Best public schools in Buffalo, NY
88 public schools in Buffalo: 16 elementary · 3 middle · 20 high · 39 K-8 · 9 combined · 1 schools. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across New York.
Elementary schools
16 schools in Buffalo, best first
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PS 64 FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED
83.8
ELA 71%Math 79%
#331 of 2,042 in New York
NORTH PARK COMMUNITY SCHOOL #50
57.3
ELA 55%Math 58%Science 59%
#872 of 2,042 in New York
CHARLES A LINDBERGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
56.9
ELA 56%Math 63%
#880 of 2,042 in New York
HERBERT HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
36.1
ELA 51%Math 45%
#1,305 of 2,042 in New York
BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
32.8
ELA 44%Math 50%
#1,372 of 2,042 in New York
PS 61 ARTHUR O EVE SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION
27.7
ELA 51%Math 35%
#1,476 of 2,042 in New York
PS 65 ROOSEVELT ECC
26.0
ELA 44%Math 43%
#1,511 of 2,042 in New York
STANLEY MAKOWSKI EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
6.2
ELA 28%Math 30%
#1,915 of 2,042 in New York
DR GEORGE BLACKMAN ECC
2.8
ELA 24%Math 22%
#1,984 of 2,042 in New York
PS 17
2.0
ELA 18%Math 24%
#2,001 of 2,042 in New York
CHARTER SCHOOL OF INQUIRY
1.1
ELA 19%Math 18%Science 8%
#2,020 of 2,042 in New York
RONALD PEOPLES SCHOOL OF SCHOLARS (THE)
0.9
ELA 9%Math 19%
#2,024 of 2,042 in New York
PRIMARY HALL PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
0.7
ELA 17%Math 15%
#2,028 of 2,042 in New York
BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL
0.6
ELA 9%Math 18%
#2,030 of 2,042 in New York
BRICK BUFFALO ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
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No published test results
PS 90
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No published test results
Middle schools
3 schools in Buffalo, best first
High schools
20 schools in Buffalo, best first
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KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
58.2
ELA 63%Math 76%Science 64%
#399 of 954 in New York
HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
46.3
ELA 87%Math 37%Science 43%
#513 of 954 in New York
LEONARDO DA VINCI HIGH SCHOOL
35.7
ELA 77%Math 28%Science 47%
#614 of 954 in New York
RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC
23.0
ELA 73%Math 19%Science 28%
#735 of 954 in New York
LEWIS J BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLGY
17.0
ELA 60%Math 29%Science 18%
#792 of 954 in New York
MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
16.9
ELA 70%Math 18%Science 20%
#793 of 954 in New York
MATH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT 197
12.3
ELA 63%Math 17%Science 21%
#837 of 954 in New York
BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL
11.2
ELA 44%Math 30%Science 19%
#848 of 954 in New York
HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL
10.3
ELA 47%Math 26%Science 25%
#856 of 954 in New York
EMERSON SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY
10.2
ELA 52%Math 21%Science 21%
#857 of 954 in New York
INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE)
9.6
ELA 57%Math 19%Science 16%
#863 of 954 in New York
BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
7.9
ELA 51%Math 20%Science 17%
#879 of 954 in New York
LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
6.9
ELA 36%Math 25%Science 13%
#889 of 954 in New York
SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOL
6.0
ELA 43%Math 17%Science 25%
#897 of 954 in New York
EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOL
4.6
ELA 40%Math 16%Science 16%
#911 of 954 in New York
MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
3.6
ELA 29%Math 15%Science 24%
#920 of 954 in New York
PATHWAYS ACADEMY
3.0
ELA 30%Math 19%Science 5%
#926 of 954 in New York
RIVERSIDE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
1.5
ELA 40%Math 10%Science 15%
#940 of 954 in New York
ACADEMY SCHOOL
0.1
ELA 13%Math 6%Science 0%
#954 of 954 in New York
ERIE COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY
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K-8 schools
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ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL DAYS PARK
66.7
ELA 55%Math 71%Science 83%
#112 of 335 in New York
PERSISTENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
54.2
ELA 57%Math 71%Science 32%
#154 of 335 in New York
ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL HERTEL
53.3
ELA 34%Math 86%Science 57%
#157 of 335 in New York
WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL
