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The most racially diverse public schools in Buffalo, New York

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public schools in Buffalo, New York, drawn from 74 qualifying public schools. LOVEJOY DISCOVERY SCHOOL #43 leads the list at 77.2%, against a median of 62.2% 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
74
Buffalo, New York
Top Diversity index
77.2%
Median Diversity index
62.2%
MOST DIVERSE · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1LOVEJOY DISCOVERY SCHOOL #43BUFFALO, NY58977.2%26.3%(155)30.2%(178)13.6%(80)19.5%(115)
2PS 69 HOUGHTON ACADEMYBUFFALO, NY44476.6%23.9%(106)32.4%(144)17.1%(76)19.1%(85)
3FREDERICK OLMSTED #156BUFFALO, NY92875.7%28.8%(267)28.3%(263)13.3%(123)24.5%(227)
4HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY1,14074.9%15.3%(174)33.3%(380)18.0%(205)28.7%(327)
5WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY49874.6%15.5%(77)24.5%(122)37.0%(184)17.9%(89)
6PS 81BUFFALO, NY73974.4%16.6%(123)41.1%(304)16.9%(125)13.8%(102)
7SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY77274.4%35.4%(273)25.3%(195)23.6%(182)6.7%(52)
8LORRAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY63874.0%39.0%(249)23.7%(151)18.5%(118)6.9%(44)
9SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY80173.8%26.0%(208)33.2%(266)27.0%(216)5.5%(44)
10PS 27 HILLERY PARK ACADEMYBUFFALO, NY48173.6%32.6%(157)34.3%(165)15.6%(75)7.5%(36)
11LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY47573.3%10.1%(48)28.4%(135)32.0%(152)26.9%(128)
12LEONARDO DA VINCI HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY36373.3%20.9%(76)38.8%(141)19.8%(72)16.8%(61)
13CITY HONORS SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY1,08872.8%41.5%(452)16.3%(177)12.2%(133)22.7%(247)
14ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL DAYS PARKBUFFALO, NY42972.1%33.3%(143)33.8%(145)20.5%(88)0.7%(3)
15NATIVE AMERICAN MAGNETBUFFALO, NY36771.9%8.4%(31)45.5%(167)18.8%(69)16.1%(59)
16PS 65 ROOSEVELT ECCBUFFALO, NY25071.2%14.0%(35)45.2%(113)21.2%(53)10.8%(27)
17INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE)BUFFALO, NY64071.2%6.9%(44)39.1%(250)25.5%(163)25.3%(162)
18PFC WILLIAM J GRABIARZ #79BUFFALO, NY51871.2%13.5%(70)44.0%(228)24.1%(125)12.2%(63)
19INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY93370.6%15.7%(146)37.4%(349)8.7%(81)34.7%(324)
20DR A PANTOJA COMM SCH EXCLLNCE -#18BUFFALO, NY47570.6%4.4%(21)32.6%(155)22.7%(108)36.4%(173)
21WEST HERTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY77170.3%11.2%(86)45.1%(348)20.4%(157)19.5%(150)
22PS 64 FREDERICK LAW OLMSTEDBUFFALO, NY58370.1%45.6%(266)19.6%(114)20.6%(120)7.7%(45)
23WATERFRONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY74369.3%9.4%(70)43.6%(324)15.1%(112)29.1%(216)
24BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR THE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTSBUFFALO, NY61769.0%20.9%(129)46.2%(285)20.4%(126)2.3%(14)
25RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY28568.8%11.2%(32)43.9%(125)29.8%(85)11.2%(32)
26BENNETT PARK MONTESSORI SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY61267.6%20.3%(124)49.4%(302)16.7%(102)3.8%(23)
27EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY38667.3%8.8%(34)49.7%(192)17.4%(67)19.9%(77)
28BURGARD HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY50266.9%10.6%(53)51.0%(256)18.1%(91)15.7%(79)
29ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTELBUFFALO, NY41666.8%14.4%(60)50.0%(208)21.9%(91)4.1%(17)
30SOUTH BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY91266.6%44.0%(401)31.3%(285)20.3%(185)2.9%(26)
31WESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY39265.7%16.3%(64)41.6%(163)37.8%(148)0.5%(2)
32HARRIET ROSS TUBMAN ACADEMYBUFFALO, NY55065.5%3.5%(19)43.8%(241)12.6%(69)36.7%(202)
33MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY86265.0%11.7%(101)52.4%(452)23.3%(201)6.7%(58)
34MARTIN LUTHER KING JR #48BUFFALO, NY41364.9%5.8%(24)51.6%(213)12.1%(50)25.4%(105)
35BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENTBUFFALO, NY43664.7%15.8%(69)51.6%(225)23.9%(104)3.9%(17)
36PS 61 ARTHUR O EVE SCHOOL OF DISTINCTIONBUFFALO, NY31564.1%7.3%(23)54.3%(171)8.3%(26)21.3%(67)
37DR GEORGE BLACKMAN ECCBUFFALO, NY33362.4%6.3%(21)57.1%(190)11.4%(38)16.5%(55)
38BUFFALO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGYBUFFALO, NY55162.1%8.5%(47)55.2%(304)8.5%(47)24.0%(132)
39MATH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT 197BUFFALO, NY43862.0%5.7%(25)55.7%(244)13.2%(58)21.9%(96)
40EMERSON SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITYBUFFALO, NY39961.8%13.0%(52)54.6%(218)24.8%(99)2.5%(10)
41HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97BUFFALO, NY48761.5%2.5%(12)52.4%(255)9.2%(45)31.6%(154)
42DISCOVERY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY54161.2%57.9%(313)15.2%(82)15.3%(83)3.1%(17)
43BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY46060.8%58.7%(270)12.6%(58)12.6%(58)4.1%(19)
44PS 59 DR CHARLES DREW SCIENCE MAGNETBUFFALO, NY29358.5%9.2%(27)60.4%(177)8.5%(25)18.1%(53)
45STANLEY MAKOWSKI EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERBUFFALO, NY56658.5%6.5%(37)60.8%(344)8.8%(50)17.5%(99)
46LEWIS J BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLGYBUFFALO, NY46956.5%6.2%(29)62.3%(292)16.8%(79)11.1%(52)
47BUILD COMMUNITY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY37156.3%5.1%(19)60.6%(225)4.8%(18)25.1%(93)
48NORTH PARK COMMUNITY SCHOOL #50BUFFALO, NY43756.2%63.2%(276)15.6%(68)8.5%(37)2.5%(11)
49KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY1,23554.6%64.9%(801)10.5%(130)11.2%(138)5.9%(73)
50PS 17BUFFALO, NY28453.7%7.8%(22)65.8%(187)11.3%(32)8.8%(25)
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