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

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public high schools in Erie County, New York, drawn from 53 qualifying public high schools. LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL leads the list at 96.8%, against a median of 50.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
53
Erie County, New York
Top % FRL
96.8%
Median % FRL
50.5%
HIGHEST POVERTY · ERIE COUNTY, 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%
18LACKAWANNA HIGH SCHOOLLACKAWANNA, NYLACKAWANNA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh67076.9%
19BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR THE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTSBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh61769.2%
20CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NYCHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh68266.1%
21FREDERICK OLMSTED #156BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh92861.4%
22CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NYCLEVELAND HILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh39860.3%
23MARYVALE HIGH SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NYCHEEKTOWAGA-MARYVALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh66059.1%
24KENMORE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLKENMORE, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh18058.3%
25JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NYCHEEKTOWAGA-SLOAN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh35356.4%
26TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLTONAWANDA, NYTONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh89150.5%
27CITY HONORS SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,08850.5%
28SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLAMHERST, NYSWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,10548.3%
29KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,23546.0%
30LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLANGOLA, NYEVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE)High66543.3%
31DEPEW HIGH SCHOOLDEPEW, NYDEPEW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh58142.7%
32KENMORE EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLTONAWANDA, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,05240.7%
33AKRON HIGH SCHOOLAKRON, NYAKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh38937.8%
34WEST SENECA WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWEST SENECA, NYWEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,06937.1%
35WEST SENECA EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWEST SENECA, NYWEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh77936.7%
36NORTH COLLINS JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLNORTH COLLINS, NYNORTH COLLINS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh23435.5%
37FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHAMBURG, NYFRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,29335.3%
38GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOLSPRINGVILLE, NYSPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh50134.3%
39AMHERST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLAMHERST, NYAMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh86533.2%
40HOLLAND HIGH SCHOOLHOLLAND, NYHOLLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh21630.1%
41GRAND ISLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLGRAND ISLAND, NYGRAND ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh86829.0%
42WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOLWILLIAMSVILLE, NYWILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,30727.8%
43WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLWILLIAMSVILLE, NYWILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh79627.5%
44LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOLLANCASTER, NYLANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,68226.8%
45ALDEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLALDEN, NYALDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh48826.4%
46HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOLHAMBURG, NYHAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh97924.7%
47IROQUOIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLELMA, NYIROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh62821.0%
48CLARENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLCLARENCE, NYCLARENCE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,25618.6%
49WILLIAMSVILLE EAST HIGH SCHOOLEAST AMHERST, NYWILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh94015.9%
50ORCHARD PARK HIGH SCHOOLORCHARD PARK, NYORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh1,36715.4%
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