• Welcome to the Buffalo Public Schools Elementary Application Process for the 2022-2023 School Year

     

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    Buffalo Public Schools is a district of "Choice" with 42 elementary schools that offer families a wide variety of educational programs designed to meet the academic interest and needs of students. The Schools of Choice process maximizes choices for parents and their children by enabling them to choose from any school in the District. Families have the option to apply to a school down the street from their home or anywhere in the city that they are eligible for and where seats are available.

     

     

     

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    Steps to the Elementary Application Process 

    Important! Please read each step of the Application Process. Review "Step1" and "Step2" before completing the application on "Step3".

     

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    Application Information

     

    In this section you will learn:

    • Application Guidelines
    • Age Requirements
    • Preferences: Sibling, Proximity, Community Schools, and Attendance Boundary

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    Learn about BPS Elementary Schools and Programs:

      

    In this section you will find the following:

    • Schools and Program Codes to which your child is eligible to apply
    • Schools' address
    • Uniform policy
    • Schools' start and end times
    • Program Code Glossary

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    APPLICATION TIP: Write down your school choices and program codes in order of preference on a sheet of paper. You will need this information when you select your schools/programs in Step 3.

    Note: If the incorrect program code is selected for any of your school choices, that choice will not be considered.

     

     

     

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    WHO SHOULD APPLY?

     

    New or Returning Students

     

     

    Complete the Application Process in Person at:

     

    Student Placement and Registration

    33 Ash St. Buffalo, NY 14204

     

    You will need to complete the application and the registration packet.

     

    MPORTANT! Please bring all the documents needed with your application listed in the link below:

     

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     ALL ASSIGNMENTS CARRY A ONE-YEAR COMMITMENT

     

     

     

    Paper Application Download or Pick-up

     

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    ENGLISH

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    OTHER LANGUAGES

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     ALL ASSIGNMENTS CARRY A ONE YEAR COMMITMENT

     

     

     

    Student Placement & Registration will run random computerized lotteries to fill seats in grades 3Y – 8. Assignment and wait pool letters will be mailed to families in late Spring/early Summer 2022 for applications submitted on or before February 11, 2022.

     

     Note: If you are interested in applying to a Charter School, you will need to contact that specific school directly.