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Erie Canal and Flight of Five Locks from Canal Street, Lockport, New York - 20210531Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools in Lockport

Lockport’s public schools

Lockport City School District and Starpoint Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lockport. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 87% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.2K
▼ 21% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Lockport City
Students per teacher
11.5
NY 11.2
Schools in town
3
3,982 students on the public path
In brief

Lockport’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Lockport’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Starpoint High School places highest (better than 87%); Aaron Mossell Junior High School lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lockport, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–4George Southard Elementary SchoolLockport City School DistrictC+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lockport City School District.

Two districts serve Lockport

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lockport City School DistrictGrades K–12 · 7 schools · 4,064 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$27,229NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Starpoint Central School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 2,870 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$21,215NY $34,607 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Lockport City School District38%
State average 48.9% · 1885 students tested
Math · K–12, Lockport City School District37%
State average 46.5% · 1961 students tested
Reading · K–12, Starpoint Central School District60%
State average 48.9% · 1126 students tested
Math · K–12, Starpoint Central School District63%
State average 46.5% · 1124 students tested

Lockport vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Lockport’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lockport—Lockport City K–12 · Starpoint Central K–12
ClarenceAClarence Central
RoyaltonBRoyalton-Hartland Central PK–12 · Akron Central PK–12
CambriaB+Wilson Central PK–12 · Starpoint Central K–12
NewfaneB+Newfane Central
HartlandC+Barker Central PK–12 · Royalton-Hartland Central PK–12
PendletonA−Starpoint Central

2 of the 6 neighbors share Starpoint Central with Lockport for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Lockport

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Lockportby address
George Southard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4
C+
363 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Lockportin other towns
Starpoint Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
726 students12:1Rate it →
Aaron Mossell Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8
C−
587 students9:1Rate it →
Lockport High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
1,377 students12:1Rate it →
Starpoint High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
929 students14:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Desales Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
304 students11:1Rate it →
Henrietta G Lewis Campus School
Grades PK–12
Private · Special education
95 students4:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Niagara County Jail).

Questions about Lockport’s schools

Are Lockport’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lockport. Lockport City School District and Starpoint Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lockport. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lockport in?

Lockport City School District and Starpoint Central School District.

Where do Lockport kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lockport High School and Starpoint High School.

Are there private schools in Lockport?

Yes: Desales Catholic School (grades PK–8, 304 students) and Henrietta G Lewis Campus School (grades PK–12, 95 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.