For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 421 students in Depew Union Free School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Depew Union Free School District have an average math proficiency score of 43% (versus the New York public middle school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 40% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 64% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,654 Schools
# Students
1,848 Students
881,039 Students
# Teachers
161 Teachers
83,294 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Depew Union Free School District, which is ranked #789 of all 1,007 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#807 out of 1017 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
82%
78%
Graduation Rate
87%
87.2%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)27.2%
34.8%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.36
0.74
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
4%
9%
% Hispanic
7%
31%
% Black
4%
20%
% White
79%
36%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $27,531 in this school district is less than the state median of $34,989. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $26,550 is less than the state median of $36,024. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$51 MM
$87,503 MM
Spending
$49 MM
$90,091 MM
Revenue / Student
$27,531
$34,989
Spending / Student
$26,550
$36,024
Best Depew Union Free School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Depew Middle School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
5201 S Transit Rd
Depew, NY 14043
(716) 686-5050
Depew, NY 14043
(716) 686-5050
Gr: 6-8 | 421 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 21%
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