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Gowanda Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

1224^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 18% of New York middle schools

Summary

Gowanda Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Gowanda Central School District in Gowanda, New York. With 329 students, the school is ranked 1224 out of 1500 New York middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gowanda Middle School's academic performance is a mixed bag. While the school stands out for its exceptional 100% proficiency rates on Regents exams in U.S. History and Government, Algebra I, and Life Science Biology, its proficiency rates on state assessments are consistently below the state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates ranged from 24.42% for 8th grade to 41.3% for 5th grade, compared to the state averages of 52.38% to 56.61%. Similarly, in Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 29.11% for 6th grade to 47.83% for 5th grade, compared to the state averages of 51.2% to 54.16%.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Frontier Middle School, Gowanda Middle School generally underperforms on state assessments and has a lower overall ranking. Additionally, the school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Native American students, who rank in the bottom 25% of New York middle schools, and its special education and low socioeconomic status students, who also perform poorly, ranking in the bottom 50% of the state. Despite the school's high per-student spending of $29,737 and low student-teacher ratio of 9:1, these resources do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes for all students.

334

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,741

Per pupil spending ?

38.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10674 Prospect St
Gowanda, NY 14070-1384

(716) 532-3325

District: Gowanda Central School District

Students who attend Gowanda Middle School usually attend:

High:

Gowanda High School

Feeder schools for Gowanda Middle School:

Elementary:

Gowanda Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.8%

American Indian:

24.6%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (40% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg45%

New York avg55%

1,224^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

604^th of 874Gowanda Central 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	25.2	1224 of 1500	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1157 of 1504	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.2	869 of 1500	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	958 of 1479	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	821 of 1242	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1070 of 1439	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.5	691 of 1438	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.6	939 of 1455	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.1	971 of 1429	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.8	1024 of 1407	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.0	1040 of 1401	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.3	953 of 1373	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.6	816 of 1337	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.3	828 of 1295	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.5	577 of 1243	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.3	605 of 1224	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.4	563 of 1185	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.6	548 of 1123	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.5	629 of 1095	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	1284 of 1457	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	1171 of 1465	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	909 of 1463	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1003 of 1454	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	728 of 1066	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1026 of 1370	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.8	740 of 1353	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	1030 of 1283	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1029 of 1296	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	811 of 1288	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	885 of 1306	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	627 of 935	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	727 of 1241	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	488 of 1245	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	922 of 1455	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1059 of 1464	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.3	702 of 1464	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	898 of 1455	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	737 of 1071	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	996 of 1366	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.8	617 of 1352	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	26 of 29	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	18 of 21	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	18 of 24	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	19 of 25	24.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	1109 of 1298	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	868 of 1303	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	505 of 1307	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	324 of 1283	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	29.2	389 of 522	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	752 of 1139	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	457 of 1170	60.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	657 of 775	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	663 of 778	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	481 of 772	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	565 of 748	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	393 of 614	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.1	600 of 716	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.7	410 of 763	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)37th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

Native American (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government100%+25 vs state

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Life Science Biology100%+42 vs state

Math41%-11 vs state

Science37%-7 vs state

English Language Arts32%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (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 U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	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 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
Gowanda Middle School	Public	5-8	10674 Prospect St	Gowanda	14070	Cattaraugus County	Gowanda Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 532-3325	334	34	9.7	38.6%	203 (60.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	82 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.5%)	25.2	1224^th of 1500 public middle schools	18.4%		27.3	1157^th of 1504 public middle schools	23.1%	67			100.0	100.0	100.0	41.3	32.9	28.1	24.4	47.8	29.1	44.6	44.0	37.0	37.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$32,741	$00	$32,741
Cattaraugus-Little Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	25 N Franklin St	Cattaraugus	14719	Cattaraugus County	Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 257-3483	234	27	8.6	56.8%	210 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	26.7	1197^th of 1500 public middle schools	20.2%		40.7	899^th of 1504 public middle schools	40.2%	298		100.0		88.9		40.4	33.3	22.2	22.5	43.1	40.0	33.3	41.0	31.6	51.1	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$31,535	$1,222	$30,312
Silver Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Dickinson St	Silver Creek	14136	Chautauqua County	Silver Creek Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 934-2603	200	31	6.5	53.5%	139 (69.5%)	3 (1.5%)	19 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.5%)	28.2	1162^nd of 1500 public middle schools	22.5%		21.1	1284^th of 1504 public middle schools	14.6%	122		100.0		93.3			26.5	33.3	34.4		50.0	40.0	32.6		41.9	99.6	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	$31,121	$2,233	$28,888
William G Houston Middle School	Public	6-8	8855 Erie Rd	Angola	14006	Erie County	Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore)	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 926-2402	459	51	8.9	45.8%	336 (73.2%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	75 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	24	1245^th of 1500 public middle schools	17.0%		18.2	1329^th of 1504 public middle schools	11.6%	84		100.0		100.0			33.0	27.6	36.7		30.1	48.5	22.5		41.5	99.2	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.4	99.4	$34,103	$5,246	$28,857
Griffith Institute Middle School	Public	6-8	267 Newman St	Springville	14141	Erie County	Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 592-3203	349	36	9.7	39.0%	319 (91.4%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	35	1015^th of 1500 public middle schools	32.3%		34.4	1032^nd of 1504 public middle schools	31.4%	17	100.0			100.0			24.7	29.5	38.3		51.2	51.8	56.9		40.7	99.5	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	99.7	$27,522	$1,206	$26,316
Fredonia Middle School	Public	5-8	425 E Main St	Fredonia	14063	Chautauqua County	Fredonia Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 679-1581	453	49	9.1	41.3%	319 (70.4%)	7 (1.5%)	92 (20.3%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	58.6	585^th of 1500 public middle schools	61.0%		56.6	600^th of 1504 public middle schools	60.1%	15		100.0		100.0		54.2	53.3	39.3	56.3	59.5	72.2	56.7	64.3	54.2	45.5	98.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.6	99.8	100.0	99.6	$26,466	$357	$26,109
Frontier Middle School	Public	6-8	2751 Amsdell Rd	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Frontier Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 926-1730	1,067	95	11.2	37.8%	937 (87.8%)	27 (2.5%)	64 (6.0%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.2%)	68.4	406^th of 1500 public middle schools	72.9%		49.6	721^st of 1504 public middle schools	52.1%	315				100.0	96.6		62.9	48.4	57.1		62.8	63.6	69.9		58.6	99.2	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.9	$22,907	$1,138	$21,769
Hamburg Middle School	Public	6-8	360 Division St	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Hamburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 646-3250	741	64	11.5	25.4%	674 (91.0%)	13 (1.8%)	30 (4.0%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	58.8	579^th of 1500 public middle schools	61.4%		39.2	933^rd of 1504 public middle schools	38.0%	354		100.0		100.0			52.5	52.9	42.1		61.3	63.5	53.9		48.5	99.0	99.4	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.6	99.5	$23,933	$640	$23,292

Frequently Asked Questions about Gowanda Middle School

What district is Gowanda Middle School in?

Gowanda Central School District

What high school do graduates of Gowanda Middle School attend?

Students who attend Gowanda Middle School usually go on to attend Gowanda High School

Is Gowanda Middle School a good school?

Gowanda Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.4% of New York middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Gowanda Middle School?

Students at Gowanda Middle School are 61% White, 25% American Indian, 10% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Gowanda Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Gowanda Middle School.

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