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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 the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. LOVEJOY DISCOVERY SCHOOL #43 leads the list at 77.2%, against a median of 45.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

203

Erie County, New York

Top Diversity index

77.2%

Median Diversity index

45.4%

MOST DIVERSE · ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	LOVEJOY DISCOVERY SCHOOL #43	BUFFALO, NY	589	77.2%	26.3%(155)	30.2%(178)	13.6%(80)	19.5%(115)
2	PS 69 HOUGHTON ACADEMY	BUFFALO, NY	444	76.6%	23.9%(106)	32.4%(144)	17.1%(76)	19.1%(85)
3	FREDERICK OLMSTED #156	BUFFALO, NY	928	75.7%	28.8%(267)	28.3%(263)	13.3%(123)	24.5%(227)
4	UNION EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	CHEEKTOWAGA, NY	963	75.4%	27.8%(268)	28.6%(275)	8.6%(83)	27.3%(263)
5	HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	1,140	74.9%	15.3%(174)	33.3%(380)	18.0%(205)	28.7%(327)
6	WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	498	74.6%	15.5%(77)	24.5%(122)	37.0%(184)	17.9%(89)
7	PS 81	BUFFALO, NY	739	74.4%	16.6%(123)	41.1%(304)	16.9%(125)	13.8%(102)
8	SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	772	74.4%	35.4%(273)	25.3%(195)	23.6%(182)	6.7%(52)
9	LORRAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	638	74.0%	39.0%(249)	23.7%(151)	18.5%(118)	6.9%(44)
10	HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	TONAWANDA, NY	274	73.9%	41.6%(114)	19.3%(53)	16.8%(46)	9.5%(26)
11	SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	801	73.8%	26.0%(208)	33.2%(266)	27.0%(216)	5.5%(44)
12	CHEEKTOWAGA MIDDLE SCHOOL	CHEEKTOWAGA, NY	677	73.6%	32.9%(223)	32.9%(223)	8.7%(59)	18.6%(126)
13	PS 27 HILLERY PARK ACADEMY	BUFFALO, NY	481	73.6%	32.6%(157)	34.3%(165)	15.6%(75)	7.5%(36)
14	LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	475	73.3%	10.1%(48)	28.4%(135)	32.0%(152)	26.9%(128)
15	LEONARDO DA VINCI HIGH SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	363	73.3%	20.9%(76)	38.8%(141)	19.8%(72)	16.8%(61)
16	CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOL	CHEEKTOWAGA, NY	682	73.1%	32.0%(218)	35.5%(242)	9.4%(64)	17.2%(117)
17	CITY HONORS SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	1,088	72.8%	41.5%(452)	16.3%(177)	12.2%(133)	22.7%(247)
18	CLEVELAND HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL	CHEEKTOWAGA, NY	305	72.3%	37.0%(113)	33.4%(102)	5.6%(17)	13.1%(40)
19	ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL DAYS PARK	BUFFALO, NY	429	72.1%	33.3%(143)	33.8%(145)	20.5%(88)	0.7%(3)
20	NATIVE AMERICAN MAGNET	BUFFALO, NY	367	71.9%	8.4%(31)	45.5%(167)	18.8%(69)	16.1%(59)
21	PS 65 ROOSEVELT ECC	BUFFALO, NY	250	71.2%	14.0%(35)	45.2%(113)	21.2%(53)	10.8%(27)
22	INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE)	BUFFALO, NY	640	71.2%	6.9%(44)	39.1%(250)	25.5%(163)	25.3%(162)
23	PFC WILLIAM J GRABIARZ #79	BUFFALO, NY	518	71.2%	13.5%(70)	44.0%(228)	24.1%(125)	12.2%(63)
24	CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	CHEEKTOWAGA, NY	661	70.9%	40.9%(270)	30.4%(201)	5.3%(35)	14.5%(96)
25	WINDERMERE BLVD SCHOOL	AMHERST, NY	738	70.8%	44.3%(327)	24.3%(179)	8.4%(62)	15.7%(116)
26	INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	933	70.6%	15.7%(146)	37.4%(349)	8.7%(81)	34.7%(324)
27	DR A PANTOJA COMM SCH EXCLLNCE -#18	BUFFALO, NY	475	70.6%	4.4%(21)	32.6%(155)	22.7%(108)	36.4%(173)
28	WEST HERTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	771	70.3%	11.2%(86)	45.1%(348)	20.4%(157)	19.5%(150)
29	HERITAGE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AMHERST, NY	452	70.3%	46.7%(211)	18.6%(84)	12.8%(58)	15.9%(72)
30	PS 64 FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED	BUFFALO, NY	583	70.1%	45.6%(266)	19.6%(114)	20.6%(120)	7.7%(45)
31	CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOL	CHEEKTOWAGA, NY	398	69.5%	39.7%(158)	35.7%(142)	6.0%(24)	11.1%(44)
32	WATERFRONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	743	69.3%	9.4%(70)	43.6%(324)	15.1%(112)	29.1%(216)
33	BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR THE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS	BUFFALO, NY	617	69.0%	20.9%(129)	46.2%(285)	20.4%(126)	2.3%(14)
34	WILLOW RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AMHERST, NY	427	68.8%	48.7%(208)	20.6%(88)	9.8%(42)	11.9%(51)
35	RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	285	68.8%	11.2%(32)	43.9%(125)	29.8%(85)	11.2%(32)
36	THEODORE ROOSEVELT SCHOOL	CHEEKTOWAGA, NY	312	67.9%	50.3%(157)	14.1%(44)	8.0%(25)	18.9%(59)
37	BENNETT PARK MONTESSORI SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	612	67.6%	20.3%(124)	49.4%(302)	16.7%(102)	3.8%(23)
38	EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	386	67.3%	8.8%(34)	49.7%(192)	17.4%(67)	19.9%(77)
39	BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	502	66.9%	10.6%(53)	51.0%(256)	18.1%(91)	15.7%(79)
40	ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL	BUFFALO, NY	416	66.8%	14.4%(60)	50.0%(208)	21.9%(91)	4.1%(17)
41	SOUTH BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	912	66.6%	44.0%(401)	31.3%(285)	20.3%(185)	2.9%(26)
42	MARYVALE PRIMARY SCHOOL	CHEEKTOWAGA, NY	568	66.4%	52.3%(297)	13.4%(76)	12.0%(68)	16.6%(94)
43	WESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	392	65.7%	16.3%(64)	41.6%(163)	37.8%(148)	0.5%(2)
44	HARRIET ROSS TUBMAN ACADEMY	BUFFALO, NY	550	65.5%	3.5%(19)	43.8%(241)	12.6%(69)	36.7%(202)
45	GLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	TONAWANDA, NY	443	65.2%	52.1%(231)	23.7%(105)	11.1%(49)	6.1%(27)
46	MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL	BUFFALO, NY	862	65.0%	11.7%(101)	52.4%(452)	23.3%(201)	6.7%(58)
47	MARTIN LUTHER KING JR #48	BUFFALO, NY	413	64.9%	5.8%(24)	51.6%(213)	12.1%(50)	25.4%(105)
48	BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT	BUFFALO, NY	436	64.7%	15.8%(69)	51.6%(225)	23.9%(104)	3.9%(17)
49	SWEET HOME SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	AMHERST, NY	1,105	64.6%	52.6%(581)	23.8%(263)	7.3%(81)	11.6%(128)
50	WOODROW WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SLOAN, NY	284	64.5%	55.3%(157)	12.0%(34)	8.1%(23)	13.4%(38)

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