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Bilingual Center

Q: Is Bilingual Center a good school?

Bilingual Center ranks in the bottom 0.7% of New York elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Bilingual Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended Bilingual Center.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Bilingual Center?

Students at Bilingual Center are 96% Hispanic, 3% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Bilingual Center attend?

Students who attend Bilingual Center usually go on to attend: High : Buffalo Academy For The Visual & Performing Arts High : Hutchinson Central Technical High School High : International Preparatory School (The) High : Leonardo Da Vinci High School High : Math Science Technology Preparatory School At 197 High : Middle Early College High School High : South Park High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2428^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Bilingual Center is an elementary school in the Buffalo City School District that serves grades PK-8 with 330 students. Despite its high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing schools in New York state, with a statewide rank between 2100-2400 out of around 2400 elementary schools in recent years.

Bilingual Center significantly underperforms the Buffalo City School District and New York state averages across nearly all grade levels and subjects on the state assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, only 20% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to 54.15% statewide, and only 23.26% were proficient in math compared to 59.7% statewide. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of NY elementary schools for Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, and Special Education student performance.

While other nearby schools in the Buffalo City School District also struggle academically, Bilingual Center generally performs worse than these peers across most metrics. This suggests the school faces unique challenges beyond just the district context, and the high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio have not translated to improved academic outcomes. The school's persistently low performance indicates deep-rooted challenges that it has struggled to address.

358

Students ?

7.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,309

Per pupil spending ?

93.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

157 Elk St
Buffalo, NY 14210

(716) 816-4783

District: Buffalo City School District

Students who attend Bilingual Center usually attend:

High:	Buffalo Academy For The Visual & Performing Arts
	Hutchinson Central Technical High School
	International Preparatory School (The)
	Leonardo Da Vinci High School
	More...
	Math Science Technology Preparatory School At 197
	Middle Early College High School
	South Park High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.4%

White:

2.5%

African American:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (12% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg26%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

2,428^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,485^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 35Elementary Schools in the Buffalo City School District

830^th 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	3.2	2428 of 2445	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	2439 of 2445	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	2426 of 2439	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	2386 of 2434	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.0	2186 of 2201	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	2372 of 2413	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	2372 of 2395	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.0	2328 of 2386	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.9	2283 of 2366	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.8	2099 of 2352	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.3	2195 of 2345	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.0	2212 of 2325	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.0	2293 of 2320	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.6	2237 of 2286	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.4	2240 of 2263	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.4	2239 of 2257	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.5	2208 of 2227	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.5	2175 of 2219	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.0	2142 of 2206	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	948 of 1117	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	958 of 1066	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	967 of 1001	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	930 of 1027	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	777 of 860	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	867 of 938	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	3.2	2395 of 2409	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	2403 of 2413	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	2396 of 2403	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	2365 of 2401	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	2328 of 2357	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	2301 of 2338	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	9.1	1282 of 1315	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	1371 of 1392	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	12.5	712 of 730	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	2370 of 2407	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	2393 of 2411	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	2354 of 2400	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	2315 of 2400	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.4	1952 of 1961	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	2295 of 2358	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	2329 of 2340	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	1884 of 2134	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	2017 of 2110	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1898 of 2016	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1869 of 2031	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	1566 of 1859	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1644 of 1941	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	3.0	1329 of 1338	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1136 of 1408	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	1485 of 1500	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	1483 of 1504	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	1457 of 1500	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1428 of 1479	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1136 of 1242	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	1408 of 1439	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	1406 of 1438	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.3	1333 of 1455	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.0	1307 of 1429	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.7	1306 of 1407	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.6	1302 of 1401	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.7	1208 of 1373	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.3	1225 of 1337	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.1	1202 of 1295	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.3	1115 of 1243	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.1	1133 of 1224	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.7	1137 of 1185	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.0	980 of 1123	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.5	1015 of 1095	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	590 of 646	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	503 of 615	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	511 of 591	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	494 of 581	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	365 of 473	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	372 of 503	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	2.0	1455 of 1457	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	1446 of 1465	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	1426 of 1463	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	1417 of 1454	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	1322 of 1370	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1325 of 1353	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	11.4	884 of 914	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	795 of 826	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	794 of 810	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	27.6	368 of 457	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	12.8	1228 of 1296	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1226 of 1245	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	1424 of 1455	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	1436 of 1464	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1412 of 1464	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1377 of 1455	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	1354 of 1366	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	1337 of 1352	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1241 of 1298	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1103 of 1303	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1079 of 1307	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1231 of 1283	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	804 of 1139	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	879 of 1170	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	3.1	713 of 716	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2019)3rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2018)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2019)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Homeless (2018)19th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)5th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2022)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2019)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Life Science Biology25%-33 vs state

