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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360585006643

BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

75 W HURON ST, BUFFALO, NY 14201 · (716) 816-4778 · Erie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of New York public high schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools

Enrollment
436
High
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
393 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 911326%
Grade 1011827%
Grade 119021%
Grade 129822%
Ungraded174%
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
6916%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
10424%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
22552%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
174%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
174%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
17540%
Female
26060%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
51.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
21.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2551.0%21.0%
2023-2455.0%24.0%
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT this school43690.1%31.3%
EMERSON SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY
BUFFALO
39994.2%32.8%
ROCHESTER EARLY COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
ROCHESTER
45887.6%28.7%
BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND TECHNOLOGY
BROOKLYN
46990.4%43.3%
SCIENCE SKILLS CENTER HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN
45389.4%72.3%
GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE CAREER AND TECHNICAL ED HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYN
55789.2%45.5%
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Erie County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
31.3%#1,070 of 1,135#46 of 51
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
21.0%#1,002 of 1,109
▼ 37
#44 of 51
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
51.0%#945 of 1,135
▼ 37
#43 of 51
▲ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
436#640 of 1,216#39 of 56
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.9:1#298 of 1,058#13 of 50
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
64.7%#180 of 1,070#16 of 50
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
90.1%#217 of 1,167#13 of 53
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 2024-25
Enrollment
436
+66 (+18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 9.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2543643.99.9:190% (393)
2023-2443441.510.5:188% (382)
2022-2341746.49.0:187% (362)
2020-21370409.3:180% (296)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.

About BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT is a low-enrollment high school with its address in BUFFALO, New York. The school reports 436 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in New York is about 668 students.

Enrollment across the 61 schools in BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 29,425 students.

At 52%, Black students outnumber all other groups at BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT combined. Other students are 24% Hispanic, 16% White, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Erie County residents are about 13% Black. BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT has a diversity index of 65%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

With 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT was 9.9:1. The 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 90%. On average, public schools in Erie County report 51%.

BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT is graded D by allk12, scoring above 6% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 41.8%. BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT scores 31.3%.

Across Erie County, median household income is about $72,839, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The public schools of Erie County number 226 and enroll about 122,519.

Nearest public school: PS 42 OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING CENTER, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT is 4th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).

The student count in 2024-25 was 436, 18% above the 370 of 2020-21.

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Erie County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
District
BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
75 W HURON ST, BUFFALO, NY 14201
Phone
(716) 816-4778
County
Erie County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
436
Teachers (FTE)
44
Student–teacher ratio
9.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
393 (90%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360585006643
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
What is the total enrollment at BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT?
BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT enrolls approximately 436 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT serve?
BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT.
What is the student diversity at BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT?
Student demographics at BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT are roughly 16% White, 24% Hispanic, 52% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT?
BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT is overseen by BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Erie County.
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