Enrollment
311
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362475006109
DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY
353 CONGRESS AVE, ROCHESTER, NY 14619 · (585)324-2010 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
267 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 34% larger than its 6th grade class (29).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
11.0%
NY avg 53.2%
Math
14.0%
NY avg 56.5%
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 53 and 56.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
12.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-31.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.1% | #2,313 of 2,335 | #86 of 97 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #2,309 of 2,342 | #86 of 97 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #2,332 of 2,343 | #91 of 97 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 311 | #1,923 of 2,585 | #88 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #1,163 of 2,338 | #57 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #1,571 of 2,388 | #75 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.9% | #576 of 2,534 | #13 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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
311
-43 (-12%) vs 2017
+79% since 2010-11, when it was 174
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.1:1
% White
2%
was 7%
% Hispanic
18%
was 13%
% Black
75%
was 78%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 311 | 25.6 | 12.2:1 | 86% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 28.6 | 11.8:1 | 89% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 28 | 13.9:1 | 89% (346) |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 27 | 13.1:1 | 86% (305) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 24 | 15.5:1 | 85% (317) |
| 2010-11 | 174 | 15 | 11.6:1 | 91% (158) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY.
About DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY
DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY is an elementary school in ROCHESTER, New York, according to federal school records. The school enrolls 311 students in pre-K through 6. On average, elementary schools in New York enroll around 443, and this school is 30% below that mark.
DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY is run by ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, whose 51 schools enroll 25,949 students.
More than half of the students at DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY are Black (75%). The next largest groups are 18% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. In Monroe County overall, about 14% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY scores 41%.
A staff of 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.8:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is 1.1 students per teacher. By family income, 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 36 points above the 50% average for public schools in Monroe County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 12.1%, is 31.3 points below the 43.4% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of New York schools.
In Monroe County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $76,382, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 186 public schools and about 106,108 students.
DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY is less than a tenth of a mile from SCHOOL 53 MONTESSORI ACADEMY, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY is behind the 29.9% nearby average, ranking 8th of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
The school's student count fell 12% between the 2017-18 and 2023-24 school years. By 2023-24, 2% of students were White, compared with 7% in 2017-18.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- EDISON CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,362 students
- PADILLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,342 students
- SCHOOL OF THE ARTSHigh · 1,065 students
- FRANKLIN UPPER SCHOOLHigh · 1,006 students
- SCHOOL 33-JOHN JAMES AUDUBONElementary · 980 students
- SCHOOL 58-WORLD OF INQUIRY SCHOOLCombined · 896 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
- SCHOOL 53 MONTESSORI ACADEMY0.0 mi · 306
- ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 10.4 mi · 1,405
- ROCHESTER ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.6 mi · 829
- DR DAVID AND RUTH ANDERSON ACADEMY- SCHOOL 160.8 mi · 430
- JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 868
- SCHOOL 19-DR CHARLES T LUNSFORD1.3 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMYHow many students attend DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY?
DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY enrolls approximately 311 students in grades PK-06.
Is DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY have?
DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY?
At DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 2% White, 18% Hispanic, 75% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY public or private?
DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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