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City Honors School
A−

City Honors School

PublicHighGrades 5–12

186 E North St, Buffalo, NY 14204 · (716) 816-4230 · Part of Buffalo City School District

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

Directions
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Students
1,088
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
City
Grades
5–12
The gist

What stands out about City Honors School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state

On the path

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

PK–837 schoolsDepends on your address
5–12City Honors SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency79%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts73%
State average 62.6%

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

Location

Directions ↗

186 E North St, Buffalo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5106
Grade 6104
Grade 7134
Grade 8146
Grade 9158
Grade 10149
Grade 11152
Grade 12138
Ungraded1
Enrollment over time
1,070’20
1,074’21
1,080’22
1,056’23
1,088’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 42%Asian 23%Black 16%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about City Honors School from Buffalo families.

Other schools in Buffalo City School District

The district →
International School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Buffalo
D−
933 students11:1
Southside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Buffalo
D
772 students11:1
West Hertel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Buffalo
D−
771 students12:1
Waterfront Elementary School
Other · Grades PK–9 · Buffalo
D−
743 students12:1
PS 81
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Buffalo
D
739 students13:1
Lorraine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Buffalo
C−
638 students10:1

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.