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Depew High School

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Depew High School ranks 392 nd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

392^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 68% of New York high schools

Summary

Depew High School is a public high school serving 560 students in grades 9-12 in Depew, New York, which is part of the Depew Union Free School District. The school has demonstrated strong academic performance, with high proficiency rates on Regents exams that exceed state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 88.81% proficiency in Regents/Common Core English Language Arts and 86.49% proficiency in Regents/Common Core Algebra II, both significantly higher than the state averages.

Depew High School has also maintained a relatively high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 91.6% in recent years, and a low dropout rate, ranging from 2.2% to 4.9%. The school's performance across various student subgroups, including Hispanic, Special Education, and Low Socio-Economic Status students, is also above average. When compared to nearby high schools, such as West Seneca West Senior High School, West Seneca East Senior High School, and Maryvale High School, Depew High School generally performs better academically.

While Depew High School faces some challenges, such as a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate ranging from 24.4% to 34.1% in recent years, the school has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $14,828 in 2020-2021 to $38,087 in 2023-2024. This increased investment in resources may have contributed to the school's strong academic performance and its commitment to serving a diverse student population.

581

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,305

Per pupil spending ?

42.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5201 S Transit Rd
Depew, NY 14043-4535

(716) 686-5095

District: Depew Union Free School District

Feeder schools for Depew High School:

Elementary:	Cayuga Heights Elementary School
Middle:	Depew Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.9%

Hispanic:

6.9%

African American:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (75% vs 67% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (68th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Dropout rate above the New York average (9% vs 5%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg75%

New York avg67%

392^nd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

560^th of 874Depew Union Free School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	392 of 1234	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	379 of 1242	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	343 of 1228	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	347 of 1190	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	30.0	419 of 519	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.2	266 of 1207	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	206 of 1210	83.0%	★★★★☆
2017	63.0	395 of 1221	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.3	422 of 1255	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.5	235 of 1255	81.3%	★★★★☆
2014	74.3	156 of 1237	87.4%	★★★★☆
2013	75.9	173 of 1217	85.8%	★★★★☆
2012	64.5	434 of 1198	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.6	283 of 1165	75.7%	★★★★☆
2010	54.1	571 of 1117	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.1	513 of 1086	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.5	268 of 1027	73.9%	★★★★☆
2007	64.0	350 of 1002	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.1	360 of 986	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.0	341 of 935	63.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	226 of 713	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	341 of 690	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	161 of 671	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	163 of 593	72.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	237 of 413	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	255 of 426	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	192 of 447	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	144 of 426	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	497 of 1206	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	458 of 1219	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	386 of 1197	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	432 of 1155	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	295 of 1193	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	284 of 1176	75.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	159 of 885	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	142 of 865	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	85 of 851	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	24 of 815	97.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	406 of 1179	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	250 of 1170	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	206 of 1155	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	281 of 1101	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	278 of 1179	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	197 of 1154	82.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	291 of 1201	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	367 of 1211	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	277 of 1191	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	269 of 1154	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	230 of 1190	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	133 of 1176	88.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	2 of 27	92.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	191 of 328	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	315 of 1149	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	261 of 1144	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	258 of 1130	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	45.2	503 of 1038	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	480 of 1132	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	358 of 1095	67.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	399 of 788	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.9	361 of 781	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	378 of 776	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	361 of 738	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	268 of 793	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	238 of 765	68.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Military Connected (2025)93rd percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)68th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)43rd percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts89%+14 vs state

