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NIAGARA-WHEATFIELD CSD

Special Education School District Data Profile 2024-25

The Special Education School District Data Profile is prepared in accordance with the requirement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Each State must have a State Performance Plan (SPP) to evaluate the State's efforts to meet the requirements and purposes of the implementation of IDEA.

The SPP is a six-year plan which describes New York State's performance on 17 indicators. States must report annually to the public on the performance of the State in an Annual Performance Report (APR) and each school district against the State's targets. New York State's SPP and the APR that describe these indicators in detail are available at .
The following report reflects only quantifiable data collected by the State. Since performance of a school district in any indicator may be the result of unique circumstances within a district, readers are encouraged to consider information provided by the district's administration in interpreting these data.

Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District

2024-25

Enrollment and Classification Rate

District Enrollment: 3,975
School-Age Students with Disabilities and Classification Rate

620

15.6%

Preschool Students with Disabilities

58

Indicator 1: Graduation Rate of Students with Disabilities

2023-24 School Year

Students with Disabilities and Graduation rate

46

89.13%

State Target

Target Met

74% or higher

Yes, met state target

† Data for indicator 1 are lagged 1 year.

Indicator 2: Drop-Out Rate of Students with Disabilities

2023-24 School Year

Students with Disabilities and Drop Out rate

46

4.35%

State Target

Target Met

18.5% or lower

Yes, met state target

† Data for indicator 2 are lagged 1 year.

Indicator 3: State Assessments

(Note: Data are suppressed when fewer than 5 students with disabilities are enrolled in a district.)

A. Participation rate for students with disabilities

Grade 4 ELA

Students with disabilities and participation rate

49

77.55%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 ELA

Students with disabilities and participation rate

46

43.48%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

High School ELA

Students with disabilities and participation rate

24

100%

State Target

Target Met

95%

Yes, meets state target

Grade 4 Math

Students with disabilities and participation rate

49

77.55%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 Math

Students with disabilities and participation rate

46

39.13%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

High School Math

Students with disabilities and participation rate

24

95.83%

State Target

Target Met

95%

Yes, meets state target

B. Proficiency rate for students with disabilities against grade level academic achievement standards

Grade 4 ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

38

23.68%

State Target

Target Met

16%

Yes, meets state target

Grade 8 ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

19

10.53%

State Target

Target Met

14.25%

No, did not meet state target

High School ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

22

63.64%

State Target

Target Met

73%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 4 Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

38

21.05%

State Target

Target Met

19.25%

Yes, meets state target

Grade 8 Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

17

17.65%

State Target

Target Met

11.50%

Yes, meets state target

High School Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

21

71.43%

State Target

Target Met

65.25%

Yes, meets state target

C. Proficiency rate for students with disabilities against alternate academic achievement standards

Grade 4 ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

—

—

State Target

Target Met

90.25%

—

Grade 8 ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

—

—

State Target

Target Met

82.50%

—

High School ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

—

—

State Target

Target Met

74.50%

—

Grade 4 Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

—

—

State Target

Target Met

82.50%

—

Grade 8 Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

—

—

State Target

Target Met

76.50%

—

High School Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

—

—

State Target

Target Met

77.75%

—

D. Gap in proficiency rates for students with disabilities and for all students against grade level academic achievement standards

Grade 4 ELA

All students and proficiency rate

213

57.75%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

38

23.68%

Proficiency Gap

34.06%

State Target

Target Met

31%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 ELA

All students and proficiency rate

112

43.75%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

19

10.53%

Proficiency Gap

33.22%

State Target

Target Met

33%

No, did not meet state target

High School ELA

All students and proficiency rate

276

96.74%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

22

63.64%

Proficiency Gap

33.10%

State Target

Target Met

20.25%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 4 Math

All students and proficiency rate

220

68.64%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

38

21.05%

Proficiency Gap

47.58%

State Target

Target Met

30.25%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 Math

All students and proficiency rate

132

64.39%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

17

17.65%

Proficiency Gap

46.75%

State Target

Target Met

33.75%

No, did not meet state target

High School Math

All students and proficiency rate

276

90.94%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

21

71.43%

Proficiency Gap

19.51%

State Target

Target Met

26%

Yes, meets state target

Indicator 4A: Suspension Rate

(based on 2023-24 school year data)

