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B−

Frederick Olmsted #156

PublicHighGrades 5–12

319 Suffolk, Buffalo, NY 14215 · (716) 816-4330 · Part of Buffalo City School District

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

Directions
Students
928
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
City
Grades
5–12
The gist

What stands out about Frederick Olmsted #156

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of New York’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

On the path

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

PK–837 schoolsDepends on your address
5–12Frederick Olmsted #156You are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency55%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts56%
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 ↗

319 Suffolk, Buffalo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 591
Grade 696
Grade 7112
Grade 8129
Grade 9123
Grade 10120
Grade 11108
Grade 12116
Ungraded33
Enrollment over time
893’20
909’21
904’22
922’23
928’24

Up 3.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 29%Black 28%Asian 24%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 5%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 Frederick Olmsted #156 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.