Lafayette High School was a public high school in Buffalo, New York. 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. Although classes began off-site during construction of the school, the building was completed and graduated its first class in 1903. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is located in Buffalo's Upper West Side at 370 Lafayette Avenue. The name 'Lafayette High School' was phased out beginning in 2015, graduating its final class in 2018, and was replaced by the name Lafayette International High School and Newcomers Academy. Classes continue to be held in the historic building. History Lafayette High School was the third high school built in Buffalo, New York. It has fallen into recent struggles with academics and has been placed on New York State's Watch List of Persistently Underperforming Schools. After the 2010–2011 school year, the school re-opened as a multicultural school with a new principal. The school also began housing seventh and eighth graders from nearby International School 45. This arrangement continued until 2015. Former principals Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses Mr. Arthur Detmers–1903-1906 (unknown, named Instructor of The Hill School) Mr. Calvert King Mellen–1906-1934 (Math teacher - Buffalo Central High School, retired) Mr. Frank Gott–1934-1955 (Vice Principal - Lafayette High School, retired) Mr. Abraham Axelrod–1955-1958 (Assistant Principal - Kensington High School, died) Mr. Robert C. McGowan–1958-1968 (Assistant Principal - East High School, retired) Mr. Gerald S. Hare–1968-1972 (Assistant Principal - East High School, transferred to Buffalo Public Schools District Offices) Mr. Frederick D. Ganter–1972-1997 (Assistant Principal - East High School, retired) Ms. Sharon A. Lanza–1997-2004 (Assistant Principal - Lafayette High School, retired) Mrs. Jacquelyn M. Baldwin–2004-2008 (Assistant Principal - City Honors School, transferred to Office Of School Performance) Dr. Phyllis F. Morrell–2008-2011 (Principal on Assignment - McKinley Vocational High School, named Principal of Dr. Lydia T. Wright School of Excellence) Mrs. Naomi R. Cerre–2011-2015 (Assistant Principal - McKinley High School, returned to McKinley) Mrs. Denise E. Clarke–2015-2017 (Principal - Riverside Institute of Technology, retired) Mr. Michael J. Mogavero–2017-2018 (Principal - Academy School 131, named Principal of Math, Science, Technology Preparatory School @ 39) Selected former assistant principals Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses Mr. Charles E.