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Rochester City School District Schools
Rochester City School District is a public school district in New York, based in Monroe County (Rochester). SchoolGrade grades 45 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Rochester City School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Rochester City School District
34 of 45 schools in Rochester City School District carry a SchoolGrade (11 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
C: 1D: 8F: 25
Best schools in Rochester City School District
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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.
- C- School Of The Arts (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ School Without Walls (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D School 23 Francis Parker (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D School 15 Childrens School Of Rochester The (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- East Upper High School (High school, underperforms expectations)
- D- School 46 Charles Carroll (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Rochester Early College International High School (High school, underperforms expectations)
- D- School 19 Dr Charles T Lunsford (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D- School 53 Montessori Academy (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F School 25 Nathaniel Hawthorne (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Rochester City School District
All schools, A to Z (45)
- F Anna Murray Douglass Academy, Rochester
- Dr Alice Holloway Young School Of Excellence, Rochester
- Dr Walter Cooper Academy, Rochester
- F East Lower School, Rochester
- D- East Upper High School, Rochester
- F Edison Career And Technology High School, Rochester
- Franklin Lower School, Rochester
- Franklin Upper School, Rochester
- F James Monroe Upper School, Rochester
- Joseph C Wilson Foundation Academy, Rochester
- F Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School, Rochester
- Monroe Lower School, Rochester
- Northeast College Preparatory High School, Rochester
- F Northwest College Preparatory High School, Rochester
- Rise Community School, Rochester
- D- Rochester Early College International High School, Rochester
- D School 15 Childrens School Of Rochester The, Rochester
- F School 16 John Walton Spencer, Rochester
- F School 17 Enrico Fermi, Rochester
- D- School 19 Dr Charles T Lunsford, Rochester
- School 2 Clara Barton, Rochester
- F School 22 Lincoln School, Rochester
- D School 23 Francis Parker, Rochester
- F School 25 Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rochester
- F School 28 Henry Hudson, Rochester
- School 29 Adlai E Stevenson, Rochester
- F School 33 John James Audubon, Rochester
- F School 34 Dr Louis A Cerulli, Rochester
- F School 35 Pinnacle, Rochester
- School 39 Andrew J Townson, Rochester
- F School 4 George Mather Forbes, Rochester
- F School 42 Abelard Reynolds, Rochester
- F School 45 Mary Mcleod Bethune, Rochester
- D- School 46 Charles Carroll, Rochester
- F School 5 John Williams, Rochester
- F School 50 Helen Barrett Montgomery, Rochester
- F School 52 Frank Fowler Dow, Rochester
- D- School 53 Montessori Academy, Rochester
- F School 54 Flower City Community School, Rochester
- F School 58 World Of Inquiry School, Rochester
- F School 7 Virgil Grissom, Rochester
- F School 8 Roberto Clemente, Rochester
- F School 9 Dr Martin Luther King JR, Rochester
- C- School Of The Arts, Rochester
- D+ School Without Walls, Rochester
Where Rochester City School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Rochester (45)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New York
- County: Monroe County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 22,164 students with 2,132 full-time-equivalent teachers and 4,757 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3624750
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- West Irondequoit Central School District (10 schools, 4 mi)
- East Irondequoit Central School District (6 schools, 4 mi)
- Brighton Central School District (4 schools, 4 mi)
- Gates Chili Central School District (6 schools, 5 mi)
- Greece Central School District (17 schools, 5 mi)
- Spencerport Central School District (6 schools, 8 mi)
- Penfield Central School District (6 schools, 9 mi)
- Pittsford Central School District (9 schools, 9 mi)
Questions about Rochester City School District
How many schools are in Rochester City School District?
SchoolGrade grades 45 public schools in Rochester City School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Rochester City School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Rochester.
How good are the schools in Rochester City School District?
Across the 34 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is F, with 21.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 31.1%. 24% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Rochester City School District?
22,164 students were enrolled in Rochester City School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 10.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Rochester City School District?
Rochester City School District is in New York, based in Monroe County, with its district office in Rochester. Its boundary covers about 35.8 sq mi.