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Enrollment
661
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND HILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360768000550
CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
105 MAPLEVIEW RD, CHEEKTOWAGA, NY 14225 · (716) 836-7200 · Erie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL661 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
377 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within CLEVELAND HILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
49.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 49.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 661 | 57.0% | 43.9% |
| PS 312 BERGEN BEACH BROOKLYN | 667 | 63.9% | 58.5% |
| WINDERMERE BLVD SCHOOL AMHERST | 738 | 44.7% | 51.0% |
| MARYVALE PRIMARY SCHOOL CHEEKTOWAGA | 568 | 53.0% | N/A |
| EDWARD SMITH K-8 SCHOOL SYRACUSE | 697 | 64.3% | 32.5% |
| PS 236 MILL BASIN BROOKLYN | 599 | 45.1% | 72.8% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #1,440 of 2,335 | #56 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,488 of 2,342 ▼ 147 | #57 of 115 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,377 of 2,343 ▼ 94 | #53 of 115 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 661 | #338 of 2,585 | #17 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #613 of 2,338 | #43 of 119 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #179 of 2,388 | #14 of 119 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.0% | #1,217 of 2,534 | #51 of 122 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.3% | #285 of 606 | #24 of 43 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
661
+17 (+3%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 682
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 11.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 661 | 63 | 10.5:1 | 57% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 654 | 65.8 | 9.9:1 | 58% (378) |
| 2022-23 | 646 | 60.5 | 10.7:1 | 63% (407) |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 56 | 11.5:1 | 59% (383) |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 48.6 | 12.4:1 | 61% (369) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 48 | 12.4:1 | 59% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 55 | 11.7:1 | 55% (352) |
| 2000-01 | 778 | 53 | 14.7:1 | 38% (298) |
| 1990-91 | 682 | 42 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school in CHEEKTOWAGA, New York. The school had 661 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New York is about 443, so this school runs 49% bigger than that.
CLEVELAND HILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 1,364 students, and its 3 schools include CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
The most common group at CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White students, at 41%. The school is also 30% Black, 15% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 74%. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.5:1, with 63 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Lunch subsidy eligibility at CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 57%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 43.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 54.0%.
In Erie County (population about 950,622), the median household income is $72,839, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. There are 226 public schools in Erie County, enrolling about 122,519 students in all.
CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 9.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has grown by 17 students since 2020-21, to 661. The school's ratio fell from 11.5:1 to 10.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
950,622
Census ACS
Median income
$72,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
122,519 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLEVELAND HILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 398 students
- CLEVELAND HILL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 305 students
Other schools in CHEEKTOWAGA
- UNION EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 963 students
- CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 682 students
- CHEEKTOWAGA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 677 students
- MARYVALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 660 students
- MARYVALE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 568 students
- MARYVALE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 518 students
Nearby schools
- CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 398
- CLEVELAND HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 305
- AMHERST MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 646
- CHARTER SCHOOL OF INQUIRY1.2 mi · 276
- HIGHGATE HEIGHTS1.3 mi · 407
- RONALD PEOPLES SCHOOL OF SCHOLARS (THE)1.5 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 661 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 41% White, 5% Hispanic, 30% Black, 15% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CLEVELAND HILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.