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Enrollment
1,088
High
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360585000308
CITY HONORS SCHOOL
186 E NORTH ST, BUFFALO, NY 14204 · (716) 816-4230 · Erie County
GRADES 05–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,088 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of New York public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.0:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
549 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 5 | 106 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 104 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 134 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 146 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 158 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 149 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 152 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 138 | 13% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
73%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
82.1%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
83.9%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.1% | 83.9% |
| 2023-24 | 80.7% | 83.7% |
% 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
75.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 CITY HONORS SCHOOL
CITY HONORS SCHOOL's state test result (75.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CITY HONORS SCHOOL this school | 1,088 | 50.5% | 75.0% |
| SCHOLARS' ACADEMY ROCKAWAY PARK | 1,184 | 52.4% | 82.1% |
| RUSH-HENRIETTA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HENRIETTA | 1,317 | 47.2% | 58.0% |
| MILLENNIUM BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 682 | 57.5% | 93.3% |
| BARD HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE NEW YORK | 569 | 51.5% | 78.8% |
| DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL DEER PARK | 1,326 | 44.6% | 70.7% |
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 CITY HONORS SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #252 of 1,135 | #18 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #106 of 1,109 ▲ 63 | #8 of 51 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #374 of 1,135 ▲ 80 | #20 of 51 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,088 | #213 of 1,216 | #9 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #931 of 1,058 | #49 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #43 of 1,070 | #7 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #686 of 1,167 | #27 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #323 of 339 | #11 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
1,088
+18 (+2%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 863
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 1,088 | 77.7 | 14.0:1 | 50% (549) |
| 2023-24 | 1,056 | 73.7 | 14.3:1 | 45% (478) |
| 2022-23 | 1,080 | 78.8 | 13.7:1 | 42% (457) |
| 2020-21 | 1,070 | 68 | 15.7:1 | 30% (325) |
| 2017-18 | 1,078 | 76 | 14.2:1 | 25% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 1,027 | 74 | 13.9:1 | 20% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 887 | 66 | 13.4:1 | 28% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 818 | 54 | 15.2:1 | 17% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 863 | 56 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CITY HONORS SCHOOL.
About CITY HONORS SCHOOL
CITY HONORS SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in BUFFALO, New York. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,088 students in grades 5 through 12. The average for high schools in New York is about 668 students, so this school is 63% larger than average.
The district, BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, has 29,425 students enrolled across 61 schools.
Enrollment at CITY HONORS SCHOOL is mixed, with White students the largest group at 42%. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Asian, 16% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. In Erie County overall, about 74% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at CITY HONORS SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
CITY HONORS SCHOOL's 77.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.0:1. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 50%. That is close to the 51% average for public schools in Erie County.
allk12 grades CITY HONORS SCHOOL an A-. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
CITY HONORS SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (75.0%) and its predicted rate (56.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Erie County, median household income is about $72,839, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CITY HONORS SCHOOL is one of 226 public schools in Erie County, which together enroll about 122,519 students.
Nearest public school: MARVA J DANIEL FUTURES PREPARATORY SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, CITY HONORS SCHOOL ranks 1st of 9 on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
The school's size has been steady, with 1,070 students in 2020-21 and 1,088 in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.7 to 14.0 over 4 years.
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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
- INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLElementary · 933 students
- FREDERICK OLMSTED #156High · 928 students
- MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 862 students
- SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 801 students
- SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 772 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
- INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLElementary · 933 students
- FREDERICK OLMSTED #156High · 928 students
Nearby schools
- MARVA J DANIEL FUTURES PREPARATORY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 369
- STANLEY MAKOWSKI EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER0.4 mi · 566
- HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 452
- MARTIN LUTHER KING JR #480.5 mi · 413
- BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 114
- LEONARDO DA VINCI HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About CITY HONORS SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CITY HONORS SCHOOL?
CITY HONORS SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,088 students in grades 05-12.
What age range does CITY HONORS SCHOOL serve?
CITY HONORS SCHOOL serves students from grade 05 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at CITY HONORS SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at CITY HONORS SCHOOL.
How diverse is CITY HONORS SCHOOL?
CITY HONORS SCHOOL reports a student body of 42% White, 12% Hispanic, 16% Black, 23% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is CITY HONORS SCHOOL in?
CITY HONORS SCHOOL is part of BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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