It was the oldest public school in Buffalo that remained in its original building, a stone, brick and terra-cotta structure in the French Renaissance Revival style by architects August Esenwein and James A. Johnson.

It has fallen into recent struggles with academics and has been placed on New York State's Watch List of Persistently Underperforming Schools.

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses Lafayette High School currently serves as home to many Buffalo high school students learning English as a second language.

Turner rowed for the U.S. in the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, was executive editor of The Buffalo Courier-Express, and is a member of the exclusive Gridiron Club in Washington, D.C.

The association also awards several annual grants and scholarships for worthy causes and students, and on Sunday, August 4, 2013 is holding a free All-Class Reunion to celebrate the school's one hundred and tenth year.