Is Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School a good school?

Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School ranks 293 rd of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,092 students attended Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School?

Students at Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School are 79% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% American Indian, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School?

Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Colonial Village Elementary School Elementary : Errick Road Elementary School Elementary : Tuscarora Elementary School Elementary : West Street Elementary School Middle : Edward Town Middle School

Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School

Summary:

Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School is a public high school located in Sanborn, NY, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,092 students. The school is part of the Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District, which is ranked 448 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School has consistently ranked in the top 25% of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 293 out of 1,242 high schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school performs particularly well for female, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Native American, and low socioeconomic status students, with many of these subgroups ranking in the top 25% or higher in the state. Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School has maintained a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 90.0% over the past 5 years, with a corresponding dropout rate of 4.4% to 10.0%. However, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.8% to 37.8% over the past 5 years, which is an area for improvement.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Lockport High School, Kenmore West Senior High School, and Sweet Home Senior High School, Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School generally outperforms them in terms of statewide ranking, student group performance, graduation rates, and test scores. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rates are higher than the nearby schools. Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School's spending per student has increased from $10,807 in 2019-2020 to $13,426 in 2022-2023, and the school's student-teacher ratio has decreased from 14.0 in 2020-2021 to 12.8 in 2022-2023, which may have contributed to the school's academic success.

Detail:

Public 9-12

2292 Saunders Stlmnt Rd
Sanborn, NY 14132-9336

(716) 215-3100

District: Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
293^rd of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,426

Feeder schools for Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School:

Elementary:	Colonial Village Elementary School
	Errick Road Elementary School
	Tuscarora Elementary School
	West Street Elementary School
Middle:	Edward Town Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.8

Number of students: 1,092

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.1%

Two or more races:

6.0%

American Indian:

5.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 36.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School ranks better than 76.4% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.64. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (79.1%), two or more races (6%), American Indian (5.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 36.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School is 12.8. (See more...)

Compare Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School employs 84.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School is $13,426.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School 293^rd of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District 448^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School

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Rank History for all students at Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	64.38	300^th	935	67.9%
2006	63.99	339^th	986	65.6%
2007	63.39	365^th	1002	63.6%
2008	62.60	402^nd	1027	60.9%
2009	61.60	422^nd	1086	61.1%
2010	60.58	450^th	1117	59.7%
2011	62.15	442^nd	1165	62.1%
2012	65.74	402^nd	1198	66.4%
2013	69.09	362^nd	1217	70.3%
2014	59.61	481^st	1237	61.1%
2015	60.70	444^th	1255	64.6%
2016	62.45	392^nd	1255	68.8%
2017	66.58	331^st	1221	72.9%
2018	64.98	423^rd	1210	65.0%
2019	71.63	297^th	1207	75.4%
2021	51.99	296^th	519	43.0%
2022	69.88	311^th	1190	73.9%
2023	78.04	156^th	1228	87.3%
2024	72.64	293^rd	1242	76.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.35	62^nd	157	60.5%
2019	60.04	67^th	165	59.4%
2022	40.40	142^nd	212	33.0%
2023	65.23	91^st	272	66.5%
2024	53.43	137^th	306	55.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.30	625^th	1095	42.9%
2019	57.51	413^th	1132	63.5%
2022	47.01	477^th	1038	54.0%
2023	71.40	218^th	1130	80.7%
2024	58.76	374^th	1144	67.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.36	443^rd	1154	61.6%
2019	69.01	240^th	1179	79.6%
2021	40.09	197^th	289	31.8%
2022	61.75	335^th	1101	69.6%
2023	73.88	162^nd	1155	86.0%
2024	71.11	200^th	1170	82.9%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	87.13	21^st	498	95.8%
2019	78.88	46^th	493	90.7%
2022	82.07	28^th	389	92.8%
2023	77.84	46^th	531	91.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.45	348^th	1176	70.4%
2019	72.15	283^rd	1193	76.3%
2021	48.92	161^st	290	44.5%
2022	72.20	261^st	1155	77.4%
2023	81.36	100^th	1197	91.6%
2024	74.67	239^th	1219	80.4%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	90.81	1^st	6	83.3%
2022	42.90	3^rd	6	50.0%
2023	65.60	5^th	15	66.7%
2024	69.32	3^rd	13	76.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.18	499^th	1176	57.6%
2019	69.49	326^th	1190	72.6%
2021	45.12	222^nd	354	37.3%
2022	66.04	363^rd	1154	68.5%
2023	74.16	235^th	1191	80.3%
2024	69.58	324^th	1211	73.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.58	178^th	426	58.2%
2019	74.05	80^th	447	82.1%
2022	60.07	172^nd	386	55.4%
2023	65.30	146^th	424	65.6%
2024	63.59	158^th	426	62.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.77	374^th	679	44.9%
2019	45.71	354^th	686	48.4%
2022	72.45	120^th	593	79.8%
2023	64.24	186^th	671	72.3%
2024	47.65	318^th	690	53.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.71	88^th	791	88.9%
2019	86.93	34^th	815	95.8%
2022	73.40	143^rd	760	81.2%
2023	77.74	126^th	851	85.2%
2024	71.72	178^th	865	79.4%

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Rank History for Native American students at Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.75	26^th	43	39.5%
2019	76.49	8^th	46	82.6%
2022	68.23	9^th	28	67.9%
2023	76.62	6^th	41	85.4%
2024	80.50	3^rd	41	92.7%