Global History and Geography89%+13 vs state

Common Core Algebra II86%+12 vs state

U.S. History and Government76%~ state avg

Earth Science75%+10 vs state

Living Environment72%+15 vs state

Algebra I67%+11 vs state

Geometry62%~ state avg

Common Core Geometry55%+31 vs state

Physics48%-21 vs state

Chemistry46%-19 vs state

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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 Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	% 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 High School	Public	9-12	5201 S Transit Rd	Depew	14043	Erie County	Depew Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 686-5095	581	49	11.9	42.7%	464 (79.9%)	38 (6.5%)	40 (6.9%)	19 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	66	392^nd of 1234 public high schools	68.2%		68	379^th of 1242 public high schools	69.5%	13	45.8	86.5	88.8	54.6	74.8	88.6	72.0	47.6	76.1	66.9		61.9	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	$26,305	$1,236	$25,069
Lancaster High School	Public	9-12	1 Forton Dr	Lancaster	14086	Erie County	Lancaster Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 686-3250	1,682	138	12.1	26.8%	1,488 (88.5%)	11 (0.7%)	75 (4.5%)	44 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (3.6%)	78.8	168^th of 1234 public high schools	86.4%		79.9	130^th of 1242 public high schools	89.5%	38	79.9	88.6	95.4	19.2	89.0	93.9	69.9	86.2	91.9	73.3		78.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	$21,913	$657	$21,256
Cheektowaga High School	Public	9-12	3600 Union Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 686-3602	682	67	10.1	66.1%	218 (32.0%)	242 (35.5%)	64 (9.4%)	117 (17.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.3%)	33.5	818^th of 1234 public high schools	33.7%		36.2	788^th of 1242 public high schools	36.6%	30	44.4	68.4	63.4	21.4	60.0	67.0	32.7	55.6	64.8	43.0	49.3	46.8	98.6	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	99.2	99.6	$27,832	$1,580	$26,252
Maryvale High School	Public	9-12	1050 Maryvale Dr	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 631-7481	660	58	11.3	59.1%	396 (60.0%)	80 (12.1%)	65 (9.8%)	83 (12.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.0%)	51	628^th of 1234 public high schools	49.1%		57.4	560^th of 1242 public high schools	54.9%	68	69.4	80.3	63.6	26.7	64.5	76.4	58.9	58.8	78.7	49.5		70.8	99.2	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	100.0	$23,760	$1,486	$22,274
John F Kennedy Senior High School	Public	9-12	305 Cayuga Creek Rd	Cheektowaga	14227	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 891-6407	353	35	10.1	56.4%	235 (66.6%)	38 (10.8%)	26 (7.4%)	28 (7.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.8%)	48.2	671^st of 1234 public high schools	45.6%		52.3	620^th of 1242 public high schools	50.1%	51	68.1	68.0	78.4	10.0	53.9	77.1	57.7	46.7	76.4	46.6		36.5	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$30,094	$2,194	$27,900
West Seneca East Senior High School	Public	9-12	4760 Seneca St	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 677-3300	779	68	11.4	36.7%	605 (77.7%)	64 (8.2%)	54 (6.9%)	21 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.7%)	58.1	537^th of 1234 public high schools	56.5%		60.2	519^th of 1242 public high schools	58.2%	18	48.9	96.0	79.0	27.3	70.5	75.3	36.5	50.0	79.6	59.5	73.0	68.1	99.7	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	100.0	99.9	$26,015	$706	$25,309
Williamsville South High School	Public	9-12	5950 Main St	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8200	796	72	11.0	27.5%	591 (74.2%)	52 (6.5%)	38 (4.8%)	67 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (5.7%)	79.5	159^th of 1234 public high schools	87.1%		78.7	154^th of 1242 public high schools	87.6%	5	62.0	98.0	93.6	26.1	77.2	94.1	77.6	85.7	93.3	85.3		83.6	99.9	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.9	100.0	$23,239	$732	$22,507
Cleveland Hill High School	Public	9-12	105 Mapleview Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cleveland Hill Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 836-7200	398	42	9.5	60.3%	158 (39.7%)	142 (35.7%)	24 (6.0%)	44 (11.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	60.1	512^th of 1234 public high schools	58.5%		62.4	486^th of 1242 public high schools	60.9%	26	60.0	92.7	77.8	40.0	85.1	89.4	63.3	100.0	83.0	58.6	56.3	46.3	99.3	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$27,741	$1,532	$26,209
West Seneca West Senior High School	Public	9-12	3330 Seneca St	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 677-3350	1,069	85	12.5	37.1%	905 (84.7%)	26 (2.4%)	63 (5.9%)	13 (1.2%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.0%)	61.1	492^nd of 1234 public high schools	60.1%		63.2	467^th of 1242 public high schools	62.4%	25	62.8	86.9	81.0	33.3	70.7	83.0	52.6	61.8	79.0	63.2	66.3	56.0	99.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.7	99.8	$24,109	$681	$23,428
Clarence Senior High School	Public	9-12	9625 Main St	Clarence	14031	Erie County	Clarence Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 407-9020	1,256	117	10.7	18.6%	1,082 (86.1%)	16 (1.3%)	63 (5.0%)	50 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.5%)	85.5	50^th of 1234 public high schools	95.9%		83.9	49^th of 1242 public high schools	96.1%	1	81.8	96.7	92.8	53.9	87.4	94.1	94.6	94.1	95.9	87.5		91.9	99.0	99.4	99.7	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.5	$22,439	$701	$21,738

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