Enrollment
353
High
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEEKTOWAGA-SLOAN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362700003672
JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
305 CAYUGA CREEK RD, CHEEKTOWAGA, NY 14227 · (716) 891-6407 · Erie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of New York public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
10.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
199 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 81 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 101 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 95 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 76 | 22% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CHEEKTOWAGA-SLOAN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
78.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -8.0pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% 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 JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 353 | 56.4% | 64.3% |
| WHEATLAND-CHILI HIGH SCHOOL SCOTTSVILLE | 369 | 52.0% | 43.8% |
| SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL SOLVAY | 434 | 64.3% | 61.0% |
| CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL CAIRO | 333 | 58.9% | 66.5% |
| CATSKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CATSKILL | 394 | 49.7% | 73.8% |
| CHARLES D'AMICO HIGH SCHOOL ALBION | 499 | 59.5% | 73.7% |
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 JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #452 of 1,135 | #26 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #641 of 1,109 ▼ 46 | #31 of 51 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #465 of 1,135 ▼ 104 | #25 of 51 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #824 of 1,216 | #46 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #337 of 1,058 | #16 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #428 of 1,070 | #26 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #628 of 1,167 | #25 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #298 of 743 | #14 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
353
-32 (-8%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 353 | 34.9 | 10.1:1 | 56% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 36.4 | 10.1:1 | 56% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 37.2 | 10.0:1 | 49% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 38 | 10.1:1 | 49% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 35 | 11.8:1 | 55% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 36 | 12.2:1 | 51% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | 48 | 10.5:1 | 43% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 24% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 527 | 46 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
In CHEEKTOWAGA, New York, JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school. The school had 353 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in New York) has about 668 students.
CHEEKTOWAGA-SLOAN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT has a total of 4 schools and 1,248 students, JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL among them.
White students account for 67% of enrollment at JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. The remaining students are 11% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
With 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL was 10.1:1. Among high schools in New York, the typical ratio is 11.0:1. JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 56%.
allk12 grades JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL a B. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 10.1 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 64.3% actual, 54.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
Across Erie County, median household income is about $72,839, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is among the 226 public schools in Erie County.
JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 64.3% against a local average of 37.2%.
For locale, NCES codes JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL as City: Small.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 385 to 353.
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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 CHEEKTOWAGA-SLOAN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT SCHOOLElementary · 312 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 299 students
- WOODROW WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 284 students
Other schools in CHEEKTOWAGA
- UNION EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 963 students
- CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 682 students
- CHEEKTOWAGA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 677 students
- CLEVELAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 661 students
- MARYVALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 660 students
- MARYVALE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 568 students
Nearby schools
- JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 299
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT SCHOOL0.5 mi · 312
- WOODROW WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 284
- SOUTH BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL1.7 mi · 912
- LOVEJOY DISCOVERY SCHOOL #431.8 mi · 589
- ERIE 1 BOCES1.8 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow large is JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 353 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 10.1:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 67% White, 7% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CHEEKTOWAGA-SLOAN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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