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Best Elementary Schools
in ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

This page covers 30 elementary schools in ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. 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 below 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
ANNA MURRAY-DOUGLASS ACADEMY
Grades PK–08757 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.8:1) · above-average investment ($37,907/student)
74
/100
Student:Teacher
11.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$37,907
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
85%
High economic need
2
rank
SCHOOL 35-PINNACLE
Grades KG–06372 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.6:1) · above-average investment ($37,907/student)
73
/100
Student:Teacher
11.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$37,907
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
95%
High economic need
3
rank
SCHOOL 46-CHARLES CARROLL
Grades PK–06316 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.2:1) · above-average investment ($37,907/student)
67
/100
Student:Teacher
11.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$37,907
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
71%
High economic need
4
rank
SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE)
Grades PK–06347 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.6:1) · above-average investment ($37,907/student)
67
/100
Student:Teacher
10.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$37,907
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
75%
High economic need
5
rank
SCHOOL 28-HENRY HUDSON
Grades KG–08616 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.7:1) · above-average investment ($37,907/student)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
9.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$37,907
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
93%
High economic need
6
rank
SCHOOL 7-VIRGIL GRISSOM
Grades PK–06439 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.5:1) · above-average investment ($37,907/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
12.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$37,907
Above nat'l avg
7
rank
SCHOOL 52-FRANK FOWLER DOW
Grades PK–06315 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.2:1) · above-average investment ($37,907/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
12.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$37,907
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
83%
High economic need
8
rank
SCHOOL 33-JOHN JAMES AUDUBON
Grades PK–06963 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($37,907/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$37,907
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
93%
High economic need
9
rank
SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER
Grades PK–06315 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.0:1) · above-average investment ($37,907/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
12.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$37,907
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
61%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
SCHOOL 42-ABELARD REYNOLDS
Grades PK–06456 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.0:1) · above-average investment ($37,907/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
13.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$37,907
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
86%
High economic need
20 more elementary schools in ROCHESTER CITY 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
30
Elementary Schools
46
Total Schools
74
#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.