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City Honors School

Public Grades 5-12
61st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 95% of New York high schools
Summary

City Honors School is a high-performing public school in Buffalo, New York that serves grades 5-12. With an enrollment of 1,056 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14:1, the school consistently ranks among the top high schools in New York state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

City Honors School's students significantly outperform their peers in the Buffalo City School District and across New York state on state assessments and Regents exams. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 89.73% of 8th graders at City Honors were proficient in ELA, compared to 30.71% in the district and 52.38% statewide. The school also demonstrates strong performance across diverse student subgroups, ranking among the top schools in the state for African American and low-socioeconomic status student achievement. Additionally, City Honors School has a higher 4-year graduation rate and lower dropout rate than the district average.

Despite being part of a low-performing district, City Honors School appears to have the resources and support needed to deliver outstanding educational outcomes. With its exceptional academic performance, equity in outcomes, and potential as a model school, City Honors School stands out as a transformative educational institution within the Buffalo City School District.

1,088
Students ?
13.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$28,699
Per pupil spending ?
50.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 186 E North St
       Buffalo, NY  14204-1043

(716) 816-4230

District: Buffalo City School District

Racial breakdown:

White:
41.5%
Asian:
22.7%
African American:
16.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the New York average (84% vs 59% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 5% of New York high schools
99% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school84%
District avg32%
New York avg59%
Middle school
151st of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Top 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
61st of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Top 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2015
From top 2% (2015) to top 5% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 20High Schools in the Buffalo City School District
830th of 874Buffalo City School District among New York districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202588.1151 of 150089.9%★★★★☆
202490.1133 of 150491.2%★★★★★
202395.757 of 150096.2%★★★★★
202296.646 of 147996.9%★★★★★
202189.0101 of 124291.9%★★★★★
201998.332 of 143997.8%★★★★★
201897.038 of 143897.4%★★★★★
201797.139 of 145597.3%★★★★★
201684.2158 of 142988.9%★★★★☆
201587.4123 of 140791.3%★★★★★
201485.8129 of 140190.8%★★★★★
201385.5154 of 137388.8%★★★★☆
201282.5192 of 133785.6%★★★★☆
201182.5196 of 129584.9%★★★★☆
201095.27 of 124399.4%★★★★★
200987.117 of 122498.6%★★★★★
200891.57 of 118599.4%★★★★★
200793.28 of 112399.3%★★★★★
200695.66 of 109599.5%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202578.1104 of 67684.6%★★★★☆
202484.075 of 70589.4%★★★★☆
202386.558 of 69691.7%★★★★★
202292.242 of 70694.1%★★★★★
201997.222 of 65396.6%★★★★★
201898.615 of 66397.7%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202577.191 of 40677.6%★★★★☆
202473.695 of 39676.0%★★★★☆
202386.122 of 38894.3%★★★★★
202284.738 of 38190.0%★★★★★
201983.246 of 36987.5%★★★★☆
201887.125 of 37493.3%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202591.992 of 145793.7%★★★★★
202491.3101 of 146593.1%★★★★★
202396.630 of 146397.9%★★★★★
202297.127 of 145498.1%★★★★★
201998.912 of 137099.1%★★★★★
201898.212 of 135399.1%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202561.6304 of 96568.5%★★★☆☆
202470.1218 of 95377.1%★★★★☆
202387.279 of 94391.6%★★★★★
202296.324 of 91497.4%★★★★★
201997.224 of 82697.1%★★★★★
201897.121 of 81097.4%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202584.7138 of 128389.2%★★★★☆
202485.3124 of 129690.4%★★★★★
202390.089 of 128893.1%★★★★★
202296.242 of 130696.8%★★★★★
201997.441 of 124196.7%★★★★★
201898.524 of 124598.1%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202585.0171 of 145588.2%★★★★☆
202487.3147 of 146490.0%★★★★★
202393.581 of 146494.5%★★★★★
202297.535 of 145597.6%★★★★★
201996.251 of 136696.3%★★★★★
201897.137 of 135297.3%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202579.049 of 23579.1%★★★★☆
202293.87 of 19096.3%★★★★★
201987.612 of 12690.5%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202555.0414 of 129868.1%★★★☆☆
202464.4287 of 130378.0%★★★★☆
202372.1208 of 130784.1%★★★★☆
202274.4158 of 128387.7%★★★★☆
