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Cheektowaga High School

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Cheektowaga High School ranks 818 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

818^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 34% of New York high schools

Summary

Cheektowaga High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Cheektowaga, NY, with a student population of 687. The school is part of the Cheektowaga Central School District, which is ranked 746 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cheektowaga High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of New York high schools, typically in the 600-800 range out of over 1,200 schools. Its performance on Regents exams is generally below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from the low 30s to mid 70s across different subject areas. The school has a 4-year graduation rate around 84%, which is slightly below the state average, and a higher-than-average dropout rate of around 4.5-4.9%. Cheektowaga High School also faces a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.5% to 41.8% in recent years, significantly above the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Amherst Central High School and Williamsville South High School, both within 4 miles, Cheektowaga High School generally underperforms, with these nearby schools consistently ranking in the top 15-20% of New York high schools and having much higher proficiency rates on Regents exams. Despite the relatively high spending per student at Cheektowaga High School, around $17,000-$28,000, the school's academic outcomes are quite poor, suggesting the district may not be using its resources effectively.

682

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,832

Per pupil spending ?

66.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3600 Union Rd
Cheektowaga, NY 14225-5170

(716) 686-3602

District: Cheektowaga Central School District

Feeder schools for Cheektowaga High School:

Elementary:	Union East Elementary School
Middle:	Cheektowaga Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.5%

White:

32.0%

Asian:

17.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (55% vs 66% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 31% New York)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg56%

New York avg66%

818^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

746^th of 874Cheektowaga Central 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	818 of 1234	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	788 of 1242	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	808 of 1228	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	678 of 1190	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.1	464 of 519	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	801 of 1207	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	747 of 1210	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.3	784 of 1221	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.5	912 of 1255	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.3	756 of 1255	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.2	609 of 1237	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.9	610 of 1217	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.3	646 of 1198	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.7	723 of 1165	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.0	701 of 1117	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.6	603 of 1086	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.9	649 of 1027	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.7	591 of 1002	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.2	433 of 986	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.8	411 of 935	56.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	480 of 713	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	453 of 690	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	475 of 671	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.6	320 of 593	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.3	36 of 42	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	432 of 686	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	360 of 679	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	329 of 413	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	317 of 426	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	343 of 424	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.5	218 of 386	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	252 of 447	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	249 of 426	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	358 of 669	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	312 of 637	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	257 of 583	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.8	65 of 481	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	163 of 565	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	123 of 546	77.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	830 of 1206	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	761 of 1219	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	826 of 1197	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	617 of 1155	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	209 of 290	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	807 of 1193	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	760 of 1176	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	379 of 885	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	339 of 865	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	214 of 851	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	259 of 760	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	404 of 815	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	393 of 791	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	64.7	108 of 564	80.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	871 of 1179	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	787 of 1170	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	792 of 1155	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	645 of 1101	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	253 of 289	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	826 of 1179	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	721 of 1154	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	786 of 1201	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	771 of 1211	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	749 of 1191	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	687 of 1154	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	5.5	344 of 354	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	782 of 1190	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	699 of 1176	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	44.5	176 of 306	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	184 of 272	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	107 of 212	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	727 of 1149	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	852 of 1144	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	832 of 1130	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	867 of 1038	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	668 of 1132	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	762 of 1095	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	670 of 788	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	621 of 781	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	622 of 776	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	519 of 738	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	631 of 793	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	546 of 765	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)81st percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

African American (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)20th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II68%-6 vs state

Global History and Geography67%-9 vs state

U.S. History and Government65%-10 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts63%-12 vs state

Earth Science60%-5 vs state

Physics56%-13 vs state

Life Science Biology49%-9 vs state

Geometry47%-13 vs state

Chemistry44%-20 vs state

Algebra I43%-13 vs state

Living Environment33%-24 vs state

Common Core Geometry21%~ state avg

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cheektowaga High School	Public	9-12	3600 Union Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 686-3602	682	67	10.1	66.1%	218 (32.0%)	242 (35.5%)	64 (9.4%)	117 (17.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.3%)	33.5	818^th of 1234 public high schools	33.7%		36.2	788^th of 1242 public high schools	36.6%	30	44.4	68.4	63.4	21.4	60.0	67.0	32.7	55.6	64.8	43.0	49.3	46.8												98.6	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	99.2	99.6	$27,832	$1,580	$26,252
Maryvale High School	Public	9-12	1050 Maryvale Dr	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 631-7481	660	58	11.3	59.1%	396 (60.0%)	80 (12.1%)	65 (9.8%)	83 (12.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.0%)	51	628^th of 1234 public high schools	49.1%		57.4	560^th of 1242 public high schools	54.9%	68	69.4	80.3	63.6	26.7	64.5	76.4	58.9	58.8	78.7	49.5		70.8												99.2	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	100.0	$23,760	$1,486	$22,274
Cleveland Hill High School	Public	9-12	105 Mapleview Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cleveland Hill Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 836-7200	398	42	9.5	60.3%	158 (39.7%)	142 (35.7%)	24 (6.0%)	44 (11.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	60.1	512^th of 1234 public high schools	58.5%		62.4	486^th of 1242 public high schools	60.9%	26	60.0	92.7	77.8	40.0	85.1	89.4	63.3	100.0	83.0	58.6	56.3	46.3												99.3	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$27,741	$1,532	$26,209
John F Kennedy Senior High School	Public	9-12	305 Cayuga Creek Rd	Cheektowaga	14227	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 891-6407	353	35	10.1	56.4%	235 (66.6%)	38 (10.8%)	26 (7.4%)	28 (7.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.8%)	48.2	671^st of 1234 public high schools	45.6%		52.3	620^th of 1242 public high schools	50.1%	51	68.1	68.0	78.4	10.0	53.9	77.1	57.7	46.7	76.4	46.6		36.5												99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$30,094	$2,194	$27,900
Frederick Olmsted #156	Public	5-12	319 Suffolk	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4330	928	79	11.7	61.4%	267 (28.8%)	263 (28.3%)	123 (13.3%)	227 (24.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.6%)	55.1	580^th of 1234 public high schools	53.0%		46.1	690^th of 1242 public high schools	44.4%	110	14.6	38.7	80.8	14.8	31.8	87.1	59.1		83.3	54.2	88.5	73.4	67.2	49.5	66.7	66.4	63.6	66.7	49.4	74.3	39.3	56.0	42.9	98.7	99.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.7	99.3	99.3	$24,696	$2,333	$22,363
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East Community School	Public	9-12	820 Northampton St	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3997	386	37	10.5	93.5%	34 (8.8%)	192 (49.7%)	67 (17.4%)	77 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	4.6	1215^th of 1234 public high schools	1.5%		6.2	1194^th of 1242 public high schools	3.9%	21	11.1		40.0	0.0	33.3	31.2	16.0		27.6	18.4	14.5	8.6	12.3											96.8	98.2	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.9	99.6	99.6	$15,439	$3,371	$12,067

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