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BRIARWOOD SCHOOL

215 BRIARWOOD DR, ROCHESTER, NY 14617 · (585) 336-1610 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of New York public elementary schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools

Enrollment
170
Elementary
DISTRICT 206 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
42 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K1811%
Kindergarten3420%
Grade 13621%
Grade 23722%
Grade 34526%
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
12674%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
2515%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
106%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Two+
95%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
6337%
Female
10763%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
BRIARWOOD SCHOOL→ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL→DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within WEST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
74.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
86.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +10.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2574.0%86.0%
2023-2467.0%76.0%
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like BRIARWOOD SCHOOL

BRIARWOOD SCHOOL's state test result (75.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
BRIARWOOD SCHOOL this school17024.7%75.8%
EDWARD J ARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ATHENS
17727.1%44.9%
SENECA SCHOOL
ROCHESTER
16628.3%69.8%
ALDEN PLACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MILLBROOK
15729.9%55.2%
BAYVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
BAYVILLE
16720.4%69.8%
COLD SPRING EARLY LEARNING CENTER
STANFORDVILLE
14421.5%N/A
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where BRIARWOOD SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Monroe County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
75.8%#243 of 2,335#2 of 97
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
86.0%#218 of 2,342
▲ 184
#3 of 97
▲ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
74.0%#406 of 2,343
▼ 79
#7 of 97
▼ 3
Enrollment
ranked largest first
170#2,460 of 2,585#102 of 106
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
24.7%#2,109 of 2,534#86 of 106
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
170
+16 (+10%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 158
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2517011.614.7:125% (42)
2023-2415811.413.9:122% (34)
2022-231529.316.3:121% (32)
2020-211541212.8:117% (26)
2017-181701017.0:126% (44)
2015-16157819.6:118% (29)
2010-11136817.0:10% (0)
2000-01163820.4:10% (0)
1990-91158722.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRIARWOOD SCHOOL.

About BRIARWOOD SCHOOL

BRIARWOOD SCHOOL is an elementary school in ROCHESTER, New York, reachable at (585) 336-1610. In all, 170 students attend the school in pre-K through 3. It has 62% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in New York (about 443).

District-wide, WEST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has 10 schools and 3,579 students.

The share of White students at BRIARWOOD SCHOOL is 74%, a majority. Other students are 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.

There are 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.7:1. The average for elementary schools in New York, 12.8:1, is lower. Of all students at BRIARWOOD SCHOOL, 25% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Monroe County is 50%.

BRIARWOOD SCHOOL earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 84% of New York public elementary schools.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For BRIARWOOD SCHOOL, the prediction is 65.9% and the result is 75.8%.

The school is in Monroe County, where the median household earns about $76,382 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Monroe County, 186 public schools serve about 106,108 students.

Among nearby public schools, IRONDEQUOIT HIGH SCHOOL is closest at about 0.4 miles. BRIARWOOD SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. BRIARWOOD SCHOOL comes in 1st of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.

Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school's student count rose 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 14.7:1, from 12.8:1.

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Monroe County at a glance

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Population
753,753
Census ACS
Median income
$76,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
106,108 students

Quick facts

School name
BRIARWOOD SCHOOL
District
WEST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
215 BRIARWOOD DR, ROCHESTER, NY 14617
Phone
(585) 336-1610
County
Monroe County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–03
Total enrollment
170
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student–teacher ratio
14.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
42 (25%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
361539001298
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Briarwood schools

3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Briarwood. BRIARWOOD SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About BRIARWOOD SCHOOL
How many students attend BRIARWOOD SCHOOL?
BRIARWOOD SCHOOL enrolls approximately 170 students in grades PK-03.
Is BRIARWOOD SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BRIARWOOD SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at BRIARWOOD SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at BRIARWOOD SCHOOL.
How diverse is BRIARWOOD SCHOOL?
BRIARWOOD SCHOOL reports a student body of 74% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is BRIARWOOD SCHOOL in?
BRIARWOOD SCHOOL is part of WEST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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