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Enrollment
542
High
DISTRICT 583 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST AURORA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360954000726
EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL
1003 CENTER ST, EAST AURORA, NY 14052 · (716) 687-2505 · Erie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of New York public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
72 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 127 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 147 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 136 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 127 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 1% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
95.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
93.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 95.0% | 93.0% |
| 2023-24 | 98.0% | 98.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
96.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 96% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 70% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in New York's top 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 EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL
EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (96.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL this school | 542 | 13.3% | 96.2% |
| EDEN MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL EDEN | 652 | 11.0% | 71.4% |
| SKANEATELES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SKANEATELES | 410 | 15.1% | 94.3% |
| MHS AMES CAMPUS MASSAPEQUA | 495 | 12.5% | 98.5% |
| BAYPORT-BLUE POINT HIGH SCHOOL BAYPORT | 579 | 18.7% | 89.7% |
| SEAFORD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SEAFORD | 650 | 14.6% | 71.7% |
Matched among New York high 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 EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 96.2% | #15 of 1,135 | #1 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #27 of 1,109 ▼ 16 | #1 of 51 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #67 of 1,135 ▼ 24 | #3 of 51 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #493 of 1,216 | #31 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #254 of 1,058 | #12 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.4% | #943 of 1,070 | #45 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.3% | #1,139 of 1,167 | #52 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #276 of 743 | #11 of 35 |
Ranked against other public high 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
542
-58 (-10%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 574
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 542 | 55.9 | 9.7:1 | 13% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 529 | 53.3 | 9.9:1 | 11% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 51.2 | 10.3:1 | 13% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 600 | 46 | 13.0:1 | 9% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 34.4 | 18.6:1 | 15% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 631 | 36 | 17.5:1 | 11% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 716 | 51 | 14.0:1 | 3% (25) |
| 2000-01 | 651 | 44 | 14.8:1 | 2% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 574 | 36 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL.
About EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL
This page covers EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL, a small high school in EAST AURORA, New York. The latest federal count shows 542 students in grades 9 through 12.
EAST AURORA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,750 students.
About 92% of the student body at EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. In Erie County overall, about 74% of residents are White. EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 14%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 55.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.7:1. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Roughly 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Erie County, the average is 51%.
Measured against New York public high schools, EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL does better than predicted by 26.1 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 96.2%; the prediction is 70.1%.
Federal survey data for Erie County show that the median household income is $72,839, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Erie County is home to 226 public schools and about 122,519 public school students.
The closest public school, EAST AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 2.3 miles from EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL is 1st among 9 schools close by.
Federal data place EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment declined 10% from its 2020-21 level of 600. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.0:1 in 2020-21 to 9.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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 EAST AURORA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PARKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 704 students
- EAST AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 504 students
Other schools in EAST AURORA
- PARKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 704 students
- EAST AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 504 students
- WALES PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 185 students
Nearby schools
- EAST AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL2.3 mi · 504
- PARKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 704
- WALES PRIMARY SCHOOL5.7 mi · 185
- ORCHARD PARK HIGH SCHOOL6.0 mi · 1,367
- ELLICOTT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.0 mi · 718
- ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL6.2 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL?
EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 542 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL serve?
EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL?
EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL?
EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by EAST AURORA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Erie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.