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Gaskill Preparatory School
910 Hyde Park Blvd
Niagara Falls NY, 14301, Niagara County
Phone: 716-278-5820
Ranking: 
(2,624 out of 3,424, bottom 23%)*
(2,624 out of 3,424, bottom 23%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
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: | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 40 | 42 | 44 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 543 | 510 | 505 | 504 | 526 | 567 | 603 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 309 | 56.9% | 247 | 48.4% | 273 | 54.1% | 259 | 51.4% | 264 | 50.2% | 261 | 46.0% | 317 | 52.6% |
| Grade 8: | 234 | 43.1% | 262 | 51.4% | 231 | 45.7% | 245 | 48.6% | 262 | 49.8% | 306 | 54.0% | 286 | 47.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 272 | 50.1% | 254 | 49.8% | 270 | 53.5% | 273 | 54.2% | 251 | 47.7% | 264 | 46.6% | 307 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 271 | 49.9% | 256 | 50.2% | 235 | 46.5% | 231 | 45.8% | 266 | 50.6% | 295 | 52.0% | 292 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 30 | 5.5% | 26 | 5.1% | 20 | 4.0% | 14 | 2.8% | 22 | 4.2% | 26 | 4.6% | 24 | 4.0% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 28 | 5.2% | 24 | 4.7% | 18 | 3.6% | 19 | 3.8% | 16 | 3.0% | 9 | 1.6% | 13 | 2.2% |
| Black: | 239 | 44.0% | 241 | 47.3% | 238 | 47.1% | 238 | 47.2% | 278 | 52.9% | 293 | 51.7% | 277 | 45.9% |
| White: | 213 | 39.2% | 199 | 39.0% | 218 | 43.2% | 231 | 45.8% | 207 | 39.4% | 234 | 41.3% | 285 | 47.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 26 | 4.8% | 14 | 2.7% | 8 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 327 | 60.2% | 344 | 67.5% | 356 | 70.5% | 316 | 62.7% | 300 | 57.0% | 354 | 62.4% | 330 | 54.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 4.8% | 51 | 10.0% | 49 | 9.7% | 51 | 10.1% | 58 | 11.0% | 87 | 15.3% | 84 | 13.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.17 | 14.78 | 14.43 | 15.01 | 13.15 | 13.50 | 13.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 80% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 31% | 35% | 50% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 29% | 48% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 35% | 39% | 53% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 19.8% | 19.6% | 31.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 58% | 62% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 60% | 64% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 50% | 65% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 11.1% | 27.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 55% | 69% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 33% | 51% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 40% | 47% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 35% | 50% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 22.4% | 33.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 80% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 38% | 55% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 49% | 60% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46% | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 7.5% | 8.3% | 27.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 63% | 69% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | 71% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 65% | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 67% | 70% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 58% | 63% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 70% | 69% |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 100% | 65% | 73% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 65% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 96% | 60% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 94% | 68% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 96% | 60% | 72% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 85% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 98% | 81% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 82% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 78% | 78% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Gaskill Preparatory School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.