State/Public High Open

Frederick Olmsted #156

๐Ÿ“ 319 Suffolk, Buffalo, Erie County, 14215

904
Pupils
11.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Frederick Olmsted #156 is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 904 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buffalo City School District school district. It serves grades 5โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 81.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 55% 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.

School details

School district
Buffalo City School District

Enrollment & staffing

Frederick Olmsted #156 enrolls 904 students across grades 5โ€“12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 81.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.

Male students
445 (49%)
Female students
459 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
81.4
Student-teacher ratio
11.1:1
Grade span
5โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% Black or African American, 31% White and 18% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American28732%
White27631%
Asian16718%
Hispanic or Latino12113%
Two or more races485.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native5<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

562 of the school's 904 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 562 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 5โ€“12Title I

Frederick Olmsted #156 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.

School district: BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Frederick Olmsted #156 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 904 students, Frederick Olmsted #156 is larger than the district average of about 501 students per school.

30,077
District students
60
Schools
2,964
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

56%
Reading proficient
55%
Math proficient
97%
Graduation rate
20%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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