Middle Schools in Depew Union Free School District

Summary:

Depew Union Free School District in New York has only one middle school, Depew Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has faced declining performance in recent years, ranking 1283 out of 1500 New York middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Depew Middle School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are consistently lower than the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the 8th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 24.53%, compared to the state average of 52.38%. However, the school's performance in Regents exams, such as Living Environment and Algebra I, is stronger, with proficiency rates exceeding the state averages. The school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 48.69% in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite the school's low student-teacher ratio of 11.3, which is lower than the state average, and the district's higher per-student spending of $28,296 for the 2023-2024 school year, Depew Middle School continues to struggle academically. The declining ranking and 1-star rating suggest the need for the school and district to closely examine their instructional practices, resource allocation, and strategies to support student learning and achievement.

District Detail

5201 S Transit Rd
Depew, NY 14043-4535

(716) 686-5105

SchoolDigger Rank:
560^th of 874 New York districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,848

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Depew Middle School	Public	6-8	5201 S Transit Rd	Depew	14043	Erie County	Depew Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 686-5050	421	40	10.4	44.2%	333 (79.1%)	13 (3.1%)	28 (6.7%)	16 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	21.8	1283^rd of 1500 public middle schools	14.5%		21.6	1275^th of 1504 public middle schools	15.2%	8	95.5	95.7	35.2	37.4	24.5	36.4	41.6	24.7	23.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,007	$1,255	$25,752

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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