Buffalo, NY elementary schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1APs 64 Frederick Law OlmstedBuffaloBuffalo City School District75%54%Greatly Exceeds Expectations558
#2A-Elmwood Village Charter School Days Park (Charter)BuffaloElmwood Village Charter School Days Park70%31%Greatly Exceeds Expectations437
#3BCharles A Lindbergh Elementary SchoolBuffaloKenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District60%66%Doesn't Meet Expectations480
#4BElmwood Village Charter School Hertel (Charter)BuffaloElmwood Village Charter School Hertel59%26%Greatly Exceeds Expectations385
#5B-North Park Community School 50BuffaloBuffalo City School District57%54%Meets Expectations305
#6C+Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School (Charter)BuffaloPersistence Preparatory Academy Charter School54%18%Greatly Exceeds Expectations324
#7CHerbert Hoover Elementary SchoolBuffaloKenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District48%56%Underperforms Expectations565
#8CBen Franklin Elementary SchoolBuffaloKenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District47%49%Doesn't Meet Expectations459
#9C-West Buffalo Charter School (Charter)BuffaloWest Buffalo Charter School46%32%Greatly Exceeds Expectations503
#10C-Ps 61 Arthur O Eve School Of DistinctionBuffaloBuffalo City School District43%26%Greatly Exceeds Expectations264
#11C-Ps 65 Roosevelt EccBuffaloBuffalo City School District43%23%Greatly Exceeds Expectations284
#12D+South Buffalo Charter School (Charter)BuffaloSouth Buffalo Charter School42%40%Meets Expectations882
#13D+Lorraine Elementary SchoolBuffaloBuffalo City School District41%41%Meets Expectations699
#14DDiscovery SchoolBuffaloBuffalo City School District37%49%Underperforms Expectations543
#15DWestminster Community Charter School (Charter)BuffaloWestminster Community Charter School36%25%Exceeds Expectations427
#16DKing Center Charter School (Charter)BuffaloKing Center Charter School35%20%Greatly Exceeds Expectations412
#17DPs 69 Houghton AcademyBuffaloBuffalo City School District34%32%Meets Expectations455
#18D-Buffalo United Charter School (Charter)BuffaloBuffalo United Charter School33%21%Exceeds Expectations659
#19D-Ps 81BuffaloBuffalo City School District29%40%Underperforms Expectations737
#20D-Stanley Makowski Early Childhood CenterBuffaloBuffalo City School District29%22%Exceeds Expectations586
#21FEnterprise Charter School (Charter)BuffaloEnterprise Charter School26%15%Exceeds Expectations362
#22FReach Academy Charter School (Charter)BuffaloReach Academy Charter School26%24%Meets Expectations529
#23FPfc William J Grabiarz 79BuffaloBuffalo City School District25%23%Meets Expectations538
#24FDr George Blackman EccBuffaloBuffalo City School District23%28%Doesn't Meet Expectations360
#25FNative American MagnetBuffaloBuffalo City School District22%26%Doesn't Meet Expectations345
#26FSouthside Elementary SchoolBuffaloBuffalo City School District22%34%Underperforms Expectations862
#27FBuffalo Elementary School Of TechnologyBuffaloBuffalo City School District21%28%Underperforms Expectations525
#28FPs 17BuffaloBuffalo City School District21%25%Doesn't Meet Expectations309
#29FWest Hertel Elementary SchoolBuffaloBuffalo City School District21%25%Doesn't Meet Expectations750
#30FBuild Community SchoolBuffaloBuffalo City School District18%26%Underperforms Expectations344
#31FDr A Pantoja Comm Sch Excllnce 18BuffaloBuffalo City School District18%27%Underperforms Expectations443
#32FLovejoy Discovery School 43BuffaloBuffalo City School District18%34%Underperforms Expectations577
#33FMarva J Daniel Futures Preparatory SchoolBuffaloBuffalo City School District18%20%Doesn't Meet Expectations422
#34FPs 27 Hillery Park AcademyBuffaloBuffalo City School District18%36%Underperforms Expectations544
#35FCommunity School 53BuffaloBuffalo City School District17%22%Doesn't Meet Expectations452
#36FInternational SchoolBuffaloBuffalo City School District17%37%Underperforms Expectations981
#37FPrimary Hall Preparatory Charter School (Charter)Buffalo16%21%Doesn't Meet Expectations145
#38FCharter School Of Inquiry (Charter)BuffaloCharter School of Inquiry15%18%Doesn't Meet Expectations268
#39FHarvey Austin School 97BuffaloBuffalo City School District15%25%Underperforms Expectations516
#40FHighgate HeightsBuffaloBuffalo City School District15%27%Underperforms Expectations382
#41FPs 59 Dr Charles Drew Science MagnetBuffaloBuffalo City School District15%22%Doesn't Meet Expectations620
#42FBilingual CenterBuffaloBuffalo City School District14%21%Underperforms Expectations319
#43FBuffalo Commons Charter School (Charter)Buffalo14%30%Underperforms Expectations62
#44FFrank A Sedita School 30BuffaloBuffalo City School District14%22%Underperforms Expectations672
#45FPs 74 Hamlin Park Claude And Ouida Clapp AcademyBuffaloBuffalo City School District14%22%Doesn't Meet Expectations392
#46FPs 82BuffaloBuffalo City School District14%25%Underperforms Expectations274
#47FBennett Park Montessori SchoolBuffaloBuffalo City School District13%26%Underperforms Expectations652
#48FMartin Luther King JR 48BuffaloBuffalo City School District12%24%Underperforms Expectations401
#49FDyouville Porter CampusBuffaloBuffalo City School District11%20%Underperforms Expectations582
#50FHarriet Ross Tubman AcademyBuffaloBuffalo City School District11%20%Underperforms Expectations513
#51FDr Lydia T Wright Sch Of ExcellenceBuffaloBuffalo City School District10%21%Underperforms Expectations580
#52FHerman Badillo Bilingual AcademyBuffaloBuffalo City School District10%18%Underperforms Expectations513

How Buffalo, NY's elementary schools compare

A: 2B: 3C: 6D: 9F: 32

10% of the 52 ranked elementary schools in Buffalo, NY earn an A or B (2 A grades, 3 B, 6 C, 9 D, 32 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 18 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (35% here, 70% nationally), and 12 exceed it. On average 28% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 29% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Elmwood Village Charter School Days Park (70% against 31%, A-), Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School (54% against 18%, C+), Elmwood Village Charter School Hertel (59% against 26%, B), Ps 64 Frederick Law Olmsted (75% against 54%, A), Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc (43% against 23%, C-).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 13): Buffalo City School District (5), Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District (3).

The largest ranked elementary schools: International School (981 students, F, #36), South Buffalo Charter School (882 students, D+, #12), Southside Elementary School (862 students, F, #26).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 10 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

About this ranking

  • Scope: public elementary schools in Buffalo, NY, as grouped on its schools page; the New York ranking covers the whole state.
  • Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
  • Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
  • Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Buffalo, NY

What is the best elementary school in Buffalo, NY?

Ps 64 Frederick Law Olmsted in Buffalo ranks first among the 52 ranked elementary schools in Buffalo, NY with a SchoolGrade of A, 75% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 54%.

How are elementary schools in Buffalo, NY ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Buffalo, NY have?

SchoolGrade grades 52 public elementary schools in Buffalo, NY; 52 are ranked here.