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School 5

Public Grades K-2

152

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,788

Per pupil spending ?

77%

Free/discounted lunch ?

117 Brigham Rd
Dunkirk, NY 14048-1401

(716) 366-9300

District: Dunkirk City School District

Students who attend School 5 usually attend:

High:

Dunkirk Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.3%

White:

17.8%

African American:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2012 → 32nd in 2022

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (39% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2012

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2021-2022) ?

This school39%

District avg31%

New York avg48%

Not ranked this year

School 5 did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2022	33.9	1659 of 2434	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	1397 of 2201	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	1055 of 2413	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	1098 of 2395	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.2	971 of 2386	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.9	904 of 2366	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.1	713 of 2352	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	35.8	1579 of 2345	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.5	1846 of 2325	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.2	1342 of 2320	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.5	1554 of 2286	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.3	1705 of 2263	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.4	2014 of 2257	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.3	1820 of 2227	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.2	1828 of 2219	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.0	1705 of 2206	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	36.0	646 of 1027	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	330 of 860	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	413 of 938	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	1412 of 2401	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	1027 of 1955	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	1266 of 2357	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	1230 of 2338	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	43.1	825 of 1503	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.5	358 of 818	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	395 of 1315	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	48.0	695 of 1392	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	33.9	1429 of 2099	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	884 of 1678	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	614 of 2032	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	1107 of 2045	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	28.8	1793 of 2400	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	1295 of 1961	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	816 of 2358	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	906 of 2340	61.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2021	53.2	604 of 1224	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	638 of 1338	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.4	94 of 1408	93.3%	★★★★★

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)

White (2021)51st percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2022)45th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2022)41st percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)37th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2022)25th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New York (2021-2022) ?

Science71%-9 vs state

Math35%-7 vs state

English Language Arts28%-13 vs state

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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
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 3	Public	PK, KG-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
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Wheelock Primary School	Public	PK-K	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

Frequently Asked Questions about School 5

What is the racial makeup of School 5?

Students at School 5 are 78% Hispanic, 18% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is School 5 in?

Dunkirk City School District

How many students attend School 5?

In the 2024-25 school year, 152 students attended School 5.

What schools do graduates of School 5 attend?

Students who attend School 5 usually go on to attend:

High : Dunkirk Senior High School

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