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South Park High School

Public Grades 9-12

1173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 5% of New York high schools

Summary

South Park High School is a public high school in Buffalo, New York, serving 726 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Buffalo City School District, which is ranked 830 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Park High School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York high schools, with its academic performance on Regents/Common Core exams significantly below the state and district averages across various subjects. The school's four-year graduation rate ranges from 70.3% to 84.3%, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate is higher, ranging from 4.5% to 11.0% in recent years. Additionally, South Park High School has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.5% to 81.2%, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby Buffalo School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management and Emerson School of Hospitality also perform poorly on academic metrics and have similar challenges to South Park High School. However, some nearby schools outside the Buffalo City School District, such as Hutchinson Central Technical High School and City Honors School, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, suggesting that factors beyond just the district may be contributing to the challenges faced by South Park High School.

801

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,565

Per pupil spending ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Southside Pkwy
Buffalo, NY 14220

(716) 816-4828

District: Buffalo City School District

Feeder schools for South Park High School:

Elementary:	Bilingual Center
	Buffalo Elementary School Of Technology
	Community School #53
	Discovery School
	More...
	Dr A Pantoja Community School Excllnce -#18
	Dr George Blackman Ecc
	Dr Lydia T Wright School Of Excellence
	D'Youville-Porter Campus
	Frank A Sedita School #30
	Harriet Ross Tubman Academy
	Harvey Austin School #97
	Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy
	Highgate Heights
	International School
	Lorraine Elementary School
	Lovejoy Discovery School #43
	Marva J Daniel Futures Preparatory School
	Pfc William J Grabiarz #79
	Ps 17
	Ps 27 Hillery Park Academy
	Ps 61 Arthur O Eve School Of Distinction
	Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc
	Ps 69 Houghton Academy
	Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy
	Ps 81
	Ronald Peoples School Of Scholars (The)
	Southside Elementary School
	West Hertel Elementary School
Middle:	Ps 59 Dr Charles Drew Science Magnet
Alternative:	Waterfront Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

33.2%

Hispanic:

27.0%

White:

26.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (32% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (75% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg40%

New York avg66%

1,173^rd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 20High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	1173 of 1234	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1106 of 1242	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1123 of 1228	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1043 of 1190	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1047 of 1207	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1046 of 1210	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	1060 of 1221	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.1	1186 of 1255	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	1158 of 1255	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.2	1144 of 1237	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.5	1111 of 1217	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.8	1072 of 1198	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	4.5	1145 of 1165	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.8	1063 of 1117	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.7	999 of 1086	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.6	950 of 1027	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.7	925 of 1002	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.2	957 of 986	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.2	923 of 935	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	688 of 713	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	633 of 690	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	638 of 671	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	543 of 593	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	593 of 686	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	620 of 679	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	2.7	406 of 413	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	387 of 426	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	358 of 426	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	576 of 669	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	393 of 637	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	331 of 583	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	322 of 481	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	228 of 565	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	288 of 546	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1144 of 1206	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1066 of 1219	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1125 of 1197	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	1011 of 1155	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1060 of 1193	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	1014 of 1176	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	816 of 885	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	688 of 865	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	751 of 851	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	670 of 760	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	727 of 815	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	749 of 791	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	470 of 607	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	304 of 564	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	336 of 531	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	258 of 389	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	388 of 493	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	412 of 498	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	1115 of 1179	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1057 of 1170	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	1091 of 1155	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	999 of 1101	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1027 of 1179	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	1001 of 1154	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1131 of 1201	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	970 of 1211	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1041 of 1191	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1007 of 1154	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	1015 of 1190	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1054 of 1176	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	9.2	291 of 306	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	254 of 272	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	195 of 212	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1114 of 1149	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1069 of 1144	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1056 of 1130	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1014 of 1038	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	946 of 1132	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	991 of 1095	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	776 of 788	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	760 of 781	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	754 of 776	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	720 of 738	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	747 of 793	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	730 of 765	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)23rd percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)5th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography49%-27 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts43%-32 vs state

