Is Cheektowaga Middle School a good school?

Cheektowaga Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.3% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Cheektowaga Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 661 students attended Cheektowaga Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Cheektowaga Middle School?

Students at Cheektowaga Middle School are 33% African American, 33% White, 17% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Cheektowaga Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cheektowaga Middle School usually go on to attend Cheektowaga High School

Cheektowaga Middle School

Summary:

Cheektowaga Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Cheektowaga Central School District, located in Cheektowaga, NY. With 627 students, the school consistently performs below the state average on New York State Assessments across all grade levels and subjects, with proficiency rates ranging from 23.18% to 35.85% in English Language Arts and 15.33% to 42.67% in Math, compared to the state averages of 43.68% to 51.88% in ELA and 40.72% to 57.08% in Math.

However, the school performs exceptionally well on Regents exams, with proficiency rates of 91.3% in Living Environment and 95.45% in Algebra I, significantly higher than the district and state averages. This stark contrast in performance suggests the school may be effective in preparing students for the more rigorous Regents curriculum, but struggles to meet the standards of the state assessments. Additionally, the school's consistently low performance across various student subgroups indicates significant equity challenges, an area that may require focus from the district to ensure all students receive the support they need to succeed.

Comparing Cheektowaga Middle School to nearby schools, such as William Street School, Mill Middle School, and Amherst Middle School, reveals a wide range of academic performance, with these schools demonstrating significantly higher proficiency rates on state assessments. This suggests Cheektowaga Middle School has room for improvement, and addressing factors such as the school's high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients and the district's low overall ranking could be crucial in improving student outcomes.

Detail:

Public 5-8

3600 Union Rd
Cheektowaga, NY 14225

(716) 686-3660

District: Cheektowaga Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1199^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,300

Students who attend Cheektowaga Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cheektowaga High School

Feeder schools for Cheektowaga Middle School:

Elementary:

Union East Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.7

Number of students: 661

Racial breakdown:

African American:

32.8%

White:

32.7%

Asian:

16.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cheektowaga Middle School ranks worse than 79.7% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.55. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Cheektowaga Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (32.8%), White (32.7%), Asian (16.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cheektowaga Middle School is 10.7. (See more...)

Compare Cheektowaga Middle School employs 61.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cheektowaga Middle School is $14,300.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cheektowaga Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Cheektowaga Middle School 1199^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Cheektowaga Middle 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 Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Cheektowaga Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	49.74	656^th	1095	40.1%
2007	44.93	729^th	1123	35.1%
2008	53.58	695^th	1185	41.4%
2009	48.52	803^rd	1224	34.4%
2010	48.79	748^th	1243	39.8%
2011	37.97	868^th	1295	33.0%
2012	34.69	947^th	1337	29.2%
2013	38.11	849^th	1373	38.2%
2014	32.41	959^th	1401	31.5%
2015	32.76	976^th	1407	30.6%
2016	28.16	1061^st	1429	25.8%
2017	34.58	958^th	1455	34.2%
2018	24.47	1142^nd	1438	20.6%
2019	19.79	1217^th	1439	15.4%
2021	19.58	1077^th	1242	13.3%
2022	15.67	1333^rd	1479	9.9%
2023	18.14	1326^th	1500	11.6%
2024	25.55	1199^th	1504	20.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Cheektowaga Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	25.30	97^th	126	23.0%
2022	5.62	189^th	190	0.5%
2023	21.23	168^th	208	19.2%
2024	34.35	142^nd	220	35.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cheektowaga Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	50.77	153^rd	473	67.7%
2021	39.10	56^th	118	52.5%
2022	32.63	424^th	581	27.0%
2023	38.98	319^th	591	46.0%
2024	32.81	458^th	615	25.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Cheektowaga Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.78	1028^th	1170	12.1%
2019	26.44	980^th	1139	14.0%
2021	14.24	512^th	522	1.9%
2022	19.52	1254^th	1283	2.3%
2023	23.78	1142^nd	1307	12.6%
2024	22.25	1180^th	1303	9.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.02	1057^th	1245	15.1%
2019	21.26	1085^th	1241	12.6%
2021	20.78	830^th	935	11.2%
2022	15.85	1216^th	1306	6.9%
2023	18.54	1166^th	1288	9.5%
2024	26.77	1033^rd	1296	20.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Cheektowaga Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	21.89	521^st	594	12.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Cheektowaga Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.23	1133^rd	1353	16.3%
2019	20.05	1176^th	1370	14.2%
2021	23.65	885^th	1066	17.0%
2022	12.56	1357^th	1454	6.7%
2023	15.14	1341^st	1463	8.3%
2024	19.16	1295^th	1465	11.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Cheektowaga Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.60	1051^st	1352	22.3%
2019	21.44	1141^st	1366	16.5%
2021	17.65	960^th	1071	10.4%
2022	20.59	1242^nd	1455	14.6%
2023	22.88	1228^th	1464	16.1%
2024	35.33	979^th	1464	33.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Cheektowaga Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.90	321^st	374	14.2%
2019	40.44	263^rd	369	28.7%
2021	8.21	222^nd	236	5.9%
2022	18.03	336^th	381	11.8%
2023	9.67	358^th	388	7.7%
2024	20.94	344^th	396	13.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Cheektowaga Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.40	562^nd	663	15.2%
2019	17.79	602^nd	653	7.8%
2021	20.13	220^th	253	13.0%
2022	19.78	619^th	706	12.3%
2023	19.67	606^th	696	12.9%
2024	24.34	582^nd	705	17.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cheektowaga Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.14	703^rd	810	13.2%
2019	16.05	760^th	826	8.0%
2021	30.81	320^th	449	28.7%
2022	23.84	760^th	914	16.8%
2023	15.51	875^th	943	7.2%
2024	20.10	845^th	953	11.3%

