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Enrollment
928
High
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360585000348
FREDERICK OLMSTED #156
319 SUFFOLK, BUFFALO, NY 14215 · (716) 816-4330 · Erie County
GRADES 05–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL928 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of New York public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
11.8:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
570 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 | 91 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 112 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 129 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 123 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 120 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 108 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 116 | 13% |
| Ungraded | 33 | 4% |
Student demographics
76%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
66.5%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
59.1%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.5% | 59.1% |
| 2023-24 | 66.1% | 64.4% |
% 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
59.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 FREDERICK OLMSTED #156
FREDERICK OLMSTED #156's state test result (59.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 this school | 928 | 61.4% | 59.2% |
| LEON M GOLDSTEIN HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES BROOKLYN | 952 | 65.8% | 72.3% |
| MILLENNIUM BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 682 | 57.5% | 93.3% |
| CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOL CHEEKTOWAGA | 682 | 66.1% | 53.3% |
| CITY HONORS SCHOOL BUFFALO | 1,088 | 50.5% | 75.0% |
| QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL OF TEACHING LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES BELLEROSE | 840 | 67.0% | 43.2% |
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 FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #562 of 1,135 | #29 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #427 of 1,109 ▲ 13 | #24 of 51 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #650 of 1,135 ▲ 50 | #31 of 51 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 928 | #265 of 1,216 | #14 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #662 of 1,058 | #40 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.7% | #10 of 1,070 | #1 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.4% | #585 of 1,167 | #21 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.3% | #116 of 339 | #3 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
928
+35 (+4%) vs 2020
+106% since 1990-91, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 928 | 78.8 | 11.8:1 | 61% (570) |
| 2023-24 | 922 | 79.4 | 11.6:1 | 62% (576) |
| 2022-23 | 904 | 81.4 | 11.1:1 | 62% (562) |
| 2020-21 | 893 | 71 | 12.6:1 | 52% (462) |
| 2017-18 | 826 | 66 | 12.5:1 | 44% (365) |
| 2015-16 | 791 | 61 | 13.0:1 | 37% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 57% (281) |
| 2000-01 | 358 | 31 | 11.6:1 | 42% (152) |
| 1990-91 | 450 | 35 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FREDERICK OLMSTED #156.
About FREDERICK OLMSTED #156
FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 is a medium-sized high school in BUFFALO, New York, under BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school had 928 students in grades 5 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in New York) has about 668 students.
BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 29,425 students in its 61 schools, and FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 is one of them.
FREDERICK OLMSTED #156's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 29%. Smaller groups are 28% Black, 24% Asian, 13% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 74% of Erie County residents are White. By the diversity index, FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 comes in at 76%.
Federal data list 78.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.8:1. The average ratio among high schools in New York is 11.0:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 61%. On average, public schools in Erie County report 51%.
The allk12 Grade for FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 is B-. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 52% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 52.4% for a school in New York with FREDERICK OLMSTED #156's free or reduced-price lunch share. FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 posts 59.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Erie County, median household income is about $72,839, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 is among the 226 public schools in Erie County.
The school nearest to FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 is RONALD PEOPLES SCHOOL OF SCHOLARS (THE), at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 places 1st of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
In the federal locale system, FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students climbed from 893 to 928 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- 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
- CITY HONORS SCHOOLHigh · 1,088 students
- INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLElementary · 933 students
Nearby schools
- RONALD PEOPLES SCHOOL OF SCHOLARS (THE)0.4 mi · 269
- CHARTER SCHOOL OF INQUIRY0.4 mi · 276
- WESTMINSTER COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL0.6 mi · 342
- KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL0.9 mi · 419
- PS 61 ARTHUR O EVE SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION0.9 mi · 315
- BUFFALO UNITED CHARTER SCHOOL1.2 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About FREDERICK OLMSTED #156How many students attend FREDERICK OLMSTED #156?
FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 enrolls approximately 928 students in grades 05-12.
What grades does FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 serve?
FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 serves grades 05-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FREDERICK OLMSTED #156?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 is approximately 11.8:1 (79 FTE teachers).
How diverse is FREDERICK OLMSTED #156?
FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 reports a student body of 29% White, 13% Hispanic, 28% Black, 24% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees FREDERICK OLMSTED #156?
FREDERICK OLMSTED #156 is overseen by BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Erie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.