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Enrollment
551
Middle
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361539001301
DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
350 COOPER RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14617 · (585) 342-2140 · Monroe County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
181 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 264 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 281 | 51% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 1% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 72% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within WEST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
58.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
76.6%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 76.6% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 74.2% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 551 | 32.8% | 67.3% |
| BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ITHACA | 513 | 34.3% | 63.3% |
| SCHALMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 537 | 31.5% | 44.4% |
| ONONDAGA HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL SYRACUSE | 575 | 32.5% | 56.6% |
| ROCKY POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL ROCKY POINT | 613 | 34.9% | 48.8% |
| MORGAN ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL LIVERPOOL | 444 | 35.6% | 61.5% |
Matched among New York middle 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 DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #172 of 766 | #10 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #218 of 768 ▲ 15 | #14 of 29 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #223 of 768 ▼ 48 | #12 of 28 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 551 | #322 of 796 | #21 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #412 of 683 | #24 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #354 of 688 | #20 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #592 of 773 | #21 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #152 of 168 | #8 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25Enrollment
551
-56 (-9%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 518
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 10.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 551 | 51.3 | 10.7:1 | 33% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 53.9 | 10.4:1 | 35% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 52.5 | 10.6:1 | 33% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 607 | 56 | 10.8:1 | 33% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 545 | 36.5 | 14.9:1 | 32% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 40 | 14.0:1 | 26% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 611 | 52 | 11.8:1 | 19% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 705 | 46 | 15.3:1 | 13% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 518 | 33 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized middle school in ROCHESTER, New York. A federal count lists 551 students at the school, in grades 7 through 9.
Across its 10 schools, WEST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 3,579 students. DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those schools.
White students account for 69% of enrollment at DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Other students are 14% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, Monroe County is about 70% White. DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 49%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.7:1. Middle schools in New York have a similar average ratio of 10.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 33%. The rate at public schools in Monroe County averages 50%, higher than here.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is +4.4 points: 67.3% actual, 62.9% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Monroe County, median household income is about $76,382, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The public schools of Monroe County number 186 and enroll about 106,108.
IRONDEQUOIT HIGH SCHOOL is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 6th on average proficiency.
DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL saw enrollment fall 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in WEST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- IRONDEQUOIT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,160 students
- ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 425 students
- IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOLElementary · 403 students
- SOUTHLAWN SCHOOLElementary · 235 students
- BROOKVIEW SCHOOLElementary · 171 students
- BRIARWOOD SCHOOLElementary · 170 students
Other schools in ROCHESTER
- ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 1Combined · 1,405 students
- EDISON CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,362 students
- PADILLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,342 students
- BRIGHTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,164 students
- IRONDEQUOIT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,160 students
- GATES CHILI HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,134 students
Nearby schools
- IRONDEQUOIT HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,160
- LISTWOOD SCHOOL0.2 mi · 154
- BRIARWOOD SCHOOL0.5 mi · 170
- SENECA SCHOOL0.9 mi · 166
- BROOKVIEW SCHOOL1.0 mi · 171
- ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 551 students in grades 07-09.
What age range does DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 09.
How many teachers does DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 69% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
DAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WEST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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