📍 186 e North St, Buffalo, Erie County, 14204
City Honors School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 1,080 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 78.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 73% of students are proficient in reading. 79% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
City Honors School enrolls 1,080 students across grades 5–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 78.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 19% Asian and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 510 | 47% |
| Asian | 209 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 164 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 124 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 5.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
457 of the school's 1,080 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 456 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
City Honors School 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.
City Honors School 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 1,080 students, City Honors School is larger than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large