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Niagara Falls High School

Public Grades 9-12
1088th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 12% of New York high schools
Summary

Niagara Falls High School is a public high school serving 2,142 students in grades 9-12 in Niagara Falls, New York. The school is part of the Niagara Falls City School District, which is ranked 821 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Niagara Falls High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing well below average compared to other schools in the state. The school struggles across many student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% for female, male, African American, Hispanic, Native American, White, and multi-racial students. It performs slightly better for Asian students and English Language Learners, but ranks in the bottom 10% for special education and low socioeconomic status students. Niagara Falls High School also has a lower-than-average 4-year graduation rate around 80-84% and a higher-than-average dropout rate ranging from 4.5% to 7% in recent years.

Compared to nearby high schools in the region, such as Kenmore West, Kenmore East, Tonawanda, Starpoint, Lewiston Porter, Grand Island, and Niagara-Wheatfield, Niagara Falls High School performs significantly worse, with lower rankings, graduation rates, test scores, and higher chronic absenteeism. Addressing the school's socioeconomic challenges, attendance issues, and academic deficiencies in key subject areas will be critical to driving improvements and better preparing students for success.

2,034
Students ?
15.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,003
Per pupil spending ?
75.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4455 Porter Rd
       Niagara Falls, NY  14305

(716) 278-5800

District: Niagara Falls City School District


Feeder schools for Niagara Falls High School:

Elementary:    Bloneva Bond Primary School
    Cataract Elementary School
    Geraldine J Mann School
    Harry F Abate Elementary School
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Middle:    Gaskill Preparatory School
    Lasalle Preparatory School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
35.3%
White:
34.3%
Two or more races:
16.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 66% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (64% vs 31% New York)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school38%
District avg42%
New York avg66%
1,088th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 12%▼ down 30 pts since 2015
From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
821st of 874Niagara Falls City 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202513.41088 of 123411.8%★☆☆☆☆
202410.11138 of 12428.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.91014 of 122817.4%★☆☆☆☆
202222.7882 of 119025.9%★☆☆☆☆
202130.7418 of 51919.5%★☆☆☆☆
201935.5811 of 120732.8%★★☆☆☆
201829.0858 of 121029.1%★☆☆☆☆
201730.5822 of 122132.7%★★☆☆☆
201643.9726 of 125542.2%★★☆☆☆
201544.6732 of 125541.7%★★☆☆☆
201440.0766 of 123738.1%★★☆☆☆
201338.5787 of 121735.3%★★☆☆☆
201235.7798 of 119833.4%★★☆☆☆
201138.0770 of 116533.9%★★☆☆☆
201032.7799 of 111728.5%★☆☆☆☆
200940.2726 of 108633.1%★★☆☆☆
200847.5654 of 102736.3%★★☆☆☆
200738.9721 of 100228.0%★☆☆☆☆
200640.7687 of 98630.3%★★☆☆☆
200527.6741 of 93520.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202514.3659 of 7137.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.4662 of 6904.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.3618 of 6717.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202227.9454 of 59323.4%★☆☆☆☆
202135.526 of 4238.1%★★☆☆☆
201931.1490 of 68628.6%★☆☆☆☆
201830.3492 of 67927.5%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202536.2278 of 41332.7%★★☆☆☆
202416.4373 of 42612.4%★☆☆☆☆
202318.0370 of 42412.7%★☆☆☆☆
202239.7255 of 38633.9%★★☆☆☆
201954.0243 of 44745.6%★★☆☆☆
201840.3283 of 42633.6%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202557.7230 of 66965.6%★★★☆☆
202435.1432 of 63732.2%★★☆☆☆
202315.2572 of 5831.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202265.194 of 48180.5%★★★★☆
201974.780 of 56585.8%★★★★☆
201868.5116 of 54678.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202513.41075 of 120610.9%★☆☆☆☆
202410.01140 of 12196.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.91012 of 119715.5%★☆☆☆☆
202220.5892 of 115522.8%★☆☆☆☆
202130.0233 of 29019.7%★☆☆☆☆
201932.5838 of 119329.8%★☆☆☆☆
201825.8889 of 117624.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.5779 of 88512.0%★☆☆☆☆
202412.5800 of 8657.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202326.5620 of 85127.1%★☆☆☆☆
202231.6503 of 76033.8%★★☆☆☆
202140.942 of 6434.4%★★☆☆☆
201938.2499 of 81538.8%★★☆☆☆
201833.0535 of 79132.4%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202513.6588 of 6073.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.0554 of 5641.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202337.3343 of 53135.4%★★☆☆☆
202230.2290 of 38925.4%★☆☆☆☆
201956.1174 of 49364.7%★★★☆☆
201849.8224 of 49855.0%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202510.21085 of 11798.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.71121 of 11704.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.51022 of 115511.5%★☆☆☆☆
202223.6847 of 110123.1%★☆☆☆☆
201931.1844 of 117928.4%★☆☆☆☆
201825.0889 of 115423.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202514.31052 of 120112.4%★☆☆☆☆
202411.31097 of 12119.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.5985 of 119117.3%★☆☆☆☆
202223.5856 of 115425.8%★☆☆☆☆
202131.3290 of 35418.1%★☆☆☆☆
201937.7779 of 119034.5%★★☆☆☆
201832.4810 of 117631.1%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20253.5325 of 3280.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.5304 of 3060.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.3266 of 2722.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.8207 of 2122.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.11 of 10.0%★★★★★
201921.9147 of 16510.9%★☆☆☆☆
201821.6142 of 1579.6%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202524.942 of 4710.6%★☆☆☆☆
202423.338 of 417.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202322.137 of 419.8%★☆☆☆☆
202226.525 of 2810.7%★☆☆☆☆
201946.028 of 4639.1%★★☆☆☆
201834.535 of 4318.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202513.01112 of 11493.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.41119 of 11442.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.61006 of 113011.0%★☆☆☆☆
202227.5769 of 103825.9%★☆☆☆☆
202120.6117 of 13714.6%★☆☆☆☆
201933.5758 of 113233.0%★★☆☆☆
201829.1789 of 109527.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20257.7757 of 7883.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.5757 of 7813.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.6731 of 7765.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.0685 of 7387.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202136.6100 of 13324.8%★☆☆☆☆
201934.5600 of 79324.3%★☆☆☆☆
201824.9652 of 76514.8%★☆☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+54 vs school
Asian (2025)33rd percentile+21 vs school
Male (2025)12th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school
Female (2025)11th percentile~ school
Native American (2025)11th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school
African American (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school
Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-9 vs school
Homeless (2025)3rd percentile-9 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Life Science Biology67%+8 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts59%-16 vs state
Global History and Geography47%-29 vs state
U.S. History and Government47%-28 vs state
Chemistry47%-18 vs state
Common Core Algebra II45%-30 vs state
Physics30%-39 vs state
Earth and Space Sciences28%-28 vs state
Geometry24%-35 vs state
Common Core Geometry24%~ state avg
Living Environment22%-35 vs state
Algebra I14%-42 vs state
Earth Science5%-60 vs state

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Students at Niagara Falls High School are 35% African American, 34% White, 16% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,034 students attended Niagara Falls High School.

Niagara Falls High School ranks in the bottom 11.8% of New York high schools.

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2024–25 school spending dataApr 30, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 27, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesFeb 3, 2026
2024–25 NY State Assessments & Regents scoresDec 4, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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