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The most racially diverse public schools in Erie County, New York

203 public schools in Erie County, New York appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public schools, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. UNION EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL leads the list at 28.6%, against a median of 72.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
203
Erie County, New York
Best Largest group
28.6%
Median Largest group
72.2%
MOST DIVERSE · ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityStudentsLargest group% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1UNION EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NY96328.6% Black (275)27.8%(268)28.6%(275)8.6%(83)27.3%(263)
2FREDERICK OLMSTED #156BUFFALO, NY92828.8% White (267)28.8%(267)28.3%(263)13.3%(123)24.5%(227)
3LOVEJOY DISCOVERY SCHOOL #43BUFFALO, NY58930.2% Black (178)26.3%(155)30.2%(178)13.6%(80)19.5%(115)
4LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY47532.0% Hispanic (152)10.1%(48)28.4%(135)32.0%(152)26.9%(128)
5PS 69 HOUGHTON ACADEMYBUFFALO, NY44432.4% Black (144)23.9%(106)32.4%(144)17.1%(76)19.1%(85)
6CHEEKTOWAGA MIDDLE SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NY67732.9% White (223)32.9%(223)32.9%(223)8.7%(59)18.6%(126)
7SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY80133.2% Black (266)26.0%(208)33.2%(266)27.0%(216)5.5%(44)
8HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY1,14033.3% Black (380)15.3%(174)33.3%(380)18.0%(205)28.7%(327)
9ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL DAYS PARKBUFFALO, NY42933.8% Black (145)33.3%(143)33.8%(145)20.5%(88)0.7%(3)
10PS 27 HILLERY PARK ACADEMYBUFFALO, NY48134.3% Black (165)32.6%(157)34.3%(165)15.6%(75)7.5%(36)
11SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY77235.4% White (273)35.4%(273)25.3%(195)23.6%(182)6.7%(52)
12CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NY68235.5% Black (242)32.0%(218)35.5%(242)9.4%(64)17.2%(117)
13DR A PANTOJA COMM SCH EXCLLNCE -#18BUFFALO, NY47536.4% Asian (173)4.4%(21)32.6%(155)22.7%(108)36.4%(173)
14WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY49837.0% Hispanic (184)15.5%(77)24.5%(122)37.0%(184)17.9%(89)
15CLEVELAND HILL MIDDLE SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NY30537.0% White (113)37.0%(113)33.4%(102)5.6%(17)13.1%(40)
16INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY93337.4% Black (349)15.7%(146)37.4%(349)8.7%(81)34.7%(324)
17LEONARDO DA VINCI HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY36338.8% Black (141)20.9%(76)38.8%(141)19.8%(72)16.8%(61)
18LORRAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY63839.0% White (249)39.0%(249)23.7%(151)18.5%(118)6.9%(44)
19INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE)BUFFALO, NY64039.1% Black (250)6.9%(44)39.1%(250)25.5%(163)25.3%(162)
20CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NY39839.7% White (158)39.7%(158)35.7%(142)6.0%(24)11.1%(44)
21CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NY66140.9% White (270)40.9%(270)30.4%(201)5.3%(35)14.5%(96)
22PS 81BUFFALO, NY73941.1% Black (304)16.6%(123)41.1%(304)16.9%(125)13.8%(102)
23CITY HONORS SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY1,08841.5% White (452)41.5%(452)16.3%(177)12.2%(133)22.7%(247)
24WESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY39241.6% Black (163)16.3%(64)41.6%(163)37.8%(148)0.5%(2)
25HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTONAWANDA, NY27441.6% White (114)41.6%(114)19.3%(53)16.8%(46)9.5%(26)
26WATERFRONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY74343.6% Black (324)9.4%(70)43.6%(324)15.1%(112)29.1%(216)
27HARRIET ROSS TUBMAN ACADEMYBUFFALO, NY55043.8% Black (241)3.5%(19)43.8%(241)12.6%(69)36.7%(202)
28RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY28543.9% Black (125)11.2%(32)43.9%(125)29.8%(85)11.2%(32)
29SOUTH BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY91244.0% White (401)44.0%(401)31.3%(285)20.3%(185)2.9%(26)
30PFC WILLIAM J GRABIARZ #79BUFFALO, NY51844.0% Black (228)13.5%(70)44.0%(228)24.1%(125)12.2%(63)
31WINDERMERE BLVD SCHOOLAMHERST, NY73844.3% White (327)44.3%(327)24.3%(179)8.4%(62)15.7%(116)
32WEST HERTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY77145.1% Black (348)11.2%(86)45.1%(348)20.4%(157)19.5%(150)
33PS 65 ROOSEVELT ECCBUFFALO, NY25045.2% Black (113)14.0%(35)45.2%(113)21.2%(53)10.8%(27)
34NATIVE AMERICAN MAGNETBUFFALO, NY36745.5% Black (167)8.4%(31)45.5%(167)18.8%(69)16.1%(59)
35PS 64 FREDERICK LAW OLMSTEDBUFFALO, NY58345.6% White (266)45.6%(266)19.6%(114)20.6%(120)7.7%(45)
36BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR THE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTSBUFFALO, NY61746.2% Black (285)20.9%(129)46.2%(285)20.4%(126)2.3%(14)
37HERITAGE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAMHERST, NY45246.7% White (211)46.7%(211)18.6%(84)12.8%(58)15.9%(72)
38WILLOW RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAMHERST, NY42748.7% White (208)48.7%(208)20.6%(88)9.8%(42)11.9%(51)
39BENNETT PARK MONTESSORI SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY61249.4% Black (302)20.3%(124)49.4%(302)16.7%(102)3.8%(23)
40EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY38649.7% Black (192)8.8%(34)49.7%(192)17.4%(67)19.9%(77)
41ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTELBUFFALO, NY41650.0% Black (208)14.4%(60)50.0%(208)21.9%(91)4.1%(17)
42THEODORE ROOSEVELT SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NY31250.3% White (157)50.3%(157)14.1%(44)8.0%(25)18.9%(59)
43BURGARD HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY50251.0% Black (256)10.6%(53)51.0%(256)18.1%(91)15.7%(79)
44MARTIN LUTHER KING JR #48BUFFALO, NY41351.6% Black (213)5.8%(24)51.6%(213)12.1%(50)25.4%(105)
45BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENTBUFFALO, NY43651.6% Black (225)15.8%(69)51.6%(225)23.9%(104)3.9%(17)
46GLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTONAWANDA, NY44352.1% White (231)52.1%(231)23.7%(105)11.1%(49)6.1%(27)
47MARYVALE PRIMARY SCHOOLCHEEKTOWAGA, NY56852.3% White (297)52.3%(297)13.4%(76)12.0%(68)16.6%(94)
48HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97BUFFALO, NY48752.4% Black (255)2.5%(12)52.4%(255)9.2%(45)31.6%(154)
49MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY86252.4% Black (452)11.7%(101)52.4%(452)23.3%(201)6.7%(58)
50SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLAMHERST, NY1,10552.6% White (581)52.6%(581)23.8%(263)7.3%(81)11.6%(128)
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