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B+

Newfane Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Newfane, and parts of Lockport and Cambria.

Newfane’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of New York school districts

Students
1,278
Schools
4
Spent per student
$27,000
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Debt
$19M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Newfane Central School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 67% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 22% less per student than the NY average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $19M, about $14,890 per student
  • Only 75% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 67% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Newfane 9,139

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Newfane. Grade by grade →

K–4Newfane Elementary SchoolThis district
5–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency52%
State average 46.5% · 504 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 48.9% · 467 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 87.2% · 143 in the class

75% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$27,000 per student · 22% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 36%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 60%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,305’20
1,315’21
1,273’22
1,304’23
1,278’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Newfane Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Burt
55 students11:1
Newfane Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Newfane
B
467 students11:1
Newfane Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Newfane
C−
363 students10:1
Newfane Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Newfane
A
393 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Barker Central School DistrictHartland, Somerset
$28,403per student
Royalton-Hartland Central School DistrictHartland, Royalton
$22,648per student
Niagara-Wheatfield Central School DistrictLewiston, Wheatfield
$24,158per student
Starpoint Central School DistrictPendleton, Wheatfield
$21,215per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.