Enrollment
174
High
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360585006689
RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC
2495 MAIN ST, BUFFALO, NY 14214 · (716) 816-4250 · Erie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL174 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of New York public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
7.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
159 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 51 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 22% |
Student demographics
55%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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
73.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
23.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC
RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC this school | 174 | 91.4% | 41.8% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP (THE) BROOKLYN | 213 | 93.4% | 39.5% |
| METROPOLITAN DIPLOMA PLUS HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 153 | 96.7% | 46.2% |
| KURT HAHN EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 181 | 84.0% | 40.5% |
| HIGH SCHOOL FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING AT ERASMUS BROOKLYN | 249 | 86.3% | 32.7% |
| ACADEMY FOR HEALTH CAREERS BROOKLYN | 159 | 86.8% | 26.8% |
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 RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #899 of 1,135 | #38 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #980 of 1,109 ▲ 14 | #42 of 51 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #533 of 1,135 ▲ 198 | #27 of 51 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 174 | #1,111 of 1,216 | #52 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.4% | #177 of 1,167 | #11 of 53 |
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
174
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
was 8.2:1
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 | 174 | 23.2 | 7.5:1 | 91% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 181 | 22.3 | 8.1:1 | 90% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 188 | 22.9 | 8.2:1 | 87% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 173 | 21 | 8.2:1 | 85% (147) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC.
About RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC
RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC is the name of a small high school in BUFFALO, New York. Enrolled students number 174 students, in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in New York average about 668 students each.
A total of 61 schools make up BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 29,425 students enrolled.
Black students are the majority at RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC, with 64% of enrollment. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic, 11% White, 9% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Erie County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.5:1 at RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC, with 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.5 below the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 91%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Erie County is 51%.
Measured against New York public high schools, RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 41.4% at RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.8%.
Erie County census figures 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. There are 226 public schools in Erie County, enrolling about 122,519 students in all.
The next-closest public school is PRIMARY HALL PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 41.8% against a local average of 32.4%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 173 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 174.
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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
- 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
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
- PRIMARY HALL PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.1 mi · 220
- DR GEORGE BLACKMAN ECC0.2 mi · 333
- BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 502
- PS 840.7 mi · 151
- PS 61 ARTHUR O EVE SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION0.7 mi · 315
- MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 302
Frequently asked questions
About RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATICHow many students attend RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC?
RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC enrolls approximately 174 students in grades 09-12.
Is RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC an elementary, middle, or high school?
RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC have?
RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.5:1.
What is the student diversity at RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC?
Student demographics at RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC are roughly 11% White, 13% Hispanic, 64% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC in?
RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC is part of BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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