📍 450 Masten Ave, Buffalo, Erie County, 14209
Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 566 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buffalo City School District school district. It serves grades 5–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 73.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.7:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts enrolls 566 students across grades 5–12. The student body is 33% male and 67% female. A teaching staff of 73.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 21% White and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 283 | 50% |
| White | 118 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 8.8% |
| Asian | 12 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
371 of the school's 566 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 371 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 63, state house district 141.
Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts is one of 60 schools in BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in BUFFALO, New York. The district serves 30,077 students district-wide and employs 2,964 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 566 students, Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts is close to the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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