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Dunkirk City School District Schools
Dunkirk City School District is a public school district in New York, based in Chautauqua County (Dunkirk). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Dunkirk City School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Dunkirk City School District
5 of 5 schools in Dunkirk City School District carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 2D: 1
Best schools in Dunkirk City School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Dunkirk Senior High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A School 5 (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ School 3 (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B School 7 (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Dunkirk Intermediate School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Dunkirk City School District
All schools, A to Z (5)
- D+ Dunkirk Intermediate School, Dunkirk
- A+ Dunkirk Senior High School, Dunkirk
- B+ School 3, Dunkirk
- A School 5, Dunkirk
- B School 7, Dunkirk
Where Dunkirk City School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Dunkirk (5)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New York
- County: Chautauqua County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,015 students with 196 full-time-equivalent teachers and 353 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3609420
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Fredonia Central School District (4 schools, 4 mi)
- Silver Creek Central School District (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Gowanda Central School District (3 schools, 18 mi)
- Evans-Brant Central School District (lake Shore) (5 schools, 18 mi)
- Westfield Central School District (3 schools, 18 mi)
- Falconer Central School District (3 schools, 24 mi)
- Eden Central School District (3 schools, 25 mi)
- Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District (3 schools, 27 mi)
Questions about Dunkirk City School District
How many schools are in Dunkirk City School District?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Dunkirk City School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Dunkirk City School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Dunkirk.
How good are the schools in Dunkirk City School District?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 55.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 48.6%. 80% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Dunkirk City School District?
2,015 students were enrolled in Dunkirk City School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 10.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Dunkirk City School District?
Dunkirk City School District is in New York, based in Chautauqua County, with its district office in Dunkirk. Its boundary covers about 14.4 sq mi.