Is John F Kennedy Senior High School a good school?

John F Kennedy Senior High School ranks 620 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John F Kennedy Senior High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 370 students attended John F Kennedy Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of John F Kennedy Senior High School?

Students at John F Kennedy Senior High School are 73% White, 9% African American, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools feed into John F Kennedy Senior High School?

John F Kennedy Senior High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Theodore Roosevelt School Elementary : Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Middle : John F Kennedy Middle School

John F Kennedy Senior High School

Summary:

John F Kennedy Senior High School is a public high school serving 370 students in grades 9-12 in Cheektowaga, NY, which is part of the Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 426 out of 519 high schools in 2020-2021 to 620 out of 1242 high schools in 2023-2024, indicating room for improvement in overall academic performance.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing well but Asian, African American, and White students generally performing below average. Students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds have also struggled, with the school's four-year graduation rates ranging from 83.3% to 91.9% and dropout rates ranging from 4.9% to 12.0% in recent years. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 34.1% to 52.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, John F Kennedy Senior High School generally performs better than the lower-ranked Western New York Maritime Charter School, but lags behind the higher-ranked West Seneca East Senior High School and West Seneca West Senior High School in terms of academic performance and student outcomes. The nearby Buffalo City School District schools, such as East Community School and Pathways Academy, also struggle with lower academic performance and higher rates of chronic absenteeism and dropout, suggesting systemic challenges in the broader region.

Detail:

Public 9-12

305 Cayuga Creek Rd
Cheektowaga, NY 14227-1795

(716) 891-6407

District: Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,493

Feeder schools for John F Kennedy Senior High School:

Elementary:	Theodore Roosevelt School
	Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
Middle:	John F Kennedy Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.9

Number of students: 370

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.0%

African American:

9.2%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 49.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John F Kennedy Senior High School ranks better than 50.1% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.28. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at John F Kennedy Senior 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 Racial makeup is: White (73%), African American (9.2%), Hispanic (7.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 49.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John F Kennedy Senior High School is 9.9. (See more...)

Compare John F Kennedy Senior High School employs 37.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John F Kennedy Senior High School is $18,493.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John F Kennedy Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks John F Kennedy Senior High School 620^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See John F Kennedy Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District 607^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for John F Kennedy Senior High School

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Rank History for all students at John F Kennedy Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	52.12	561^st	935	40.0%
2006	50.29	599^th	986	39.2%
2007	59.22	465^th	1002	53.6%
2008	53.46	582^nd	1027	43.3%
2009	59.00	474^th	1086	56.4%
2010	53.12	587^th	1117	47.4%
2011	59.57	512^th	1165	56.1%
2012	51.81	661^st	1198	44.8%
2013	54.36	650^th	1217	46.6%
2014	54.00	596^th	1237	51.8%
2015	52.27	629^th	1255	49.9%
2016	49.15	663^rd	1255	47.2%
2017	52.29	599^th	1221	50.9%
2018	51.98	641^st	1210	47.0%
2019	40.61	773^rd	1207	36.0%
2021	28.80	426^th	519	17.9%
2022	50.40	622^nd	1190	47.7%
2023	44.85	685^th	1228	44.2%
2024	52.28	620^th	1242	50.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at John F Kennedy Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	34.87	214^th	306	30.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at John F Kennedy Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.16	506^th	1095	53.8%
2019	29.07	822^nd	1132	27.4%
2022	38.38	597^th	1038	42.5%
2023	41.41	606^th	1130	46.4%
2024	44.99	542^nd	1144	52.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John F Kennedy Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.52	597^th	1154	48.3%
2019	34.31	812^th	1179	31.1%
2022	52.21	503^rd	1101	54.3%
2023	40.87	687^th	1155	40.5%
2024	49.37	555^th	1170	52.6%

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Rank History for Female students at John F Kennedy Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.73	610^th	1176	48.1%
2019	37.37	790^th	1193	33.8%
2022	56.38	536^th	1155	53.6%
2023	49.58	638^th	1197	46.7%
2024	53.89	592^nd	1219	51.4%

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Rank History for Male students at John F Kennedy Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.14	653^rd	1176	44.5%
2019	42.53	733^rd	1190	38.4%
2022	43.43	655^th	1154	43.2%
2023	41.94	689^th	1191	42.1%
2024	50.68	619^th	1211	48.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at John F Kennedy Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.67	340^th	424	19.8%
2024	30.54	325^th	426	23.7%

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Rank History for African American students at John F Kennedy Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	6.67	670^th	686	2.3%
2022	30.68	419^th	593	29.3%
2023	42.51	346^th	671	48.4%
2024	28.37	512^th	690	25.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John F Kennedy Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	48.16	395^th	815	51.5%
2023	69.72	202^nd	851	76.3%
2024	70.26	195^th	865	77.5%

