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Enrollment
1,140
High
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360585000311
HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
256 S ELMWOOD AVE, BUFFALO, NY 14201 · (716) 816-3888 · Erie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,140 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of New York public high schools
- BTest 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
12.5:1
91 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
947 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 | 306 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 280 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 267 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 278 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 9 | 1% |
Student demographics
75%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
87.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,140 | 83.1% | 63.5% |
| MARTIN VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL QUEENS VILLAGE | 1,131 | 76.1% | 53.2% |
| QUEENS COLLEGIATE - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL JAMAICA | 711 | 83.3% | 53.6% |
| INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE) BUFFALO | 640 | 95.6% | 32.2% |
| YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY JAMAICA | 596 | 75.7% | 56.3% |
| JOHN DEWEY HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 2,209 | 88.6% | 53.5% |
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 HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #473 of 1,135 | #28 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #689 of 1,109 ▼ 26 | #32 of 51 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #263 of 1,135 ▼ 1 | #17 of 51 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,140 | #194 of 1,216 | #7 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #775 of 1,058 | #46 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #16 of 1,070 | #2 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.1% | #386 of 1,167 | #16 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #729 of 743 | #35 of 35 |
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
1,140
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 1,100
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 1,140 | 91.1 | 12.5:1 | 83% (947) |
| 2023-24 | 1,162 | 90.8 | 12.8:1 | 81% (939) |
| 2022-23 | 1,175 | 93.5 | 12.6:1 | 78% (916) |
| 2020-21 | 1,147 | 79 | 14.5:1 | 69% (789) |
| 2017-18 | 1,148 | 83.4 | 13.8:1 | 62% (713) |
| 2015-16 | 1,116 | 84 | 13.3:1 | 55% (619) |
| 2010-11 | 1,069 | 72 | 14.8:1 | 66% (705) |
| 2000-01 | 1,197 | 70 | 17.1:1 | 41% (496) |
| 1990-91 | 1,100 | 67 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL.
About HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
Among the schools in BUFFALO, New York, is HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL, a large high school. It serves 1,140 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in New York average about 668 students.
BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT is the district for HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL. It has 61 schools and 29,425 students.
At HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL, the largest share of students is Black, at 33%. Next come 29% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 15% White, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 13% Black. HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 75%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 91.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.5:1. That is higher than the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Eligible students account for 83% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Erie County is 51%.
allk12 grades HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL a B+. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 63.5% is 19.1 points above the 44.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Erie County show that the median household income is $72,839, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL is one of 226 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: HERMAN BADILLO BILINGUAL ACADEMY, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL had 1,147 students in 2020-21 and 1,140 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.5:1 to 12.5:1.
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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
- 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
- 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
- TAPESTRY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,120 students
- CITY HONORS SCHOOLHigh · 1,088 students
- INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLElementary · 933 students
- FREDERICK OLMSTED #156High · 928 students
Nearby schools
- HERMAN BADILLO BILINGUAL ACADEMY0.1 mi · 514
- EMERSON SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY0.2 mi · 399
- BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT0.2 mi · 436
- PS 42 OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING CENTER0.2 mi · 69
- WATERFRONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 743
- ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL DAYS PARK0.5 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHow large is HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL?
HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,140 students in grades 09-12.
Is HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL?
HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 15% White, 18% Hispanic, 33% Black, 29% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL in?
HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL 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.