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Niagara Falls City School District Schools
Niagara Falls City School District is a public school district in New York, based in Niagara County (Niagara Falls). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Niagara Falls 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 Niagara Falls City School District
9 of 11 schools in Niagara Falls City School District carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 2D: 4F: 2
Best schools in Niagara Falls 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.
- B Lasalle Preparatory School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Geraldine J Mann School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C- Gaskill Preparatory School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D+ Seventy Ninth Street School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Niagara Falls High School (High school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Hyde Park School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Harry F Abate Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- F Maple Avenue School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- F Cataract Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Niagara Falls City School District
All schools, A to Z (11)
- Bloneva Bond Primary School, Niagara Falls
- F Cataract Elementary School, Niagara Falls
- C- Gaskill Preparatory School, Niagara Falls
- C Geraldine J Mann School, Niagara Falls
- D- Harry F Abate Elementary School, Niagara Falls
- Henry J Kalfas Magnet School, Niagara Falls
- D- Hyde Park School, Niagara Falls
- B Lasalle Preparatory School, Niagara Falls
- F Maple Avenue School, Niagara Falls
- D- Niagara Falls High School, Niagara Falls
- D+ Seventy Ninth Street School, Niagara Falls
Where Niagara Falls City School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Niagara Falls (11)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New York
- County: Niagara County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 7,029 students with 451 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,223 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3620820
- 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
- Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District (6 schools, 5 mi)
- Grand Island Central School District (5 schools, 6 mi)
- North Tonawanda City School District (6 schools, 8 mi)
- Lewiston-Porter Central School District (4 schools, 9 mi)
- Tonawanda City School District (3 schools, 9 mi)
- Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District (9 schools, 10 mi)
- Sweet Home Central School District (6 schools, 12 mi)
- Starpoint Central School District (4 schools, 12 mi)
Questions about Niagara Falls City School District
How many schools are in Niagara Falls City School District?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Niagara Falls 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 Niagara Falls City School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Niagara Falls.
How good are the schools in Niagara Falls City School District?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 38.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 44.2%. 22% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Niagara Falls City School District?
7,029 students were enrolled in Niagara Falls City School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Niagara Falls City School District?
Niagara Falls City School District is in New York, based in Niagara County, with its district office in Niagara Falls. Its boundary covers about 14.1 sq mi.