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Frontier Senior High School

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Frontier Senior High School ranks 233 rd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 81% of New York high schools

Summary

Frontier Senior High School is a public high school located in Hamburg, New York, serving 1,308 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Frontier Central School District, which is ranked 231 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Frontier Senior High School consistently performs well academically, with high proficiency rates on Regents exams that exceed state averages, such as 96.86% in Common Core Algebra II, 88.57% in Common Core English Language Arts, and 89.29% in Global History and Geography. The school also maintains a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 88.8% in recent years, which is on par with or better than nearby schools like Eden Middle & High School and Orchard Park High School. However, Frontier Senior High School faces more competition from higher-performing schools like Orchard Park High School, which is ranked 129th out of 1,234 high schools in New York.

While Frontier Senior High School has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, ranging from 27.1% to 34.1% in recent years, the school has shown strong performance across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, and students with special needs. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in spending per student, from $13,069 in 2020-2021 to $22,978 in 2023-2024, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11 to 12 students per teacher, which may contribute to its academic success. The school has also seen an increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 24.75% in 2021-2022 to 36.62% in 2023-2024, suggesting it is serving a more economically diverse student population.

1,293

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,227

Per pupil spending ?

35.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

S 4432 Bay View Rd
Hamburg, NY 14075-1399

(716) 926-1720

District: Frontier Central School District

Feeder schools for Frontier Senior High School:

Elementary:	Big Tree Elementary School
	Blasdell Elementary School
	Cloverbank Elementary School
	Pinehurst Elementary School
Middle:	Frontier Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.9%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 89th percentile in 2022 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (81% vs 66% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of New York high schools

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 89th-percentile peak (2022) to 81st (2025)

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

!Earth Science scores 44 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg81%

New York avg66%

233^rd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

231^st of 874Frontier 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	75.2	233 of 1234	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	282 of 1242	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	228 of 1228	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	136 of 1190	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	48.5	321 of 519	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.3	309 of 1207	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	251 of 1210	79.3%	★★★★☆
2017	66.8	324 of 1221	73.5%	★★★★☆
2016	58.0	499 of 1255	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.4	387 of 1255	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.6	361 of 1237	70.8%	★★★★☆
2013	72.8	257 of 1217	78.9%	★★★★☆
2012	73.0	238 of 1198	80.1%	★★★★☆
2011	67.3	322 of 1165	72.4%	★★★★☆
2010	67.1	300 of 1117	73.1%	★★★★☆
2009	72.0	171 of 1086	84.3%	★★★★☆
2008	63.7	376 of 1027	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.0	326 of 1002	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.0	286 of 986	71.0%	★★★★☆
2005	68.0	224 of 935	76.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	54.5	222 of 593	62.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	76.9	70 of 565	87.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	191 of 1206	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	285 of 1219	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	252 of 1197	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	125 of 1155	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	274 of 1193	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	243 of 1176	79.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	269 of 885	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	196 of 865	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	229 of 851	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	84 of 760	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	210 of 815	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.0	316 of 791	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	198 of 1179	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	260 of 1170	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	197 of 1155	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	93 of 1101	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	66.2	299 of 1179	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	237 of 1154	79.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	262 of 1201	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	253 of 1211	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	213 of 1191	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	161 of 1154	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	139 of 354	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	349 of 1190	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	269 of 1176	77.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	165 of 328	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	150 of 306	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	119 of 272	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	101 of 212	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	94 of 165	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	94 of 157	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	235 of 1149	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	240 of 1144	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	167 of 1130	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	104 of 1038	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	72.0	243 of 1132	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	202 of 1095	81.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	238 of 788	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	311 of 781	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	229 of 776	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	138 of 738	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.6	300 of 793	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	242 of 765	68.4%	★★★☆☆

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 (2019)88th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2022)63rd percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II97%+22 vs state

Global History and Geography89%+13 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts89%+13 vs state

Life Science Biology88%+30 vs state

U.S. History and Government88%+13 vs state

Algebra I80%+24 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences74%+18 vs state

