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What's the biggest difference between DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
575
Elementary
DISTRICT 255 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNKIRK CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360942000718
DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
525 EAGLE ST, DUNKIRK, NY 14048 · (716) 366-9300 · Chautauqua County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
456 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 138 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 153 | 27% |
| Grade 5 | 144 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 139 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL→DUNKIRK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DUNKIRK CITY 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
31.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
37.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 33.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL this school | 575 | 79.3% | 29.8% |
| MARIE CURIE INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND COMMUNICATION AMSTERDAM | 446 | 80.3% | 42.7% |
| PS 71 FOREST RIDGEWOOD | 468 | 80.1% | 45.5% |
| PS 88 SENECA RIDGEWOOD | 692 | 73.6% | 47.9% |
| PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT GLENDALE | 771 | 74.2% | 41.9% |
| RAPHAEL J MCNULTY ACADEMY FOR INTERN STUDIES & LITERACY AMSTERDAM | 503 | 90.3% | 19.1% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Chautauqua County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #2,018 of 2,335 | #18 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,941 of 2,342 ▼ 19 | #16 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #2,098 of 2,343 ▼ 82 | #18 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 575 | #550 of 2,585 | #2 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #130 of 2,338 | #7 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #1,155 of 2,388 | #5 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.3% | #791 of 2,534 | #2 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.1% | #126 of 606 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
575
+122 (+27%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 598
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 9.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 575 | 66.3 | 8.7:1 | 79% (456) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 66.5 | 8.9:1 | 73% (435) |
| 2022-23 | 588 | 49.7 | 11.8:1 | 73% (428) |
| 2020-21 | 453 | 47 | 9.6:1 | 67% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 45 | 10.5:1 | 59% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 49 | 9.7:1 | 68% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 52 | 8.6:1 | 65% (291) |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 54 | 9.2:1 | 59% (293) |
| 1990-91 | 598 | 49 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
About DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in New York, located in DUNKIRK. The latest federal count shows 575 students in grades 3 through 6. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 30% higher.
DUNKIRK CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which runs DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, has 5 schools and 1,900 students.
DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's enrollment is 62% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 32% White, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Chautauqua County's population at about 10%. DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 66.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 8.7:1. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 79% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The average for public schools in Chautauqua County is 57%.
allk12 grades DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL a D. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 45.8%. DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL scores 29.8%, 16.1 points below that line.
According to the American Community Survey, in Chautauqua County, median household income is about $58,351, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of 51 public schools in Chautauqua County, which together enroll about 17,056 students.
DUNKIRK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks 5th of 5 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 453 in 2020-21 and 575 in 2024-25, a increase of 122 students.
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Chautauqua County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,544
Census ACS
Median income
$58,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
17,056 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DUNKIRK CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DUNKIRK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 882 students
- SCHOOL 3Elementary · 157 students
- SCHOOL 5Elementary · 152 students
- SCHOOL 7Elementary · 134 students
Other schools in DUNKIRK
- DUNKIRK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 882 students
- SCHOOL 3Elementary · 157 students
- SCHOOL 5Elementary · 152 students
- SCHOOL 7Elementary · 134 students
Nearby schools
- DUNKIRK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 882
- SCHOOL 50.6 mi · 152
- SCHOOL 30.6 mi · 157
- SCHOOL 71.4 mi · 134
- FREDONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL2.7 mi · 453
- FREDONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 575 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL serve?
DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
Approximately 8.7:1 students per teacher at DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
How diverse is DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL reports a student body of 32% White, 62% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL public or private?
DUNKIRK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DUNKIRK CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.