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The highest-poverty public high schools in Buffalo, New York

Across Buffalo, New York, 22 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL leads the list at 96.8%, against a median of 91.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
22
Buffalo, New York
Top % FRL
96.8%
Median % FRL
91.1%
HIGHEST POVERTY · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh47596.8%
2RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh28596.1%
3INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE)BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh64095.6%
4BURGARD HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh50294.8%
5MATH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT 197BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh43894.7%
6EMERSON SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh39994.2%
7EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh38693.5%
8MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh86293.0%
9SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh80192.4%
10HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYHEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOLHigh45292.0%
11RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATICBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh17491.4%
12PATHWAYS ACADEMYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh11090.9%
13BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENTBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh43690.1%
14LEWIS J BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLGYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh46990.0%
15MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh30288.7%
16HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,14083.1%
17LEONARDO DA VINCI HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh36381.3%
18BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR THE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTSBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh61769.2%
19FREDERICK OLMSTED #156BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh92861.4%
20CITY HONORS SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,08850.5%
21KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,23546.0%
22WESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYWESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOLHigh39214.8%
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