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Lasalle Preparatory School

Public Grades 7-8

1320^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 12% of New York middle schools

Summary

Lasalle Preparatory School is a public middle school located in Niagara Falls, New York, serving grades 7-8 with a student population of 503. It 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.

Academically, Lasalle Preparatory School consistently underperforms compared to the state average and the Niagara Falls City School District in English Language Arts (ELA), Math, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 27.76% of 7th-grade students and 40.17% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 50.99% and 52.38%, respectively. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of several student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students ranking in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools. Additionally, Lasalle Preparatory School has consistently ranked in the bottom third of New York middle schools, with a ranking of 1320 out of 1500 in the 2024-2025 school year and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite a significant increase in spending per student, from $12,508 in the 2020-2021 school year to $26,887 in the 2023-2024 school year, Lasalle Preparatory School's academic performance has not shown a corresponding improvement. When compared to other middle schools in the surrounding area, such as Gaskill Preparatory School, another middle school in the Niagara Falls City School District, Lasalle Preparatory School generally underperforms. These findings suggest that the school and the district as a whole may be facing systemic challenges that need to be addressed through a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improving educational outcomes for all students.

539

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,147

Per pupil spending ?

71.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7436 Buffalo Ave
Niagara Falls, NY 14304-4191

(716) 278-5880

District: Niagara Falls City School District

Students who attend Lasalle Preparatory School usually attend:

High:

Niagara Falls High School

Feeder schools for Lasalle Preparatory School:

Elementary:	Cataract Elementary School
	Geraldine J Mann School
	Seventy Ninth Street School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.5%

African American:

27.1%

Two or more races:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (42% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg31%

New York avg54%

1,320^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	19.1	1320 of 1500	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1059 of 1504	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1183 of 1500	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	1027 of 1479	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1059 of 1242	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1192 of 1439	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	985 of 1438	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.1	1042 of 1455	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.3	1090 of 1429	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.7	1055 of 1407	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.6	1046 of 1401	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.2	913 of 1373	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.6	876 of 1337	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.2	710 of 1295	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.3	762 of 1243	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.6	746 of 1224	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	616 of 676	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	630 of 705	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	650 of 696	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	554 of 706	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	242 of 253	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	580 of 653	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	485 of 663	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	22.4	317 of 374	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	48.3	225 of 615	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.3	530 of 581	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	60.8	93 of 473	80.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	1283 of 1457	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	1156 of 1465	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1163 of 1463	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	989 of 1454	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.6	932 of 1066	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1181 of 1370	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	915 of 1353	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	847 of 965	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	673 of 953	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	657 of 943	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	507 of 914	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	331 of 449	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	738 of 826	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	497 of 810	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	403 of 603	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	469 of 594	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.0	264 of 543	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	1149 of 1283	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1066 of 1296	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1047 of 1288	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	890 of 1306	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	798 of 935	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1025 of 1241	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	866 of 1245	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	1266 of 1455	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.4	877 of 1464	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1109 of 1464	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1054 of 1455	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	942 of 1071	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	1119 of 1366	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	938 of 1352	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	177 of 235	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	156 of 220	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	171 of 208	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	136 of 190	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	89 of 95	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	103 of 126	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	90 of 107	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	38.8	12 of 25	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	1041 of 1298	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1153 of 1303	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1084 of 1307	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	888 of 1283	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.8	522 of 522	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	967 of 1139	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	780 of 1170	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	648 of 775	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.7	459 of 778	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	505 of 772	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	538 of 748	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	518 of 614	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	633 of 716	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	533 of 763	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)63rd percentile+34 vs school

Native American (2018)52nd percentile+20 vs school

Homeless (2025)33rd percentile+21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2018)15th percentile-16 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

African American (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I93%+37 vs state

Life Science Biology90%+32 vs state

Geometry62%~ state avg

Science37%-7 vs state

English Language Arts34%-18 vs state

Math24%-28 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lasalle Preparatory School

How many students attend Lasalle Preparatory School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 539 students attended Lasalle Preparatory School.

What high school do graduates of Lasalle Preparatory School attend?

Students who attend Lasalle Preparatory School usually go on to attend Niagara Falls High School

Is Lasalle Preparatory School a good school?

Lasalle Preparatory School ranks in the bottom 12.0% of New York middle schools.

What district is Lasalle Preparatory School in?

Niagara Falls City School District

What is the racial makeup of Lasalle Preparatory School?

Students at Lasalle Preparatory School are 42% White, 27% African American, 14% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

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