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Kenmore West Senior High School

Public Grades 8-12
502nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 59% of New York high schools
Summary

Kenmore West Senior High School is a public high school in Buffalo, New York, serving 1,276 students in grades 8-12. It is part of the Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District, which is ranked 574 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kenmore West consistently ranks in the top 50% of New York high schools, with strong academic performance, particularly in math subjects like Algebra II, Geometry, and Algebra I. The school's Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations perform relatively well, ranking in the top 30-35% of New York high schools. However, the school's performance for its Asian, African American, and White student subgroups is more average, ranking in the 40-50% range. Kenmore West maintains a consistent 4-year graduation rate around 84-86%, on par with the district and state averages, but its chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.9% to 34.1%, are higher than the district and state.

Compared to nearby schools, Kenmore East Senior High School performs similarly to Kenmore West, while Kenmore Junior-Senior High School lags behind in several areas. Schools in the Buffalo City School District, such as McKinley Vocational High School and Middle Early College High School, generally perform worse than Kenmore West across most metrics.

1,235
Students ?
10.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,998
Per pupil spending ?
46%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 33 Highland Pky
       Buffalo, NY  14223-1399

(716) 874-8401

District: Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District


Feeder schools for Kenmore West Senior High School:

Elementary:    Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School
    Herbert Hoover Elementary School
    Holmes Elementary School
Middle:    Herbert Hoover Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
64.9%
Hispanic:
11.2%
African American:
10.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025
Strengths
88% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)
Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015
Above the New York median (59th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Chemistry scores 15 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school67%
District avg65%
New York avg63%
Middle school
705th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Top 47%▲ up 9 pts since 2017
From bottom 44% (2017) to top 47% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
502nd of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Top 41%▲ up 16 pts since 2015
From bottom 44% (2015) to top 41% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 3High Schools in the Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District
574th of 874Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District among New York districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202550.9705 of 150053.0%★★★☆☆
202443.6835 of 150444.5%★★☆☆☆
202329.31116 of 150025.6%★☆☆☆☆
202241.3870 of 147941.2%★★☆☆☆
202124.61007 of 124218.9%★☆☆☆☆
201841.4830 of 143842.3%★★☆☆☆
201742.9814 of 145544.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202528.3518 of 67623.4%★☆☆☆☆
202431.0518 of 70526.5%★☆☆☆☆
202313.2660 of 6965.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202244.9361 of 70648.9%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202412.4365 of 3967.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.2356 of 3888.2%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.9645 of 6460.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202423.2589 of 6154.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202547.2768 of 145747.3%★★☆☆☆
202446.3782 of 146546.6%★★☆☆☆
202323.41212 of 146317.2%★☆☆☆☆
202253.2636 of 145456.3%★★★☆☆
202129.7803 of 106624.7%★☆☆☆☆
201844.6777 of 135342.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202546.9491 of 96549.1%★★☆☆☆
202439.5575 of 95339.7%★★☆☆☆
202333.4647 of 94331.4%★★☆☆☆
202258.1313 of 91465.8%★★★☆☆
202148.7195 of 44956.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202534.5875 of 128331.8%★★☆☆☆
202425.51063 of 129618.0%★☆☆☆☆
202319.51152 of 128810.6%★☆☆☆☆
202241.3721 of 130644.8%★★☆☆☆
202127.9739 of 93521.0%★☆☆☆☆
201829.8938 of 124524.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202553.6617 of 145557.6%★★★☆☆
202440.7871 of 146440.5%★★☆☆☆
202334.0998 of 146431.8%★★☆☆☆
202237.3915 of 145537.1%★★☆☆☆
202121.2913 of 107114.8%★☆☆☆☆
201840.5804 of 135240.5%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202557.2104 of 23555.7%★★★☆☆
202439.5124 of 22043.6%★★☆☆☆
202354.592 of 20855.8%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202527.91017 of 129821.6%★☆☆☆☆
202423.91131 of 130313.2%★☆☆☆☆
202341.4702 of 130746.3%★★☆☆☆
202230.7980 of 128323.6%★☆☆☆☆
201821.21132 of 11703.2%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202549.7404 of 77547.9%★★☆☆☆
202441.7473 of 77839.2%★★☆☆☆