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Rank History for White students at John F Kennedy Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.09	541^st	765	29.3%
2019	30.01	638^th	793	19.5%
2022	34.41	552^nd	738	25.2%
2023	27.13	620^th	776	20.1%
2024	38.77	517^th	781	33.8%

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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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by a parent
Sunday, December 8, 2019

Terrible cold place for young adults to develop ans grow. Very much like a prison Close Quote

Enrollment information for John F Kennedy Senior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	619	3	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	623
1990	557	2	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	561
1991	524	2	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	527
1992	544	3	0	3	2	n/a	n/a	0	552
1993	547	3	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	552
1994	537	2	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	543
1995	566	1	0	0	2	n/a	n/a	0	569
1996	566	1	0	0	2	n/a	n/a	0	569
1997	631	1	0	0	2	n/a	n/a	0	634
1998	433	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	433
1999	428	3	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	432
2000	419	4	0	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	425
2001	427	6	1	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	436
2002	423	5	5	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
2003	423	5	5	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
2004	430	4	3	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	441
2005	477	8	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	491
2006	490	2	7	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	504
2007	124	6	2	5	1	n/a	n/a	392	530
2008	508	7	0	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	524
2009	502	14	3	5	3	n/a	n/a	0	527
2010	513	15	5	4	4	n/a	n/a	0	541
2011	472	18	7	4	2	0	0	0	503
2012	461	19	8	4	3	0	1	0	496
2013	440	13	7	6	3	0	0	0	469
2014	423	13	6	9	2	0	4	0	457
2015	419	21	2	15	3	0	8	0	468
2016	389	25	0	15	3	0	7	0	439
2017	373	23	2	23	1	0	9	0	431
2018	357	22	3	23	2	0	7	0	414
2019	339	27	7	24	2	0	11	0	410
2020	323	30	9	23	2	0	12	0	399
2021	306	33	11	21	3	0	11	0	385
2022	285	43	13	28	3	0	16	0	388
2023	270	34	16	27	1	0	21	1	370

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 John F Kennedy Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	623	48.3	12.8	n/a
1990	561	49.5	11.3	n/a
1991	527	46.0	11.4	n/a
1992	552	39.8	13.8	n/a
1993	552	39.1	14.1	n/a
1994	543	42.3	12.8	17.1
1995	569	47.6	12.0	14.4
1996	569	47.6	12.0	14.4
1997	634	48.5	13.1	15.5
1998	433	25.4	17.0	12.2
1999	432	28.4	15.2	16.4
2000	425	28.5	14.9	20
2001	436	28.3	15.4	24.3
2002	437	36.0	12.1	32.5
2003	437	36.0	12.1	32.5
2004	441	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	491	36.2	13.6	38.7
2006	504	35.0	14.4	57.5
2007	530	37.0	14.3	202.9
2008	524	37.4	14.0	39.1
2009	527	47.4	11.1	40.4
2010	541	48.4	11.1	94.8
2011	503	48.3	10.4	42.5
2012	496	38.4	12.9	48.4
2013	469	34.0	13.7	51.2
2014	457	35.4	12.9	54.3
2015	468	32.0	14.6	50.9
2016	439	37.0	11.8	51
2017	431	36.7	11.7	50.8
2018	414	35.0	11.8	54.6
2019	410	32.0	12.8	38.3
2020	399	38.0	10.5	48.6
2021	385	38.3	10.0	49.1
2022	388	38.6	10.0	52.1
2023	370	37.1	9.9	49.2

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 John F Kennedy Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	623	48.3	12.8	n/a
1990	561	49.5	11.3	n/a
1991	527	46.0	11.4	n/a
1992	552	39.8	13.8	n/a
1993	552	39.1	14.1	n/a
1994	543	42.3	12.8	17.1
1995	569	47.6	12.0	14.4
1996	569	47.6	12.0	14.4
1997	634	48.5	13.1	15.5
1998	433	25.4	17.0	12.2
1999	432	28.4	15.2	16.4
2000	425	28.5	14.9	20
2001	436	28.3	15.4	24.3
2002	437	36.0	12.1	32.5
2003	437	36.0	12.1	32.5
2004	441	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	491	36.2	13.6	38.7
2006	504	35.0	14.4	57.5
2007	530	37.0	14.3	202.9
2008	524	37.4	14.0	39.1
2009	527	47.4	11.1	40.4
2010	541	48.4	11.1	94.8
2011	503	48.3	10.4	42.5
2012	496	38.4	12.9	48.4
2013	469	34.0	13.7	51.2
2014	457	35.4	12.9	54.3
2015	468	32.0	14.6	50.9
2016	439	37.0	11.8	51
2017	431	36.7	11.7	50.8
2018	414	35.0	11.8	54.6
2019	410	32.0	12.8	38.3
2020	399	38.0	10.5	48.6
2021	385	38.3	10.0	49.1
2022	388	38.6	10.0	52.1
2023	370	37.1	9.9	49.2

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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