Top Rankings
Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 4 public middle schools serving 3,832 students in Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle Schools in Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District have an average math proficiency score of 48% (versus the New York public middle school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 59% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 62% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
9 Schools
1,665 Schools
# Students
6,163 Students
913,061 Students
# Teachers
650 Teachers
84,169 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
District Rank
Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 786 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 88% has increased from 87% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#608 out of 788 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
55%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
62%
Graduation Rate
88%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.47
0.73
# American Indian Students
30 Students
7,219 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
224 Students
82,980 Students
% Asian Students
4%
9%
# Hispanic Students
581 Students
263,492 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
29%
# Black Students
472 Students
187,068 Students
% Black Students
8%
20%
# White Students
4,417 Students
343,380 Students
% White Students
72%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
2,281 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
430 Students
26,370 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
7,892
# Students in K Grade:
453
25,461
# Students in 1st Grade:
456
27,020
# Students in 2nd Grade:
499
27,656
# Students in 3rd Grade:
452
27,705
# Students in 4th Grade:
461
28,895
# Students in 5th Grade:
445
43,907
# Students in 6th Grade:
446
158,080
# Students in 7th Grade:
491
191,088
# Students in 8th Grade:
486
194,752
# Students in 9th Grade:
461
43,975
# Students in 10th Grade:
517
39,203
# Students in 11th Grade:
484
36,233
# Students in 12th Grade:
480
36,047
# Ungraded Students:
32
25,147
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $28,446 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,087. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $27,779 is less than the state median of $31,956. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$175 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$171 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$28,446
$31,087
Spending / Student
$27,779
$31,956
Best Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Kenmore West Senior High School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
33 Highland Pky
Buffalo, NY 14223
(716) 874-8401
Buffalo, NY 14223
(716) 874-8401
Grades: 8-12
| 1,341 students
Rank: #22.
Kenmore East Senior High School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
350 Fries Rd
Tonawanda, NY 14150
(716) 874-8402
Tonawanda, NY 14150
(716) 874-8402
Grades: 8-12
| 1,107 students
Rank: #33.
Ben Franklin Middle School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
540 Parkhurst Blvd
Buffalo, NY 14223
(716) 874-8404
Buffalo, NY 14223
(716) 874-8404
Grades: 5-7
| 631 students
Rank: #44.
Herbert Hoover Middle School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
249 Thorncliff Rd
Buffalo, NY 14223
(716) 874-8405
Buffalo, NY 14223
(716) 874-8405
Grades: 5-7
| 753 students
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