U.S. History and Government42%-33 vs state

Living Environment26%-31 vs state

Life Science Biology25%-33 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences23%-33 vs state

Earth Science20%-45 vs state

Algebra I18%-38 vs state

Geometry4%-55 vs state

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by a student
Monday, September 10, 2012

I DO NOT LOVE IT BUT I REALLY THINK IS THE BEST ONE FOR ME IT HAS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND ALL THE TEACHERS INCLUDING STAFF MEMBERS,COUNSELORS AND EVEN THE PRINCIPAL CARE ABOUT THE STUDENT SAFETY AND HELPS OUT FOR ANY PROGLEM THAT OCCURS , IN MY OPINION I DO NOT REGRET BEING IN THAT SCHOOL. Close Quote

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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 Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	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 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
South Park High School	Public	9-12	150 Southside Pkwy	Buffalo	14220	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4828	801	76	10.6	92.4%	208 (26.0%)	266 (33.2%)	216 (27.0%)	44 (5.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.4%)	7.5	1173^rd of 1234 public high schools	4.9%		12.2	1106^th of 1242 public high schools	11.0%	67			43.3		20.0	49.4	26.2		42.4	17.9	25.3	4.4	23.5											99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	$31,565	$3,077	$28,489
Western New York Maritime Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	2219 S Park Ave	Buffalo	14220	Erie County	Western New York Maritime Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 842-6289	392	42	9.2	14.8%	64 (16.3%)	163 (41.6%)	148 (37.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	6.9	1183^rd of 1234 public high schools	4.1%		7.1	1182^nd of 1242 public high schools	4.8%	1			48.6	0.0	15.2	37.7	23.4		33.3	16.2		18.8		6.3	3.9	16.0	0.0	6.3	0.0	16.3	0.0	6.7	19.4									$19,246	$1,178	$18,068
Lackawanna High School	Public	9-12	550 Martin Rd	Lackawanna	14218	Erie County	Lackawanna City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 821-5610	670	64	10.4	76.9%	409 (61.0%)	107 (16.0%)	102 (15.2%)	22 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.2%)	26.2	909^th of 1234 public high schools	26.3%		22.9	940^th of 1242 public high schools	24.3%	31	36.1	54.0	65.1	33.3	26.8	65.4	36.8	37.5	63.4	34.2	48.2	16.7	30.2											96.7	97.9	99.4	99.4	99.4	97.5	98.5	99.6	$29,542	$2,154	$27,388
West Seneca West Senior High School	Public	9-12	3330 Seneca St	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 677-3350	1,069	85	12.5	37.1%	905 (84.7%)	26 (2.4%)	63 (5.9%)	13 (1.2%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.0%)	61.1	492^nd of 1234 public high schools	60.1%		63.2	467^th of 1242 public high schools	62.4%	25	62.8	86.9	81.0	33.3	70.7	83.0	52.6	61.8	79.0	63.2	66.3	56.0												99.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.7	99.8	$24,109	$681	$23,428
John F Kennedy Senior High School	Public	9-12	305 Cayuga Creek Rd	Cheektowaga	14227	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 891-6407	353	35	10.1	56.4%	235 (66.6%)	38 (10.8%)	26 (7.4%)	28 (7.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.8%)	48.2	671^st of 1234 public high schools	45.6%		52.3	620^th of 1242 public high schools	50.1%	51	68.1	68.0	78.4	10.0	53.9	77.1	57.7	46.7	76.4	46.6		36.5												99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$30,094	$2,194	$27,900
Buffalo School Of Culinary Arts And Hospitality Management	Public	9-12	75 W Huron St	Buffalo	14201	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4778	436	44	9.9	90.1%	69 (15.8%)	225 (51.6%)	104 (23.9%)	17 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	5.8	1197^th of 1234 public high schools	3.0%		8.1	1168^th of 1242 public high schools	6.0%	29			51.3		0.0	41.4	15.6		31.3	21.1	14.1	0.0	23.5											99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$34,040	$4,581	$29,458
Emerson School Of Hospitality	Public	9-12	70 W Chippewa St	Buffalo	14202	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3018	399	45	8.8	94.2%	52 (13.0%)	218 (54.6%)	99 (24.8%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	10	1136^th of 1234 public high schools	7.9%		13.1	1086^th of 1242 public high schools	12.6%	50			51.7		0.0	38.3	21.0		58.4	20.4	21.6	60.0	23.1											91.7	93.3	92.8	92.6	92.6	93.7	92.8	92.6	$32,085	$2,831	$29,254
East Community School	Public	9-12	820 Northampton St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3997	386	37	10.5	93.5%	34 (8.8%)	192 (49.7%)	67 (17.4%)	77 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	4.6	1215^th of 1234 public high schools	1.5%		6.2	1194^th of 1242 public high schools	3.9%	21	11.1		40.0	0.0	33.3	31.2	16.0		27.6	18.4	14.5	8.6	12.3											96.8	98.2	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.9	99.6	99.6	$15,439	$3,371	$12,067
Pathways Academy	Public	9-12	820 Northampton St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4526	110	13	8.4	90.9%	13 (11.8%)	63 (57.3%)	24 (21.8%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	1.6	1231^st of 1234 public high schools	0.2%		4	1224^th of 1242 public high schools	1.4%	7			30.2		0.0	29.0	6.7		17.7	19.1														98.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$40,822	$4,911	$35,911
Hutchinson Central Technical High School	Public	9-12	256 S Elmwood Ave	Buffalo	14201	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3888	1,140	91	12.5	83.1%	174 (15.3%)	380 (33.3%)	205 (18.0%)	327 (28.7%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.2%)	41.6	737^th of 1234 public high schools	40.3%		43.6	716^th of 1242 public high schools	42.4%	21	22.1	41.0	87.5	13.5		81.2	49.1	78.4	87.2	43.9	59.3	33.2												99.5	99.6	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.8	$29,413	$3,110	$26,302

