Rochester, NY elementary schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1ABriarwood SchoolRochesterWest Irondequoit Central School District80%60%Greatly Exceeds Expectations152
#2AListwood SchoolRochesterWest Irondequoit Central School District78%64%Greatly Exceeds Expectations158
#3ASeneca SchoolRochesterWest Irondequoit Central School District77%60%Greatly Exceeds Expectations169
#4ABrookview SchoolRochesterWest Irondequoit Central School District74%48%Greatly Exceeds Expectations151
#5B+Southlawn SchoolRochesterWest Irondequoit Central School District68%56%Exceeds Expectations225
#6B+Allen Creek SchoolRochesterPittsford Central School District67%75%Underperforms Expectations360
#7B+French Road Elementary SchoolRochesterBrighton Central School District66%66%Meets Expectations711
#8B+Discovery Charter School (Charter)RochesterDiscovery Charter School65%22%Greatly Exceeds Expectations291
#9B+Indian Landing Elementary SchoolRochesterPenfield Central School District65%67%Doesn't Meet Expectations542
#10BIroquois Middle SchoolRochesterWest Irondequoit Central School District65%63%Doesn't Meet Expectations410
#11BEthel K Fyle Elementary SchoolRochesterRush-Henrietta Central School District63%54%Exceeds Expectations424
#12BDavid B Crane Elementary SchoolRochesterRush-Henrietta Central School District61%54%Exceeds Expectations326
#13B-Rogers Middle SchoolRochesterWest Irondequoit Central School District59%63%Underperforms Expectations447
#14B-Genesee Community Charter School-flour City Campus (Charter)Rochester56%34%Greatly Exceeds Expectations80
#15B-Paddy Hill Elementary SchoolRochesterGreece Central School District56%60%Doesn't Meet Expectations545
#16C+Genesee Community Charter School (Charter)RochesterGenesee Community Charter School51%42%Exceeds Expectations214
#17CChestnut Ridge Elementary SchoolRochesterChurchville-Chili Central School District49%48%Meets Expectations550
#18CFlorence Brasser SchoolRochesterGates Chili Central School District49%54%Doesn't Meet Expectations400
#19CPaul Road SchoolRochesterGates Chili Central School District49%53%Doesn't Meet Expectations430
#20CColebrook SchoolRochesterWest Irondequoit Central School District48%57%Underperforms Expectations144
#21C-Walt Disney SchoolRochesterGates Chili Central School District44%46%Doesn't Meet Expectations411
#22D+True North Rochester Prep West Camp (Charter)RochesterTrue North Rochester Prep-West Camp42%20%Greatly Exceeds Expectations754
#23D+Brookside Elementary School CampusRochesterGreece Central School District41%52%Underperforms Expectations385
#24D+Craig Hill Elementary SchoolRochesterGreece Central School District41%43%Doesn't Meet Expectations266
#25D+Rochester Prep Charter School 3 (Charter)RochesterRochester Prep Charter School 341%16%Greatly Exceeds Expectations619
#26D+Neil Armstrong SchoolRochesterGates Chili Central School District40%43%Doesn't Meet Expectations389
#27D+Buckman Heights Elementary SchoolRochesterGreece Central School District39%40%Doesn't Meet Expectations379
#28DPine Brook Elementary SchoolRochesterGreece Central School District37%45%Underperforms Expectations458
#29DRenaissance Academy Charter School Of The Arts (Charter)RochesterRenaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts37%24%Greatly Exceeds Expectations492
#30DSchool 23 Francis ParkerRochesterRochester City School District37%33%Meets Expectations315
#31DCitizenship And Science Academy Of Rochester Charter School (Charter)Rochester36%22%Greatly Exceeds Expectations154
#32DLongridge SchoolRochesterGreece Central School District35%42%Doesn't Meet Expectations764
#33DDurand Eastman Intermediate SchoolRochesterEast Irondequoit Central School District34%42%Underperforms Expectations325
#34DLaurelton Pardee Intermediate SchoolRochesterEast Irondequoit Central School District34%37%Doesn't Meet Expectations268
#35DSchool 15 Childrens School Of Rochester TheRochesterRochester City School District34%40%Doesn't Meet Expectations347
#36D-School 46 Charles CarrollRochesterRochester City School District32%29%Meets Expectations316
#37D-School 19 Dr Charles T LunsfordRochesterRochester City School District31%20%Exceeds Expectations322
#38D-Lakeshore Elementary SchoolRochesterGreece Central School District30%37%Doesn't Meet Expectations378
#39D-School 53 Montessori AcademyRochesterRochester City School District27%20%Meets Expectations255
#40FSchool 25 Nathaniel HawthorneRochesterRochester City School District25%24%Meets Expectations282
#41FAnna Murray Douglass AcademyRochesterRochester City School District24%26%Doesn't Meet Expectations757
#42FSchool 52 Frank Fowler DowRochesterRochester City School District24%29%Doesn't Meet Expectations315
#43FSchool 16 John Walton SpencerRochesterRochester City School District21%21%Doesn't Meet Expectations378
#44FSchool 54 Flower City Community SchoolRochesterRochester City School District21%22%Doesn't Meet Expectations314
#45FSchool 28 Henry HudsonRochesterRochester City School District20%17%Meets Expectations616
#46FSchool 34 Dr Louis A CerulliRochesterRochester City School District19%24%Doesn't Meet Expectations398
#47FSchool 35 PinnacleRochesterRochester City School District17%25%Doesn't Meet Expectations372
#48FSchool 7 Virgil GrissomRochesterRochester City School District16%31%Underperforms Expectations439
#49FSchool 22 Lincoln SchoolRochesterRochester City School District15%18%Doesn't Meet Expectations486
#50FSchool 33 John James AudubonRochesterRochester City School District14%18%Doesn't Meet Expectations963
#51FSchool 42 Abelard ReynoldsRochesterRochester City School District14%27%Underperforms Expectations456
#52FSchool 5 John WilliamsRochesterRochester City School District12%28%Underperforms Expectations596
#53FSchool 50 Helen Barrett MontgomeryRochesterRochester City School District12%33%Underperforms Expectations628
#54FExploration Ele Cs Science Technol (Charter)RochesterExploration Ele Cs - Science-Technol10%17%Underperforms Expectations401
#55FSchool 4 George Mather ForbesRochesterRochester City School District10%23%Underperforms Expectations276
#56FSchool 45 Mary Mcleod BethuneRochesterRochester City School District10%20%Underperforms Expectations519
#57FSchool 9 Dr Martin Luther King JRRochesterRochester City School District10%21%Underperforms Expectations620
#58FSchool 8 Roberto ClementeRochesterRochester City School District7%26%Underperforms Expectations464
#59FSchool 17 Enrico FermiRochesterRochester City School District5%21%Underperforms Expectations644

