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William G Houston Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
8855 Erie Rd
Angola, NY 14006
Phone
(716) 926-2402
District
EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE)
County
ERIE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
470
Classroom Teachers
51

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

2

(10 is best)

Better than 16.2% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

William G Houston Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
47%
26%
46%
32%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
50%
20%
48%
42%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
47%
32%
55%
13%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 152 32.3%
Grade 7 145 30.9%
Grade 8 169 36.0%
Total 470 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.7% 75.3% 42.2%
Black 0.9% 1.0% 16.4%
Hispanic 5.5% 6.2% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 0.8% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 17.8% 16.7% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.6% 51.4% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 48.7% 48.2% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.8% 3.2% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 17,014 19,571,216
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 302.3 413
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.2% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.6% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.5% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 33.3% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 22.3% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,335 7,668,956
Single Parent Households With Children 7.9% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.5% 87.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.3% 39.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.3% 26.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.6% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 18.3% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.5% 13.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.6% 12.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.0% 9.7%
$15,000 or less 9.8% 9.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $16,769 $35,148,000 49.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,052 $2,205,000 3.1%
Staff $668 $1,400,000 2.0%
General Administration $716 $1,501,000 2.1%
School Administration $971 $2,035,000 2.9%
Operation $1,889 $3,959,000 5.6%
Transportation $1,806 $3,785,000 5.3%
Other $1,119 $2,346,000 3.3%
Total Support $8,221 $17,231,000 24.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,987 $18,837,000 26.5%
Total Expenditures $33,977 $71,216,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%