Summary:
The Depew Union Free School District has one elementary school, Cayuga Heights Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school's performance has declined over the past three years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1738 out of 2434 New York elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 1377 out of 2445 in 2023-2024.
Cayuga Heights Elementary School's proficiency rates on state assessments in English Language Arts and Math are generally below the district and state averages. In 2023-2024, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 39.34% (3rd grade) to 46.67% (4th grade), compared to the state average of 42.6% to 47.05%. In Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 40% (3rd grade) to 58.43% (4th grade), compared to the state average of 53.93% to 58.03%. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 32.38% is also below the state average of 35%.
The school's relatively high free and reduced-price lunch rate of 40.97% for the 2022-2023 school year suggests that it serves a population with lower socioeconomic status, which could be a factor in the school's academic performance. The school's per-student spending of $11,041 for the 2022-2023 school year is in line with the district's overall funding, but it's unclear if this level of funding is adequate to meet the needs of the school's student population and address any performance gaps.
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