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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362874003907

TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL

600 FLETCHER ST, TONAWANDA, NY 14150 · (716) 694-7660 · Erie County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL891 STUDENTS
Enrollment
891
High
DISTRICT 838 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
450 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Grade 6
133
Grade 7
116
Grade 8
120
Grade 9
127
Grade 10
129
Grade 11
122
Grade 12
130
Ungraded
14
Student demographics
White
70179%
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
8710%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 31%
Black
364%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 16%
Asian
152%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10%
Two+
465%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4%
Native American
61%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
45051%
Female
44149%

School pathway

Feeds from
TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK–05
Based on grade levels within TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
54.8%
NY avg 58.3% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
54.4%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
891
-36 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 12.5:1
% White
79%
was 89%
% Hispanic
10%
was 5%
% Black
4%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL

TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is one of the moderately sized secondary schools in TONAWANDA, New York, operated by TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 891 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL sits 33% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,676 students total), TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL shows that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.6%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Erie County) logs that median household earnings sit near $72,839, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is one of 226 public schools in Erie County (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students).

The closest other public school is TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 47.6%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL has ticked down 4%, going from 927 students in 2018 to 891 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 79% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Erie County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
District
TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
600 FLETCHER ST, TONAWANDA, NY 14150
Phone
(716) 694-7660
County
Erie County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
891
Teachers (FTE)
83
Student–teacher ratio
10.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
450 (51%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
362874003907
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
How large is TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL?
TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 891 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL serve?
TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 79% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL in?
TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is part of TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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