41.0
ELA 48%Math 50%Science 39%
#198 of 335 in New York
LORRAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
35.7
ELA 42%Math 45%Science 36%
#216 of 335 in New York
SOUTH BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL
35.4
ELA 40%Math 44%Science 43%
#217 of 335 in New York
DISCOVERY SCHOOL
29.1
ELA 39%Math 46%Science 26%
#238 of 335 in New York
WESTMINSTER COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
24.3
ELA 35%Math 41%Science 32%
#254 of 335 in New York
PS 69 HOUGHTON ACADEMY
23.4
ELA 41%Math 32%Science 28%
#257 of 335 in New York
KING CENTER CHARTER SCHOOL
22.8
ELA 36%Math 37%Science 34%
#259 of 335 in New York
BUFFALO UNITED CHARTER SCHOOL
18.7
ELA 34%Math 29%Science 35%
#273 of 335 in New York
REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
12.7
ELA 26%Math 34%Science 17%
#293 of 335 in New York
ENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOL
12.4
ELA 28%Math 29%Science 23%
#294 of 335 in New York
WATERFRONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
10.6
ELA 26%Math 22%Science 27%
#300 of 335 in New York
PFC WILLIAM J GRABIARZ #79
10.3
ELA 26%Math 25%Science 23%
#301 of 335 in New York
NATIVE AMERICAN MAGNET
9.1
ELA 23%Math 31%Science 11%
#305 of 335 in New York
SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
8.2
ELA 21%Math 24%Science 20%
#308 of 335 in New York
WEST HERTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
7.9
ELA 24%Math 22%Science 17%
#309 of 335 in New York
BUFFALO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY
7.6
ELA 22%Math 18%Science 22%
#310 of 335 in New York
BUILD COMMUNITY SCHOOL
7.3
ELA 21%Math 25%Science 6%
#311 of 335 in New York
PS 27 HILLERY PARK ACADEMY
6.7
ELA 24%Math 23%Science 8%
#313 of 335 in New York
LOVEJOY DISCOVERY SCHOOL #43
6.4
ELA 21%Math 19%Science 14%
#314 of 335 in New York
MARVA J DANIEL FUTURES PREPARATORY SCHOOL
6.1
ELA 21%Math 15%Science 19%
#315 of 335 in New York
DR A PANTOJA COMM SCH EXCLLNCE -#18
5.8
ELA 24%Math 14%Science 17%
#316 of 335 in New York
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
5.5
ELA 18%Math 17%Science 17%
#317 of 335 in New York
COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53
4.6
ELA 13%Math 14%Science 24%
#320 of 335 in New York
HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97
4.3
ELA 16%Math 19%Science 11%
#321 of 335 in New York
PS 59 DR CHARLES DREW SCIENCE MAGNET
4.0
ELA 16%Math 16%Science 14%
#322 of 335 in New York
FRANK A SEDITA SCHOOL #30
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ELA 18%Math 14%Science 11%
#324 of 335 in New York
PS 74 HAMLIN PARK - CLAUDE AND OUIDA CLAPP ACADEMY
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ELA 14%Math 17%Science 12%
#325 of 335 in New York
HIGHGATE HEIGHTS
2.8
ELA 12%Math 16%Science 16%
#326 of 335 in New York
BENNETT PARK MONTESSORI SCHOOL
2.2
ELA 18%Math 11%Science 9%
#328 of 335 in New York
BILINGUAL CENTER
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ELA 12%Math 11%Science 18%
#329 of 335 in New York
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR #48
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ELA 17%Math 11%Science 7%
#330 of 335 in New York
D'YOUVILLE-PORTER CAMPUS
1.0
ELA 12%Math 7%Science 13%
#332 of 335 in New York
HARRIET ROSS TUBMAN ACADEMY
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ELA 14%Math 11%Science 8%
#333 of 335 in New York
DR LYDIA T WRIGHT SCH OF EXCELLENCE
0.4
ELA 13%Math 9%Science 10%
#334 of 335 in New York
HERMAN BADILLO BILINGUAL ACADEMY
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ELA 12%Math 7%Science 10%
#335 of 335 in New York
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Combined schools
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CITY HONORS SCHOOL
98.5
ELA 82%Math 85%Science 80%
#5 of 309 in New York
FREDERICK OLMSTED #156
72.0
ELA 67%Math 54%Science 66%
#87 of 309 in New York
BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR THE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS
38.0
ELA 57%Math 37%Science 42%
#192 of 309 in New York
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
35.4
ELA 49%Math 47%Science 43%
#200 of 309 in New York
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II
27.7
ELA 47%Math 44%Science 41%
#224 of 309 in New York
TAPESTRY CHARTER SCHOOL
20.2
ELA 48%Math 35%Science 35%
#247 of 309 in New York
CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES
15.0
ELA 40%Math 42%Science 32%
#263 of 309 in New York
WESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOL
0.5
ELA 23%Math 12%Science 20%
#308 of 309 in New York
PS 84
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