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McKinley Vocational High School
B+

McKinley Vocational High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12Career and Technical School

1500 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14207 · (716) 816-4480 · Part of Buffalo City School District

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

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Photo: D-Day · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
862
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about McKinley Vocational High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency66%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts72%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

1500 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9174
Grade 10228
Grade 11219
Grade 12233
Ungraded8
Enrollment over time
976’20
984’21
986’22
940’23
862’24

Down 11.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 52%Hispanic 23%White 12%Asian 7%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about McKinley Vocational High 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.