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Niagara Falls High School ECHS
Niagara Falls, NY

IHE Partner: Niagara University

●●● AT - A – GLANCE

All NFHS ECHS students are recruited and Year Opened: 2011
selected in grade 8 by a team of teachers,
administrators, and guidance counselors. Selected 2014-15 Enrollment: 79
students take core classes together through grades
9 and 10 with their first college level course on Male/Female Ratio: 34:45
Niagara University Campus between grades 10
and 11. Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity:
African American – 44.3%
ECHS Summer programming runs for 2 weeks in Hispanic – 5.1%
July for freshman and sophomores. Juniors and Asian/Pacific Islander – 2.5%
seniors take a summer academy class on campus Native American – 2.5%
for an additional 2 weeks with an added class for Multiracial – 6.3%
seniors through August. White – 34.2%
No Data – 5.1%
Career and college readiness camp for freshman
and sophomores at Niagara University focused on Percentage Free/Reduced
the 3 leading career fields in the Western New York Lunch: 100%
area (hospitality and tourism, advanced
manufacturing, and health sciences). Students are Percentage First Generation:
exposed to these career fields through various 100%
planned learning experiences including field trips,
guest speakers, tours, and other hands on College Credits Earned each
activities. The focus for the incoming freshman is year: 3-12
career and college readiness including college
campus, study skills, library research skills, Graduation Rate: N/A
interviewing tips, and college costs and goals.
Summer Program Offerings:
Juniors and seniors attend summer college
courses at the university. They were able to • Career and College Readiness
choose from a variety of courses including
Sociology (SOC 101), American Sign Language Camps for grades 9 and 10 on
(ASL 100) and Computer Hardware Design (CIS Campus at Niagara University
270) with support services provided by Niagara
Falls High School teachers. Seniors are offered an • Summer Academy on campus
additional Financial Literacy (MAT 101) course at
the end of the summer. classes for grades 11 and 12

●●● Contact Information:
Cori Cuddahee
Project Coordinator
Niagara Falls High School
4455 Porter Road
Niagara Falls, NY 14305
(716) 286-8309
ccuddahee@nfschools.net

Michael F. Lewis
Grants Administrator
(716) 286-4209
mlewis@nfschools.net