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Enrollment
502
High
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360585000301
BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL
400 KENSINGTON AVE, BUFFALO, NY 14214 · (716) 816-4450 · Erie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% 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.
- C-Beats 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
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
476 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 189 | 38% |
| Grade 10 | 105 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 99 | 20% |
| Ungraded | 14 | 3% |
Student demographics
67%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
44.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -11.0pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 43.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL
BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL this school | 502 | 94.8% | 36.5% |
| EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOL BUFFALO | 386 | 93.5% | 28.0% |
| MATH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT 197 BUFFALO | 438 | 94.7% | 34.5% |
| LEWIS J BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLGY BUFFALO | 469 | 90.0% | 46.3% |
| SCIENCE SKILLS CENTER HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 453 | 89.4% | 72.3% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY INSTITUTE OF MATH AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG WOMEN BROOKLYN | 352 | 83.0% | 40.6% |
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 BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #1,000 of 1,135 | #41 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #825 of 1,109 ▼ 102 | #36 of 51 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,028 of 1,135 ▼ 119 | #45 of 51 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #540 of 1,216 | #32 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #416 of 1,058 | #22 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #137 of 1,070 | #13 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #84 of 1,167 | #4 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.6% | #220 of 339 | #5 of 11 |
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
502
+31 (+7%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 478
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 502 | 47.8 | 10.5:1 | 95% (476) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 50.4 | 9.1:1 | 91% (419) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 53.2 | 8.3:1 | 89% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 51 | 9.2:1 | 85% (402) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 49 | 9.8:1 | 82% (395) |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 45 | 11.6:1 | 68% (356) |
| 2010-11 | 602 | 54 | 11.2:1 | 73% (437) |
| 2000-01 | 427 | 41 | 10.4:1 | 82% (352) |
| 1990-91 | 478 | 47 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL.
About BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL
BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL is a high school in BUFFALO, New York, according to federal school records. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 502 students. That is 25% below the average of about 668 students for high schools in New York.
The district, BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, operates 61 schools serving 29,425 students.
At BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL, 51% of students are Black. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 11% White, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Erie County is roughly 13% Black. The diversity index for BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL reports a ratio of 10.5 students per teacher, from 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL, 95% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 44 points above the 51% average for public schools in Erie County.
Among New York public high schools, BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL outscored 14%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 40.1%. BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL scores 36.5%.
Census data for Erie County show median household income comes to about $72,839, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 226 public schools in the county, enrolling about 122,519, BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL among them.
Of the public schools around it, BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL is closest to PS 84, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 36.5% versus a 25.9% average.
The NCES locale for BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 7% rise took enrollment from 471 in 2020-21 to 502 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.5:1) than in 2020-21 (9.2:1).
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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
Nearby schools
- PS 840.1 mi · 151
- DR LYDIA T WRIGHT SCH OF EXCELLENCE0.4 mi · 560
- PS 61 ARTHUR O EVE SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION0.4 mi · 315
- MATH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT 1970.5 mi · 438
- RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC0.5 mi · 174
- PRIMARY HALL PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.6 mi · 220
Frequently asked questions
About BURGARD HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL?
BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 502 students in grades 09-12.
Is BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL have?
BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
What is the student diversity at BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 11% White, 18% Hispanic, 51% Black, 16% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL in?
BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL is part of BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.