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Academy School

Q: Is Academy School a good school?

Academy School ranks in the bottom 0.1% of New York high schools.

Q: How many students attend Academy School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 70 students attended Academy School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Academy School?

Students at Academy School are 71% African American, 14% Hispanic, 11% White, 3% Asian.

Public Grades 9-12

1233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 0% of New York high schools

Summary

Academy School is a public high school in Buffalo, NY, serving 78 students in grades 9-12. It 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. Unfortunately, Academy School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in New York over the past decade, with a statewide ranking between 1176-1241 out of over 1200 high schools.

The school's academic performance is extremely low, with proficiency rates on Regents/Common Core exams significantly below the Buffalo City School District and New York state averages across all subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 13.04% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 56.82% in the district and 75.29% statewide. Academy School also struggles with high dropout rates, ranging from 4.5% to 52.5% in recent years, and chronic absenteeism, with rates from 31.5% to 96.9%. The school's four-year graduation rates have been consistently low, ranging from 7.5% to 84.3%, compared to the district average of around 75%.

While the nearby Burgard High School, McKinley Vocational High School, and Frederick Olmsted #156 generally perform better than Academy School, they still struggle compared to the higher-performing schools in the Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District, such as Kenmore West Senior High School and Kenmore East Senior High School, which consistently rank among the top high schools in the state. Despite the poor academic performance, Academy School has an extremely high spending per student, ranging from $42,674 to $90,047 in recent years, and a very low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 2 to 2.8 students per teacher.

Students ?

2.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$77,319

Per pupil spending ?

97.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

756 St Lawrence Ave
Buffalo, NY 14216

(716) 816-3270

District: Buffalo City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.4%

Hispanic:

14.3%

White:

11.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2014 → <1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 3 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (6% vs 67% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New York average (15% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg41%

New York avg67%

1,233^rd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	5.4	1470 of 1479	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	1432 of 1438	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.1	1455 of 1455	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.1	1428 of 1429	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.9	1405 of 1407	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.2	1397 of 1401	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.6	1369 of 1373	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	1.2	1233 of 1234	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.2	1241 of 1242	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.7	1228 of 1228	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.6	1190 of 1190	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	1176 of 1207	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	1189 of 1210	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.4	1220 of 1221	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	1105 of 1255	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.4	1187 of 1255	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.7	1219 of 1237	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.9	1201 of 1217	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	2.4	713 of 713	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	689 of 690	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	678 of 686	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	666 of 679	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	0.7	1206 of 1206	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	1218 of 1219	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.8	1196 of 1197	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.3	1155 of 1155	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.4	1186 of 1193	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	1152 of 1176	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	0.4	1179 of 1179	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	1166 of 1170	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	1156 of 1179	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	1135 of 1154	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	0.9	1201 of 1201	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.3	1211 of 1211	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.9	1189 of 1191	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.0	1154 of 1154	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	1148 of 1190	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	1162 of 1176	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	1149 of 1149	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	1143 of 1144	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1125 of 1130	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	952 of 1132	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	928 of 1095	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government14%-61 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts13%-62 vs state

