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Dunkirk Intermediate School

Public Grades 3-6

2143^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Dunkirk Intermediate School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-6 in the Dunkirk City School District, with 592 students, making it the largest school in the district. However, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools over the past few years, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dunkirk Intermediate School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 26.49% to 37.59% in English Language Arts and 30.66% to 40.44% in Math, compared to state averages of 50.86% to 56.61% in ELA and 51.2% to 59.7% in Math. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students with disabilities, whose proficiency rates were significantly lower than the state averages.

When comparing Dunkirk Intermediate School to nearby schools within the Dunkirk City School District, such as School 5 and School 3, the performance gap is evident, as these schools also struggle with low academic outcomes and high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. However, when comparing Dunkirk Intermediate School to schools in other nearby districts, such as Westfield Elementary School, Sinclairville Elementary School, and Fredonia Elementary School, the performance gap becomes even more pronounced, with these schools generally outperforming Dunkirk Intermediate School on academic measures.

575

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,303

Per pupil spending ?

79.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

525 Eagle St
Dunkirk, NY 14048-2489

(716) 366-9300

District: Dunkirk City School District

Students who attend Dunkirk Intermediate School usually attend:

High:

Dunkirk Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.6%

White:

31.8%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2023 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (33% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 23 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

New York avg54%

2,143^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 2 pts since 2023

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	2143 of 2445	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	2071 of 2445	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	2082 of 2439	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	30.8	598 of 857	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	760 of 1117	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	775 of 1066	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	852 of 1001	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	2078 of 2409	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1982 of 2413	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	2047 of 2403	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	1343 of 1569	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1329 of 1531	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	1235 of 1429	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	688 of 792	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	594 of 766	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	509 of 637	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	1825 of 2098	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1827 of 2078	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	1818 of 2041	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	2098 of 2407	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	2099 of 2411	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	2049 of 2400	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	169 of 287	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	165 of 279	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	142 of 223	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	1590 of 2134	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1658 of 2110	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1755 of 2016	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	1216 of 1402	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1129 of 1392	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1096 of 1337	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	22.9	1212 of 1479	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	1151 of 1242	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1196 of 1439	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1093 of 1438	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.0	1121 of 1455	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.1	1120 of 1429	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.3	1045 of 1407	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.1	1079 of 1401	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	1036 of 1373	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.1	1023 of 1337	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.9	919 of 1295	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.6	916 of 1243	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.8	902 of 1224	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.4	941 of 1185	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.2	947 of 1123	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.0	946 of 1095	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	35.9	456 of 706	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	37.0	356 of 581	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	373 of 473	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	383 of 503	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	22.9	1204 of 1454	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1026 of 1066	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	1175 of 1370	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1052 of 1353	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	24.1	755 of 914	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	444 of 449	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	776 of 826	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	712 of 810	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	18.2	453 of 487	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	407 of 457	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	22.6	1130 of 1306	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	905 of 935	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1138 of 1241	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	994 of 1245	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	24.6	1170 of 1455	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	971 of 1071	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1099 of 1366	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1029 of 1352	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	16.4	112 of 126	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	95 of 107	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	1132 of 1283	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	473 of 522	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1071 of 1139	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	994 of 1170	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	26.7	592 of 748	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	492 of 614	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	496 of 716	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	527 of 763	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Multi-racial (2025)41st percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile+20 vs school

African American (2023)30th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2025)13th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2022)39th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2022)35th percentile+17 vs school

White (2022)21st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2022)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)17th percentile~ school

Female (2022)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)13th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2022)12th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)11th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2022)7th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math37%-19 vs state

English Language Arts31%-23 vs state

Science27%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)	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	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th 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
Dunkirk Intermediate School	Public	3-6	525 Eagle St	Dunkirk	14048	Chautauqua County	Dunkirk City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 366-9300	575	66	8.6	79.3%	183 (31.8%)	15 (2.6%)	354 (61.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	17.5	2143^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	12.4%		19.6	2071^st of 2445 public elementary schools	15.3%	72	29.4	26.5	37.6	30.2	40.4	39.7	36.9	30.7	27.5	99.1	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	$26,303	$3,300	$23,003
School 5	Public	K-2	117 Brigham Rd	Dunkirk	14048	Chautauqua County	Dunkirk City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 366-9300	152	17	8.9	77.0%	27 (17.8%)	3 (2.0%)	119 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$29,788	$3,124	$26,664
School 3	Public	K-2	742 Lamphere St	Dunkirk	14048	Chautauqua County	Dunkirk City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 366-9300	157	16	9.5	67.5%	50 (31.8%)	6 (3.8%)	95 (60.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)								(n/a)										99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	99.6	$25,123	$2,414	$22,709
School 7	Public	K-3	348 Lake Shore Dr E	Dunkirk	14048	Chautauqua County	Dunkirk City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 366-9300	134	22	6.0	79.1%	42 (31.3%)	5 (3.7%)	83 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$39,180	$4,151	$35,030
Fredonia Elementary School	Public	1-4	425 E Main St	Fredonia	14063	Chautauqua County	Fredonia Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 679-1581	432	44	9.8	51.2%	303 (70.1%)	8 (1.9%)	96 (22.2%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	26.9	1861^st of 2445 public elementary schools	23.9%		41.5	1402^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	42.7%	459	38.3	41.6			52.6	40.0				99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	$24,008	$324	$23,685
Wheelock Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	75 Chestnut St	Fredonia	14063	Chautauqua County	Fredonia Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 679-1581	138	17	7.9	34.8%	96 (69.6%)	4 (2.9%)	29 (21.0%)	4 (2.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)								(n/a)																		$26,602	$358	$26,244
Forestville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12 Water St	Forestville	14062	Chautauqua County	Forestville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 965-2742	211	26	8.2	41.2%	187 (88.6%)	3 (1.4%)	15 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	48.3	1236^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.4%		62.2	850^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.2%	386	41.2	45.5	67.9	46.2	35.3	50.0	58.6	55.0	51.7	99.5	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	100.0	99.5	$28,073	$1,105	$26,968
Brocton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	138 W Main St	Brocton	14716	Chautauqua County	Brocton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 792-2102	234	28	8.2	60.3%	179 (76.5%)	6 (2.6%)	38 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	34.8	1627^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.5%		45.7	1266^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.2%	361	31.7	33.3	55.3		24.4	53.3	54.1		55.3	98.9	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.2	$38,253	$2,308	$35,945
Silver Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Dickinson St	Silver Creek	14136	Chautauqua County	Silver Creek Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 934-2603	428	51	8.3	53.0%	294 (68.7%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.6%)	40.3	1463^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	40.2%		36.6	1548^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.7%	85	38.2	39.3	42.5		69.1	44.6	69.0		38.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$26,774	$2,270	$24,504
Westfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	203 E Main St	Westfield	14787	Chautauqua County	Westfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 326-2180	288	33	8.7	72.6%	252 (87.5%)	5 (1.7%)	22 (7.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	48.3	1237^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.4%		59.2	922^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	62.3%	315	51.1	55.0	52.9		56.8	63.2	51.0		45.8	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	$27,998	$5,545	$22,453

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