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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360002904376

GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL

657 EAST AVE, ROCHESTER, NY 14607 · (585) 697-1960 · Monroe County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL233 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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.
  • C+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
233
Elementary
STATE 443
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
17 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
119 students
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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten3415%
Grade 13013%
Grade 23515%
Grade 33615%
Grade 43314%
Grade 53615%
Grade 62912%

This year's kindergarten class (34) is 17% larger than its 6th grade class (29).

Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · US 70%
White
7733%
STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
4921%
STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
7833%
STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
31%
STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
2511%
STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
STATE 1% · US 1%
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
11449%
Female
11951%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
50.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2550.0%47.0%
2023-2446.0%52.0%
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL

GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL this school23351.1%48.3%
PS 56 LEWIS H LATIMER
BROOKLYN
25341.5%58.6%
GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL-FLOUR CITY CAMPUS
ROCHESTER
15851.3%43.8%
SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER
ROCHESTER
31358.5%37.7%
THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL
BINGHAMTON
26758.4%52.6%
EAGLE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALBANY
27950.2%48.7%
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 GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Monroe County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
48.3%#1,231 of 2,335#39 of 97
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
47.0%#1,557 of 2,342
▼ 348
#47 of 97
▼ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.0%#1,321 of 2,343
▼ 299
#40 of 97
▼ 13
Enrollment
ranked largest first
233#2,283 of 2,585#99 of 106
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.7:1#1,808 of 2,338#87 of 99
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
72.3%#131 of 2,388#7 of 99
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
51.1%#1,377 of 2,534#52 of 106
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+6.4%#365 of 606#15 of 31
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
233
+16 (+7%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 203
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252331713.7:151% (119)
2023-2422319.411.5:151% (114)
2022-232141514.3:148% (103)
2020-212171613.6:135% (77)
2017-182192010.9:133% (72)
2015-162191911.5:1N/A
2010-112031513.5:118% (36)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL.

About GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL

GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is a small elementary school serving families in ROCHESTER, New York. The school counts 233 students across kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 47% smaller than the 443 average for elementary schools in New York.

In federal data, the district for GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is the school itself.

Black students are the largest group at GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL, with 33% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 33% White, 21% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. Monroe County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 72%.

With 17 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL was 13.7:1. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 51%. That is close to the 50% average for public schools in Monroe County.

allk12 grades GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL a B-. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.3%, compared with a predicted 56.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.

Monroe County has these Census figures: median household income is about $76,382, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The public schools of Monroe County number 186 and enroll about 106,108.

The nearest public school is SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER, at about 0.5 miles. GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 25.4% proficiency; GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL posts 48.3%.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL went from 217 students to 233.

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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
GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
District
GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
Address
657 EAST AVE, ROCHESTER, NY 14607
Phone
(585) 697-1960
County
Monroe County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
233
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
13.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
119 (51%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
360002904376
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
How many students attend GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL?
GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 233 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL?
At GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 33% White, 21% Hispanic, 33% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL?
GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is overseen by GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL in Monroe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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