Algebra I7%-49 vs state

Earth Science0%-65 vs state

Global History and Geography0%-76 vs state

Living Environment0%-57 vs state

Geometry0%-60 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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
Academy School	Public	9-12	756 St Lawrence Ave	Buffalo	14216	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3270	70	27	2.6	97.1%	8 (11.4%)	50 (71.4%)	10 (14.3%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1.2	1233^rd of 1234 public high schools	0.1%		1.2	1241^st of 1242 public high schools	0.1%	8			13.0		0.0	0.0	0.0		14.3	7.4		0.0												97.8	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	100.0	$77,319	$7,641	$69,679
Middle Early College High School	Public	9-12	2885 Main St	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4010	302	27	11.1	88.7%	16 (5.3%)	218 (72.2%)	40 (13.2%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.3%)	12.3	1107^th of 1234 public high schools	10.3%		19.5	988^th of 1242 public high schools	20.5%	119			69.6		7.5	43.6	27.4		52.1	25.2	22.5	0.0	12.1											100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$35,094	$3,209	$31,884
Lewis J Bennett High School Of Innovative Technolgy	Public	9-12	2885 Main St	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4250	469	50	9.3	90.0%	29 (6.2%)	292 (62.3%)	79 (16.8%)	52 (11.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	13.4	1087^th of 1234 public high schools	11.9%		33.1	822^nd of 1242 public high schools	33.8%	265	55.6	100.0	60.2	0.0	8.3	50.6	20.2		61.3	28.2	16.1	22.2	20.0											100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$32,852	$3,063	$29,789
Kenmore Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	155 Delaware Rd	Kenmore	14217	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(716) 874-8403	180	24	7.6	58.3%	112 (62.2%)	11 (6.1%)	35 (19.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.1%)	33.3	819^th of 1234 public high schools	33.6%		30.1	853^rd of 1242 public high schools	31.3%	34			82.9			61.2	52.7		55.6	21.2						36.7	26.9			27.6	16.0		52.0									$31,794	$993	$30,801
Research Laboratory High School-Bioinformatic	Public	9-12	2495 Main St	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4250	174	23	7.5	91.4%	20 (11.5%)	112 (64.4%)	22 (12.6%)	15 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	14.6	1071^st of 1234 public high schools	13.2%		13.6	1079^th of 1242 public high schools	13.1%	8	7.7	16.7	73.0	0.0	16.7	42.6	25.0	0.0	48.7	22.8	47.5	19.2	27.0																			$39,272	$3,601	$35,672
Kenmore West Senior High School	Public	8-12	33 Highland Pky	Buffalo	14223	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8401	1,235	119	10.3	46.0%	801 (64.9%)	130 (10.5%)	138 (11.2%)	73 (5.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (7.1%)	60.5	502^nd of 1234 public high schools	59.3%		63.4	462^nd of 1242 public high schools	62.8%	40	49.6	94.9	79.9	38.9	79.2	74.5	62.9	62.9	76.5	75.3		73.0					39.8				58.6		46.8	99.7	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.9	99.9	$26,998	$1,379	$25,620
Burgard High School	Public	9-12	400 Kensington Ave	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4450	502	48	10.4	94.8%	53 (10.6%)	256 (51.0%)	91 (18.1%)	79 (15.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	12.5	1100^th of 1234 public high schools	10.9%		18.5	996^th of 1242 public high schools	19.8%	104		50.0	43.5	33.3	4.4	54.0	22.3		61.3	34.5	14.3	6.8	26.5											99.6	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	100.0	$33,995	$2,637	$31,358
McKinley Vocational High School	Public	9-12	1500 Elmwood Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4480	862	91	9.4	93.0%	101 (11.7%)	452 (52.4%)	201 (23.3%)	58 (6.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.1%)	6.2	1193^rd of 1234 public high schools	3.3%		5.1	1206^th of 1242 public high schools	2.9%	13		9.1	29.5	4.6	11.4	28.8	23.9		21.4	15.7	51.2	4.2	6.1											96.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.2	99.1	$34,850	$3,540	$31,309
Frederick Olmsted #156	Public	5-12	319 Suffolk	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4330	928	79	11.7	61.4%	267 (28.8%)	263 (28.3%)	123 (13.3%)	227 (24.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.6%)	55.1	580^th of 1234 public high schools	53.0%		46.1	690^th of 1242 public high schools	44.4%	110	14.6	38.7	80.8	14.8	31.8	87.1	59.1		83.3	54.2	88.5	73.4	67.2	49.5	66.7	66.4	63.6	66.7	49.4	74.3	39.3	56.0	42.9	98.7	99.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.7	99.3	99.3	$24,696	$2,333	$22,363
Kenmore East Senior High School	Public	8-12	350 Fries Rd	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8402	1,052	105	10.0	40.7%	735 (69.9%)	89 (8.5%)	117 (11.1%)	43 (4.1%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.8%)	64.4	428^th of 1234 public high schools	65.3%		66.9	408^th of 1242 public high schools	67.1%	20	91.1	82.3	81.7	28.6	67.2	78.7	68.0	37.5	81.9	66.4		85.0					35.6				47.4		42.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$29,055	$1,506	$27,550

Frequently Asked Questions about Academy School

Is Academy School a good school?

Academy School ranks in the bottom 0.1% of New York high schools.

How many students attend Academy School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 70 students attended Academy School.

What is the racial makeup of Academy School?

Students at Academy School are 71% African American, 14% Hispanic, 11% White, 3% Asian.

What district is Academy School in?

Buffalo City School District

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