It focuses on providing ample college coursework to prepare its students for post-secondary education.

The school chiefly draws on the largely immigrant population of the West Side, and over 40 languages are spoken by the student body.

From 2011 to 2013, International Prep was housed in the former PS 187 Buffalo Academy for Visual & Performing Arts while renovations were being made to the Grover Cleveland building.

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses When the school was established, International Prep was accredited with College Board.

In total, the school boasts enough college-level classes for students to earn nearly 70 college credits.