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International Preparatory School (The)

Public Grades 9-12
1166th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 6% of New York high schools
Summary

International Preparatory School (The) is a public high school located in Buffalo, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 614 students. Despite being part of the Buffalo City School District, which is ranked 830 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, the school has consistently struggled to perform at a high level.

International Preparatory School (The) has ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York high schools over the past decade, with a ranking between 923-1193 out of 1200-1255 schools. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 68.4% and 84.3%, significantly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.5% to 13.7%, also higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 82.0% in recent years, far exceeding the state and district averages. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams are consistently well below the state and district averages across all subject areas, with many subjects having less than 20% of students proficient.

While the nearby schools in the Buffalo City School District, such as McKinley Vocational High School, Pathways Academy, and Emerson School Of Hospitality, also perform poorly and have similar low rankings, graduation rates, and academic proficiency levels, some schools like Hutchinson Central Technical High School, City Honors School, and Leonardo Da Vinci High School demonstrate significantly higher performance, suggesting that the district has a wide range of school quality.

640
Students ?
9.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$32,950
Per pupil spending ?
95.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
Racial breakdown:

African American:
39.1%
Hispanic:
25.5%
Asian:
25.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2014 → 6th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (30% vs 66% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the New York average (57% vs 83%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school30%
District avg39%
New York avg66%
1,166th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 6%▼ down 21 pts since 2015
From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
12th 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
20199.31378 of 14394.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.61382 of 14383.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201713.31349 of 14557.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201612.81323 of 14297.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201510.71351 of 14074.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201413.41277 of 14018.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201310.21321 of 13733.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20126.91255 of 13376.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20114.41264 of 12952.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20107.71161 of 12436.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20098.11142 of 12246.7%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20257.91166 of 12345.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.51147 of 12427.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.81128 of 12288.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.71036 of 119012.9%★☆☆☆☆
20195.71143 of 12075.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.2994 of 121017.9%★☆☆☆☆
201719.2936 of 122123.3%★☆☆☆☆
201626.3949 of 125524.4%★☆☆☆☆
201526.9923 of 125526.5%★☆☆☆☆
201417.7999 of 123719.2%★☆☆☆☆
201311.91039 of 121714.6%★☆☆☆☆
20121.61187 of 11980.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20118.81106 of 11655.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20101.81107 of 11170.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20095.71062 of 10862.2%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202512.5679 of 7134.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.5642 of 6907.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.6616 of 6718.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.6490 of 59317.4%★☆☆☆☆
201914.4625 of 6868.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201827.1523 of 67923.0%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20256.5393 of 4134.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.4393 of 4267.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.5414 of 4242.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.6371 of 3863.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.6434 of 4472.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.7397 of 4266.8%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202530.1526 of 66921.4%★☆☆☆☆
202433.0466 of 63726.8%★☆☆☆☆
202339.6349 of 58340.1%★★☆☆☆
202244.6236 of 48150.9%★★★☆☆
201943.8286 of 56549.4%★★☆☆☆
201865.5138 of 54674.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20258.81145 of 12065.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.51115 of 12198.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.71143 of 11974.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.3998 of 115513.6%★☆☆☆☆
20196.31133 of 11935.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.21016 of 117613.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202512.8828 of 8856.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.6793 of 8658.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.5733 of 85113.9%★☆☆☆☆
202218.2643 of 76015.4%★☆☆☆☆
20197.3785 of 8153.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.3629 of 79120.5%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202565.8118 of 60780.6%★★★★☆
202443.8294 of 56447.9%★★☆☆☆
202341.3306 of 53142.4%★★☆☆☆
201924.4427 of 49313.4%★☆☆☆☆
201870.388 of 49882.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20258.81102 of 11796.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.91104 of 11705.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.21056 of 11558.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.9990 of 110110.1%★☆☆☆☆
20196.11124 of 11794.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.9952 of 115417.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20258.31137 of 12015.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.01158 of 12114.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.41098 of 11917.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.01009 of 115412.6%★☆☆☆☆
20195.31137 of 11904.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.0967 of 117617.8%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20240.3306 of 3060.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202513.31109 of 11493.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.21076 of 11445.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.0994 of 113012.0%★☆☆☆☆
202222.5864 of 103816.8%★☆☆☆☆
20197.11116 of 11321.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.21080 of 10951.4%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20251.1784 of 7880.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20241.4774 of 7810.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201835.3574 of 76525.0%★☆☆☆☆
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)
High school
Homeless (2025)81st percentile+75 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+16 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school
Male (2025)5th percentile~ school
Female (2025)5th percentile~ school
Asian (2025)5th percentile~ school
African American (2025)5th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school
White (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)<1st percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Common Core English Language Arts57%-19 vs state
U.S. History and Government48%-27 vs state
Global History and Geography38%-38 vs state
Algebra I22%-34 vs state
Living Environment18%-38 vs state
Life Science Biology15%-43 vs state
Earth and Space Sciences15%-41 vs state
Common Core Algebra II11%-64 vs state
Earth Science10%-55 vs state
Geometry5%-55 vs state
Common Core Geometry0%-24 vs state

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International Preparatory School (The) ranks in the bottom 5.5% of New York high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 640 students attended International Preparatory School (The).

Students at International Preparatory School (The) are 39% African American, 25% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.


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