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Enrollment
581
High
DISTRICT 616 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEPEW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360903000689
DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL
5201 S TRANSIT RD, DEPEW, NY 14043 · (716) 686-5095 · Erie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL581 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
248 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DEPEW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
89.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
67.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
581
+11 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.4:1
% White
80%
was 89%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
% Black
7%
was 3%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL
As a mid-tier high school in DEPEW, New York, DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL serves 581 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within DEPEW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Within DEPEW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 1,848 students, DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Erie County (around 51%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 59.3%; actual is 79.8%, +20.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Erie County put median household earnings sit near $72,839, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL is one of 226 public schools in Erie County (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students).
Nearest neighbor: DEPEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 60.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.
Five-year trend. DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 570 (now 581). Over the same period, the White share declined from 89% to 80%.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
950,622
Census ACS
Median income
$72,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
122,519 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DEPEW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 846 students
- DEPEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 421 students
Other schools in DEPEW
- CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 846 students
- DEPEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 421 students
- JOHN A SCIOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 401 students
Nearby schools
- DEPEW MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 421
- CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 846
- LANCASTER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 876
- COMO PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 352
- COURT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 285
- JOHN A SCIOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 401
Frequently asked questions
About DEPEW HIGH SCHOOLHow large is DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL?
DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 581 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL serve?
DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 80% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL in?
DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL is part of DEPEW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.