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Discovery School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

911 Abbott Rd, Buffalo, NY 14220 · (716) 816-4922 · Part of Buffalo City School District

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

Students
541
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Discovery School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Buffalo kids: 15 high schools

On the path

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

PK–8Discovery SchoolYou are here
9–1215 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 62.6%

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

911 Abbott Rd, Buffalo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K46
Kindergarten48
Grade 159
Grade 248
Grade 365
Grade 459
Grade 558
Grade 658
Grade 750
Grade 847
Ungraded3
Enrollment over time
545’20
540’21
543’22
545’23
541’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 58%Hispanic 15%Black 15%Two or more races 8%Asian 3%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 Discovery School 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.