HERMAN BADILLO BILINGUAL ACADEMY

Set in BUFFALO, New York, HERMAN BADILLO BILINGUAL ACADEMY is a moderately sized elementary campus, overseen by BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. It hosts 514 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 61 schools in BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (29,425 students total), HERMAN BADILLO BILINGUAL ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, HERMAN BADILLO BILINGUAL ACADEMY records that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 10% Black, 2% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 6%.

On the income-and-resources front, HERMAN BADILLO BILINGUAL ACADEMY records 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Erie County (around 51%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HERMAN BADILLO BILINGUAL ACADEMY is in the bottom 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 40.4%; HERMAN BADILLO BILINGUAL ACADEMY posts 11.9%, -28.5 points below that line.

In the area at large, census data for Erie County shows median household earnings sit near $72,839, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Erie County runs 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students), of which HERMAN BADILLO BILINGUAL ACADEMY is one.

Nearest neighbor: HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HERMAN BADILLO BILINGUAL ACADEMY at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 34.8%.

HERMAN BADILLO BILINGUAL ACADEMY operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 27%: 705 students in 2018 compared to 514 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the HERMAN BADILLO BILINGUAL ACADEMY community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.