Lafayette International High School

Lafayette International Community High School is a high school located in the West Side of Buffalo, New York. It serves students in Grades 9 through 12. The current principal is John Starkey.

Lafayette International High School
Location
370 Lafayette Avenue West Side Buffalo , Erie County , New York 14213 United States
Coordinates	42°55′13″N 78°53′3″W
Information
Type	Public/Coeducational
Opened	2016
School district	Buffalo Public Schools
Superintendent	Tonja M. Williams
School number	207
Principal	John C. Starkey
Teaching staff	58.48 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	440 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	7.52
Color(s)	Violet and white
Slogan	"Where The World Comes to Learn"
Team name	Violets
Website	lafayetteinternationalbuffalo.weebly.com

History

Lafayette International High School opened in 2016, replacing Lafayette High School,^[2] which was phased out due to persistently low academic performance, closing in June 2018.

Academics

Lafayette International Community High School offers educational programs geared towards refugee and immigrant students who have arrived in the United States within the past four years. The curriculum is based on project-based learning with a focus on accommodations and career programs for English language learners.^[3] The building serves as a community school for the greater West Side, offering community and family educational programs after school hours and on selected weekends.