Is Cheektowaga High School a good school?

Cheektowaga High School ranks 788 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cheektowaga High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 687 students attended Cheektowaga High School.

What is the racial makeup of Cheektowaga High School?

Students at Cheektowaga High School are 39% African American, 32% White, 15% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Cheektowaga High School?

Cheektowaga High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Union East Elementary School Middle : Cheektowaga Middle School

Cheektowaga High School

Summary:

Cheektowaga High School is a public high school located in Cheektowaga, NY, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 705 students. The school is part of the Cheektowaga Central School District, which is ranked 761 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Cheektowaga High School's performance, as measured by Regents/Common Core exam proficiency rates, is generally below the state average and the performance of nearby high-performing schools like Amherst Central High School and Williamsville South High School. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates were lower than the state average in subjects like Algebra I, Chemistry, and Living Environment. Additionally, Cheektowaga High School has had a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 34.1% to 44.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Despite increased per-student spending, from $14,483 in 2019-2020 to $17,901 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average, Cheektowaga High School's academic outcomes have not improved. This may be due, in part, to the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 67.66% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. Addressing these challenges will be crucial for improving the overall educational outcomes at Cheektowaga High School.

Detail:

Public 9-12

3600 Union Rd
Cheektowaga, NY 14225-5170

(716) 686-3602

District: Cheektowaga Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
788^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,901

Feeder schools for Cheektowaga High School:

Elementary:	Union East Elementary School
Middle:	Cheektowaga Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.2

Number of students: 687

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.6%

White:

31.6%

Asian:

15.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cheektowaga High School ranks worse than 63.4% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.25. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Cheektowaga High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Cheektowaga High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (38.6%), White (31.6%), Asian (15.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cheektowaga High School is 10.2. (See more...)

Compare Cheektowaga High School employs 67.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cheektowaga High School is $17,901.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cheektowaga High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Cheektowaga High School 788^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Cheektowaga High School in the ranking list.)

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Cheektowaga Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Cheektowaga Central School District 761^st of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cheektowaga High School

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Rank History for all students at Cheektowaga High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	59.78	411^th	935	56.0%
2006	60.23	433^rd	986	56.1%
2007	51.65	591^st	1002	41.0%
2008	47.91	649^th	1027	36.8%
2009	51.59	603^rd	1086	44.5%
2010	44.97	701^st	1117	37.2%
2011	43.70	723^rd	1165	37.9%
2012	53.26	646^th	1198	46.1%
2013	56.92	610^th	1217	49.9%
2014	53.17	609^th	1237	50.8%
2015	42.35	756^th	1255	39.8%
2016	28.50	912^th	1255	27.3%
2017	36.32	784^th	1221	35.8%
2018	42.70	747^th	1210	38.3%
2019	37.10	801^st	1207	33.6%
2021	18.11	464^th	519	10.6%
2022	44.81	678^th	1190	43.0%
2023	32.97	808^th	1228	34.2%
2024	36.25	788^th	1242	36.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Cheektowaga High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	52.15	107^th	212	49.5%
2023	38.49	184^th	272	32.4%
2024	44.53	176^th	306	42.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cheektowaga High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.81	123^rd	546	77.5%
2019	60.33	163^rd	565	71.2%
2022	72.78	65^th	481	86.5%
2023	49.19	257^th	583	55.9%
2024	45.89	312^th	637	51.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Cheektowaga High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.85	762^nd	1095	30.4%
2019	39.18	668^th	1132	41.0%
2022	22.39	867^th	1038	16.5%
2023	28.84	832^nd	1130	26.4%
2024	28.88	852^nd	1144	25.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cheektowaga High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.66	721^st	1154	37.5%
2019	33.10	826^th	1179	29.9%
2021	26.85	253^rd	289	12.5%
2022	42.57	645^th	1101	41.4%
2023	31.72	792^nd	1155	31.4%
2024	33.04	787^th	1170	32.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Cheektowaga High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	64.67	108^th	564	80.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Cheektowaga High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.14	760^th	1176	35.4%
2019	35.51	807^th	1193	32.4%
2021	38.65	209^th	290	27.9%
2022	49.45	617^th	1155	46.6%
2023	30.63	826^th	1197	31.0%
2024	38.63	761^st	1219	37.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Cheektowaga High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.86	699^th	1176	40.6%
2019	37.02	782^nd	1190	34.3%
2021	5.53	344^th	354	2.8%
2022	40.03	687^th	1154	40.5%
2023	36.23	749^th	1191	37.1%
2024	36.55	771^st	1211	36.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Cheektowaga High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.03	249^th	426	41.5%
2019	52.73	252^nd	447	43.6%
2022	50.45	218^th	386	43.5%
2023	25.38	343^rd	424	19.1%
2024	32.36	317^th	426	25.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Cheektowaga High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.46	360^th	679	47.0%
2019	35.94	432^nd	686	37.0%
2021	16.28	36^th	42	14.3%
2022	41.64	320^th	593	46.0%
2023	30.32	475^th	671	29.2%
2024	33.86	453^rd	690	34.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cheektowaga High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.67	393^rd	791	50.3%
2019	47.26	404^th	815	50.4%
2022	60.78	259^th	760	65.9%
2023	68.09	214^th	851	74.9%
2024	55.10	339^th	865	60.8%

