Enrollment
70
High
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360585006262
ACADEMY SCHOOL
756 ST LAWRENCE AVE, BUFFALO, NY 14216 · (716) 816-3270 · Erie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL70 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
2.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
68 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 25 | 36% |
| Grade 10 | 20 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 15 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 10 | 14% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
13.0%
own-school result
Math
7.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.0% | 7.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 3.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where ACADEMY SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 70 | #1,186 of 1,216 | #54 of 56 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
70
-66 (-49%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
2.6:1
was 4.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70 | 26.8 | 2.6:1 | 97% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 78 | 27.7 | 2.8:1 | 94% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 70 | 34 | 2.1:1 | 94% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 136 | 32 | 4.3:1 | 93% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 117 | 26 | 4.5:1 | 84% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 42 | 9.0:1 | 43% (161) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ACADEMY SCHOOL.
About ACADEMY SCHOOL
ACADEMY SCHOOL is a small high school in BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, located in BUFFALO, New York. Enrolled students number 70 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 90% lower than the average for high schools in New York, which is about 668.
BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT is the district for ACADEMY SCHOOL. It has 61 schools and 29,425 students.
At ACADEMY SCHOOL, Black students make up 71% of the student body. The remaining shares are 14% Hispanic, 11% White, and 3% Asian. Erie County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school's share is higher. ACADEMY SCHOOL's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.
ACADEMY SCHOOL employs 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 2.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. ACADEMY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 97%. That rate is above the 51% average among public schools in Erie County.
Among Erie County residents, the median household income is $72,839, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Besides ACADEMY SCHOOL, Erie County has 225 other public schools.
NORTH PARK COMMUNITY SCHOOL #50 is the public school closest to ACADEMY SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, ACADEMY SCHOOL is City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 136 to 70. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 4.3:1 to 2.6:1.
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Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
950,622
Census ACS
Median income
$72,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
122,519 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,140 students
- CITY HONORS SCHOOLHigh · 1,088 students
- INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLElementary · 933 students
- FREDERICK OLMSTED #156High · 928 students
- MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 862 students
- SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 801 students
Other schools in BUFFALO
- CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIESCombined · 2,260 students
- KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,235 students
- HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,140 students
- TAPESTRY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,120 students
- CITY HONORS SCHOOLHigh · 1,088 students
- INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLElementary · 933 students
Other Academy schools
One other US public school is named Academy. ACADEMY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Academy SchoolBrattleboro, VT · 418 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH PARK COMMUNITY SCHOOL #500.5 mi · 437
- CHARLES A LINDBERGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 496
- LEWIS J BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLGY1.0 mi · 469
- MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 302
- BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 460
- BUFFALO UNITED CHARTER SCHOOL1.2 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About ACADEMY SCHOOLHow large is ACADEMY SCHOOL?
ACADEMY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 70 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does ACADEMY SCHOOL serve?
ACADEMY SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at ACADEMY SCHOOL?
Approximately 2.6:1 students per teacher at ACADEMY SCHOOL.
How diverse is ACADEMY SCHOOL?
ACADEMY SCHOOL reports a student body of 11% White, 14% Hispanic, 71% Black, 3% Asian.
What district is ACADEMY SCHOOL in?
ACADEMY SCHOOL is part of BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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