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BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Special Education School District Data Profile 2024-25

The Special Education School District Data Profile is prepared in accordance with the requirement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Each State must have a State Performance Plan (SPP) to evaluate the State's efforts to meet the requirements and purposes of the implementation of IDEA.

The SPP is a six-year plan which describes New York State's performance on 17 indicators. States must report annually to the public on the performance of the State in an Annual Performance Report (APR) and each school district against the State's targets. New York State's SPP and the APR that describe these indicators in detail are available at .
The following report reflects only quantifiable data collected by the State. Since performance of a school district in any indicator may be the result of unique circumstances within a district, readers are encouraged to consider information provided by the district's administration in interpreting these data.

Buffalo City School District

2024-25

Enrollment and Classification Rate

District Enrollment: 44,908
School-Age Students with Disabilities and Classification Rate

8,584

19.1%

Preschool Students with Disabilities

728

Indicator 1: Graduation Rate of Students with Disabilities

2023-24 School Year

Students with Disabilities and Graduation rate

508

69.09%

State Target

Target Met

74% or higher

No, did not meet state target

† Data for indicator 1 are lagged 1 year.

Indicator 2: Drop-Out Rate of Students with Disabilities

2023-24 School Year

Students with Disabilities and Drop Out rate

508

21.06%

State Target

Target Met

18.5% or lower

No, did not meet state target

† Data for indicator 2 are lagged 1 year.

Indicator 3: State Assessments

(Note: Data are suppressed when fewer than 5 students with disabilities are enrolled in a district.)

A. Participation rate for students with disabilities

Grade 4 ELA

Students with disabilities and participation rate

560

94.82%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 ELA

Students with disabilities and participation rate

489

89.37%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

High School ELA

Students with disabilities and participation rate

450

92.22%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 4 Math

Students with disabilities and participation rate

560

91.25%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 Math

Students with disabilities and participation rate

491

87.37%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

High School Math

Students with disabilities and participation rate

450

95.78%

State Target

Target Met

95%

Yes, meets state target

B. Proficiency rate for students with disabilities against grade level academic achievement standards

Grade 4 ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

486

9.88%

State Target

Target Met

16%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

383

6.53%

State Target

Target Met

14.25%

No, did not meet state target

High School ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

367

42.78%

State Target

Target Met

73%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 4 Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

467

12.63%

State Target

Target Met

19.25%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

375

5.07%

State Target

Target Met

11.50%

No, did not meet state target

High School Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

384

27.60%

State Target

Target Met

65.25%

No, did not meet state target

C. Proficiency rate for students with disabilities against alternate academic achievement standards

Grade 4 ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

45

71.11%

State Target

Target Met

90.25%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

54

68.52%

State Target

Target Met

82.50%

No, did not meet state target

High School ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

48

77.08%

State Target

Target Met

74.50%

Yes, meets state target

Grade 4 Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

44

68.18%

State Target

Target Met

82.50%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

54

50%

State Target

Target Met

76.50%

No, did not meet state target

High School Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

47

87.23%

State Target

Target Met

77.75%

Yes, meets state target

D. Gap in proficiency rates for students with disabilities and for all students against grade level academic achievement standards

Grade 4 ELA

All students and proficiency rate

1888

23.36%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

486

9.88%

Proficiency Gap

13.48%

State Target

Target Met

31%

Yes, meets state target

Grade 8 ELA

All students and proficiency rate

1763

30.74%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

383

6.53%

Proficiency Gap

24.22%

State Target

Target Met

33%

Yes, meets state target

High School ELA

All students and proficiency rate

1941

78.98%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

367

42.78%

Proficiency Gap

36.20%

State Target

Target Met

20.25%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 4 Math

All students and proficiency rate

1928

25.57%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

467

12.63%

Proficiency Gap

12.94%

State Target

Target Met

30.25%

Yes, meets state target

Grade 8 Math

All students and proficiency rate

1829

24.38%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

375

5.07%

Proficiency Gap

19.32%

State Target

Target Met

33.75%

Yes, meets state target

High School Math

All students and proficiency rate

1975

66.53%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

384

27.60%

Proficiency Gap

38.93%

State Target

Target Met

26%

No, did not meet state target

Indicator 4A: Suspension Rate

(based on 2023-24 school year data)

Students with Disabilities: 7,466
Suspension Rate 2024-25

Students with Disabilities Suspended Out-of-School for More than 10 Days and Percentage

210

2.81%

State Threshold

Threshold Met

2.7% or lower

No, did not meet state threshold

Indicator 4B: Significant Discrepancy by Race and Ethnicity in Suspension Rate

(based on 2023-24 school year data)

Suspension Rate 2024-25

Did the school district have significant discrepancy?

Yes

State threshold for 2024-25

State Threshold

Threshold Met

No school districts will have disproportionality that is the result of inappropriate policies, practices and procedures.

No, did not meet state threshold

Indicator 5: School-age Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

Total Students with Disabilities ages 5 in kindergarten to 21: 8,467
Students with 80% or more of the day in a general education program

52.4%

State Target

Target Met

Greater than or equal to 59.5%

No, did not meet state target

Students with Less than 40% of the day in a general education program

6.7%

State Target

Target Met

Less than or equal to 17.25%

Yes, met state target

  Students with disabilities in separate settings

8.3%

State Target

Target Met

Less than or equal to 4.8%

No, did not meet state target

Indicator 6: Preschool Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

Total Students with Disabilites ages 3 and 4 and 5 not in kindergarten: 845
Students with disabilities with measurement A

11.6%

State Target

Target Met

48% or higher

No, did not meet state target

Students with disabilities with measurement B

42.3%

State Target

Target Met

22.0% or lower

No, did not meet state target

Students with disabilities with measurement C

7.5%

State Target

Target Met

9.5% or lower

Yes, met state target

Indicator 7: Preschool Outcomes

This district is not required to report for Indicator 7 for 2024-25 please see for the school year in which this school district will report data for this indicator.

Indicator 8: Parental Involvement

Number of completed surveys 111
Percent of parents who reported that schools facilitated parent involvement to improve services and results for students with disabilities

100%

State Target

Target Met

94.75% or higher

Yes, met state target

Indicator 9: Disproportionality - Identification for Special Education

Disproportionate representation in special education?

No

State Threshold

Threshold Met

No school districts will have disproportionality that is the result of inappropriate policies, practices and procedures.

Yes, met state threshold

Indicator 10A: Disproportionality in Specific Disability Categories

Disproportionate representation in specific disability categories?

No

State Threshold

Threshold Met

No school districts will have disproportionality that is the result of inappropriate policies, practices and procedures.

Yes, met state threshold

Indicator 11: Timely Evaluations (Child Find)

This district is not required to report for indicator 11 for 2024-25 please see for the school year in which this school district will report data for this indicator.

Indicator 12: Early Childhood Transition

Percent of children with IEPs who transitioned from early intervention services (Part C) to preschool special education services (Part B) and received their preschool special education services by their third birthdays consistent with State law.
This district is not required to report for Indicator 12 for 2024-25 please see for the school year in which this school district will report data for this indicator.

Indicator 13: Secondary Transition

This district is not required to report for Indicator13 for 2024-25 please see for the school year in which this school district will report data for this indicator.

Indicator 14: Post-School Outcomes

This district is not required to report for Indicator 14 for 2024-25 please see for the school year in which this school district will report data for this indicator.

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This document was created on: July 8, 2026, 6:36 pm EST

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