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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRIGHTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360546000273

FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

488 FRENCH RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14618 · (585) 242-5140 · Monroe County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL743 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of New York public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools

Enrollment
743
Elementary
DISTRICT 743 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
159 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 324533%
Grade 423131%
Grade 526436%
Ungraded30%
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
46362%
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
669%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
598%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
699%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
8211%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
36549%
Female
37651%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→TWELVE CORNERS MIDDLE SCHOOL→BRIGHTON HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
COUNCIL ROCK PRIMARY SCHOOLKG–02
Based on grade levels within BRIGHTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
65.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +15.0pp since 2023
Math
71.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2565.0%71.0%
2023-2450.0%65.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school74321.4%61.3%
COUNCIL ROCK PRIMARY SCHOOL
ROCHESTER
74322.2%N/A
MAPLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WILLIAMSVILLE
67019.4%70.9%
HEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WILLIAMSVILLE
66121.0%68.6%
SMALLWOOD DRIVE SCHOOL
AMHERST
70816.7%72.7%
GAYHEAD SCHOOL
HOPEWELL JUNCTION
83122.6%64.3%
Matched among New York elementary 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 FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Monroe County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
61.3%#699 of 2,335#20 of 97
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
71.0%#663 of 2,342
▲ 66
#16 of 97
▲ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
65.0%#723 of 2,343
▲ 137
#18 of 97
▲ 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
743#216 of 2,585#6 of 106
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.8:1#1,556 of 2,338#73 of 99
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
57.4%#840 of 2,388#44 of 99
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
21.4%#2,200 of 2,534#91 of 106
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.7%#1,361 of 1,757#43 of 58
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
743
+10 (+1%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 643
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-257435812.8:121% (159)
2023-247135912.1:120% (141)
2022-2371158.712.1:123% (164)
2020-217335912.4:124% (173)
2017-1879670.311.3:118% (146)
2015-168706812.8:112% (108)
2010-117707210.7:19% (73)
2000-017565912.8:15% (36)
1990-916434016.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school in ROCHESTER, New York. Enrollment totals 743 students across grades 3 through 5. The school is 68% above the average for elementary schools in New York.

FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 4 schools in BRIGHTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 3,409 students in total.

Federal enrollment data show FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 62% White. Next come 11% multiracial, 9% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 8% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.

The student-to-teacher ratio at FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 12.8:1, based on 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is close to this figure. Lunch program data show 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Monroe County, the average eligibility rate is 50%.

FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 60% of New York public elementary schools.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the prediction is 67.1% and the result is 61.3%.

For the population of Monroe County, median household income comes to about $76,382, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Monroe County's 186 public schools enroll about 106,108 students and include FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is BRIGHTON HIGH SCHOOL, about 1.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 6th of 7 on proficiency.

The federal government classifies FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's location as Suburb: Large.

The student count changed little between 2020-21 (733) and 2024-25 (743).

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Monroe County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
BRIGHTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
488 FRENCH RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14618
Phone
(585) 242-5140
County
Monroe County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
743
Teachers (FTE)
58
Student–teacher ratio
12.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
159 (21%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
360546000273
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in BRIGHTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Other schools in ROCHESTER
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Frequently asked questions

About FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 743 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 12.8:1 (58 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 62% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 9% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FRENCH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BRIGHTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Monroe County.
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