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Middle Early College High School

Public Grades 9-12

1107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 10% of New York high schools

Summary

Middle Early College High School is a public high school in Buffalo, NY, serving 312 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.

Middle Early College High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with performance on Regents/Common Core exams generally below the Buffalo City School District and New York state averages. The school's 4-year graduation rate ranges from 70.3% to 90.9%, which is below the state average of around 80%, and its dropout rate ranges from 2.6% to 11.0%, higher than the state average. Additionally, Middle Early College High School has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.5% to 71.6% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

While Middle Early College High School has a relatively high per-student spending of around $32,000 and a low student-teacher ratio of around 10:1, it performs significantly worse than most nearby schools in the Buffalo City School District, such as McKinley Vocational High School, Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts, and Frederick Olmsted #156. The only nearby school that performs similarly poorly is Academy School.

302

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,094

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2885 Main St
Buffalo, NY 14214

(716) 816-4010

District: Buffalo City School District

Feeder schools for Middle Early College 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
	Waterfront Elementary School
	West Hertel Elementary School
Middle:	Ps 59 Dr Charles Drew Science Magnet

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.2%

Hispanic:

13.2%

White:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (33% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg40%

New York avg66%

1,107^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	12.3	1107 of 1234	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	988 of 1242	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	929 of 1228	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	990 of 1190	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	923 of 1207	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	915 of 1210	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.6	928 of 1221	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.9	944 of 1255	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.6	892 of 1255	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.6	983 of 1237	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	605 of 713	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	485 of 690	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	427 of 671	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	483 of 593	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	492 of 686	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	456 of 679	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1086 of 1206	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1033 of 1219	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	933 of 1197	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	1063 of 1155	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	975 of 1193	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	964 of 1176	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	599 of 885	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.9	729 of 865	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	533 of 851	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	464 of 760	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	402 of 815	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	472 of 791	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1064 of 1179	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	957 of 1170	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	867 of 1155	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	956 of 1101	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	925 of 1179	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	929 of 1154	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1063 of 1201	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	898 of 1211	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	895 of 1191	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	829 of 1154	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	876 of 1190	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	843 of 1176	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	1076 of 1149	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	739 of 1144	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	666 of 1130	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	442 of 1038	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.5	846 of 1132	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	914 of 1095	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	28.9	588 of 738	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	688 of 793	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	569 of 765	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+22 vs school

White (2022)20th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts70%-6 vs state

U.S. History and Government52%-23 vs state

Global History and Geography44%-32 vs state

Living Environment27%-29 vs state

Algebra I25%-31 vs state

Life Science Biology23%-36 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences12%-44 vs state

Earth Science8%-58 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 (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
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
Math Science Technology Preparatory School At 197	Public	9-12	646 E Delevan Ave	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4500	438	44	10.0	94.7%	25 (5.7%)	244 (55.7%)	58 (13.2%)	96 (21.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	9	1152^nd of 1234 public high schools	6.6%		6.9	1183^rd of 1242 public high schools	4.8%	31	33.3		62.9	0.0	4.0	35.3	24.0		35.1	18.2	23.3	17.5	20.9											99.2	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.7	100.0	99.7	$33,048	$3,471	$29,577
Erie County Detention Facility	Public	9-12	810 East Ferry St	Buffalo	14222	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 765-2242	13				0 (0.0%)	12 (92.3%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Middle Early College High School

Middle Early College 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 : Waterfront Elementary School
Elementary : West Hertel Elementary School
Middle : Ps 59 Dr Charles Drew Science Magnet

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