NEWFANE MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a small 6-8 campus in NEWFANE, New York, NEWFANE MIDDLE SCHOOL caters to 363 students from grades 4 through 8, run under NEWFANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 32% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

NEWFANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by NEWFANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that works with 1,278 students overall.

On the student-mix side, NEWFANE MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (89%) are White; the rest is composed of 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Niagara County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, NEWFANE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.0%; this one delivers 47.4%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Niagara County indicate the typical household earns roughly $69,633 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Niagara County runs 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,388 students), of which NEWFANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, NEWFANE MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 52.2%.

NEWFANE MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NEWFANE MIDDLE SCHOOL has contracted 18%, going from 443 students in 2018 to 363 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 94% to 89% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the NEWFANE MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.