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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. FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 leads the list at 28.8%, against a median of 54.5% 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
Best Largest group
28.8%
Median Largest group
54.5%
MOST DIVERSE · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityStudentsLargest group% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1FREDERICK OLMSTED #156BUFFALO, NY92828.8% White (267)28.8%(267)28.3%(263)13.3%(123)24.5%(227)
2LOVEJOY DISCOVERY SCHOOL #43BUFFALO, NY58930.2% Black (178)26.3%(155)30.2%(178)13.6%(80)19.5%(115)
3LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY47532.0% Hispanic (152)10.1%(48)28.4%(135)32.0%(152)26.9%(128)
4PS 69 HOUGHTON ACADEMYBUFFALO, NY44432.4% Black (144)23.9%(106)32.4%(144)17.1%(76)19.1%(85)
5SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY80133.2% Black (266)26.0%(208)33.2%(266)27.0%(216)5.5%(44)
6HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY1,14033.3% Black (380)15.3%(174)33.3%(380)18.0%(205)28.7%(327)
7ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL DAYS PARKBUFFALO, NY42933.8% Black (145)33.3%(143)33.8%(145)20.5%(88)0.7%(3)
8PS 27 HILLERY PARK ACADEMYBUFFALO, NY48134.3% Black (165)32.6%(157)34.3%(165)15.6%(75)7.5%(36)
9SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY77235.4% White (273)35.4%(273)25.3%(195)23.6%(182)6.7%(52)
10DR A PANTOJA COMM SCH EXCLLNCE -#18BUFFALO, NY47536.4% Asian (173)4.4%(21)32.6%(155)22.7%(108)36.4%(173)
11WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY49837.0% Hispanic (184)15.5%(77)24.5%(122)37.0%(184)17.9%(89)
12INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY93337.4% Black (349)15.7%(146)37.4%(349)8.7%(81)34.7%(324)
13LEONARDO DA VINCI HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY36338.8% Black (141)20.9%(76)38.8%(141)19.8%(72)16.8%(61)
14LORRAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY63839.0% White (249)39.0%(249)23.7%(151)18.5%(118)6.9%(44)
15INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE)BUFFALO, NY64039.1% Black (250)6.9%(44)39.1%(250)25.5%(163)25.3%(162)
16PS 81BUFFALO, NY73941.1% Black (304)16.6%(123)41.1%(304)16.9%(125)13.8%(102)
17CITY HONORS SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY1,08841.5% White (452)41.5%(452)16.3%(177)12.2%(133)22.7%(247)
18WESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY39241.6% Black (163)16.3%(64)41.6%(163)37.8%(148)0.5%(2)
19WATERFRONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY74343.6% Black (324)9.4%(70)43.6%(324)15.1%(112)29.1%(216)
20HARRIET ROSS TUBMAN ACADEMYBUFFALO, NY55043.8% Black (241)3.5%(19)43.8%(241)12.6%(69)36.7%(202)
21RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY28543.9% Black (125)11.2%(32)43.9%(125)29.8%(85)11.2%(32)
22SOUTH BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY91244.0% White (401)44.0%(401)31.3%(285)20.3%(185)2.9%(26)
23PFC WILLIAM J GRABIARZ #79BUFFALO, NY51844.0% Black (228)13.5%(70)44.0%(228)24.1%(125)12.2%(63)
24WEST HERTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY77145.1% Black (348)11.2%(86)45.1%(348)20.4%(157)19.5%(150)
25PS 65 ROOSEVELT ECCBUFFALO, NY25045.2% Black (113)14.0%(35)45.2%(113)21.2%(53)10.8%(27)
26NATIVE AMERICAN MAGNETBUFFALO, NY36745.5% Black (167)8.4%(31)45.5%(167)18.8%(69)16.1%(59)
27PS 64 FREDERICK LAW OLMSTEDBUFFALO, NY58345.6% White (266)45.6%(266)19.6%(114)20.6%(120)7.7%(45)
28BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR THE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTSBUFFALO, NY61746.2% Black (285)20.9%(129)46.2%(285)20.4%(126)2.3%(14)
29BENNETT PARK MONTESSORI SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY61249.4% Black (302)20.3%(124)49.4%(302)16.7%(102)3.8%(23)
30EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY38649.7% Black (192)8.8%(34)49.7%(192)17.4%(67)19.9%(77)
31ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTELBUFFALO, NY41650.0% Black (208)14.4%(60)50.0%(208)21.9%(91)4.1%(17)
32BURGARD HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY50251.0% Black (256)10.6%(53)51.0%(256)18.1%(91)15.7%(79)
33MARTIN LUTHER KING JR #48BUFFALO, NY41351.6% Black (213)5.8%(24)51.6%(213)12.1%(50)25.4%(105)
34BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENTBUFFALO, NY43651.6% Black (225)15.8%(69)51.6%(225)23.9%(104)3.9%(17)
35HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97BUFFALO, NY48752.4% Black (255)2.5%(12)52.4%(255)9.2%(45)31.6%(154)
36MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY86252.4% Black (452)11.7%(101)52.4%(452)23.3%(201)6.7%(58)
37PS 61 ARTHUR O EVE SCHOOL OF DISTINCTIONBUFFALO, NY31554.3% Black (171)7.3%(23)54.3%(171)8.3%(26)21.3%(67)
38EMERSON SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITYBUFFALO, NY39954.6% Black (218)13.0%(52)54.6%(218)24.8%(99)2.5%(10)
39BUFFALO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGYBUFFALO, NY55155.2% Black (304)8.5%(47)55.2%(304)8.5%(47)24.0%(132)
40MATH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT 197BUFFALO, NY43855.7% Black (244)5.7%(25)55.7%(244)13.2%(58)21.9%(96)
41DR GEORGE BLACKMAN ECCBUFFALO, NY33357.1% Black (190)6.3%(21)57.1%(190)11.4%(38)16.5%(55)
42DISCOVERY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY54157.9% White (313)57.9%(313)15.2%(82)15.3%(83)3.1%(17)
43BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY46058.7% White (270)58.7%(270)12.6%(58)12.6%(58)4.1%(19)
44PS 59 DR CHARLES DREW SCIENCE MAGNETBUFFALO, NY29360.4% Black (177)9.2%(27)60.4%(177)8.5%(25)18.1%(53)
45BUILD COMMUNITY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY37160.6% Black (225)5.1%(19)60.6%(225)4.8%(18)25.1%(93)
46STANLEY MAKOWSKI EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERBUFFALO, NY56660.8% Black (344)6.5%(37)60.8%(344)8.8%(50)17.5%(99)
47LEWIS J BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLGYBUFFALO, NY46962.3% Black (292)6.2%(29)62.3%(292)16.8%(79)11.1%(52)
48NORTH PARK COMMUNITY SCHOOL #50BUFFALO, NY43763.2% White (276)63.2%(276)15.6%(68)8.5%(37)2.5%(11)
49ENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY40263.9% Black (257)2.7%(11)63.9%(257)25.1%(101)4.2%(17)
50KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY1,23564.9% White (801)64.9%(801)10.5%(130)11.2%(138)5.9%(73)
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