Top Rankings
Lockport City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 621 students in Lockport City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Lockport City School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the New York public middle school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 32% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,657 Schools
# Students
4,047 Students
888,790 Students
# Teachers
330 Teachers
83,542 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Lockport City School District, which is ranked #717 of all 1,008 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 92% has increased from 88% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#704 out of 1017 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
70%
78%
Graduation Rate
92%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.51
0.73
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
9%
% Hispanic
10%
30%
% Black
10%
20%
% White
68%
37%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
11%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $28,174 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,324. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,196 is less than the state median of $32,199. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$114 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$102 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$28,174
$31,324
Spending / Student
$25,196
$32,199
Best Lockport City School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Aaron Mossell Junior High School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
160 Passaic Ave
Lockport, NY 14094
(716) 478-4702
Lockport, NY 14094
(716) 478-4702
Gr: 7-8 | 621 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 32%
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