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Rank History for White students at Cheektowaga High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.70	546^th	765	28.6%
2019	30.73	631^st	793	20.4%
2022	37.81	519^th	738	29.7%
2023	26.86	622^nd	776	19.8%
2024	27.56	621^st	781	20.5%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Cheektowaga High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	949	19	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	972
1990	635	1	0	2	14	n/a	n/a	0	652
1991	600	13	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	618
1992	597	14	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	616
1993	563	14	4	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	589
1994	923	16	13	4	7	n/a	n/a	0	963
1995	973	27	15	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	1023
1996	973	27	15	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	1023
1997	1033	32	12	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	1086
1998	1049	44	16	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1110
1999	1072	68	16	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	1169
2000	1047	75	19	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	1157
2001	1041	102	14	12	3	n/a	n/a	0	1172
2002	990	147	17	21	4	n/a	n/a	0	1179
2003	990	147	17	21	4	n/a	n/a	0	1179
2004	641	112	11	12	3	n/a	n/a	0	779
2005	643	130	12	12	3	n/a	n/a	0	800
2006	633	161	11	11	12	n/a	n/a	0	828
2007	631	194	19	14	6	n/a	n/a	0	864
2008	598	210	20	24	5	n/a	n/a	0	857
2009	526	214	23	28	6	n/a	n/a	3	800
2010	483	244	26	25	7	n/a	n/a	3	788
2011	454	242	24	25	4	0	3	0	752
2012	411	194	24	22	3	0	5	0	659
2013	425	194	34	19	2	0	11	0	685
2014	402	207	32	26	1	0	12	0	680
2015	367	215	30	25	2	0	16	0	655
2016	340	212	31	27	5	0	14	0	629
2017	318	235	38	34	5	0	19	0	649
2018	305	239	45	37	5	0	25	0	656
2019	304	258	49	49	2	1	23	0	686
2020	299	261	56	50	2	0	34	0	702
2021	274	253	66	50	1	0	35	0	679
2022	254	270	75	64	3	0	27	0	693
2023	226	285	90	65	3	0	36	0	705
2024	217	265	104	65	3	0	33	0	687

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cheektowaga High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	972	83.0	11.7	n/a
1990	652	35.2	18.5	n/a
1991	618	32.0	19.3	n/a
1992	616	30.6	20.1	n/a
1993	589	32.0	18.4	n/a
1994	963	71.6	13.4	15.7
1995	1023	67.9	15.1	11.3
1996	1023	67.9	15.1	11.3
1997	1086	66.7	16.3	10.9
1998	1110	71.6	15.5	13.8
1999	1169	76.0	15.4	13.5
2000	1157	81.0	14.3	19.4
2001	1172	86.0	13.6	19.5
2002	1179	92.0	12.8	19.8
2003	1179	92.0	12.8	19.8
2004	779	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	800	58.0	13.8	24.9
2006	828	60.0	13.8	28.4
2007	864	61.1	14.1	32.2
2008	857	62.5	13.7	31.3
2009	800	61.4	13.0	40.4
2010	788	62.0	12.7	25.9
2011	752	66.2	11.3	42.6
2012	659	55.0	11.9	49.5
2013	685	48.0	14.2	50.9
2014	680	48.0	14.1	n/a
2015	655	50.0	13.1	58.6
2016	629	47.0	13.3	62.6
2017	649	52.3	12.3	54.4
2018	656	52.0	12.6	60.8
2019	686	n/a	n/a	58.7
2020	702	65.4	10.7	61
2021	679	59.1	11.4	57.6
2022	693	63.2	10.9	58.6
2023	705	65.1	10.8	67.7
2024	687	67.2	10.2	71.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Cheektowaga High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	972	83.0	11.7	n/a
1990	652	35.2	18.5	n/a
1991	618	32.0	19.3	n/a
1992	616	30.6	20.1	n/a
1993	589	32.0	18.4	n/a
1994	963	71.6	13.4	15.7
1995	1023	67.9	15.1	11.3
1996	1023	67.9	15.1	11.3
1997	1086	66.7	16.3	10.9
1998	1110	71.6	15.5	13.8
1999	1169	76.0	15.4	13.5
2000	1157	81.0	14.3	19.4
2001	1172	86.0	13.6	19.5
2002	1179	92.0	12.8	19.8
2003	1179	92.0	12.8	19.8
2004	779	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	800	58.0	13.8	24.9
2006	828	60.0	13.8	28.4
2007	864	61.1	14.1	32.2
2008	857	62.5	13.7	31.3
2009	800	61.4	13.0	40.4
2010	788	62.0	12.7	25.9
2011	752	66.2	11.3	42.6
2012	659	55.0	11.9	49.5
2013	685	48.0	14.2	50.9
2014	680	48.0	14.1	n/a
2015	655	50.0	13.1	58.6
2016	629	47.0	13.3	62.6
2017	649	52.3	12.3	54.4
2018	656	52.0	12.6	60.8
2019	686	n/a	n/a	58.7
2020	702	65.4	10.7	61
2021	679	59.1	11.4	57.6
2022	693	63.2	10.9	58.6
2023	705	65.1	10.8	67.7
2024	687	67.2	10.2	71.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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