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Union East Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

2161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Union East Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Cheektowaga, New York, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 975 students. 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 rating of 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Despite increased spending per student, from $11,730 in 2020-2021 to $20,493 in 2023-2024, Union East Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on New York State Assessments in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 39.76% of 3rd graders and 30.23% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 54.15% and 54.07%, respectively. Similarly, in Math, only 36.05% of 3rd graders and 35.43% of 4th graders were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 59.7% and 58.64%.

When comparing Union East Elementary School to nearby schools, such as Cleveland Hill Elementary School and Maryvale Intermediate School, it becomes evident that Union East is underperforming. These nearby schools consistently outperform Union East in both ELA and Math on the state assessments. Despite the school's increased spending and consistent 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, Union East Elementary School has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance over the years, indicating a need for a more comprehensive approach to address the underlying issues.

963

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,530

Per pupil spending ?

66.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3550 Union Rd
Cheektowaga, NY 14225-5170

(716) 686-3620

District: Cheektowaga Central School District

Students who attend Union East Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cheektowaga Middle School
High:	Cheektowaga High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

28.6%

White:

27.8%

Asian:

27.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (35% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

New York avg57%

2,161^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 12% (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	16.6	2161 of 2445	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	2021 of 2445	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	2074 of 2439	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	2127 of 2434	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1983 of 2201	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	2123 of 2413	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	2174 of 2395	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	2064 of 2386	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.4	1808 of 2366	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.7	1374 of 2352	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.9	1484 of 2345	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.8	1350 of 2325	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.7	1582 of 2320	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.0	1590 of 2286	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.8	1271 of 2263	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.3	984 of 2257	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.0	774 of 2227	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.8	908 of 2219	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.4	988 of 2206	55.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	807 of 928	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	739 of 927	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	717 of 857	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	834 of 936	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	363 of 427	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	811 of 891	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	845 of 948	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	646 of 696	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	604 of 662	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	578 of 605	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	623 of 671	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	417 of 430	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	575 of 601	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	636 of 1117	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	587 of 1066	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	697 of 1001	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	526 of 1027	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	360 of 454	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.0	319 of 860	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.5	817 of 938	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	2118 of 2409	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1969 of 2413	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1890 of 2403	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	2202 of 2401	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1816 of 1955	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	2004 of 2357	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	2111 of 2338	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	1555 of 1569	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	1389 of 1531	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1137 of 1429	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1306 of 1503	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	769 of 818	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	1151 of 1315	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1065 of 1392	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	1798 of 2098	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1729 of 2078	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1849 of 2041	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1969 of 2099	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	1589 of 1678	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1854 of 2032	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1969 of 2045	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	2122 of 2407	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	2008 of 2411	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	2161 of 2400	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1972 of 2400	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1755 of 1961	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	2162 of 2358	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	2126 of 2340	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	206 of 287	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	228 of 279	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	157 of 223	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	220 of 289	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	101 of 143	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	144 of 180	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	155 of 202	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	1899 of 2134	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	1941 of 2110	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1838 of 2016	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1693 of 2031	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	1029 of 1044	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1728 of 1859	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1920 of 1941	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	1279 of 1402	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1151 of 1392	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	1127 of 1337	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1254 of 1399	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	1112 of 1224	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1168 of 1338	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1284 of 1408	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+31 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math36%-23 vs state

English Language Arts35%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th 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
Union East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3550 Union Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 686-3620	963	75	12.8	66.6%	268 (27.8%)	275 (28.6%)	83 (8.6%)	263 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	70 (7.3%)	16.6	2161^st of 2445 public elementary schools	11.6%		21.5	2021^st of 2445 public elementary schools	17.3%	140		39.8	30.2					36.1	35.4							98.8	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.1	100.0	98.9	$22,530	$1,441	$21,089
Maryvale Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1 Nagel Dr	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 685-5800	568	45	12.5	53.0%	297 (52.3%)	76 (13.4%)	68 (12.0%)	94 (16.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.5%)								(n/a)																94.5	97.0	97.8	97.8	98.4	96.0	99.4	95.8	$20,174	$1,424	$18,750
Maryvale Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1050 Maryvale Dr	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 631-7423	490	42	11.7	65.5%	282 (57.6%)	54 (11.0%)	51 (10.4%)	86 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	36.1	1578^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.5%		34	1619^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.8%	41		44.9	45.2	44.4				51.4	49.6	47.5				43.8		99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	$21,797	$1,827	$19,970
Theodore Roosevelt School	Public	PK, KG-2	2495 William St	Cheektowaga	14206	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 891-6424	312	25	12.4	58.7%	157 (50.3%)	44 (14.1%)	25 (8.0%)	59 (18.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.7%)								(n/a)																98.6	99.3	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.7	99.0	$23,771	$2,197	$21,574
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	3-5	166 Halstead Ave	Sloan	14212	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 891-6419	284	22	12.7	59.9%	157 (55.3%)	34 (12.0%)	23 (8.1%)	38 (13.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (10.2%)	46.5	1285^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.4%		44.3	1311^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.4%	26		44.7	50.6	59.0				49.4	59.8	58.2				45.9		99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.6	$24,560	$2,220	$22,340
Cleveland Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Mapleview Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cleveland Hill Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 836-7200	661	63	10.4	57.0%	270 (40.8%)	201 (30.4%)	35 (5.3%)	96 (14.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.6%)	37.8	1525^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.6%		39.9	1451^st of 2445 public elementary schools	40.7%	74		41.6	53.2	51.1				40.7	56.1	49.5				39.4		98.9	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.2	99.5	99.0	$22,428	$1,705	$20,723
King Center Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	156 Newburgh Ave	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	King Center Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 891-7912	419	39	10.7	91.4%	3 (0.7%)	350 (83.5%)	22 (5.3%)	33 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	18.6	2118^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.4%		18	2119^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.3%	1		41.3	30.4	35.7	34.9	38.3	34.2	39.1	34.0	40.5	25.0	37.0	47.1	23.7	43.6									$16,178	$00	$16,178
Ronald Peoples School Of Scholars (The)	Public	PK, KG-4	230 Easton Ave	Buffalo	14215	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4070	269	25	10.6	96.7%	9 (3.3%)	186 (69.1%)	20 (7.4%)	42 (15.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.7%)	2.7	2434^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.4%		10.6	2322^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	5.0%	112		12.0	7.1					16.0	21.4							98.6	98.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.9	100.0	99.6	$39,624	$4,370	$35,254
Lovejoy Discovery School #43	Public	PK, KG-8	161 Benzinger St	Buffalo	14206	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3260	589	49	11.9	94.7%	155 (26.3%)	178 (30.2%)	80 (13.6%)	115 (19.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.2%)	6.9	2364^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.3%		7.2	2380^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.7%	16	33.3	14.0	19.3	21.9	32.3	20.3	17.0	22.9	18.8	11.3	23.5	19.1	20.7	11.0	7.0	96.5	99.2	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	$30,049	$4,596	$25,452
Charter School Of Inquiry	Public, Charter	K-6	404 Edison St	Buffalo	14222	Erie County	Charter School Of Inquiry	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 833-3250	276	36	7.7	93.1%	7 (2.5%)	202 (73.2%)	29 (10.5%)	27 (9.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	5.8	2385^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.5%		8.2	2364^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.3%	21		20.6	8.8	22.5	22.7			17.1	8.6	15.0	27.3			8.1										$18,982	$1,355	$17,628

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