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D−

Build Community School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

340 Fougeron St, Buffalo, NY 14211 · (716) 816-4140 · Part of Buffalo City School District

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

Students
371
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Build Community School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 46 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 53 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 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–8Build Community SchoolYou are here
9–1215 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 62.6%

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

340 Fougeron St, Buffalo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K35
Kindergarten41
Grade 127
Grade 246
Grade 337
Grade 425
Grade 535
Grade 646
Grade 740
Grade 839
Enrollment over time
344’20
342’21
344’22
326’23
371’24

Up 7.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 61%Asian 25%White 5%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Build Community 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.