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Cheektowaga Middle School

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Cheektowaga Middle School ranks 953 rd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

953^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 36% of New York middle schools

Summary

Cheektowaga Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Cheektowaga Central School District, with 661 students located in Cheektowaga, NY. While the district as a whole is ranked 746 out of 874 school districts in New York and rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, Cheektowaga Middle School faces significant academic challenges.

The school has consistently underperformed compared to the state average and nearby schools like William Street School, Mill Middle School, and Amherst Middle School on standardized tests, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and math that are 10-20 percentage points lower in many cases. Additionally, the school struggles to support the academic achievement of several student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 30% of New York middle schools for female, Asian, African American, and special education students.

Cheektowaga Middle School also faces challenges related to its high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 63.5% to 71.71% over the past few years. This suggests the school may need to implement targeted interventions and support programs to address the specific needs of its economically disadvantaged student population. While the school's relatively high per-student spending could potentially be leveraged to improve outcomes, the school's performance has remained stagnant or even declined over the past several years, indicating a need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to address these issues and provide a better educational experience for all students.

677

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,066

Per pupil spending ?

72.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3600 Union Rd
Cheektowaga, NY 14225

(716) 686-3660

District: Cheektowaga Central School District

Students who attend Cheektowaga Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cheektowaga High School

Feeder schools for Cheektowaga Middle School:

Elementary:

Union East Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.9%

African American:

32.9%

Asian:

18.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (43% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

New York avg52%

953^rd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 36% (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	37.7	953 of 1500	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1199 of 1504	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1326 of 1500	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	1333 of 1479	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1077 of 1242	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1217 of 1439	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1142 of 1438	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.6	958 of 1455	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.2	1061 of 1429	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.8	976 of 1407	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.4	959 of 1401	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.1	849 of 1373	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.7	947 of 1337	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.0	868 of 1295	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.8	748 of 1243	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.5	803 of 1224	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.6	695 of 1185	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.9	729 of 1123	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.7	656 of 1095	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	490 of 676	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	582 of 705	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	606 of 696	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	619 of 706	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	220 of 253	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	602 of 653	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	562 of 663	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	313 of 406	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	344 of 396	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	358 of 388	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	336 of 381	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	222 of 236	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	263 of 369	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	321 of 374	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	412 of 646	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	458 of 615	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	319 of 591	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	424 of 581	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	56 of 118	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	153 of 473	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	1030 of 1457	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	1295 of 1465	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	1341 of 1463	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1357 of 1454	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	885 of 1066	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1176 of 1370	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1133 of 1353	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	446 of 965	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.1	845 of 953	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	875 of 943	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	760 of 914	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	320 of 449	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	760 of 826	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	703 of 810	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	21.9	521 of 594	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	757 of 1283	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1033 of 1296	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1166 of 1288	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1216 of 1306	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	830 of 935	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1085 of 1241	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1057 of 1245	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	851 of 1455	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	979 of 1464	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1228 of 1464	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1242 of 1455	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	960 of 1071	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1141 of 1366	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1051 of 1352	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	137 of 235	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	142 of 220	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.2	168 of 208	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	189 of 190	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	97 of 126	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1148 of 1298	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1180 of 1303	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1142 of 1307	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1254 of 1283	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	512 of 522	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	980 of 1139	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1028 of 1170	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	557 of 775	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	635 of 778	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	697 of 772	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	721 of 748	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	495 of 614	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	641 of 716	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	634 of 763	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)23rd percentile-14 vs school

Homeless (2024)12th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Life Science Biology100%+42 vs state