Geometry72%+12 vs state

Chemistry69%+5 vs state

Physics62%-6 vs state

Common Core Geometry46%+23 vs state

Living Environment38%-19 vs state

Earth Science21%-44 vs state

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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
Frontier Senior High School	Public	9-12	S 4432 Bay View Rd	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Frontier Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 926-1720	1,293	120	10.7	35.3%	1,136 (87.9%)	17 (1.3%)	70 (5.4%)	14 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (3.9%)	75.2	233^rd of 1234 public high schools	81.1%		73.2	282^nd of 1242 public high schools	77.3%	49	69.1	96.9	88.6	46.3	21.4	89.3	38.1	62.2	87.8	79.9	88.5	72.2	73.9											99.6	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.9	99.9	$26,227	$1,194	$25,033
Hamburg High School	Public	9-12	4111 Legion Dr	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Hamburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 646-3300	979	74	13.1	24.7%	892 (91.1%)	13 (1.3%)	33 (3.4%)	10 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.3%)	82.2	107^th of 1234 public high schools	91.3%		77.9	171^st of 1242 public high schools	86.2%	64	80.0	100.0	94.7	33.3	89.0	91.8	84.0	83.3	89.4	79.0		92.1												99.6	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	100.0	99.7	$23,833	$488	$23,345
Lackawanna High School	Public	9-12	550 Martin Rd	Lackawanna	14218	Erie County	Lackawanna City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 821-5610	670	64	10.4	76.9%	409 (61.0%)	107 (16.0%)	102 (15.2%)	22 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.2%)	26.2	909^th of 1234 public high schools	26.3%		22.9	940^th of 1242 public high schools	24.3%	31	36.1	54.0	65.1	33.3	26.8	65.4	36.8	37.5	63.4	34.2	48.2	16.7	30.2											96.7	97.9	99.4	99.4	99.4	97.5	98.5	99.6	$29,542	$2,154	$27,388
Western New York Maritime Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	2219 S Park Ave	Buffalo	14220	Erie County	Western New York Maritime Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 842-6289	392	42	9.2	14.8%	64 (16.3%)	163 (41.6%)	148 (37.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	6.9	1183^rd of 1234 public high schools	4.1%		7.1	1182^nd of 1242 public high schools	4.8%	1			48.6	0.0	15.2	37.7	23.4		33.3	16.2		18.8		6.3	3.9	16.0	0.0	6.3	0.0	16.3	0.0	6.7	19.4									$19,246	$1,178	$18,068
Orchard Park High School	Public	9-12	4040 Baker Rd	Orchard Park	14127	Erie County	Orchard Park Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 209-6243	1,367	121	11.2	15.4%	1,235 (90.3%)	14 (1.0%)	49 (3.6%)	23 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.6%)	81.1	129^th of 1234 public high schools	89.5%		81.6	93^rd of 1242 public high schools	92.5%	36	94.1	98.5	90.3	66.7	88.8	86.0	89.7	91.4	87.9	75.8		91.3												99.4	99.7	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.9	99.9	100.0	$27,900	$543	$27,357
West Seneca West Senior High School	Public	9-12	3330 Seneca St	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 677-3350	1,069	85	12.5	37.1%	905 (84.7%)	26 (2.4%)	63 (5.9%)	13 (1.2%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.0%)	61.1	492^nd of 1234 public high schools	60.1%		63.2	467^th of 1242 public high schools	62.4%	25	62.8	86.9	81.0	33.3	70.7	83.0	52.6	61.8	79.0	63.2	66.3	56.0												99.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.7	99.8	$24,109	$681	$23,428
South Park High School	Public	9-12	150 Southside Pkwy	Buffalo	14220	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4828	801	76	10.6	92.4%	208 (26.0%)	266 (33.2%)	216 (27.0%)	44 (5.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.4%)	7.5	1173^rd of 1234 public high schools	4.9%		12.2	1106^th of 1242 public high schools	11.0%	67			43.3		20.0	49.4	26.2		42.4	17.9	25.3	4.4	23.5											99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	$31,565	$3,077	$28,489
West Seneca East Senior High School	Public	9-12	4760 Seneca St	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 677-3300	779	68	11.4	36.7%	605 (77.7%)	64 (8.2%)	54 (6.9%)	21 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.7%)	58.1	537^th of 1234 public high schools	56.5%		60.2	519^th of 1242 public high schools	58.2%	18	48.9	96.0	79.0	27.3	70.5	75.3	36.5	50.0	79.6	59.5	73.0	68.1												99.7	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	100.0	99.9	$26,015	$706	$25,309
Eden Middle & High School	Public	6-12	3150 Schoolview Rd	Eden	14057	Erie County	Eden Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 992-3600	652	60	10.7	11.0%	617 (94.6%)	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.6%)	81.6	122^nd of 1234 public high schools	90.1%		75.4	226^th of 1242 public high schools	81.8%	104	100.0	91.2	90.1		85.4	93.6	66.7	68.0	88.9	86.9	92.2	81.4			59.2	51.9	61.2		89.2	67.9	73.3		70.4	99.2	99.5	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	99.9	99.9	$26,193	$779	$25,414
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

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Frontier Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Big Tree Elementary School
Elementary : Blasdell Elementary School
Elementary : Cloverbank Elementary School
Elementary : Pinehurst Elementary School
Middle : Frontier Middle School

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