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Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts
B+

Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts

PublicHighGrades 5–12

450 Masten Ave, Buffalo, NY 14209 · (716) 816-4220 · Part of Buffalo City School District

Buffalo’s School Grade D better than 8% of New York school districts

Photo: D-Day · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
617
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
City
Grades
5–12
The gist

What stands out about Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher

On the path

Where Buffalo kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–837 schoolsDepends on your address
5–12Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing ArtsYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency72%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

450 Masten Ave, Buffalo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 549
Grade 657
Grade 757
Grade 857
Grade 9111
Grade 10103
Grade 1182
Grade 12101
Enrollment over time
666’20
610’21
566’22
575’23
617’24

Down 7.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 46%White 21%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 9%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts from Buffalo families.

Other schools in Buffalo City School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Buffalo’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.