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The public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Erie County, New York

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Erie County, New York, drawn from 122 qualifying public elementary schools. PERSISTENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL leads the list at 86.9%, against a median of 10.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
122
Erie County, New York
Top % Black
86.9%
Median % Black
10.9%
MOST BLACK · ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1PERSISTENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYPERSISTENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL43486.9%(377)
2KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYKING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL41983.5%(350)
3PRIMARY HALL PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYPRIMARY HALL PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL22082.3%(181)
4REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYREACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL80576.8%(618)
5CHARTER SCHOOL OF INQUIRYBUFFALO, NYCHARTER SCHOOL OF INQUIRY27673.2%(202)
6DR LYDIA T WRIGHT SCH OF EXCELLENCEBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT56069.3%(388)
7RONALD PEOPLES SCHOOL OF SCHOLARS (THE)BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT26969.1%(186)
8MARVA J DANIEL FUTURES PREPARATORY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT36968.6%(253)
9PS 74 HAMLIN PARK - CLAUDE AND OUIDA CLAPP ACADEMYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT39667.2%(266)
10BUFFALO UNITED CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO UNITED CHARTER SCHOOL46566.0%(307)
11PS 17BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT28465.8%(187)
12COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT46465.7%(305)
13HIGHGATE HEIGHTSBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT40765.4%(266)
14WESTMINSTER COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYWESTMINSTER COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL34265.2%(223)
15ENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOL40263.9%(257)
16BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL11461.4%(70)
17STANLEY MAKOWSKI EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT56660.8%(344)
18BUILD COMMUNITY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT37160.6%(225)
19DR GEORGE BLACKMAN ECCBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT33357.1%(190)
20PS 90BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT17955.3%(99)
21BUFFALO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT55155.2%(304)
22PS 61 ARTHUR O EVE SCHOOL OF DISTINCTIONBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT31554.3%(171)
23HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT48752.4%(255)
24MARTIN LUTHER KING JR #48BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT41351.6%(213)
25ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTELBUFFALO, NYELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL41650.0%(208)
26BENNETT PARK MONTESSORI SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT61249.4%(302)
27NATIVE AMERICAN MAGNETBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT36745.5%(167)
28PS 65 ROOSEVELT ECCBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT25045.2%(113)
29WEST HERTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT77145.1%(348)
30PFC WILLIAM J GRABIARZ #79BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT51844.0%(228)
31HARRIET ROSS TUBMAN ACADEMYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT55043.8%(241)
32PS 81BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT73941.1%(304)
33INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT93337.4%(349)
34PS 27 HILLERY PARK ACADEMYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT48134.3%(165)
35ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL DAYS PARKBUFFALO, NYELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL DAYS PARK42933.8%(145)
36DR A PANTOJA COMM SCH EXCLLNCE -#18BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT47532.6%(155)
37PS 69 HOUGHTON ACADEMYBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT44432.4%(144)
38SOUTH BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYSOUTH BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL91231.3%(285)
39CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NYCLEVELAND HILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT66130.4%(201)
40LOVEJOY DISCOVERY SCHOOL #43BUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT58930.2%(178)
41UNION EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NYCHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT96328.6%(275)
42SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT77225.3%(195)
43WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYWEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL49824.5%(122)
44WINDERMERE BLVD SCHOOLAMHERST, NYAMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT73824.3%(179)
45GLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTONAWANDA, NYSWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT44323.7%(105)
46LORRAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT63823.7%(151)
47WILLOW RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAMHERST, NYSWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT42720.6%(88)
48PS 64 FREDERICK LAW OLMSTEDBUFFALO, NYBUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT58319.6%(114)
49HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTONAWANDA, NYKENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT27419.3%(53)
50HERITAGE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAMHERST, NYSWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT45218.6%(84)
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