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The highest-poverty public schools in Erie County, New York

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Erie County, New York, drawn from 209 qualifying public schools. ENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOL leads the list at 98.8%, against a median of 42.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
209
Erie County, New York
Top % FRL
98.8%
Median % FRL
42.7%
HIGHEST POVERTY · ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1ENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOLElementary40298.8%
2HARRIET ROSS TUBMAN ACADEMYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary55097.8%
3COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary46497.4%
4MARVA J DANIEL FUTURES PREPARATORY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary36997.3%
5PS 59 DR CHARLES DREW SCIENCE MAGNETBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle29397.3%
6LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh47596.8%
7RONALD PEOPLES SCHOOL OF SCHOLARS (THE)BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary26996.7%
8BUILD COMMUNITY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary37196.5%
9PS 74 HAMLIN PARK - CLAUDE AND OUIDA CLAPP ACADEMYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary39696.5%
10DR A PANTOJA COMM SCH EXCLLNCE -#18BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary47596.2%
11RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh28596.1%
12MARTIN LUTHER KING JR #48BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary41396.1%
13BUFFALO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary55196.0%
14DR LYDIA T WRIGHT SCH OF EXCELLENCEBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary56095.9%
15WATERFRONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined74395.7%
16INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE)BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh64095.6%
17INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary93395.6%
18HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary48795.3%
19WEST HERTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary77195.1%
20REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYREACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary80595.0%
21BURGARD HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh50294.8%
22MATH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT 197BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh43894.7%
23LOVEJOY DISCOVERY SCHOOL #43BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary58994.7%
24STANLEY MAKOWSKI EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary56694.7%
25PS 65 ROOSEVELT ECCBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary25094.4%
26EMERSON SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh39994.2%
27D'YOUVILLE-PORTER CAMPUSBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary52194.0%
28NATIVE AMERICAN MAGNETBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary36794.0%
29HERMAN BADILLO BILINGUAL ACADEMYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary51494.0%
30EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh38693.5%
31PFC WILLIAM J GRABIARZ #79BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary51893.4%
32BUFFALO UNITED CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO UNITED CHARTER SCHOOLElementary46593.3%
33BILINGUAL CENTERBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary35893.3%
34CHARTER SCHOOL OF INQUIRYBUFFALO, NYCHARTER SCHOOL OF INQUIRYElementary27693.1%
35MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh86293.0%
36FRANK A SEDITA SCHOOL #30BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary61493.0%
37PS 17BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary28493.0%
38HIGHGATE HEIGHTSBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary40792.9%
39WESTMINSTER COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYWESTMINSTER COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary34292.4%
40SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh80192.4%
41PS 69 HOUGHTON ACADEMYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary44492.3%
42HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYHEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOLHigh45292.0%
43KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYKING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOLElementary41991.4%
44RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATICBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh17491.4%
45SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary77291.2%
46WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYWEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOLElementary49891.0%
47PATHWAYS ACADEMYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh11090.9%
48PS 27 HILLERY PARK ACADEMYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary48190.4%
49BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENTBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh43690.1%
50LEWIS J BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLGYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh46990.0%
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