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Niagara Falls High School
4455 Porter Rd
Niagara Falls NY, 14305, Niagara County
Phone: 716-278-5800
Ranking: 
(443 out of 989, top 45%)*
(443 out of 989, top 45%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | 111 | 114 | 119 | 132 | 131 | 135 | 139 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,910 | 1,952 | 1,909 | 2,217 | 2,187 | 2,203 | 2,256 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 511 | 26.8% | 509 | 26.1% | 494 | 25.9% | 613 | 27.6% | 616 | 28.2% | 580 | 26.3% | 637 | 28.2% |
| Grade 10: | 486 | 25.4% | 481 | 24.6% | 511 | 26.8% | 585 | 26.4% | 541 | 24.7% | 559 | 25.4% | 600 | 26.6% |
| Grade 11: | 431 | 22.6% | 485 | 24.8% | 470 | 24.6% | 505 | 22.8% | 497 | 22.7% | 557 | 25.3% | 524 | 23.2% |
| Grade 12: | 445 | 23.3% | 448 | 23.0% | 417 | 21.8% | 496 | 22.4% | 512 | 23.4% | 496 | 22.5% | 487 | 21.6% |
| Ungraded: | 37 | 1.9% | 29 | 1.5% | 17 | 0.9% | 18 | 0.8% | 21 | 1.0% | 11 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.4% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 976 | 51.1% | 945 | 48.4% | 920 | 48.2% | 1,092 | 49.3% | 1,088 | 49.7% | 1,080 | 49.0% | 1,124 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 934 | 48.9% | 1,007 | 51.6% | 989 | 51.8% | 1,125 | 50.7% | 1,083 | 49.5% | 1,115 | 50.6% | 1,128 | 50.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 57 | 3.0% | 54 | 2.8% | 55 | 2.9% | 76 | 3.4% | 65 | 3.0% | 70 | 3.2% | 68 | 3.0% |
| Asian: | 35 | 1.8% | 39 | 2.0% | 46 | 2.4% | 51 | 2.3% | 49 | 2.2% | 45 | 2.0% | 43 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 66 | 3.5% | 61 | 3.1% | 53 | 2.8% | 55 | 2.5% | 52 | 2.4% | 58 | 2.6% | 56 | 2.5% |
| Black: | 731 | 38.3% | 715 | 36.6% | 679 | 35.6% | 803 | 36.2% | 763 | 34.9% | 754 | 34.2% | 756 | 33.5% |
| White: | 989 | 51.8% | 1,055 | 54.0% | 1,060 | 55.5% | 1,220 | 55.0% | 1,250 | 57.2% | 1,276 | 57.9% | 1,333 | 59.1% |
| 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: | 32 | 1.7% | 28 | 1.4% | 16 | 0.8% | 12 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 827 | 43.3% | 1,043 | 53.4% | 1,009 | 52.9% | 982 | 44.3% | 759 | 34.7% | 1,006 | 45.7% | 781 | 34.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 122 | 6.4% | 211 | 10.8% | 217 | 11.4% | 213 | 9.6% | 210 | 9.6% | 305 | 13.8% | 245 | 10.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.22 | 17.09 | 16.02 | 16.77 | 16.73 | 16.30 | 16.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 48% | 48% | 65% |
| 2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 33% | 33% | 64% |
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 42% | 42% | 64% |
| 2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 50% | 50% | 73% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 58% | 59% | 75% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 60% | 60% | 71% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 73% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 50% | 50% | 74% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 61% | 61% | 73% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 66% | 66% | 78% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 58% | 58% | 78% |
| 2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 67% | 67% | 72% |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 74% | 74% | 74% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 72% | 72% | 72% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 67% | 67% | 70% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 71% | 71% | 72% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 75% | 75% | 74% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 69% | 70% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 58% | 65% | 73% |
| 2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 84% | 83% | 77% |
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 91% | 90% | 78% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 94% | 93% | 78% |
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 97% | 96% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 94% | 93% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 96% | 95% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 93% | 92% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 82% | 83% | 82% |
| 2005 | French | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 97% |
| 2006 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2007 | French | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 98% |
| 2008 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2009 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 50% | 50% | 94% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 63% | 62% | 74% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 67% | 67% | 72% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 66% | 66% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 63% | 62% | 75% |
| 2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 56% | 55% | 70% |
| 2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 57% | 58% | 67% |
| 2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 47% | 47% | 63% |
| 2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 64% | 64% | 67% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 65% | 64% | 71% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 62% | 60% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 69% | 68% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 60% | 59% | 71% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 63% | 65% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 58% | 60% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 64% | 68% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 54% | 60% | 72% |
| 2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 73% | 76% | 75% |
| 2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 69% | 72% | 75% |
| 2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 79% | 82% | 75% |
| 2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 79% | 83% | 75% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 82% | 85% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 79% | 81% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 78% | 82% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 72% | 78% | 78% |
| 2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 77% |
| 2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 79% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 85% | 84% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 87% | 86% | 76% |
| 2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 51% | 54% | 61% |
| 2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 40% | 40% | 66% |
| 2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 50% | 50% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 50% | 50% | 70% |
| 2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 53% | 52% | 70% |
| 2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 44% | 44% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 43% | 43% | 61% |
| 2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 35% | 34% | 81% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 60% | 60% | 80% |
| 2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 60% | 60% | 79% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 70% | 70% | 77% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 49% | 49% | 77% |
| 2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 82% |
| 2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 72% | 72% | 79% |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 79% |
| 2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 96% |
| 2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 96% |
| 2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 95% | 94% | 97% |
| 2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 95% |
| 2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 96% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 95% |
| 2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 94% |
| 2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 65% | 65% | 76% |
| 2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 73% | 73% | 79% |
| 2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 75% | 75% | 79% |
| 2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 83% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 83% | 82% | 80% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 76% | 75% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 71% | 70% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 73% | 73% | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Niagara Falls High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.