Science14%-31 vs state

English Language Arts12%-41 vs state

Math11%-44 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bilingual Center	Public	PK, KG-8	157 Elk St	Buffalo	14210	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4783	358	45	7.9	93.3%	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	345 (96.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.2	2428^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.7%		3.6	2439^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.2%	11		25.0	20.0	7.3	20.0	8.6	8.1	9.5	23.3	5.1	9.4	5.6	7.5	14.0	15.2	11.5	97.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$36,309	$5,044	$31,265
Buffalo Elementary School Of Technology	Public	PK, KG-8	414 S Division St	Buffalo	14204	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3767	551	51	10.8	96.0%	47 (8.5%)	304 (55.2%)	47 (8.5%)	132 (24.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	7.4	2356^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.6%		6.1	2408^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.5%	52		39.3	29.2	16.0	34.8	14.8	13.3	29.1	18.9	30.9	15.4	17.9	12.9	15.9	15.4	2.9	95.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	$30,789	$4,341	$26,448
Bennett Park Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	342 Clinton St	Buffalo	14204	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4603	612	63	9.6	75.5%	124 (20.3%)	302 (49.3%)	102 (16.7%)	23 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.6%)	4.6	2413^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.3%		12.3	2288^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.4%	125	0.0	11.8	22.4	29.8	13.1	14.0	16.2	11.8	26.2	20.4	8.1	7.0	8.6	0.0	6.3	10.5	98.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.8	$33,808	$7,424	$26,384
Harriet Ross Tubman Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	212 Stanton St	Buffalo	14212	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3780	550	49	11.3	97.8%	19 (3.5%)	241 (43.8%)	69 (12.5%)	202 (36.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	2.5	2436^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.4%		8.5	2359^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.5%	77	21.7	13.0	10.9	6.7	14.5	14.0	18.2	20.0	8.7	6.4	12.3	9.8	19.2	0.0	9.6	0.0	97.6	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.7	99.3	98.5	$28,980	$3,772	$25,208
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	430 Southside Pkwy	Buffalo	14210	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4818	772	71	10.8	91.2%	273 (35.4%)	195 (25.3%)	182 (23.6%)	52 (6.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.5%)	7.1	2363^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	3.4%		17.2	2139^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.5%	224		36.4	22.1	21.2	10.0	26.5	27.5	17.9	29.0	31.8	11.7	12.1	37.3	25.9	16.1	7.7	98.4	99.4	99.5	99.5	99.5	98.9	99.5	99.4	$33,963	$3,807	$30,156
Enterprise Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	275 Oak St	Buffalo	14203	Erie County	Enterprise Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 855-2114	402	22	18.4	98.8%	11 (2.7%)	257 (63.9%)	101 (25.1%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	8.1	2338^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.4%		6.3	2398^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.9%	60			25.5	25.5	20.5	25.5	30.8	41.7	36.2	14.9	15.6	23.4	41.0	50.0	13.3	34.3									$15,211	$717	$14,494
Reach Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	115 Ash St	Buffalo	14204	Erie County	Reach Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 248-1485	805	80	10.0	95.0%	17 (2.1%)	618 (76.8%)	91 (11.3%)	25 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.3%)	15.6	2179^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.9%		11.1	2310^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.5%	131	41.2		30.0	27.3	25.4	23.0	26.6	23.1	44.4	49.1	30.8	34.5	26.4	15.4	10.9	26.6									$18,587	$1,112	$17,475
Ps 69 Houghton Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1725 Clinton St	Buffalo	14206	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4794	444	41	10.9	92.3%	106 (23.9%)	144 (32.4%)	76 (17.1%)	85 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.4%)	29.8	1777^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.3%		16.7	2155^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.9%	378			53.3	39.5	36.4	56.4	35.7	33.3	42.4	33.3	27.9	57.5	22.4	20.6	22.7	32.3	98.6	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.6	$30,510	$3,527	$26,982
Buffalo Commons Charter School	Public, Charter	K-3	833 Michigan Ave-3rd Fl	Buffalo	14203	Erie County	Buffalo Commons Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(716) 222-0127	114	6	19.0	2.6%	28 (24.6%)	70 (61.4%)	6 (5.3%)	5 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)								(n/a)			9.1						18.2																$15,268	$491	$14,777
Ps 27 Hillery Park Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	73 Pawnee Pkwy	Buffalo	14210	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4770	481	56	8.6	90.4%	157 (32.6%)	165 (34.3%)	75 (15.6%)	36 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.0%)	11	2282^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	6.7%		17.3	2134^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.7%	148		7.7	19.2	39.1	22.9	22.5	17.0	22.0	14.6	31.1	25.5	32.7	13.6	18.0	18.8		98.4	99.2	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.4	99.5	99.4	$33,517	$3,624	$29,893

Frequently Asked Questions about Bilingual Center

What is the racial makeup of Bilingual Center?

Students at Bilingual Center are 96% Hispanic, 3% White.

How many students attend Bilingual Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended Bilingual Center.

Is Bilingual Center a good school?

Bilingual Center ranks in the bottom 0.7% of New York elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Bilingual Center attend?

Students who attend Bilingual Center usually go on to attend:

High : Buffalo Academy For The Visual & Performing Arts
High : Hutchinson Central Technical High School
High : International Preparatory School (The)
High : Leonardo Da Vinci High School
High : Math Science Technology Preparatory School At 197
High : Middle Early College High School
High : South Park High School

What district is Bilingual Center in?

Buffalo City School District

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.