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FRED W HILL SCHOOL
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Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About FRED W HILL SCHOOL
As an average-sized primary school in BROCKPORT, New York, FRED W HILL SCHOOL teaches 500 students from grades 2 through 5, operated by BROCKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
BROCKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 3,256 students; FRED W HILL SCHOOL is among them.
In terms of who attends, FRED W HILL SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, FRED W HILL SCHOOL reports 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, FRED W HILL SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.2%, the actual is 39.9%, a residual of -18.3 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Monroe County put the typical household earns roughly $76,382 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Monroe County runs 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,108 students), of which FRED W HILL SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is GINTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FRED W HILL SCHOOL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.2%.
FRED W HILL SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 5%: 476 students in 2018 compared to 500 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 82% to 78% over that span.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Monroe County at a glance
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- BROCKPORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 995 students
- A D OLIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 726 students
- BARCLAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 527 students
- GINTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 508 students
- GINTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 508
- BARCLAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 527
- A D OLIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 726
- BROCKPORT HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 995
- HOLLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.5 mi · 513
- HOLLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.7 mi · 423