Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. B Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
2. B Thomas A Edison Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
3. B- Kenmore West Senior High School (High school, meets expectations)
4. C+ Kenmore East Senior High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
5. C Herbert Hoover Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
6. C Herbert Hoover Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
7. C Ben Franklin Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
8. C- Ben Franklin Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
9. D- Holmes Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)

High schools (2)

• C+ Kenmore East Senior High School, Tonawanda
• B- Kenmore West Senior High School, Buffalo

Middle and junior high schools (2)

• C- Ben Franklin Middle School, Buffalo
• C Herbert Hoover Middle School, Buffalo

Elementary and primary schools (5)

• C Ben Franklin Elementary School, Buffalo
• B Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School, Buffalo
• C Herbert Hoover Elementary School, Buffalo
• D- Holmes Elementary School, Tonawanda
• B Thomas A Edison Elementary School, Tonawanda

Cities and towns served (2)

• Buffalo (6)
• Tonawanda (3)

• State: Best schools in New York
• County: Erie County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 6,486 students with 615 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,282 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 3616230
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

• Tonawanda City School District (3 schools, 2 mi)
• North Tonawanda City School District (6 schools, 5 mi)
• Grand Island Central School District (5 schools, 5 mi)
• Sweet Home Central School District (6 schools, 5 mi)
• Amherst Central School District (4 schools, 5 mi)
• Cleveland Hill Union Free School District (3 schools, 6 mi)
• Buffalo City School District (59 schools, 6 mi)
• Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District (4 schools, 8 mi)