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NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Special Education School District Data Profile 2022-23

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 https://www.nysed.gov/special-education/spp-apr.
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 Falls City School District

2022-23

Enrollment and Classification Rate

District Enrollment: 6,926
School-Age Students with Disabilities and Classification Rate

1,526

22%

Preschool Students with Disabilities

134

Indicator 1: Graduation Rate of Students with Disabilities

2021-22 School Year

Students with Disabilities and Graduation rate

98

86.7%

State Target

Target Met

72% or higher

Yes, met state target

† Data for indicator 1 are lagged 1 year.

Indicator 2: Drop-Out Rate of Students with Disabilities

2021-22 School Year

Students with Disabilities and Drop Out rate

98

1%

State Target

Target Met

19.37% 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

137

91.24%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 ELA

Students with disabilities and participation rate

125

84.80%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

High School ELA

Students with disabilities and participation rate

111

78.38%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 4 Math

Students with disabilities and participation rate

136

93.38%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 Math

Students with disabilities and participation rate

115

80.87%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

High School Math

Students with disabilities and participation rate

111

17.12%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

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

Grade 4 ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

117

2.56%

State Target

Target Met

14.90%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

96

2.08%

State Target

Target Met

13.23%

No, did not meet state target

High School ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

80

61.25%

State Target

Target Met

72.04%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 4 Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

119

5.88%

State Target

Target Met

18.14%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

83

3.61%

State Target

Target Met

10.50%

No, did not meet state target

High School Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

12

8.33%

State Target

Target Met

64.11%

No, did not meet state target

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

Grade 4 ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

8

75%

State Target

Target Met

89.16%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

10

90%

State Target

Target Met

81.65%

Yes, meets state target

High School ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

7

100%

State Target

Target Met

73.46%

Yes, meets state target

Grade 4 Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

8

87.50%

State Target

Target Met

81.41%

Yes, meets state target

Grade 8 Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

10

80%

State Target

Target Met

75.60%

Yes, meets state target

High School Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

7

85.71%

State Target

Target Met

76.83%

Yes, meets state target

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

452

21.68%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

117

2.56%

Proficiency Gap

19.12%

State Target

Target Met

31.84%

Yes, meets state target

Grade 8 ELA

All students and proficiency rate

474

29.96%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

96

2.08%

Proficiency Gap

27.87%

State Target

Target Met

33.94%

Yes, meets state target

High School ELA

All students and proficiency rate

427

76.81%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

80

61.25%

Proficiency Gap

15.56%

State Target

Target Met

21.24%

Yes, meets state target

Grade 4 Math

All students and proficiency rate

460

28.26%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

119

5.88%

Proficiency Gap

22.38%

State Target

Target Met

31.25%

Yes, meets state target

Grade 8 Math

All students and proficiency rate

457

16.41%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

83

3.61%

Proficiency Gap

12.80%

State Target

Target Met

34.69%

Yes, meets state target

High School Math

All students and proficiency rate

92

19.57%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

12

8.33%

Proficiency Gap

11.23%

State Target

Target Met

27%

Yes, meets state target

Indicator 4A: Suspension Rate

(based on 2021-22 school year data)

Students with Disabilities: 1,604
Suspension Rate 2022-23

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

23

1.4%

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 2021-22 school year data)

Suspension Rate 2022-23

Did the school district have significant discrepancy?

NO

State threshold for 2022-23

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: 1,512
Students with 80% or more of the day in a general education program

61.6%

State Target

Target Met

Greater than or equal to 58.75%

Yes, met state target

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

21.9%

State Target

Target Met

Less than or equal to 17.8%

No, did not meet state target

  Students with disabilities in separate settings

8.4%

State Target

Target Met

Less than or equal to 5%

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: 148
Students with disabilities with measurement A

11.5%

State Target

Target Met

40.0% or higher

No, did not meet state target

Students with disabilities with measurement B

29.1%

State Target

Target Met

29.0% or lower

No, did not meet state target

Students with disabilities with measurement C

14.9%

State Target

Target Met

10.5% or lower

No, did not meet state target

Indicator 7: Preschool Outcomes

Preschool Students with Disabilities: 81
% of children with increased rate of growth with Positive Social - Emotional Skills

100%

State Target

Target Met

87.5%

Yes, met state target

% of children functioning within expectations with Positive Social - Emotional Skills

37%

State Target

Target Met

40.5%

No, did not meet state target

% of children with increased rate of growth with Acquisition and Use of Knowledge & Skills

100%

State Target

Target Met

89.25%

Yes, met state target

% of children functioning within expectations with Acquisition and Use of Knowledge & Skills

16%

State Target

Target Met

40.5%

No, did not meet state target

% of children with increased rate of growth with Use of Appropriate Behaviors to Meet their Needs

98.5%

State Target

Target Met

87.25%

Yes, met state target

% of children functioning within expectations with Use of Appropriate Behaviors to Meet their Needs

37%

State Target

Target Met

43.5%

No, did not meet state target

Indicator 8: Parental Involvement

This district is not required to report for indicator 8 for 2022-23 please see http://www.p12.nysed.gov/sedcar/data.htm#subschedule 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 2022-23 please see http://www.p12.nysed.gov/sedcar/data.htm#subschedule 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.
This district is not required to report for Indicator 12 for 2022-23 please see http://www.p12.nysed.gov/sedcar/data.htm#subschedule for the school year in which this school district will report data for this indicator.

Indicator 13: Secondary Transition

This district is not required to report for Indicator13 for 2022-23 please see http://www.p12.nysed.gov/sedcar/data.htm#subschedule for the school year in which this school district will report data for this indicator.

Indicator 14: Post-School Outcomes

This district is not required to report for Indicator 14 for 2022-23 please see http://www.p12.nysed.gov/sedcar/data.htm#subschedule for the school year in which this school district will report data for this indicator.
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