DR. ALICE HOLLOWAY YOUNG SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

DR. ALICE HOLLOWAY YOUNG SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is one of the modestly sized middle schools in ROCHESTER, New York, operated by ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 285 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 46% leaner than typical.

Within ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 51 schools and 25,949 students, DR. ALICE HOLLOWAY YOUNG SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is one campus in the system.

Demographically, DR. ALICE HOLLOWAY YOUNG SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE shows that the largest single group is Black, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 20% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, DR. ALICE HOLLOWAY YOUNG SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.8:1. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Monroe County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, DR. ALICE HOLLOWAY YOUNG SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 39.3%; actual is 7.0%, a gap of -32.3 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Monroe County indicate median household income runs about $76,382, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. DR. ALICE HOLLOWAY YOUNG SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is one of 186 public schools in Monroe County (combined enrollment of about 106,108 students).

ROCHESTER EARLY COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DR. ALICE HOLLOWAY YOUNG SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 21.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 6 years. Over the past 6-year window, the student count decreased 59%: 702 students in 2018 compared to 285 in 2024. Black enrollment moved from 71% to 66% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2024.

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