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What's one thing NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
2,034
High
DISTRICT 602 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362082004834
NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL
4455 PORTER RD, NIAGARA FALLS, NY 14305 · (716) 278-5800 · Niagara County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,034 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of New York public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
15.3:1
133 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
1,541 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 9 | 468 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 518 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 527 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 495 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 26 | 1% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Based on grade levels within NIAGARA FALLS 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
59.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
14.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL
NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,034 | 75.8% | 28.8% |
| BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL BINGHAMTON | 1,262 | 71.2% | 43.8% |
| TROY HIGH SCHOOL TROY | 1,193 | 68.1% | 57.2% |
| HENNINGER HIGH SCHOOL SYRACUSE | 1,483 | 81.4% | 24.7% |
| NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL SYRACUSE | 1,350 | 78.7% | 32.0% |
| SCHOOL OF THE ARTS ROCHESTER | 1,065 | 68.4% | 42.6% |
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 NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Niagara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #1,085 of 1,135 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #1,069 of 1,109 ▲ 29 | #9 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #808 of 1,135 ▼ 33 | #8 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,034 | #47 of 1,216 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #1,004 of 1,058 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #50 of 1,070 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.8% | #488 of 1,167 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #288 of 339 | N/A |
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
2,034
+56 (+3%) vs 2020
-17% since 2000-01, when it was 2,450
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 2,034 | 132.7 | 15.3:1 | 76% (1,541) |
| 2023-24 | 2,142 | 136.2 | 15.7:1 | 71% (1,530) |
| 2022-23 | 2,139 | 134.8 | 15.9:1 | 71% (1,523) |
| 2020-21 | 1,978 | 106 | 18.7:1 | 78% (1,533) |
| 2017-18 | 1,992 | 110 | 18.1:1 | 62% (1,228) |
| 2015-16 | 1,956 | 110 | 17.8:1 | 67% (1,305) |
| 2010-11 | 2,217 | 132 | 16.8:1 | 54% (1,195) |
| 2000-01 | 2,450 | 147 | 16.7:1 | 42% (1,017) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL.
About NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL
NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment high school. Its address is in NIAGARA FALLS, New York. School enrollment was 2,034 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in New York average about 668 students.
NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT is the local district for NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL. It runs 11 schools with 6,625 students.
NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 35%. The school is also 34% White, 16% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 7%. NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 132.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.3:1. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 76%. Compared with the 49% average for public schools in Niagara County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL is F. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 2% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 47.1%. NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL scores 28.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Niagara County, median household income is about $69,633, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 51 public schools operate in Niagara County, serving about 26,388 students.
The shortest distance from NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to HYDE PARK SCHOOL. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL is 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL had 1,978 students in 2020-21 and 2,034 in 2024-25, a 3% gain. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.7:1 in 2020-21, and 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at NIAGARA FALLS 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 NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HARRY F ABATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 650 students
- LASALLE PREPARATORY SCHOOLMiddle · 539 students
- CATARACT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 496 students
- BLONEVA BOND PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 476 students
- HYDE PARK SCHOOLElementary · 476 students
- GASKILL PREPARATORY SCHOOLMiddle · 447 students
Other schools in NIAGARA FALLS
- HARRY F ABATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 650 students
- LASALLE PREPARATORY SCHOOLMiddle · 539 students
- CATARACT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 496 students
- BLONEVA BOND PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 476 students
- HYDE PARK SCHOOLElementary · 476 students
- GASKILL PREPARATORY SCHOOLMiddle · 447 students
Nearby schools
- HYDE PARK SCHOOL0.9 mi · 476
- GASKILL PREPARATORY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 447
- BLONEVA BOND PRIMARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 476
- HENRY J KALFAS MAGNET SCHOOL1.6 mi · 304
- CATARACT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 496
- HARRY F ABATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 650
Frequently asked questions
About NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL?
NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,034 students in grades 09-12.
Is NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 15.3:1 (133 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL?
At NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 34% White, 9% Hispanic, 35% Black, 4% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.