BROOKS HILL SCHOOL

BROOKS HILL SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in FAIRPORT, New York, part of FAIRPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school educates 549 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 24% bigger than typical.

BROOKS HILL SCHOOL is one of 8 schools operated by FAIRPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that instructs 5,093 students overall.

On demographics, BROOKS HILL SCHOOL reports that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest comes out to 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.0:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Monroe County's rate of about 50%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BROOKS HILL SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.5%, the actual is 65.9%, a residual of -1.6 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Monroe County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,382 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Monroe County runs 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,108 students), of which BROOKS HILL SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is JOHANNA PERRIN MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BROOKS HILL SCHOOL comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 74.3%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 647 students in 2018 compared to 549 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 87% to 82% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.