202331.6567 of 77226.6%★☆☆☆☆
202225.9600 of 74819.8%★☆☆☆☆
202118.6540 of 61412.1%★☆☆☆☆
201831.5565 of 76326.0%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202560.5502 of 123459.3%★★★☆☆
202463.4462 of 124262.8%★★★☆☆
202361.7476 of 122861.2%★★★☆☆
202260.8484 of 119059.3%★★★☆☆
202169.0156 of 51969.9%★★★★☆
201958.2570 of 120752.8%★★★☆☆
201857.3579 of 121052.1%★★★☆☆
201757.9511 of 122158.1%★★★☆☆
201655.4557 of 125555.6%★★★☆☆
201546.7709 of 125543.5%★★☆☆☆
201453.0611 of 123750.6%★★★☆☆
201359.3566 of 121753.5%★★★☆☆
201261.6506 of 119857.8%★★★☆☆
201150.5660 of 116543.3%★★☆☆☆
201056.5535 of 111752.1%★★★☆☆
200961.4427 of 108660.7%★★★☆☆
200856.3539 of 102747.5%★★☆☆☆
200755.9528 of 100247.3%★★☆☆☆
200659.9443 of 98655.1%★★★☆☆
200562.1357 of 93561.8%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202540.8406 of 71343.1%★★☆☆☆
202439.6400 of 69042.0%★★☆☆☆
202339.4378 of 67143.7%★★☆☆☆
202243.3308 of 59348.1%★★☆☆☆
201944.9365 of 68646.8%★★☆☆☆
201845.9341 of 67949.8%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202533.9289 of 41330.0%★★☆☆☆
202440.7275 of 42635.4%★★☆☆☆
202328.1329 of 42422.4%★☆☆☆☆
202237.2266 of 38631.1%★★☆☆☆
201960.5213 of 44752.3%★★★☆☆
201853.9224 of 42647.4%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202553.4269 of 66959.8%★★★☆☆
202461.7171 of 63773.2%★★★★☆
202359.2158 of 58372.9%★★★★☆
202238.3297 of 48138.3%★★☆☆☆
201963.7142 of 56574.9%★★★★☆
201876.767 of 54687.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202559.8499 of 120658.6%★★★☆☆
202465.1435 of 121964.3%★★★☆☆
202359.9514 of 119757.1%★★★☆☆
202261.9456 of 115560.5%★★★☆☆
201959.6535 of 119355.2%★★★☆☆
201858.8526 of 117655.3%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202560.6292 of 88567.0%★★★☆☆
202459.2297 of 86565.7%★★★☆☆
202358.9292 of 85165.7%★★★☆☆
202251.1339 of 76055.4%★★★☆☆
201944.4430 of 81547.2%★★☆☆☆
201844.9414 of 79147.7%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202560.5161 of 60773.5%★★★★☆
201926.1411 of 49316.6%★☆☆☆☆
201872.478 of 49884.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202550.0545 of 117953.8%★★★☆☆
202456.3458 of 117060.9%★★★☆☆
202354.8475 of 115558.9%★★★☆☆
202249.8538 of 110151.1%★★★☆☆
201948.6622 of 117947.2%★★☆☆☆
201849.0608 of 115447.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202560.1485 of 120159.6%★★★☆☆
202461.7455 of 121162.4%★★★☆☆
202358.7507 of 119157.4%★★★☆☆
202257.8499 of 115456.8%★★★☆☆
202166.397 of 35472.6%★★★★☆
201955.7563 of 119052.7%★★★☆☆
201855.0570 of 117651.5%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202544.1206 of 32837.2%★★☆☆☆
202454.0130 of 30657.5%★★★☆☆
202339.5181 of 27233.5%★★☆☆☆
201926.5145 of 16512.1%★☆☆☆☆
201820.3144 of 1578.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202541.7617 of 114946.3%★★☆☆☆
202443.7564 of 114450.7%★★★☆☆
202361.2326 of 113071.2%★★★★☆
202244.1523 of 103849.6%★★☆☆☆
201947.8549 of 113251.5%★★★☆☆
201844.8569 of 109548.0%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202550.9412 of 78847.7%★★☆☆☆
202453.3391 of 78149.9%★★★☆☆
202350.4399 of 77648.6%★★☆☆☆
202247.6411 of 73844.3%★★☆☆☆
201947.3461 of 79341.9%★★☆☆☆
201845.1469 of 76538.7%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Middle school
Male (2025)58th percentile+5 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile+3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)49th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)48th percentile-5 vs school
Female (2025)47th percentile-6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-21 vs school
African American (2025)23rd percentile-30 vs school
Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-31 vs school
Asian (2024)8th percentile-37 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-53 vs school
High school
Homeless (2025)73rd percentile+14 vs school
Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+8 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile~ school
Male (2025)60th percentile~ school
Female (2025)59th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile-6 vs school
White (2025)48th percentile-12 vs school
Special Education (2025)46th percentile-13 vs school
African American (2025)43rd percentile-16 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)37th percentile-22 vs school
Asian (2025)30th percentile-29 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Common Core Algebra II95%+20 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts80%+5 vs state
Earth Science79%+14 vs state
U.S. History and Government76%~ state avg
Algebra I75%+19 vs state
Global History and Geography74%~ state avg
Geometry73%+13 vs state
Living Environment63%+6 vs state
Physics63%-6 vs state
Math59%+12 vs state
Chemistry50%-15 vs state
Science47%+3 vs state
English Language Arts40%-13 vs state
Common Core Geometry39%+15 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,235 students attended Kenmore West Senior High School.

Students at Kenmore West Senior High School are 65% White, 11% Hispanic, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Kenmore West Senior High School ranks 502nd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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