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Rank History for White students at Cheektowaga Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.92	634^th	763	16.9%
2019	18.27	641^st	716	10.5%
2021	25.85	495^th	614	19.4%
2022	9.54	721^st	748	3.6%
2023	16.80	697^th	772	9.7%
2024	25.30	635^th	778	18.4%

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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 Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2004	464	112	17	15	7	n/a	n/a	0	615
2005	444	118	19	14	8	n/a	n/a	0	603
2006	403	132	19	23	5	n/a	n/a	0	582
2007	348	146	15	23	6	n/a	n/a	0	538
2008	344	154	16	15	5	n/a	n/a	0	534
2009	348	157	19	10	4	n/a	n/a	3	541
2010	338	165	22	14	2	n/a	n/a	9	550
2011	322	179	18	0	1	0	11	0	531
2012	380	221	29	20	3	0	12	0	665
2013	345	224	34	22	4	0	17	0	646
2014	334	201	39	26	4	0	19	0	623
2015	313	207	43	25	5	0	19	0	612
2016	288	224	48	37	3	0	20	0	620
2017	267	219	45	43	2	2	32	0	610
2018	268	235	34	47	1	2	32	0	619
2019	249	233	33	59	1	0	42	0	617
2020	231	242	33	70	3	0	41	0	620
2021	234	228	49	77	3	0	42	0	633
2022	209	207	68	64	1	1	39	0	589
2023	213	208	95	61	0	1	49	0	627
2024	216	217	112	65	0	0	51	0	661

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 Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	615	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	603	n/a	n/a	31.7
2006	582	44.0	13.2	38.3
2007	538	46.0	11.7	43.9
2008	534	39.0	13.7	41.9
2009	541	40.0	13.5	46.5
2010	550	43.6	12.6	46.4
2011	531	46.1	11.5	51.2
2012	665	48.0	13.8	55.5
2013	646	52.2	12.3	60.2
2014	623	47.2	13.1	0
2015	612	49.0	12.4	66.8
2016	620	48.0	12.9	67.9
2017	610	55.5	10.9	49
2018	619	55.6	11.1	59
2019	617	46.2	13.3	62.9
2020	620	57.0	10.8	65.3
2021	633	55.5	11.3	63.2
2022	589	55.8	10.5	63.5
2023	627	59.9	10.4	68.3
2024	661	61.7	10.7	71.7

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 Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	615	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	603	n/a	n/a	31.7
2006	582	44.0	13.2	38.3
2007	538	46.0	11.7	43.9
2008	534	39.0	13.7	41.9
2009	541	40.0	13.5	46.5
2010	550	43.6	12.6	46.4
2011	531	46.1	11.5	51.2
2012	665	48.0	13.8	55.5
2013	646	52.2	12.3	60.2
2014	623	47.2	13.1	0
2015	612	49.0	12.4	66.8
2016	620	48.0	12.9	67.9
2017	610	55.5	10.9	49
2018	619	55.6	11.1	59
2019	617	46.2	13.3	62.9
2020	620	57.0	10.8	65.3
2021	633	55.5	11.3	63.2
2022	589	55.8	10.5	63.5
2023	627	59.9	10.4	68.3
2024	661	61.7	10.7	71.7

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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