Top Rankings
Rochester City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there are 30 public elementary schools serving 13,366 students in Rochester City School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in New York.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Elementary Schools in Rochester City School District have an average math proficiency score of 13% (versus the New York public elementary school average of 52%), and reading proficiency score of 14% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 91% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the New York public elementary school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
43 Schools
3,703 Schools
# Students
20,429 Students
1,750,092 Students
# Teachers
1,955 Teachers
153,310 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Rochester City School District, which is ranked #1006 of all 1,009 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 71% has increased from 57% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#1008 out of 1017 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
78%
Graduation Rate
71%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.64
0.73
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
3%
10%
% Hispanic
36%
30%
% Black
48%
16%
% White
9%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $41,974 is higher than the state median of $31,307. The school district revenue/student has grown by 19% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $40,155 is higher than the state median of $32,183. The school district spending/student has grown by 19% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$858 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$820 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$41,974
$31,307
Spending / Student
$40,155
$32,183
Best Rochester City School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Elementary Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
School 23-francis Parker
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
170 Barrington St
Rochester, NY 14607
(585) 473-5099
Rochester, NY 14607
(585) 473-5099
Gr: PK-6 | 307 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 63%
Rank: #22.
School 46-charles Carroll
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
250 Newcastle Rd
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 288-8008
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 288-8008
Gr: PK-6 | 314 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 77%
Rank: #33.
School 53 Montessori Academy
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
625 Scio St
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 325-0935
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 325-0935
Gr: PK-6 | 268 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
School 19-dr Charles T Lunsford
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
465 Seward St
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 328-7454
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 328-7454
Gr: PK-8 | 313 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
School 52-frank Fowler Dow
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
100 Farmington Rd
Rochester, NY 14609
(585) 482-9614
Rochester, NY 14609
(585) 482-9614
Gr: PK-6 | 297 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
School 25-nathaniel Hawthorne
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
625 Scio St
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 288-3654
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 288-3654
Gr: PK-6 | 281 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
School 4-george Mather Forbes
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
198 Dr Samuel Mccree Way
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 235-7848
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 235-7848
Gr: PK-6 | 251 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #88.
School 15-children's School Of Rochester
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
85 Hillside Ave
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 262-8830
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 262-8830
Gr: PK-6 | 372 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 77%
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
School 28-henry Hudson
(Math: 17% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
450 Humboldt St
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 482-4836
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 482-4836
Gr: K-8 | 600 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
School 29-adlai E Stevenson
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
88 Kirkland Rd
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 328-8228
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 328-8228
Gr: PK-6 | 236 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #1111.
East Lower School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1801 E Main St
Rochester, NY 14609
(585) 288-3130
Rochester, NY 14609
(585) 288-3130
Gr: 6-8 | 363 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #1212.
School 50-helen Barrett Montgomery
(Math: 12% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
301 Seneca Ave
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 266-0331
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 266-0331
Gr: PK-8 | 624 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
Rank: #1313.
School 34-dr Louis A Cerulli
(Math: 21% | Reading: 9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
530 Lexington Ave
Rochester, NY 14613
(585) 458-3210
Rochester, NY 14613
(585) 458-3210
Gr: PK-6 | 402 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #1414.
School 22-lincoln School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
595 Upper Falls Blvd
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 467-7160
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 467-7160
Gr: PK-6 | 466 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1515.
Anna Murray-douglass Academy
(Math: 16% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
999 South Ave
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 461-3280
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 461-3280
Gr: PK-8 | 782 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 90%
Rank: #1616.
Joseph C Wilson Foundation Academy
(Math: 11% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
200 Genesee St
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 463-4100
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 463-4100
Gr: K-8 | 351 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #1717.
School 7-virgil Grissom
(Math: 12% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
31 Bryan St
Rochester, NY 14613
(585) 254-3110
Rochester, NY 14613
(585) 254-3110
Gr: PK-6 | 443 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #1818.
School 35-pinnacle
(Math: 10% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
194 Field St
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 271-4583
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 271-4583
Gr: K-6 | 382 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #1919.
School 33-john James Audubon
(Math: 9% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
500 Webster Ave
Rochester, NY 14609
(585) 482-9290
Rochester, NY 14609
(585) 482-9290
Gr: PK-6 | 889 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #2020.
School 42-abelard Reynolds
(Math: 12% | Reading: 9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
3330 Lake Ave
Rochester, NY 14612
(585) 663-4330
Rochester, NY 14612
(585) 663-4330
Gr: PK-6 | 420 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 84%
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
School 16-john Walton Spencer
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
321 Post Ave
Rochester, NY 14619
(585) 235-1272
Rochester, NY 14619
(585) 235-1272
Gr: PK-6 | 353 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
School 54-flower City Community School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
36 Otis St
Rochester, NY 14606
(585) 254-2080
Rochester, NY 14606
(585) 254-2080
Gr: PK-6 | 316 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #2323.
School 58-world Of Inquiry School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
200 University Ave
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 325-6170
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 325-6170
Gr: PK-12 | 928 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #2424.
School 5-john Williams
(Math: 7% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
555 N Plymouth Ave
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 325-2255
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 325-2255
Gr: PK-8 | 590 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
Rank: #2525.
School 9-dr Martin Luther King Junior
(Math: 7% | Reading: 6%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
485 Clinton Ave N
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 325-7828
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 325-7828
Gr: PK-6 | 597 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #26 - 2726. - 27.
School 45-mary Mcleod Bethune
(Math: 5% | Reading: 7%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1445 Clifford Ave
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 325-6945
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 325-6945
Gr: PK-8 | 500 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #26 - 2726. - 27.
School 8-roberto Clemente
(Math: 6% | Reading: 6%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1180 St Paul St
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 262-8888
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 262-8888
Gr: PK-8 | 448 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #2828.
Rise Community School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
279 W Ridge Rd
Rochester, NY 14615
(585) 254-4472
Rochester, NY 14615
(585) 254-4472
Gr: PK-6 | 341 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 89%
Rank: #2929.
School 17-enrico Fermi
(Math: 3% | Reading: 7%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
158 Orchard St
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 436-2560
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 436-2560
Gr: PK-8 | 602 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #3030.
School 39-andrew J Townson
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤1%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
145 Midland Ave
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 467-8816
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 467-8816
Gr: PK-6 | 330 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
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