14.6	57.5
2004	681	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	633	48.6	13.0	79.8
2006	636	51.0	12.5	95.1
2007	646	46.8	13.8	99.5
2008	651	49.3	13.2	76.7
2009	632	43.8	14.4	91.6
2010	566	46.0	12.3	85.6
2011	569	45.0	12.6	87.2
2012	543	41.0	13.2	89.5
2013	530	43.0	12.3	80.4
2014	475	39.8	11.9	n/a
2015	482	28.0	17.2	15.6
2016	430	31.0	13.8	74.9
2017	414	16.9	24.3	70.8
2018	411	27.0	15.2	77.4
2019	427	23.0	18.5	78.5
2020	410	39.0	10.5	86.8
2021	390	38.3	10.1	84.6
2022	391	36.3	10.7	73.1
2023	382	30.2	12.6	91.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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