For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 896 students in Dunkirk City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Dunkirk City School District have an average math proficiency score of 77% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 70% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 66% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,659 Schools
# Students
1,933 Students
890,054 Students
# Teachers
195 Teachers
83,739 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Dunkirk City School District, which is ranked #928 of all 1,015 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 70-74% has decreased from 75-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#928 out of 1020 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
61%
78%
Graduation Rate
70-74%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.54
0.73
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
9%
% Hispanic
60%
30%
% Black
3%
20%
% White
33%
37%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,123 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,307. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,010 is less than the state median of $32,183. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$51 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$46 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$26,123
$31,307
Spending / Student
$24,010
$32,183
Best Dunkirk City School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Dunkirk Senior High School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
75 W 6th St
Dunkirk, NY 14048
(716) 366-9300
Dunkirk, NY 14048
(716) 366-9300
Grades: 7-12
| 896 students
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