Martin Luther King Jr #48

Grades PK–8 Public District: Buffalo City School District

487 High St, Buffalo, NY 14211 Map

Math (met standard)

11%

−44 state 54% · 2024-25

English (met standard)

17%

−36 state 53% · 2024-25

Science (met standard)

−38 state 44% · 2024-25

Low income

96%

free or reduced-price lunch

Students

413

2024-25

Students per teacher

10.6

2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade	Math	English	Science
Grade 3	41% state 60% · 2024-25	47% state 54% · 2024-25	—
Grade 4	11% state 59% · 2024-25	13% state 54% · 2024-25	—
Grade 5	8% state 54% · 2024-25	18% state 57% · 2024-25	10% state 45% · 2024-25
Grade 6	14% state 51% · 2024-25	15% state 51% · 2024-25	—
Grade 7	4% state 57% · 2024-25	10% state 51% · 2024-25	—
Grade 8	3% state 47% · 2024-25	19% state 52% · 2024-25	3% state 44% · 2024-25
All grades	11% state 54% · 2024-25	17% state 53% · 2024-25	7% state 44% · 2024-25

Results by year (all grades)

School year	Math	English	Science
2024-25	11% state 54%	17% state 53%	7% state 44%
2023-24	11% state 52%	10% state 46%	10% state 35%
2022-23	9% state 52%	12% state 46%	—
2021-22	4% state 43%	11% state 42%	—

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Asian 25%
White 6%
Hispanic 12%
Black 52%
Two or more 5%
Other 0%

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.


Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center Grades PK–4 · Buffalo City School District	0.3 mi	31% −29 vs state	29% −26 vs state	—	3% Average of math, English and science: 27% in 2022-23 → 30% in 2024-25	95%	566	Black 61%
Marva J Daniel Futures Preparatory School Grades PK–8 · Buffalo City School District	0.4 mi	15% −39 vs state	21% −33 vs state	19% −26 vs state	Average of math, English and science: 17% in 2022-23 → 18% in 2024-25	97%	369	Black 69%
City Honors School Grades 5–12 · Buffalo City School District	0.5 mi	76% +23 vs state	80% +27 vs state	56% +11 vs state	4% Average of math, English and science: 82% in 2022-23 → 78% in 2024-25	50%	1,088	White 42%
PS 59 Dr Charles Drew Science Magnet Grades 3–8 · Buffalo City School District	0.6 mi	16% −38 vs state	16% −37 vs state	14% −30 vs state	Average of math, English and science: 14% in 2022-23 → 16% in 2024-25	97%	293	Black 60%
Buffalo Commons Charter School Grades K–3 Charter · Buffalo Commons Charter School	0.7 mi	18% −41 vs state	9% −45 vs state	—	Not enough years of data	3%	114	Black 62%
Harriet Ross Tubman Academy Grades PK–8 · Buffalo City School District	0.8 mi	10% −45 vs state	14% −40 vs state	6% −38 vs state	Average of math, English and science: 12% in 2022-23 → 12% in 2024-25	98%	550	Black 44%
Reach Academy Charter School Grades K–8 Charter · Reach Academy Charter School	0.9 mi	34% −21 vs state	26% −27 vs state	17% −27 vs state	5% Average of math, English and science: 25% in 2022-23 → 30% in 2024-25	95%	805	Black 77%
Community School #53 Grades PK–8 · Buffalo City School District	0.9 mi	14% −40 vs state	13% −40 vs state	5% −40 vs state	4% Average of math, English and science: 10% in 2022-23 → 14% in 2024-25	97%	464	Black 66%
Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts Grades 5–12 · Buffalo City School District	1.1 mi	40% −13 vs state	50% −3 vs state	38% −6 vs state	5% Average of math, English and science: 40% in 2022-23 → 45% in 2024-25	69%	617	Black 46%
Enterprise Charter School Grades K–8 Charter · Enterprise Charter School	1.2 mi	29% −26 vs state	28% −26 vs state	23% −22 vs state	19% Average of math, English and science: 9% in 2022-23 → 28% in 2024-25	99%	402	Black 64%