📍 820 Northampton St, Buffalo, Erie County, 14211
Pathways Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 105 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 20.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.2:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 12%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pathways Academy enrolls 105 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 20.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 18% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 51 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 23% |
| White | 19 | 18% |
| Asian | 5 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 4.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
84 of the school's 105 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 84 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.
Pathways Academy 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.
Pathways Academy 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 105 students, Pathways Academy 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