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Gaskill Preparatory School

Public Grades 7-8

1447^th

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of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 4% of New York middle schools

Summary

Gaskill Preparatory School is a public middle school located in Niagara Falls, New York, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 445 students. The school is part of the Niagara Falls City School District, which is ranked 821 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gaskill Preparatory School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York middle schools based on state assessment scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the state averages in English Language Arts (ELA), Math, and Science for both 7th and 8th grades. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 50% of New York middle schools for female, male, African American, Hispanic, White, multi-racial, special education, low socioeconomic status, and homeless students.

Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Gaskill Preparatory School, which has increased from $12,676 in 2020-2021 to $27,331 in 2023-2024, the school's academic outcomes remain significantly below state and district averages. This suggests that the school may face challenges in effectively utilizing its resources to improve student learning. In comparison, Lasalle Preparatory School, another middle school in the Niagara Falls City School District, consistently outperforms Gaskill Preparatory School on state assessments and has a higher ranking among New York middle schools.

447

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,750

Per pupil spending ?

79.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

910 Hyde Park Blvd
Niagara Falls, NY 14301-2498

(716) 278-5820

District: Niagara Falls City School District

Students who attend Gaskill Preparatory School usually attend:

High:

Niagara Falls High School

Feeder schools for Gaskill Preparatory School:

Elementary:	Bloneva Bond Primary School
	Harry F Abate Elementary School
	Hyde Park School
	Maple Avenue School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.2%

White:

23.9%

Two or more races:

17.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (27% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg31%

New York avg54%

1,447^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Niagara Falls City School District

821^st 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	1447 of 1500	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1407 of 1504	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	1456 of 1500	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1356 of 1479	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	1204 of 1242	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1333 of 1439	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1218 of 1438	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.2	1215 of 1455	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.0	1137 of 1429	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	1124 of 1407	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.8	1004 of 1401	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.3	954 of 1373	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.0	969 of 1337	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.0	930 of 1295	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.8	866 of 1243	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.1	885 of 1224	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	649 of 676	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	601 of 705	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	640 of 696	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	627 of 706	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	238 of 253	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	587 of 653	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	544 of 663	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1398 of 1457	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1368 of 1465	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	1428 of 1463	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1388 of 1454	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	1048 of 1066	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	1303 of 1370	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	1216 of 1353	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	878 of 965	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	686 of 953	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	843 of 943	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	799 of 914	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	598 of 826	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	639 of 810	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	563 of 603	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	564 of 594	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	471 of 543	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	202 of 392	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	1243 of 1283	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1206 of 1296	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1255 of 1288	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1179 of 1306	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	897 of 935	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1179 of 1241	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1087 of 1245	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	1400 of 1455	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1368 of 1464	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1409 of 1464	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1251 of 1455	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1031 of 1071	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1235 of 1366	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1104 of 1352	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	220 of 235	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	214 of 220	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	208 of 208	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	173 of 190	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	94 of 95	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	119 of 126	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	97 of 107	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1101 of 1298	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1198 of 1303	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1237 of 1307	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1169 of 1283	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	517 of 522	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1049 of 1139	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	834 of 1170	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	729 of 775	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	715 of 778	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	751 of 772	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	694 of 748	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	602 of 614	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	693 of 716	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	628 of 763	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)15th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I91%+34 vs state