Algebra I95%+39 vs state

Math45%-7 vs state

English Language Arts41%-11 vs state

Science35%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	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 Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	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
Cheektowaga Middle School	Public	5-8	3600 Union Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 686-3660	677	64	10.5	72.2%	223 (32.9%)	223 (32.9%)	59 (8.7%)	126 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.6%)	37.7	953^rd of 1500 public middle schools	36.5%		25.5	1199^th of 1504 public middle schools	20.3%	246			95.5	100.0			47.0	35.7	34.9	48.4			47.6	44.2	44.0	46.3	25.6	45.0	95.2	98.9	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.7	99.0	98.7	$23,066	$1,483	$21,583
Maryvale Middle School	Public	6-8	1050 Maryvale Dr	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 631-7425	518	49	10.6	64.7%	310 (59.8%)	56 (10.8%)	63 (12.2%)	64 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	42.8	853^rd of 1500 public middle schools	43.1%		45.3	805^th of 1504 public middle schools	46.5%	48		100.0	97.7					37.7	43.1	39.0				46.3	56.4	46.0		53.7	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	$23,093	$1,470	$21,623
Cleveland Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	105 Mapleview Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cleveland Hill Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 836-7200	305	37	8.3	63.6%	113 (37.0%)	102 (33.4%)	17 (5.6%)	40 (13.1%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (8.9%)	43.2	844^th of 1500 public middle schools	43.7%		45.6	796^th of 1504 public middle schools	47.1%	48			100.0	73.7				46.2	51.1	38.7				34.0	57.5	52.7		39.0	97.8	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	$26,717	$1,535	$25,182
John F Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	305 Cayuga Creek Rd	Cheektowaga	14227	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 897-7300	299	32	9.4	59.9%	177 (59.2%)	35 (11.7%)	34 (11.4%)	25 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.4%)	32.8	1049^th of 1500 public middle schools	30.1%		29	1124^th of 1504 public middle schools	25.3%	75	100.0		100.0					41.3	35.1	38.5				39.2	39.0	44.8		37.9	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	$28,718	$2,223	$26,495
Depew Middle School	Public	6-8	5201 S Transit Rd	Depew	14043	Erie County	Depew Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 686-5050	421	40	10.4	44.2%	333 (79.1%)	13 (3.1%)	28 (6.7%)	16 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	21.8	1283^rd of 1500 public middle schools	14.5%		21.6	1275^th of 1504 public middle schools	15.2%	8		95.5	95.7					35.2	37.4	24.5				36.4	41.6	24.7		23.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,007	$1,255	$25,752
Amherst Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Kings Hwy	Amherst	14226	Erie County	Amherst Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 362-7100	646	73	8.8	35.8%	385 (59.6%)	101 (15.6%)	38 (5.9%)	76 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.8%)	77.4	287^th of 1500 public middle schools	80.9%		84.5	184^th of 1504 public middle schools	87.8%	103	100.0		100.0					58.6	62.6	65.0				65.3	72.0	77.6		67.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.9	100.0	$25,462	$1,229	$24,233
Lancaster Middle School	Public	7-8	148 Aurora St	Lancaster	14086	Erie County	Lancaster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 686-3220	876	70	12.5	26.0%	778 (88.8%)	13 (1.5%)	32 (3.7%)	25 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.6%)	39.6	918^th of 1500 public middle schools	38.8%		43.2	850^th of 1504 public middle schools	43.5%	68		96.2	100.0						40.6	48.3					54.0	35.9		25.0	99.5	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.6	99.8	$20,288	$382	$19,906
Ps 59 Dr Charles Drew Science Magnet	Public	3-8	1 Mlk Park	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3370	293	35	8.4	97.3%	27 (9.2%)	177 (60.4%)	25 (8.5%)	53 (18.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	6	2402^nd of 2445 public middle schools	1.8%		8.3	1456^th of 1504 public middle schools	3.2%	946					35.0	19.1	9.3	4.9	17.8	17.7	18.6	23.8	7.6	16.1	28.9	3.8	11.3	17.3	97.8	99.3	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.6	99.1	$34,567	$5,515	$29,053
Mill Middle School	Public	5-8	505 Mill St	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8300	790	74	10.6	26.1%	601 (76.1%)	36 (4.6%)	44 (5.6%)	75 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.3%)	84.3	199^th of 1500 public middle schools	86.7%		79.5	244^th of 1504 public middle schools	83.8%	45	100.0		100.0				76.9	71.5	67.5	70.0			66.0	62.1	78.3	89.7	57.5	77.1	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$21,614	$662	$20,951
West Middle School	Public	6-8	395 Center Rd	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 677-3500	778	70	11.1	34.3%	643 (82.6%)	32 (4.1%)	50 (6.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.0%)	47	783^rd of 1500 public middle schools	47.8%		37.3	971^st of 1504 public middle schools	35.4%	188	100.0		100.0					52.3	40.1	41.3				52.8	53.5	47.4		47.8	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	$26,017	$740	$25,277

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