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Rank History for White students at Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.31	391^st	765	48.9%
2019	59.42	302^nd	793	61.9%
2022	56.24	306^th	738	58.5%
2023	67.65	181^st	776	76.7%
2024	62.35	269^th	781	65.6%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	1074	12	5	3	68	n/a	n/a	0	1162
1990	1013	18	5	5	64	n/a	n/a	0	1105
1991	999	18	4	6	67	n/a	n/a	0	1094
1992	1024	19	7	1	65	n/a	n/a	0	1116
1993	1041	26	7	3	67	n/a	n/a	0	1144
1994	1059	20	5	4	60	n/a	n/a	0	1148
1995	1085	16	7	3	73	n/a	n/a	0	1184
1996	1085	16	7	3	73	n/a	n/a	0	1184
1997	1112	21	8	2	80	n/a	n/a	0	1223
1998	1131	27	8	4	77	n/a	n/a	0	1247
1999	1142	29	12	2	72	n/a	n/a	0	1257
2000	1145	26	8	6	81	n/a	n/a	0	1266
2001	1148	25	9	7	77	n/a	n/a	0	1266
2002	1131	37	11	16	76	n/a	n/a	0	1271
2003	1131	37	11	16	76	n/a	n/a	0	1271
2004	1228	43	13	13	86	n/a	n/a	0	1383
2005	1173	44	16	12	98	n/a	n/a	0	1343
2006	1254	41	8	14	100	n/a	n/a	0	1417
2007	1289	40	14	19	103	n/a	n/a	0	1465
2008	1274	35	14	17	107	n/a	n/a	0	1447
2009	1270	36	14	14	100	n/a	n/a	0	1434
2010	1185	35	21	18	96	n/a	n/a	2	1357
2011	1165	37	24	21	97	0	6	0	1350
2012	1118	30	21	17	89	0	6	0	1281
2013	1094	38	25	8	81	0	10	0	1256
2014	1082	44	21	17	90	0	17	0	1271
2015	1049	49	17	18	87	0	20	0	1240
2016	1065	46	21	21	85	0	31	0	1269
2017	1018	38	29	27	101	0	39	0	1252
2018	1037	33	33	22	93	0	37	0	1255
2019	1022	38	34	28	104	0	38	0	1264
2020	973	37	35	30	89	0	44	0	1208
2021	961	30	25	38	71	0	57	0	1182
2022	914	23	27	46	68	1	64	0	1143
2023	864	28	26	44	64	1	65	0	1092

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1162	75.6	15.3	n/a
1990	1105	71.9	15.3	n/a
1991	1094	70.5	15.5	n/a
1992	1116	67.8	16.4	n/a
1993	1144	62.2	18.4	n/a
1994	1148	61.6	18.6	14.5
1995	1184	67.0	17.7	11.4
1996	1184	67.0	17.7	11.4
1997	1223	71.4	17.1	13.1
1998	1247	72.4	17.2	13.5
1999	1257	76.2	16.5	11.8
2000	1266	79.4	15.9	14.1
2001	1266	80.4	15.7	12.4
2002	1271	83.2	15.3	16.6
2003	1271	83.2	15.3	16.6
2004	1383	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1343	80.3	16.7	21
2006	1417	85.0	16.7	22.9
2007	1465	91.4	16.0	17.3
2008	1447	93.1	15.5	18
2009	1434	95.4	15.0	21.1
2010	1357	97.4	13.9	22.9
2011	1350	96.0	14.0	23
2012	1281	81.4	15.7	21.7
2013	1256	78.0	16.0	22.7
2014	1271	74.2	17.1	21.2
2015	1240	68.0	18.2	29.8
2016	1269	68.0	18.6	28.3
2017	1252	70.7	17.6	35.6
2018	1255	79.2	15.8	34.7
2019	1264	76.2	16.5	37.1
2020	1208	85.6	14.1	36.1
2021	1182	84.3	14.0	34.1
2022	1143	86.7	13.1	30.6
2023	1092	84.7	12.8	36.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1162	75.6	15.3	n/a
1990	1105	71.9	15.3	n/a
1991	1094	70.5	15.5	n/a
1992	1116	67.8	16.4	n/a
1993	1144	62.2	18.4	n/a
1994	1148	61.6	18.6	14.5
1995	1184	67.0	17.7	11.4
1996	1184	67.0	17.7	11.4
1997	1223	71.4	17.1	13.1
1998	1247	72.4	17.2	13.5
1999	1257	76.2	16.5	11.8
2000	1266	79.4	15.9	14.1
2001	1266	80.4	15.7	12.4
2002	1271	83.2	15.3	16.6
2003	1271	83.2	15.3	16.6
2004	1383	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1343	80.3	16.7	21
2006	1417	85.0	16.7	22.9
2007	1465	91.4	16.0	17.3
2008	1447	93.1	15.5	18
2009	1434	95.4	15.0	21.1
2010	1357	97.4	13.9	22.9
2011	1350	96.0	14.0	23
2012	1281	81.4	15.7	21.7
2013	1256	78.0	16.0	22.7
2014	1271	74.2	17.1	21.2
2015	1240	68.0	18.2	29.8
2016	1269	68.0	18.6	28.3
2017	1252	70.7	17.6	35.6
2018	1255	79.2	15.8	34.7
2019	1264	76.2	16.5	37.1
2020	1208	85.6	14.1	36.1
2021	1182	84.3	14.0	34.1
2022	1143	86.7	13.1	30.6
2023	1092	84.7	12.8	36.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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