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Best Schools in Rochester, NY
Rochester, NY has 365 public schools (80 high, 55 middle, 195 elementary) serving 164,562 students. On average they score 54% on state proficiency tests against a projected 55%, so schools in Rochester don't meet expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Rochester, NY
The top high schools in Rochester, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Honeoye Falls-lima Senior High School
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Honeoye Falls-lima Central School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 664 Students
2. Pittsford-mendon High School
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Pittsford Central School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 914 Students
3. Pittsford Sutherland High School
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Pittsford Central School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 898 Students
4. Avon High School
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Avon Central School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 336 Students
5. Brighton High School
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Brighton Central School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1243 Students
6. Victor Senior High School
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Victor Central School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1320 Students
7. Fairport Senior High School
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Fairport Central School District • Public • Grades 10 - 12 • 1304 Students
8. Canandaigua Academy
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Canandaigua City School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1082 Students
9. Hilton High School
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Hilton Central School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1366 Students
10. Bloomfield High School
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East Bloomfield Central School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 265 Students
Best Middle Schools in Rochester, NY
The top middle schools in Rochester, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Merton Williams Middle School
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Hilton Central School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 641 Students
2. Arcadia Middle School
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Greece Central School District • Public • Grades 5 - 8 • 750 Students
3. Calkins Road Middle School
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Pittsford Central School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 638 Students
4. Barker Road Middle School
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Pittsford Central School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 686 Students
5. Honeoye Falls-lima Middle School
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Honeoye Falls-lima Central School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 470 Students
6. Victor Junior High School
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Victor Central School District • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 658 Students
7. Martha Brown Middle School
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Fairport Central School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 662 Students
8. Spry Middle School
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Webster Central School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 883 Students
9. Willink Middle School
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Webster Central School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 925 Students
10. Red Creek Middle School
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Red Creek Central School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 188 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Rochester, NY
The top elementary schools in Rochester, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Thornell Road School
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Pittsford Central School District • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 473 Students
2. Briarwood School
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West Irondequoit Central School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 3 • 152 Students
3. Monica B Leary Elementary School
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Rush-henrietta Central School District • Public • Grades KG - 3 • 481 Students
4. Manor Intermediate School
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Honeoye Falls-lima Central School District • Public • Grades 2 - 11 • 607 Students
5. Listwood School
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West Irondequoit Central School District • Public • Grades KG - 3 • 158 Students
6. Seneca School
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West Irondequoit Central School District • Public • Grades KG - 3 • 169 Students
7. Jefferson Road School
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Pittsford Central School District • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 471 Students
8. Harris Hill Elementary School
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Penfield Central School District • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 427 Students
9. Park Road School
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Pittsford Central School District • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 419 Students
10. Brookview School
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West Irondequoit Central School District • Public • Grades KG - 3 • 151 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Rochester, NY
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Rochester, NY has a total population of 1,065,361 with 24% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 91%, and 38% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Rochester, NY
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Rochester, NY.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
21.07 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
4.40 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
16.67 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Rochester, NY.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Rochester, NY.
ISP Report Card
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Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Rochester, NY Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Rochester, NY
How many schools are in Rochester, NY?
Rochester, NY has 365 public schools: 80 high schools, 55 middle schools and 195 elementary schools, serving 164,562 students in total.
How do schools in Rochester perform on state tests?