202150.1186 of 52264.4%★★★☆☆
201978.0118 of 113989.6%★★★★☆
201861.1271 of 117076.8%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202589.960 of 77592.3%★★★★★
202491.250 of 77893.6%★★★★★
202394.622 of 77297.2%★★★★★
202296.318 of 74897.6%★★★★★
201996.119 of 71697.3%★★★★★
201895.027 of 76396.5%★★★★★
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202584.161 of 123495.1%★★★★★
202481.889 of 124292.8%★★★★★
202383.263 of 122894.9%★★★★★
202286.525 of 119097.9%★★★★★
202183.618 of 51996.5%★★★★★
201974.4233 of 120780.7%★★★★☆
201879.397 of 121092.0%★★★★★
201785.440 of 122196.7%★★★★★
201685.428 of 125597.8%★★★★★
201585.122 of 125598.2%★★★★★
201484.225 of 123798.0%★★★★★
201381.361 of 121795.0%★★★★★
201283.522 of 119898.2%★★★★★
201179.051 of 116595.6%★★★★★
201066.4318 of 111771.5%★★★★☆
200973.3138 of 108687.3%★★★★☆
200869.8231 of 102777.5%★★★★☆
200771.9139 of 100286.1%★★★★☆
200679.118 of 98698.2%★★★★★
200575.664 of 93593.2%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202589.824 of 71396.6%★★★★★
202487.540 of 69094.2%★★★★★
202389.625 of 67196.3%★★★★★
202295.39 of 59398.5%★★★★★
201963.0215 of 68668.7%★★★☆☆
201877.196 of 67985.9%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202571.4113 of 41372.6%★★★★☆
202474.280 of 42681.2%★★★★☆
202374.084 of 42480.2%★★★★☆
202273.883 of 38678.5%★★★★☆
201970.8129 of 44771.1%★★★★☆
201877.339 of 42690.8%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202586.145 of 120696.3%★★★★★
202481.693 of 121992.4%★★★★★
202385.338 of 119796.8%★★★★★
202287.012 of 115599.0%★★★★★
201977.6157 of 119386.8%★★★★☆
201881.258 of 117695.1%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202581.786 of 88590.3%★★★★★
202479.897 of 86588.8%★★★★☆
202383.965 of 85192.4%★★★★★
202290.421 of 76097.2%★★★★★
201975.9138 of 81583.1%★★★★☆
201884.554 of 79193.2%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202582.853 of 117995.5%★★★★★
202480.373 of 117093.8%★★★★★
202382.740 of 115596.5%★★★★★
202287.322 of 110198.0%★★★★★
202176.327 of 28990.7%★★★★★
201962.9361 of 117969.4%★★★☆☆
201870.2196 of 115483.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202582.590 of 120192.5%★★★★★
202482.476 of 121193.7%★★★★★
202381.291 of 119192.4%★★★★★
202284.636 of 115496.9%★★★★★
202181.819 of 35494.6%★★★★★
201968.8340 of 119071.4%★★★★☆
201875.1188 of 117684.0%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202579.842 of 32887.2%★★★★☆
202476.151 of 30683.3%★★★★☆
202377.236 of 27286.8%★★★★☆
202273.739 of 21281.6%★★★★☆
201983.91 of 16599.4%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202554.2421 of 114963.4%★★★☆☆
202462.4322 of 114471.9%★★★★☆
202373.1197 of 113082.6%★★★★☆
202289.841 of 103896.1%★★★★★
201932.2772 of 113231.8%★★☆☆☆
201851.8477 of 109556.4%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202580.736 of 78895.4%★★★★★
202478.148 of 78193.9%★★★★★
202378.254 of 77693.0%★★★★★
202283.911 of 73898.5%★★★★★
202181.75 of 13396.2%★★★★★
201973.996 of 79387.9%★★★★☆
201877.157 of 76592.5%★★★★★
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Middle school
Female (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school
White (2025)92nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school
Male (2025)88th percentile~ school
African American (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)79th percentile-11 vs school
Asian (2025)78th percentile-12 vs school
Hispanic (2025)68th percentile-21 vs school
Special Education (2025)68th percentile-22 vs school
High school
African American (2025)97th percentile~ school
Female (2025)96th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile~ school
White (2025)95th percentile~ school
Male (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)87th percentile-8 vs school
Asian (2025)73rd percentile-22 vs school
Special Education (2025)63rd percentile-32 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Global History and Geography98%+22 vs state
Common Core Algebra II94%+20 vs state
Algebra I93%+37 vs state
U.S. History and Government92%+16 vs state
Life Science Biology90%+32 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts89%+14 vs state
Geometry86%+26 vs state
Earth Science83%+18 vs state
Earth and Space Sciences83%+27 vs state
Chemistry82%+18 vs state
English Language Arts80%+27 vs state
Math76%+24 vs state
Science56%+11 vs state
Living Environment56%~ state avg
Common Core Geometry50%+26 vs state

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Yes! City Honors School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 61st of 1234 New York high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,088 students attended City Honors School.

Students at City Honors School are 42% White, 23% Asian, 16% African American, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.


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