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Build Community School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Build Community School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Buffalo City School District, with 326 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools, earning 0 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. Despite spending significantly more per student than the district average, Build Community School faces significant challenges, with 92.94% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Build Community School underperforms the Buffalo City School District and New York state averages across nearly all grade levels and subject areas on the New York State Assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, only 10.34% of 8th graders at Build Community School were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 30.71% in the district and 52.38% statewide. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools for its performance with various student groups.

While the challenges facing Build Community School appear to be systemic issues within the Buffalo City School District, there are some potential bright spots. The school's performance on the Regents Algebra I exam, where 80% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, significantly outpaced the district and state averages. Additionally, nearby Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School has been outperforming Build Community School and the district as a whole on state assessments, suggesting that school choice and charter schools may play a role in addressing the academic challenges faced by traditional public schools in the area.

371

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,553

Per pupil spending ?

96.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

340 Fougeron St
Buffalo, NY 14211

(716) 816-4140

District: Buffalo City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.6%

Asian:

25.1%

White:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2019 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2019

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (20% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Life Science Biology scores 54 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg27%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

2,300^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 1% (2019) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,462^nd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 36Elementary 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	9.8	2300 of 2445	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	2313 of 2445	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	2311 of 2439	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	2356 of 2434	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.2	2183 of 2201	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	2392 of 2413	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	754 of 928	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	777 of 927	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	720 of 857	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	854 of 936	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	858 of 891	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	663 of 696	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	636 of 662	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	544 of 605	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1021 of 1117	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	962 of 1066	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	585 of 1001	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	2130 of 2409	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	2338 of 2413	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	2230 of 2403	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	2321 of 2401	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	2329 of 2357	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	12.3	747 of 766	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	14.6	1983 of 2099	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	1668 of 1678	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1962 of 2032	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	2300 of 2407	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	2084 of 2411	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	2219 of 2400	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	2294 of 2400	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	2339 of 2358	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	1883 of 2134	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1637 of 2110	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1779 of 2016	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.9	742 of 2031	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.4	1670 of 1859	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	1462 of 1500	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	1492 of 1504	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	1478 of 1500	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	1454 of 1479	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	1432 of 1439	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	624 of 676	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	672 of 705	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	654 of 696	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	677 of 706	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	637 of 653	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	2.5	385 of 388	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	607 of 646	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	523 of 615	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	456 of 591	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	1400 of 1457	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	1458 of 1465	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1403 of 1463	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1420 of 1454	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	1369 of 1370	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	1423 of 1455	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1417 of 1464	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	1440 of 1464	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	1439 of 1455	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	1361 of 1366	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1248 of 1298	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	997 of 1303	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1265 of 1307	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)19th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)6th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Asian (2023)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I80%+24 vs state

English Language Arts21%-32 vs state

Math21%-35 vs state

Science8%-36 vs state

Life Science Biology4%-54 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 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
Build Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	340 Fougeron St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4140	371	43	8.6	96.5%	19 (5.1%)	225 (60.6%)	18 (4.9%)	93 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	9.8	2300^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.9%		11.1	2313^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.4%	13	80.0	4.0	34.2	20.8	22.9	26.7	10.3	10.3	43.6	20.7	10.8	18.4	21.4	3.6	10.8	0.0	98.7	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.7	98.9	$31,553	$4,579	$26,975
Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	378 Urban St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 235-1520	434	30	14.4	67.1%	7 (1.6%)	377 (86.9%)	31 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	58.8	959^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.8%		40	1446^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.9%	487			49.1	63.0	48.2	56.0	71.2		80.0	80.0	53.6	72.6	71.2		32.1										$14,887	$1,262	$13,625
Harvey Austin School #97	Public	PK, KG-8	1405 Sycamore St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4460	487	56	8.6	95.3%	12 (2.5%)	255 (52.4%)	45 (9.2%)	154 (31.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	8.1	2335^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.5%		6.5	2393^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	2.1%	58		30.8	35.1	20.9	18.9	4.2	10.4	11.1	45.0	32.6	8.3	10.6	10.4	7.7	2.7	6.1	94.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.4	99.8	$33,032	$3,310	$29,722
Ps 90	Public	PK, KG-2	50 A St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(716) 816-4120	179	21	8.5	74.9%	8 (4.5%)	99 (55.3%)	13 (7.3%)	47 (26.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)								(n/a)																									$46,859	$6,006	$40,854
Brick Buffalo Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-3	30 Rich St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Brick Buffalo Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(716) 306-2572	72	9	8.4	86.1%	0 (0.0%)	57 (79.2%)	11 (15.3%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)								(n/a)																									$19,259	$749	$18,510
King Center Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	156 Newburgh Ave	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	King Center Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 891-7912	419	39	10.7	91.4%	3 (0.7%)	350 (83.5%)	22 (5.3%)	33 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	18.6	2118^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.4%		18	2119^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.3%	1			41.3	30.4	35.7	34.9	38.3	34.2	39.1	34.0	40.5	25.0	37.0	47.1	23.7	43.6									$16,178	$00	$16,178
Community School #53	Public	PK, KG-8	329 Roehrer Ave	Buffalo	14208	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3330	464	49	9.5	97.4%	27 (5.8%)	305 (65.7%)	47 (10.1%)	67 (14.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	4.1	2420^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.0%		5.8	2414^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.3%	6		57.9	16.2	14.3	2.9	17.4	12.2	14.0	35.0	10.5	9.4	12.8	4.2	15.7	2.8	6.5	98.7	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.7	99.5	99.2	$33,358	$4,530	$28,828
Dr Lydia T Wright School Of Excellence	Public	PK, KG-8	106 Appenheimer St	Buffalo	14214	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4110	560	51	11.0	95.9%	36 (6.4%)	388 (69.3%)	43 (7.7%)	67 (12.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.8%)	4.9	2405^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.6%		5.7	2416^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.2%	11		12.0	5.1	6.3	21.8	29.8	8.3	9.3	6.5	3.0	11.9	24.0	5.8	3.6	12.1	0.0	97.3	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.4	99.0	98.4	98.7	$30,517	$4,172	$26,345
Ps 74 Hamlin Park - Claude And Ouida Clapp Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	126 Donaldson Rd	Buffalo	14208	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3490	396	43	9.2	96.5%	10 (2.5%)	266 (67.2%)	26 (6.6%)	69 (17.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	11.9	2268^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.2%		13.4	2259^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.6%	9		17.7	42.9	16.7	20.0	4.8	2.5	7.3	63.0	0.0	23.3	11.9	14.6	0.0	16.1	0.0	98.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$34,978	$4,573	$30,405
Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-4	1095 Jefferson Ave	Buffalo	14208	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4180	566	52	10.8	94.7%	37 (6.5%)	344 (60.8%)	50 (8.8%)	99 (17.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	12.5	2253^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.9%		9.8	2334^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.5%	81			39.7	18.4					38.8	22.6							99.6	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	$35,686	$3,627	$32,059

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