Research Laboratory High School-Bioinformatic is a public high school in Buffalo, NY, serving 188 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Buffalo City School District, which is ranked 812 out of 866 districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
While Research Laboratory High School-Bioinformatic has some strengths, such as relatively high graduation rates (ranging from 90.9% to 96.3%) and low dropout rates (0% to 3.7%) compared to nearby schools like Pathways Academy (14.8% graduation rate) and Academy School (28.4% graduation rate, 55.5% dropout rate), the school faces significant challenges. It has a much higher percentage of African American students (59.57%) compared to the surrounding schools, and its test scores on Regents exams are generally lower than the Buffalo City School District and New York state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 5.26% to 76.09% across different subject areas.
Additionally, Research Laboratory High School-Bioinformatic has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 71.1% to 90.5% in the past two years, which is significantly higher than the chronic absenteeism rates of nearby schools like Frederick Olmsted #156 (53.1%) and Buffalo Academy For The Visual & Performing Arts (55.8%). The school's performance also varies significantly by student subgroup, with Asian students outperforming their peers, while White students lag behind. These challenges, combined with the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (86.7% free/reduced lunch recipients) and the overall low performance of the Buffalo City School District, suggest that Research Laboratory High School-Bioinformatic faces significant obstacles in improving its outcomes.
Students at Research Laboratory High School-Bioinformatic are 60% African American, 12% White, 12% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.
In the 2022-23 school year, 188 students attended Research Laboratory High School-Bioinformatic.
Research Laboratory High School-Bioinformatic ranks in the bottom 16.6% of New York high schools.
Buffalo City School District