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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Buffalo, New York

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Buffalo, New York, drawn from 77 qualifying public schools. CITY HONORS SCHOOL leads the list at 75.0%, against a median of 26.8% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
77
Buffalo, New York
Top % Proficient
75.0%
Median % Proficient
26.8%
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1CITY HONORS SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh50.5%1,08875.0%
2PS 64 FREDERICK LAW OLMSTEDBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary39.3%58372.1%
3HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh83.1%1,14063.5%
4FREDERICK OLMSTED #156BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh61.4%92859.2%
5KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh46.0%1,23559.2%
6CHARLES A LINDBERGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary35.5%49658.5%
7LEONARDO DA VINCI HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh81.3%36357.7%
8NORTH PARK COMMUNITY SCHOOL #50BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary29.7%43755.2%
9ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL DAYS PARKBUFFALO, NYELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL DAYS PARKElementary55.2%42955.2%
10PERSISTENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYPERSISTENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary67.1%43450.6%
11HERBERT HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle46.2%77249.0%
12WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYWEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOLElementary91.0%49847.3%
13LEWIS J BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLGYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh90.0%46946.3%
14HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYHEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOLHigh92.0%45243.2%
15HERBERT HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary40.2%57043.0%
16SOUTH BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYSOUTH BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOLElementary65.9%91242.1%
17BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle46.3%65442.1%
18RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATICBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh91.4%17441.8%
19BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary50.7%46041.5%
20PS 61 ARTHUR O EVE SCHOOL OF DISTINCTIONBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary85.7%31540.9%
21BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR THE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTSBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh69.2%61740.9%
22LORRAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary86.2%63840.0%
23MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh88.7%30239.3%
24DISCOVERY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary56.6%54139.1%
25ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTELBUFFALO, NYELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTELElementary68.0%41639.0%
26WESTMINSTER COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYWESTMINSTER COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary92.4%34237.9%
27BURGARD HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh94.8%50236.5%
28PS 65 ROOSEVELT ECCBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary94.4%25034.9%
29MATH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT 197BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh94.7%43834.5%
30EMERSON SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh94.2%39932.8%
31INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE)BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh95.6%64032.2%
32SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh92.4%80131.7%
33PS 69 HOUGHTON ACADEMYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary92.3%44431.4%
34BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENTBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh90.1%43631.3%
35KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYKING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOLElementary91.4%41931.0%
36PS 81BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary85.3%73929.8%
37EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh93.5%38628.0%
38BUFFALO UNITED CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO UNITED CHARTER SCHOOLElementary93.3%46527.8%
39WATERFRONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTCombined95.7%74326.8%
40PS 27 HILLERY PARK ACADEMYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary90.4%48126.6%
41NATIVE AMERICAN MAGNETBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary94.0%36725.7%
42STANLEY MAKOWSKI EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary94.7%56625.5%
43REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYREACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary95.0%80524.9%
44RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh96.1%28524.8%
45PFC WILLIAM J GRABIARZ #79BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary93.4%51824.1%
46SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary91.2%77223.4%
47LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh96.8%47523.2%
48WEST HERTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary95.1%77123.0%
49MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh93.0%86221.3%
50DR GEORGE BLACKMAN ECCBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary89.2%33321.1%
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