CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOL

CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOL is a cozy high school in CHEEKTOWAGA, New York, operated by CLEVELAND HILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school hosts 398 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 40% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

CLEVELAND HILL UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,364 students; CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOL records that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 36% Black, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOL records 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Erie County (around 51%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.8%, the actual is 70.7%, a residual of +17.9 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Erie County) reports that median household income runs about $72,839, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Erie County runs 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students), of which CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is CLEVELAND HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 42.8%.

CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOL operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 389 (now 398). The White share of enrollment declined from 54% to 40% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the CLEVELAND HILL HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.