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Cataract Elementary School
6431 Girard Ave
Niagara Falls NY, 14304, Niagara County
Phone: 716-278-9120
Ranking: 
(1,954 out of 3,424, bottom 43%)*
(1,954 out of 3,424, bottom 43%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Niagara Falls City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 27 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 484 | 488 | 453 | 463 | 469 | 473 | 521 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 40 | 8.3% | 40 | 8.2% | 35 | 7.7% | 40 | 8.6% | 40 | 8.5% | 40 | 8.5% | 37 | 7.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 72 | 14.9% | 74 | 15.2% | 60 | 13.2% | 63 | 13.6% | 73 | 15.6% | 69 | 14.6% | 66 | 12.7% |
| Grade 1: | 69 | 14.3% | 59 | 12.1% | 67 | 14.8% | 63 | 13.6% | 64 | 13.6% | 69 | 14.6% | 85 | 16.3% |
| Grade 2: | 55 | 11.4% | 63 | 12.9% | 65 | 14.3% | 58 | 12.5% | 58 | 12.4% | 63 | 13.3% | 64 | 12.3% |
| Grade 3: | 63 | 13.0% | 66 | 13.5% | 50 | 11.0% | 65 | 14.0% | 58 | 12.4% | 56 | 11.8% | 60 | 11.5% |
| Grade 4: | 65 | 13.4% | 53 | 10.9% | 63 | 13.9% | 60 | 13.0% | 57 | 12.2% | 51 | 10.8% | 73 | 14.0% |
| Grade 5: | 48 | 9.9% | 74 | 15.2% | 61 | 13.5% | 60 | 13.0% | 57 | 12.2% | 64 | 13.5% | 57 | 10.9% |
| Grade 6: | 71 | 14.7% | 59 | 12.1% | 52 | 11.5% | 54 | 11.7% | 62 | 13.2% | 61 | 12.9% | 79 | 15.2% |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 221 | 45.7% | 236 | 48.4% | 221 | 48.8% | 240 | 51.8% | 228 | 48.6% | 236 | 49.9% | 262 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 263 | 54.3% | 252 | 51.6% | 232 | 51.2% | 223 | 48.2% | 220 | 46.9% | 224 | 47.4% | 255 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 2.3% | 13 | 2.7% | 10 | 2.2% | 24 | 5.2% | 19 | 4.1% | 22 | 4.7% | 20 | 3.8% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.1% | 16 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic: | 45 | 9.3% | 35 | 7.2% | 25 | 5.5% | 18 | 3.9% | 22 | 4.7% | 9 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.3% |
| Black: | 127 | 26.2% | 121 | 24.8% | 123 | 27.2% | 126 | 27.2% | 125 | 26.7% | 139 | 29.4% | 183 | 35.1% |
| White: | 223 | 46.1% | 246 | 50.4% | 254 | 56.1% | 271 | 58.5% | 281 | 59.9% | 288 | 60.9% | 290 | 55.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 74 | 15.3% | 70 | 14.3% | 38 | 8.4% | 17 | 3.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 307 | 63.4% | 355 | 72.7% | 331 | 73.1% | 325 | 70.2% | 302 | 64.4% | 308 | 65.1% | 319 | 61.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 6.6% | 39 | 8.0% | 44 | 9.7% | 30 | 6.5% | 49 | 10.4% | 61 | 12.9% | 67 | 12.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.66 | 20.33 | 19.70 | 17.69 | 18.04 | 17.20 | 17.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 72% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 49% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 39% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 45% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 16.1% | 31.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 53% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 46% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 52% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 19.1% | 34.2% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 52% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 43% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 47% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 17.6% | 30.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 64% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 57% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 12.7% | 20.8% | 36.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 94% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 91% | 89% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 83% | 83% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 46% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 50% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 42% | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.7% | 13.5% | 30.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 89% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 67% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 56% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 2.9% | 10.9% | 29.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 92% | 86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 86% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 85% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 45% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 52% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 52% | 55% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 6.8% | 18.6% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 83% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 67% | 61% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 65% | 63% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 60% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 11.9% | 18.9% | 30.6% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Cataract Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.