How Rochester, NY's elementary schools compare

A: 4B: 11C: 6D: 18F: 20

25% of the 59 ranked elementary schools in Rochester, NY earn an A or B (4 A grades, 11 B, 6 C, 18 D, 20 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 22 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (37% here, 70% nationally), and 15 exceed it. On average 38% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 38% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Discovery Charter School (65% against 22%, B+), Brookview School (74% against 48%, A), Rochester Prep Charter School 3 (41% against 16%, D+), Genesee Community Charter School-flour City Campus (56% against 34%, B-), True North Rochester Prep West Camp (42% against 20%, D+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 15): West Irondequoit Central School District (7), Rush-Henrietta Central School District (2).

The largest ranked elementary schools: School 33 John James Audubon (963 students, F, #50), Longridge School (764 students, D, #32), Anna Murray Douglass Academy (757 students, F, #41).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 5 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Elementary schools in Rochester, NY that are not ranked

14 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Not yet graded (14)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

About this ranking

  • Scope: public elementary schools in Rochester, NY, as grouped on its schools page; the New York ranking covers the whole state.
  • Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
  • Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
  • Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Rochester, NY

What is the best elementary school in Rochester, NY?

Briarwood School in Rochester ranks first among the 59 ranked elementary schools in Rochester, NY with a SchoolGrade of A, 80% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 60%.

How are elementary schools in Rochester, NY ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Rochester, NY have?

SchoolGrade grades 73 public elementary schools in Rochester, NY; 59 are ranked here and 14 are listed as not ranked.