Summary:
The 14301 zip code in New York has only one middle school, Gaskill Preparatory School, which serves grades 7-8 and is part of the Niagara Falls City School District. This school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New York middle schools over the past 3 years, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to state averages.
Gaskill Preparatory School spends a relatively high amount per student, at $27,331 per student for the 2023-2024 school year, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.7 to 1. However, despite these resources, the school's academic performance remains significantly below state standards, with only 27.6% of 7th graders and 22.34% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 24.77% of 7th graders and 6.16% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding proficiency in Mathematics.
The school's performance on Regents exams, which are high school-level assessments, is more mixed, with Gaskill Preparatory School students performing better than the district and state averages on the Algebra I, Geometry, and Life Science Biology exams, but significantly worse on the Living Environment exam. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students (77.75%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
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