Frequently Asked Questions about South Park High School

Is South Park High School a good school?

South Park High School ranks in the bottom 4.9% of New York high schools.

What schools feed into South Park High School?

South Park High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bilingual Center
Elementary : Buffalo Elementary School Of Technology
Elementary : Community School #53
Elementary : Discovery School
Elementary : Dr A Pantoja Community School Excllnce -#18
Elementary : Dr George Blackman Ecc
Elementary : Dr Lydia T Wright School Of Excellence
Elementary : D'Youville-Porter Campus
Elementary : Frank A Sedita School #30
Elementary : Harriet Ross Tubman Academy
Elementary : Harvey Austin School #97
Elementary : Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy
Elementary : Highgate Heights
Elementary : International School
Elementary : Lorraine Elementary School
Elementary : Lovejoy Discovery School #43
Elementary : Marva J Daniel Futures Preparatory School
Elementary : Pfc William J Grabiarz #79
Elementary : Ps 17
Elementary : Ps 27 Hillery Park Academy
Elementary : Ps 61 Arthur O Eve School Of Distinction
Elementary : Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc
Elementary : Ps 69 Houghton Academy
Elementary : Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy
Elementary : Ps 81
Elementary : Ronald Peoples School Of Scholars (The)
Elementary : Southside Elementary School
Elementary : West Hertel Elementary School
Middle : Ps 59 Dr Charles Drew Science Magnet
Alternative : Waterfront Elementary School

How many students attend South Park High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 801 students attended South Park High School.

What district is South Park High School in?

Buffalo City School District

What is the racial makeup of South Park High School?

Students at South Park High School are 33% African American, 27% Hispanic, 26% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

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