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Enrollment
1,235
High
DISTRICT 822 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361623001412
KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
33 HIGHLAND PKY, BUFFALO, NY 14223 · (716) 874-8401 · Erie County
GRADES 08–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,235 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of New York public high schools
- B-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
119 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
568 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 8 | 255 | 21% |
| Grade 9 | 224 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 267 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 271 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 218 | 18% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
62.5%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
75.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.5% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.8% | 79.0% |
% 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
59.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (59.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,235 | 46.0% | 59.2% |
| UNION-ENDICOTT HIGH SCHOOL ENDICOTT | 1,078 | 49.2% | 71.7% |
| NORTH SYRACUSE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL NORTH SYRACUSE | 1,186 | 44.2% | 50.9% |
| EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL EAST SYRACUSE | 1,185 | 43.3% | 68.2% |
| KENMORE EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL TONAWANDA | 1,052 | 40.7% | 56.6% |
| ATHENA HIGH SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 1,070 | 43.2% | 59.0% |
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 KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #563 of 1,135 | #30 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #201 of 1,109 ▲ 26 | #15 of 51 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #734 of 1,135 ▲ 26 | #36 of 51 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,235 | #164 of 1,216 | #6 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #387 of 1,058 | #19 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #389 of 1,070 | #24 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.0% | #753 of 1,167 | #29 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #314 of 743 | #15 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
1,235
-143 (-10%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,307
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 1,235 | 119.1 | 10.4:1 | 46% (568) |
| 2023-24 | 1,276 | 127.5 | 10.0:1 | 51% (654) |
| 2022-23 | 1,358 | 143.2 | 9.5:1 | 51% (690) |
| 2020-21 | 1,378 | 143 | 9.6:1 | 46% (630) |
| 2017-18 | 1,437 | 130.5 | 11.0:1 | 45% (641) |
| 2015-16 | 1,343 | 110 | 12.2:1 | 39% (521) |
| 2010-11 | 1,461 | 111 | 13.2:1 | 29% (428) |
| 2000-01 | 1,731 | 102 | 17.0:1 | 15% (256) |
| 1990-91 | 1,307 | 84 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school that serves part of BUFFALO, New York. It has an enrollment of 1,235 students in grades 8 through 12. High schools in New York average about 668 students, which makes this school 85% above average.
KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT oversees KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL and 9 other schools, with 6,302 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 65% White. Next come 11% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. The county population is about 74% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
The school lists 119.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. It is about the same as the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. A total of 568 students, or 46%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL lands at C+, ahead of 44% of New York public high schools.
KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 1.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (59.2% versus 58.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.
In Erie County, the median household earns about $72,839 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Erie County has 226 public schools with about 122,519 students, including KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
Of the public schools around it, KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is closest to KENMORE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 45.6%; KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's is 59.2%, ranking 1st of 8.
Locale data from NCES put KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,235, compared with 1,378 in 2020-21.
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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 KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- KENMORE EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,052 students
- HERBERT HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 772 students
- BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 654 students
- THOMAS A EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 609 students
- HERBERT HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 570 students
- CHARLES A LINDBERGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 496 students
Other schools in BUFFALO
- CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIESCombined · 2,260 students
- HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,140 students
- TAPESTRY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,120 students
- CITY HONORS SCHOOLHigh · 1,088 students
- INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLElementary · 933 students
- FREDERICK OLMSTED #156High · 928 students
Nearby schools
- KENMORE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 180
- HERBERT HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 772
- HERBERT HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 570
- CHARLES A LINDBERGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 496
- THOMAS A EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 609
- PS 811.5 mi · 739
Frequently asked questions
About KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow large is KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,235 students in grades 08-12.
Is KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 08-12.
How many teachers does KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 119 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 65% White, 11% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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