📍 370 Lafayette Ave, Buffalo, Erie County, 14213
Lafayette International School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 415 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buffalo City School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 59.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.9:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lafayette International School enrolls 415 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 59.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% Black or African American, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 27% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 138 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 120 | 29% |
| Asian | 114 | 27% |
| White | 37 | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
393 of the school's 415 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 393 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.
Lafayette International 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 149.
Lafayette International 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 415 students, Lafayette International 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
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