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Depew Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1283^rd

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of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 14% of New York middle schools

Summary

Depew Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Depew, New York, with 421 students. While the school has relatively high spending per student and a low student-teacher ratio, it has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on New York State Assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math.

Depew Middle School struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with particularly low rankings for subgroups like Hispanic students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. The school's performance has declined over the years, dropping from a statewide ranking of 410 out of 1,429 New York middle schools in 2015-2016 to 1,283 out of 1,500 in 2024-2025. In contrast, nearby schools like Mill Middle School, Iroquois Middle School, and Lancaster Middle School generally outperform Depew Middle School on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations.

However, Depew Middle School's students perform exceptionally well on Regents exams, with 95.45% and 95.65% of students proficient or better in Living Environment and Algebra I, respectively, in 2024-2025. This suggests the school may be able to leverage its strengths in these areas to improve overall academic performance. Additionally, the school's high poverty rate, with 48-49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, likely contributes to its academic challenges and may require a more comprehensive approach to address the root causes of the school's underperformance.

421

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,007

Per pupil spending ?

44.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5201 S Transit Rd
Depew, NY 14043-4535

(716) 686-5050

District: Depew Union Free School District

Students who attend Depew Middle School usually attend:

High:

Depew High School

Feeder schools for Depew Middle School:

Elementary:

Cayuga Heights Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.1%

Hispanic:

6.7%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (37% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 55 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg47%

New York avg53%

1,283^rd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 55 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 14% (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	21.8	1283 of 1500	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1275 of 1504	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1147 of 1500	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	907 of 1479	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	816 of 1242	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	786 of 1439	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	720 of 1438	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.5	574 of 1455	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.2	410 of 1429	71.3%	★★★★☆
2015	64.4	430 of 1407	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.7	516 of 1401	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.7	578 of 1373	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.2	597 of 1337	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.0	563 of 1295	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.5	305 of 1243	75.5%	★★★★☆
2009	78.4	210 of 1224	82.8%	★★★★☆
2008	69.3	425 of 1185	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.9	458 of 1123	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.3	451 of 1095	58.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	35.3	473 of 705	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	1203 of 1457	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1220 of 1465	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1117 of 1463	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	999 of 1454	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	842 of 1066	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	891 of 1370	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	694 of 1353	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	871 of 965	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	812 of 953	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	524 of 914	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	1164 of 1283	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1140 of 1296	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1000 of 1288	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.9	708 of 1306	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	678 of 935	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	563 of 1241	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	684 of 1245	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	1251 of 1455	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1241 of 1464	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1087 of 1464	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	774 of 1455	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	596 of 1071	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	640 of 1366	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	674 of 1352	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	214 of 235	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	180 of 220	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	1255 of 1298	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1201 of 1303	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1114 of 1307	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	962 of 1283	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.8	268 of 522	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1024 of 1139	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1009 of 1170	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	719 of 775	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	731 of 778	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	678 of 772	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	582 of 748	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	468 of 614	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	556 of 716	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	541 of 763	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)33rd percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I96%+40 vs state

Living Environment95%+39 vs state

Math35%-17 vs state

English Language Arts33%-19 vs state

Science23%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th 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
Lancaster Middle School	Public	7-8	148 Aurora St	Lancaster	14086	Erie County	Lancaster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 686-3220	876	70	12.5	26.0%	778 (88.8%)	13 (1.5%)	32 (3.7%)	25 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.6%)	39.6	918^th of 1500 public middle schools	38.8%		43.2	850^th of 1504 public middle schools	43.5%	68		96.2	100.0					40.6	48.3				54.0	35.9		25.0	99.5	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.6	99.8	$20,288	$382	$19,906
William Street School	Public	4-6	5201 William St	Lancaster	14086	Erie County	Lancaster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 686-3800	1,274	99	12.8	39.8%	1,152 (90.4%)	21 (1.6%)	45 (3.5%)	25 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.3%)								(n/a)					64.9	66.6	56.9			67.5	69.3	73.0			61.5		99.1	99.8	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.8	99.8	$19,968	$388	$19,580
Cheektowaga Middle School	Public	5-8	3600 Union Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 686-3660	677	64	10.5	72.2%	223 (32.9%)	223 (32.9%)	59 (8.7%)	126 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.6%)	37.7	953^rd of 1500 public middle schools	36.5%		25.5	1199^th of 1504 public middle schools	20.3%	246			95.5	100.0		47.0	35.7	34.9	48.4		47.6	44.2	44.0	46.3	25.6	45.0	95.2	98.9	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.7	99.0	98.7	$23,066	$1,483	$21,583
Maryvale Middle School	Public	6-8	1050 Maryvale Dr	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 631-7425	518	49	10.6	64.7%	310 (59.8%)	56 (10.8%)	63 (12.2%)	64 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	42.8	853^rd of 1500 public middle schools	43.1%		45.3	805^th of 1504 public middle schools	46.5%	48		100.0	97.7				37.7	43.1	39.0			46.3	56.4	46.0		53.7	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	$23,093	$1,470	$21,623
John F Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	305 Cayuga Creek Rd	Cheektowaga	14227	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 897-7300	299	32	9.4	59.9%	177 (59.2%)	35 (11.7%)	34 (11.4%)	25 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.4%)	32.8	1049^th of 1500 public middle schools	30.1%		29	1124^th of 1504 public middle schools	25.3%	75	100.0		100.0				41.3	35.1	38.5			39.2	39.0	44.8		37.9	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	$28,718	$2,223	$26,495
East Middle School	Public	6-8	1445 Center Rd	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 677-3530	567	55	10.3	40.0%	448 (79.0%)	36 (6.3%)	43 (7.6%)	15 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	41.8	878^th of 1500 public middle schools	41.5%		35.2	1015^th of 1504 public middle schools	32.5%	137	100.0		100.0				51.3	34.2	47.8			40.2	47.9	47.4		50.0	99.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	99.9	$27,094	$718	$26,376
Cleveland Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	105 Mapleview Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cleveland Hill Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 836-7200	305	37	8.3	63.6%	113 (37.0%)	102 (33.4%)	17 (5.6%)	40 (13.1%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (8.9%)	43.2	844^th of 1500 public middle schools	43.7%		45.6	796^th of 1504 public middle schools	47.1%	48			100.0	73.7			46.2	51.1	38.7			34.0	57.5	52.7		39.0	97.8	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	$26,717	$1,535	$25,182
West Middle School	Public	6-8	395 Center Rd	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 677-3500	778	70	11.1	34.3%	643 (82.6%)	32 (4.1%)	50 (6.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.0%)	47	783^rd of 1500 public middle schools	47.8%		37.3	971^st of 1504 public middle schools	35.4%	188	100.0		100.0				52.3	40.1	41.3			52.8	53.5	47.4		47.8	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	$26,017	$740	$25,277
Mill Middle School	Public	5-8	505 Mill St	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8300	790	74	10.6	26.1%	601 (76.1%)	36 (4.6%)	44 (5.6%)	75 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.3%)	84.3	199^th of 1500 public middle schools	86.7%		79.5	244^th of 1504 public middle schools	83.8%	45	100.0		100.0			76.9	71.5	67.5	70.0		66.0	62.1	78.3	89.7	57.5	77.1	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$21,614	$662	$20,951

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