City Honors School
Buffalo · NY · BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · Public · K-12 combined
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- Where graduates go: the #1 feeder school to University at Buffalo. City Honors School's own list (Class of 2026), enrolled: SUNY University at Buffalo (32), SUNY University at Buffalo (Honors) (13), Villa Maria College (7), SUNY Buffalo State University (6), SUNY Binghamton University (5). Feeder standing: #1 University at Buffalo, #2 Rochester Institute of Technology.
- 97% graduate on time. Nearly every student who starts 9th grade here finishes in four years — the strongest baseline signal a school can post.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
Where graduates go — as published by the school
City Honors School publishes where its graduates enrolled (Class of 2026): 51 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at SUNY University at Buffalo (32), SUNY University at Buffalo (Honors) (13), Villa Maria College (7). See the full list ↓
Feeder standing #1 feeder to University at Buffalo · #2 to Rochester Institute of Technology — from its own published counts, ranked per class year
At a glance
- 13 AP courses offered — Elite
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- AP rigor: 71st percentile nationally
- SAT/ACT participation: 69th percentile by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 99% (Class of 2025 (4-year cohort), NYSED)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
Their published matriculation list
Where the Class of 2026 enrolled
City Honors School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 51 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.
The ten largest counts, enrolled · Class of 2026
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Independently verified As published by City Honors School — City Honors School Profile Information 2026-2027 (CHS Profile 26-27) ↗. Found at: Page 1, left column, block headed "DESTINATIONS OF THE CLASS OF 2026".
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How City Honors School compares for families
Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 71st percentile nationally with 13 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyNY sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE), HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL, BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
71st percentile nationally
Gifted/talented program
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2169th percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
Stony Brook University
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $18,784/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Pay for college in New York
New York's public scholarships
New York's Excelsior Scholarship makes SUNY and CUNY tuition-free for middle-income families — there's no GPA or test gate, but you commit to staying in New York after you graduate.
Tuition-free SUNY/CUNY for NY families under $125k AGI — no GPA or test gate, but you must stay on track and live in New York after graduating. (Stay on-track (30 credits/yr); live & work in NY afterward for the years you received it.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-10-21.
Graduation, Diploma & Readiness
NY status: Good StandingDo students graduate, with how strong a diploma — and how ready?
New York reports not just whether students graduate but which diploma they earn and how college/career/civic ready they are. A Regents diploma with Advanced Designation is the state's most rigorous — it takes extra Regents exams in math, science, and often a world language.
What's a Regents diploma with Advanced Designation? →
Every NY public-school graduate earns a diploma by passing Regents exams (a score of 65+). A standard Regents diploma takes the core set. The Advanced Designation adds more — typically Algebra II and Geometry, an additional science, and a world-language Regents (or an approved alternative). It's the strongest signal of college-prep rigor New York publishes for a graduating class.
What are "readiness" and "NY status"? →
College/Career/Civic Ready is the share of students who reached at least New York's readiness bar — e.g., an advanced diploma, a qualifying exam or college credit, a career/technical credential, military readiness, or civic-readiness measures. NY also rolls this into a weighted CCCR Index (0–200) and a 1–4 performance level. NY status is the state's ESSA accountability designation: most schools are in good standing (managed locally), while a minority are state-identified for Comprehensive or Targeted support.
Source: New York State Education Department, High School Graduation Rate Database + School Report Card (CCCR readiness, ESSA accountability status), 2024-25, All Students, Class of 2025 (4-year cohort). Diploma shares are of the graduating cohort. NYSED masks small-group results for privacy.
Regents Exam Results
How students score on New York's Regents exams.
Regents exams are New York's statewide end-of-course tests — the state's core academic benchmark, and a requirement for graduation. Below: the share of students scoring 65 or above on each, the score that earns diploma credit (and New York's "proficient" / Level 3+ benchmark).
What does "scored 65+" mean on the Regents? →
New York scores each Regents exam on five performance levels. A score of 65 or above earns credit toward a diploma — and under New York's current framework that's Level 3 or above, the state's "proficient" benchmark (the number shown above). Exams are taken when a student finishes the course, so results reflect that subject's instruction, not a single grade.
Source: New York State Education Department, School Report Card — Annual Regents Examinations, 2024-25, All Students. NYSED masks small-group results for privacy and shows only exams with reported results.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,088 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $34,250 per student in district revenue, the 9 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $308,250/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE) BUFFALO |
Public | 1.3 | 640 | +7.0% |
| HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL BUFFALO |
Public · charter | 0.5 | 452 | +17.4% |
| BURGARD HIGH SCHOOL BUFFALO |
Public | 2.2 | 488 | +12.2% |
| LAFAYETTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL BUFFALO |
Public | 1.7 | 475 | +7.0% |
| CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOL CHEEKTOWAGA |
Public | 5.3 | 666 | -0.6% |
| CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES BUFFALO |
Public · charter | 4.9 | 684 | -1.9% |
| MARYVALE HIGH SCHOOL CHEEKTOWAGA |
Public | 6.1 | 651 | +2.8% |
| LEWIS J BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLGY BUFFALO |
Public | 3.2 | 469 | +23.4% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantCity Honors School is a public high school in Buffalo, NY, enrolling 1,088 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is down 8% from 2021 to 2024.
It offers 13 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 71% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
150 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 69% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.
New York reports a four-year graduation rate of 99%, with 86% of the cohort earning a Regents diploma with advanced designation.
It has about 363 students per school counselor.
13% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
City Honors School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2026: 51 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are SUNY University at Buffalo (32), SUNY University at Buffalo (Honors) (13), Villa Maria College (7), SUNY Buffalo State University (6), SUNY Binghamton University (5). Source: City Honors School Profile Information 2026-2027 (CHS Profile 26-27).
City Honors School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #1 University at Buffalo, #2 Rochester Institute of Technology.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
Where do City Honors School graduates go to college? City Honors School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2026: 51 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are SUNY University at Buffalo (32), SUNY University at Buffalo (Honors) (13), Villa Maria College (7), SUNY Buffalo State University (6), SUNY Binghamton University (5). Source: City Honors School Profile Information 2026-2027 (CHS Profile 26-27).
Which colleges is City Honors School a top feeder school to? City Honors School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #1 University at Buffalo, #2 Rochester Institute of Technology.
How many AP courses does City Honors School offer? City Honors School offers 13 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 71% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is City Honors School's graduation rate? City Honors School's federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend City Honors School? City Honors School is a public high school in Buffalo, NY, enrolling 1,088 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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