📍 756 St Lawrence Ave, Buffalo, Erie County, 14216
Academy School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 70 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buffalo City School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 2.1:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 12%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Academy School enrolls 70 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 34.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 2.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Black or African American, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 8.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 50 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 16% |
| White | 6 | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 4.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
66 of the school's 70 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 66 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.
Academy 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 60, state house district 141.
Academy 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 70 students, Academy School is smaller than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large