MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL

MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL is a compact high school in BUFFALO, New York, one of the schools within BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school instructs 302 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 55% below the state mean of about 668.

Within BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 61 schools and 29,425 students, MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Black, at 72% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 13% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Erie County (around 51%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.4%; this one delivers 39.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Erie County indicate the typical household earns roughly $72,839 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 226 public schools in Erie County (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students).

Nearest neighbor: LEWIS J BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLGY, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 35.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 5%: 317 students in 2018 compared to 302 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 9% to 5%.

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