On average, 365 schools in Rochester score 54% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 55%, so on average schools in Rochester don't meet expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Rochester?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 55%
- Projected: 63%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
- Actual: 63%
- Projected: 54%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 61%
- Projected: 62%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 57%
- Projected: 56%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 57%
- Projected: 58%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 60%
- Projected: 63%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 75%
- Projected: 69%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 74%
- Projected: 68%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 72%
- Projected: 67%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 60%
- Projected: 63%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
Every school in Rochester
91 of 111 schools in Rochester carry a SchoolGrade (20 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 7B: 14C: 15D: 23F: 32
All 111 public schools we grade in Rochester. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
All schools, A to Z (111)
- Academy Of Health Sciences Charter School
- Allen Creek School
- Anna Murray Douglass Academy
- Arcadia High School
- Arcadia Middle School
- Athena High School
- Athena Middle School
- Autumn Lane Elementary School
- Briarwood School
- Brighton High School
- Brookside Elementary School Campus
- Brookview School
- Buckman Heights Elementary School
- Chestnut Ridge Elementary School
- Citizenship And Science Academy Of Rochester Charter School
- Colebrook School
- Council Rock Primary School
- Craig Hill Elementary School
- Dake Junior High School
- David B Crane Elementary School
- Discovery Charter School
- Dr Alice Holloway Young School Of Excellence
- Dr Walter Cooper Academy
- Durand Eastman Intermediate School
- East Irondequoit Middle School
- East Lower School
- East Upper High School
- Eastridge Senior High School
- Edison Career And Technology High School
- English Village Elementary School
- Ethel K Fyle Elementary School
- Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School
- Exploration Ele Cs Science Technol
- Florence Brasser School
- Franklin Lower School
- Franklin Upper School
- French Road Elementary School
- Gates Chili High School
- Gates Chili Middle School
- Genesee Community Charter School
- Genesee Community Charter School-flour City Campus
- Greece Community Early Learning Center
- Helendale Road Primary School
- Holmes Road Elementary School
- Indian Landing Elementary School
- Irondequoit High School
- Iroquois Middle School
- Ivan L Green Primary School
- James Monroe Upper School
- Joseph C Wilson Foundation Academy
- Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School
- Lakeshore Elementary School
- Laurelton Pardee Intermediate School
- Listwood School
- Longridge School
- Monroe Correctional Facility
- Monroe Lower School
- Neil Armstrong School
- Northeast College Preparatory High School
- Northwest College Preparatory High School
- Odyssey Academy
- Olympia High School
- Paddy Hill Elementary School
- Paul Road School
- Pine Brook Elementary School
- Renaissance Academy Charter School Of The Arts
- Rise Community School
- Rochester Academy Charter School
- Rochester Academy Of Science Charter School
- Rochester Early College International High School
- Rochester Prep Charter School 3
- Rogers Middle School
- School 15 Childrens School Of Rochester The
- School 16 John Walton Spencer
- School 17 Enrico Fermi
- School 19 Dr Charles T Lunsford
- School 2 Clara Barton
- School 22 Lincoln School
- School 23 Francis Parker
- School 25 Nathaniel Hawthorne
- School 28 Henry Hudson
- School 29 Adlai E Stevenson
- School 33 John James Audubon
- School 34 Dr Louis A Cerulli
- School 35 Pinnacle
- School 39 Andrew J Townson
- School 4 George Mather Forbes
- School 42 Abelard Reynolds
- School 45 Mary Mcleod Bethune
- School 46 Charles Carroll
- School 5 John Williams
- School 50 Helen Barrett Montgomery
- School 52 Frank Fowler Dow
- School 53 Montessori Academy
- School 54 Flower City Community School
- School 58 World Of Inquiry School
- School 7 Virgil Grissom
- School 8 Roberto Clemente
- School 9 Dr Martin Luther King JR
- School Of The Arts
- School Without Walls
- Seneca School
- Southlawn School
- True North Rochester Prep West Camp
- True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School
- Twelve Corners Middle School
- University Preparatory Charter School For Young Men
- Urban Choice Charter School
- Vertus Charter School
- Walt Disney School
- Young Womens College Prep
Private schools (37)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.
- Allendale Columbia School
- Aquinas Institute
- Archangel School
- Bay Knoll Sda School
- Bishop Kearney High School
- Derech Hatorah Of Rochester
- Destiny Christian School And Preschool
- Greece Montessori School
- Hillel Community Day School
- Hillside Children's Center
- Hillside Children's Center -andrews Trahey Campus
- Hillside Childrens Center-andrews Trahey Campus
- Holy Cross School
- Hope Hall School
- Mary Cariola Center
- Mcquaid Jesuit
- Montessori School Of Rochester
- Nativity Preparatory Academy
- Nazareth Elementary
- Northstar Christian Academy
- Ora Academy
- Our Lady Of Mercy School For Young Women
- Pinnacle Lutheran School
- Rich Beginnings Child Care Center
- Rochester Christian School
- Rochester Classical Academy
- School Of The Holy Childhood
- Seton Catholic School
- St Ambrose Academy
- St Kateri School
- St Lawrence Elementary School
- Talmudical Institute Of Upstate Ny
- The Harley School
- The Norman Howard School
- Trinity Montessori School
- Villa Of Hope
- Westfall Academy Icr
Neighborhoods and places within Rochester (29)
- 19th Ward
- Beechwood
- Browncroft
- Central Business District Rochester
- Charlotte
- Cobbs Hill
- Corn Hill
- Culver Winton
- Dutchtown
- East Avenue
- East
- Edgerton
- Ellwanger Barry
- Genesee Jefferson
- Group 14621
- Highland
- Homestead Heights
- La Avenida
- Lyell Otis
- Maplewood
- North Marketview Heights
- Northland Lyceum
- Park Avenue
- Pearl Meigs Monroe
- Plymouth Exchange
- South Marketview Heights
- South Wedge
- Strong
- Upper Falls