SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the NY proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 36%Projected 76%

Niagara Falls High School Underperforms Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the NY proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the NY average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 24%NY 57%

English proficiency

School 59%NY 58%

Science proficiency

School 25%NY 51%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

67%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

15%

Students in at least one AP course. 10 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

14%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes14%
AP courses offered10
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

2%
5%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

1%
3%

Gold marks the NY average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

C

39.67 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

D+

7.40 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

C-

29.54 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$52,363

NY average $98,794

Median home value

$110,194

NY average $589,579

Median rent

$851 /mo

NY average $1,747

Unemployment rate

10.1%

NY average 6.4%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 88.6%NY 87.4%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

16:1

NY average 11:1

Teachers

135

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$126,444

All teachers in Niagara Falls City School District.

Student to counselor ratio NY average 286:1178:1
Support staff35
Psychologists2
Nurses2
Social workers2
Law enforcement officers2
Security staff15

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%NY 95%

Experienced teachers

School 94%NY 81%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days439
Out-of-school suspension days0
Total days missed to suspension2035
Expulsions with services26
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions8
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based4
Sexual orientation2
Race-based0
Disability-based1
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$13936 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$7.99

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

37%

Native American

3%

Asian or Pacific Islander

2%

Black

35%

Latino

9%

Multiracial

13%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged57%
Students with disabilities6%
English as a second language1%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless2%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Niagara Falls High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Niagara-wheatfield Senior High School

  • Actual: 78%
  • Projected: 94%
  • Distance: 5.1 mi
Tonawanda Middle/high School

  • Actual: 58%
  • Projected: 55%
  • Distance: 8.7 mi
Kenmore West Senior High School

  • Actual: 68%
  • Projected: 79%
  • Distance: 11.7 mi
Kenmore East Senior High School

  • Actual: 63%
  • Projected: 68%
  • Distance: 11.9 mi
Riverside Academy High School

  • Actual: 21%
  • Projected: 33%
  • Distance: 12.2 mi
Sweet Home Senior High School

  • Actual: 67%
  • Projected: 91%
  • Distance: 12.6 mi
Mckinley Vocational High School

  • Actual: 23%
  • Projected: 68%
  • Distance: 13.3 mi
Lafayette International School

  • Actual: 24%
  • Projected: 76%
  • Distance: 14.2 mi
Middle Early College High School

  • Actual: 36%
  • Projected: 69%
  • Distance: 14.3 mi
Research Laboratory Hs-bioinformatic

  • Actual: 40%
  • Projected: 50%
  • Distance: 14.5 mi