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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Erie County, New York

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Erie County, New York, drawn from 51 qualifying public high schools. WESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOL leads the list at 14.6%, against a median of 64.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Erie County, New York

Best % Proficient

14.6%

Median % Proficient

64.3%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	WESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	WESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOL	High	14.8%	392	14.6%
2	MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	93.0%	862	21.3%
3	LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	96.8%	475	23.2%
4	RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	96.1%	285	24.8%
5	EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	93.5%	386	28.0%
6	BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT	BUFFALO, NY	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	90.1%	436	31.3%
7	SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	92.4%	801	31.7%
8	INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE)	BUFFALO, NY	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	95.6%	640	32.2%
9	EMERSON SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY	BUFFALO, NY	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	94.2%	399	32.8%
10	MATH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT 197	BUFFALO, NY	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	94.7%	438	34.5%
11	BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	94.8%	502	36.5%
12	MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	88.7%	302	39.3%
13	BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR THE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS	BUFFALO, NY	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	69.2%	617	40.9%
14	RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC	BUFFALO, NY	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	91.4%	174	41.8%
15	HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL	High	92.0%	452	43.2%
16	LEWIS J BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLGY	BUFFALO, NY	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	90.0%	469	46.3%
17	LACKAWANNA HIGH SCHOOL	LACKAWANNA, NY	LACKAWANNA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	76.9%	670	48.5%
18	TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL	TONAWANDA, NY	TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	50.5%	891	52.6%
19	CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOL	CHEEKTOWAGA, NY	CHEEKTOWAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	66.1%	682	53.3%
20	KENMORE EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	TONAWANDA, NY	KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	40.7%	1,052	56.6%
21	LEONARDO DA VINCI HIGH SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	81.3%	363	57.7%
22	FREDERICK OLMSTED #156	BUFFALO, NY	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	61.4%	928	59.2%
23	KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	46.0%	1,235	59.2%
24	HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	83.1%	1,140	63.5%
25	SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	AMHERST, NY	SWEET HOME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	48.3%	1,105	63.7%
26	MARYVALE HIGH SCHOOL	CHEEKTOWAGA, NY	CHEEKTOWAGA-MARYVALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	59.1%	660	64.3%
27	JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	CHEEKTOWAGA, NY	CHEEKTOWAGA-SLOAN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	56.4%	353	64.3%
28	NORTH COLLINS JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	NORTH COLLINS, NY	NORTH COLLINS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	35.5%	234	65.3%
29	WEST SENECA EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	WEST SENECA, NY	WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	36.7%	779	66.0%
30	WEST SENECA WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	WEST SENECA, NY	WEST SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	37.1%	1,069	69.5%
31	CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOL	CHEEKTOWAGA, NY	CLEVELAND HILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	60.3%	398	70.7%
32	EDEN MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL	EDEN, NY	EDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	11.0%	652	71.4%
33	IROQUOIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	ELMA, NY	IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	21.0%	628	73.5%
34	CITY HONORS SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	50.5%	1,088	75.0%
35	FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	HAMBURG, NY	FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	35.3%	1,293	75.2%
36	LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	ANGOLA, NY	EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE)	High	43.3%	665	77.5%
37	HOLLAND HIGH SCHOOL	HOLLAND, NY	HOLLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	30.1%	216	78.7%
38	DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL	DEPEW, NY	DEPEW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	42.7%	581	79.8%
39	AKRON HIGH SCHOOL	AKRON, NY	AKRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	37.8%	389	80.8%
40	LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL	LANCASTER, NY	LANCASTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	26.8%	1,682	81.7%
41	ALDEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	ALDEN, NY	ALDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	26.4%	488	83.2%
42	GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL	SPRINGVILLE, NY	SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	34.3%	501	83.2%
43	HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL	HAMBURG, NY	HAMBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	24.7%	979	87.2%
44	ORCHARD PARK HIGH SCHOOL	ORCHARD PARK, NY	ORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	15.4%	1,367	87.5%
45	WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL	WILLIAMSVILLE, NY	WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	27.5%	796	88.5%
46	AMHERST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	AMHERST, NY	AMHERST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	33.2%	865	89.3%
47	WILLIAMSVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL	WILLIAMSVILLE, NY	WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	27.8%	1,307	90.0%
48	GRAND ISLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	GRAND ISLAND, NY	GRAND ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	29.0%	868	90.7%
49	WILLIAMSVILLE EAST HIGH SCHOOL	EAST AMHERST, NY	WILLIAMSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	15.9%	940	92.8%
50	CLARENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	CLARENCE, NY	CLARENCE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	18.6%	1,256	93.0%

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