DEPEW MIDDLE SCHOOL

DEPEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, a close-knit intermediate school in DEPEW, New York, overseen by DEPEW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructs 421 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 531 students each, so DEPEW MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 21% smaller than that benchmark.

DEPEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by DEPEW UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that serves 1,848 students overall.

Demographically, DEPEW MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, DEPEW MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.8%; this one delivers 46.0%.

In the area at large, Erie County reports that median household earnings sit near $72,839, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Erie County's 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students), DEPEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: DEPEW HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DEPEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 64.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 6%: 399 students in 2018 compared to 421 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 79% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

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