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Which teacher or staff member at NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
393
High
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWFANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362076002922
NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
1 PANTHER DR, NEWFANE, NY 14108 · (716) 778-6451 · Niagara County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of New York public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
150 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 8 | 7 | 2% |
| Grade 9 | 104 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 102 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 105 | 27% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
82.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 16 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 393 | 38.2% | 72.5% |
| LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL LOWVILLE | 385 | 37.1% | 76.0% |
| CALEDONIA-MUMFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL CALEDONIA | 404 | 37.1% | 63.5% |
| AKRON HIGH SCHOOL AKRON | 389 | 37.8% | 80.8% |
| SOUTHWESTERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL JAMESTOWN | 376 | 38.0% | 75.7% |
| DELAWARE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL DELHI | 399 | 37.8% | 63.7% |
Matched among New York high 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 NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Niagara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #295 of 1,135 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #602 of 1,109 ▼ 185 | #8 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #387 of 1,135 ▼ 91 | #7 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #729 of 1,216 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #336 of 1,058 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.7% | #853 of 1,070 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.2% | #880 of 1,167 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.6% | #97 of 743 | #1 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
393
-68 (-15%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 561
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 393 | 38.8 | 10.1:1 | 38% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 36.8 | 10.5:1 | 42% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 36 | 12.1:1 | 42% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 36 | 12.8:1 | 34% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 39 | 13.9:1 | 39% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 35% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 656 | 45 | 14.6:1 | 25% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 645 | 44 | 14.7:1 | 21% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 561 | 37 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Located in NEWFANE, New York, NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school. It serves 393 students in grades 7 through 12. The average among high schools in New York is roughly 668 students; this school is 41% smaller than that.
NEWFANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 4 schools and 1,278 students, including NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment is 88% White. The remaining shares are 8% multiracial and 2% Black. NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 23%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 38.8 full-time equivalents, or about 10.1 students per teacher. This ratio sits 0.9 below the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 38%. It compares with 49% for public schools in Niagara County.
NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 71% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 11.5 points above its prediction. Actual: 72.5%. Predicted: 61.0%.
Among Niagara County residents, the median household income is $69,633, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Niagara County has 50 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, NEWFANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 3 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 47.8%, lower than NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's 72.5%.
Locale data from NCES put NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment declined 15% from its 2020-21 level of 461. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.8:1 to 10.1:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Niagara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,721
Census ACS
Median income
$69,633
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
26,388 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEWFANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NEWFANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 467 students
- NEWFANE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 363 students
- NEWFANE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 55 students
Other schools in NEWFANE
- NEWFANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 467 students
- NEWFANE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 363 students
Nearby schools
- NEWFANE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 363
- NEWFANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 467
- NEWFANE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER2.5 mi · 55
- WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.4 mi · 483
- WILSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL6.7 mi · 487
- BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOL7.7 mi · 653
Frequently asked questions
About NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 393 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the student diversity at NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of NEWFANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.