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Best Elementary Schools
in ROCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

This page covers 18 of the 19 elementary schools in ROCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT had enough federal data to rank. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
RPS Online Elementary School
Grades KG–0560 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.4:1) · above-average investment ($22,548/student)
71
/100
Student:Teacher
9.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,548
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
52%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Washington District-Wide Elementary
Grades KG–05332 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,548/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
16.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,548
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
19%
Low economic need
3
rank
BISHOP ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–05512 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,548/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,548
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
41%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
HOOVER ELEMENTARY
Grades 03–05226 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,548/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
16.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,548
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
37%
Low economic need
5
rank
SUNSET TERRACE ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–05467 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,548/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,548
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Longfellow 45-15 Districtwide Elem
Grades PK–05340 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,548/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
14.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,548
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
46%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–05308 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,548/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
15.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,548
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
29%
Low economic need
8
rank
GAGE ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–05581 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,548/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,548
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
63%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Montessori at Franklin Elementary
Grades KG–05181 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,548/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
16.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,548
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
25%
Low economic need
10
rank
ELTON HILLS ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–05316 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,548/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
15.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,548
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
61%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8 more elementary schools in ROCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
18
Elementary Schools
46
Total Schools
71
#1 Score
61
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.