Geometry89%+29 vs state

Life Science Biology62%+3 vs state

English Language Arts25%-27 vs state

Math17%-36 vs state

Science15%-29 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)	Regents Geometry (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 (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	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	Regents Geometry 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
Gaskill Preparatory School	Public	7-8	910 Hyde Park Blvd	Niagara Falls	14301	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-5820	447	32	13.7	79.4%	107 (23.9%)	193 (43.2%)	44 (9.8%)	17 (3.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (17.7%)	8.3	1447^th of 1500 public middle schools	3.5%		12.7	1407^th of 1504 public middle schools	6.4%	40			90.6	61.5	88.9				27.6	22.3				24.8	6.2		14.6	98.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$27,750	$3,736	$24,014
Lasalle Preparatory School	Public	7-8	7436 Buffalo Ave	Niagara Falls	14304	Niagara County	Niagara Falls City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 278-5880	539	40	13.3	71.8%	229 (42.5%)	146 (27.1%)	60 (11.1%)	23 (4.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (14.1%)	19.1	1320^th of 1500 public middle schools	12.0%		32.9	1059^th of 1504 public middle schools	29.6%	261			93.2	90.1	61.5				27.8	40.2				29.1	11.2		36.9	98.8	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	$27,147	$3,131	$24,016
Edward Town Middle School	Public	6-8	2292 Saunders Stlmnt Rd	Sanborn	14132	Niagara County	Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 215-3150	723	62	11.7	34.6%	549 (75.9%)	23 (3.2%)	29 (4.0%)	21 (2.9%)	42 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.2%)	52.9	677^th of 1500 public middle schools	54.9%		60.6	532^nd of 1504 public middle schools	64.6%	145	87.7		98.2					51.0	50.0	44.9			60.9	61.8	43.8		34.7	99.5	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.9	99.6	99.8	99.6	$26,120	$925	$25,196
Veronica E Connor Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 Ransom Rd	Grand Island	14072	Erie County	Grand Island Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 773-8830	614	55	11.0	27.5%	517 (84.2%)	11 (1.8%)	35 (5.7%)	17 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.4%)	66.3	445^th of 1500 public middle schools	70.3%		57.1	586^th of 1504 public middle schools	61.0%	141	100.0		100.0					44.2	48.3	58.8			74.1	77.8	64.0		52.3	98.9	99.8	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.8	99.7	99.8	$23,843	$612	$23,231
Lewiston Porter Middle School	Public	6-8	4061 Creek Rd	Youngstown	14174	Niagara County	Lewiston-Porter Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 286-7201	449	43	10.4	22.7%	404 (90.0%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.3%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	42.7	857^th of 1500 public middle schools	42.9%		45	811^th of 1504 public middle schools	46.1%	46			97.6	94.9				50.5	44.9	37.7			42.0	56.1	30.0		55.0	98.9	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.9	99.8	99.6	$23,875	$814	$23,061
North Tonawanda Middle School	Public	7-8	455 Meadow Dr	North Tonawanda	14120	Niagara County	North Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 807-3700	495	50	9.8	46.5%	414 (83.6%)	11 (2.2%)	32 (6.5%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	32.7	1051^st of 1500 public middle schools	29.9%		30.1	1103^rd of 1504 public middle schools	26.7%	52		98.0	100.0						36.4	39.5				35.2	36.7		48.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,165	$1,006	$22,160
North Tonawanda Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1500 Vanderbilt Ave	North Tonawanda	14120	Niagara County	North Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 807-3825	725	59	12.1	46.9%	582 (80.3%)	23 (3.2%)	58 (8.0%)	15 (2.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.7%)								(n/a)						40.4	31.7	33.6			42.3	37.5	49.8			30.5		99.1	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	99.3	$20,583	$1,024	$19,559
Starpoint Middle School	Public	6-8	4363 Mapleton Rd	Lockport	14094	Niagara County	Starpoint Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 210-2200	726	61	11.8	17.6%	659 (90.8%)	7 (1.0%)	12 (1.7%)	12 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.5%)	79	270^th of 1500 public middle schools	82.0%		75.6	295^th of 1504 public middle schools	80.4%	25	100.0	100.0	100.0					63.1	56.9	73.4			68.8	70.5	90.9		62.7	99.3	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	$22,678	$745	$21,933
Herbert Hoover Middle School	Public	5-7	249 Thorncliff Rd	Buffalo	14223	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8405	772	72	10.7	46.2%	522 (67.6%)	62 (8.0%)	82 (10.6%)	45 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.6%)	61.4	533^rd of 1500 public middle schools	64.5%		45.5	799^th of 1504 public middle schools	46.9%	266							53.1	53.5	50.2			44.7	57.9	66.2		43.2		98.8	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	$27,298	$1,390	$25,908
Ben Franklin Middle School	Public	5-7	540 Parkhurst Blvd	Buffalo	14223	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8404	654	65	10.0	46.3%	460 (70.3%)	65 (9.9%)	49 (7.5%)	37 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.1%)	43	849^th of 1500 public middle schools	43.4%		45.5	798^th of 1504 public middle schools	46.9%	51							49.8	39.3	50.3			40.5	36.9	62.6		47.4		98.6	99.2	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.4	99.8	99.4	$27,369	$1,510	$25,859

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