Students with Disabilities: 649
Suspension Rate 2024-25

Students with Disabilities Suspended Out-of-School for More than 10 Days and Percentage

8

1.23%

State Threshold

Threshold Met

2.7% or lower

Yes, met state threshold

Indicator 4B: Significant Discrepancy by Race and Ethnicity in Suspension Rate

(based on 2023-24 school year data)

Suspension Rate 2024-25

Did the school district have significant discrepancy?

No

State threshold for 2024-25

State Threshold

Threshold Met

No school districts will have disproportionality that is the result of inappropriate policies, practices and procedures.

Yes, met state threshold

Indicator 5: School-age Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

Total Students with Disabilities ages 5 in kindergarten to 21: 619
Students with 80% or more of the day in a general education program

56.2%

State Target

Target Met

Greater than or equal to 59.5%

No, did not meet state target

Students with Less than 40% of the day in a general education program

18.6%

State Target

Target Met

Less than or equal to 17.25%

No, did not meet state target

  Students with disabilities in separate settings

8.7%

State Target

Target Met

Less than or equal to 4.8%

No, did not meet state target

Indicator 6: Preschool Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

Total Students with Disabilites ages 3 and 4 and 5 not in kindergarten: 59
Students with disabilities with measurement A

15.3%

State Target

Target Met

48% or higher

No, did not meet state target

Students with disabilities with measurement B

23.7%

State Target

Target Met

22.0% or lower

No, did not meet state target

Students with disabilities with measurement C

22%

State Target

Target Met

9.5% or lower

No, did not meet state target

Indicator 7: Preschool Outcomes

This district is not required to report for Indicator 7 for 2024-25 please see for the school year in which this school district will report data for this indicator.

Indicator 8: Parental Involvement

This district is not required to report for indicator 8 for 2024-25 please see for the school year in which this school district will report data for this indicator.

Indicator 9: Disproportionality - Identification for Special Education

Disproportionate representation in special education?

No

State Threshold

Threshold Met

No school districts will have disproportionality that is the result of inappropriate policies, practices and procedures.

Yes, met state threshold

Indicator 10A: Disproportionality in Specific Disability Categories

Disproportionate representation in specific disability categories?

No

State Threshold

Threshold Met

No school districts will have disproportionality that is the result of inappropriate policies, practices and procedures.

Yes, met state threshold

Indicator 11: Timely Evaluations (Child Find)

This district is not required to report for indicator 11 for 2024-25 please see for the school year in which this school district will report data for this indicator.

Indicator 12: Early Childhood Transition

Percent of children with IEPs who transitioned from early intervention services (Part C) to preschool special education services (Part B) and received their preschool special education services by their third birthdays consistent with State law.
Number of children who were served in Part C and referred to Part B for eligibility determination)

21

Number of those referred determined to be NOT eligible and whose eligibilities were determined prior to their third birthday

1

Number of those found eligible who had an IEP developed and implemented by their third birthday

0

Number of children for whom delays in determination of eligibility or delays in implementing the IEP were caused by reasons that are in "in compliance" with State requirements

20

Percent of children with IEPs who transitioned from early intervention services (Part C) to preschool special education services (Part B) and received their preschool special education services by their third birthdays.

100%

State Target

Target Met

100%

Yes, met state target

Indicator 13: Secondary Transition

Number of IEPs reviewed for students ages 15 and above

30

PERCENT OF YOUTH AGED 15 AND ABOVE WHO HAVE IEPS WITH APPROPRIATE TRANSITION PLANS

93.3%

State Target

Target Met

100%

No, did not meet state target

Indicator 14: Post-School Outcomes

This district is not required to report for Indicator 14 for 2024-25 please see for the school year in which this school district will report data for this indicator.

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This document was created on: July 2, 2026, 1:13 pm EST

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