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Enrollment
868
High
DISTRICT 798 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362475003422
JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL
501 GENESEE ST, ROCHESTER, NY 14611 · (585) 328-3440 · Monroe County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL868 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of New York public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
766 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 146 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 209 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 236 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 277 | 32% |
Student demographics
59%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.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
33.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -8.0pp since 2023
Math
14.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 33 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 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 15.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 →
Schools most like JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL
JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (23.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL this school | 868 | 88.2% | 23.7% |
| MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BUFFALO | 862 | 93.0% | 21.3% |
| PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER SYRACUSE | 1,126 | 89.1% | 23.0% |
| HEALTH ARTS ROBOTICS AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL CAMBRIA HEIGHTS | 626 | 86.1% | 65.0% |
| GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE CAREER AND TECHNICAL ED HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 557 | 89.2% | 45.5% |
| PADILLA HIGH SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 1,342 | 86.9% | N/A |
Matched among New York high 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 JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #1,112 of 1,135 | #30 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #1,070 of 1,109 ▼ 17 | #30 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,112 of 1,135 ▼ 24 | #32 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 868 | #290 of 1,216 | #24 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #294 of 1,058 | #9 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #277 of 1,070 | #12 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.2% | #270 of 1,167 | #4 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.1% | #97 of 339 | #4 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25Enrollment
868
+139 (+19%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 900
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 9.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 868 | 87.5 | 9.9:1 | 88% (766) |
| 2023-24 | 759 | 86.2 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 752 | 82.6 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 729 | 74 | 9.8:1 | 84% (614) |
| 2017-18 | 754 | 67.6 | 11.2:1 | 84% (636) |
| 2015-16 | 766 | 57 | 13.4:1 | 76% (581) |
| 2010-11 | 1,146 | 100 | 11.5:1 | 70% (801) |
| 2000-01 | 1,071 | 89 | 12.0:1 | 40% (430) |
| 1990-91 | 900 | 83 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL.
About JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL
JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL is a public mid-sized high school in ROCHESTER, New York. It reports enrollment of 868 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 668.
JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL reports to ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 51 schools and 25,949 students.
The student body at JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL is 59% Black. Other reported shares: 24% Hispanic, 7% White, 7% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Monroe County's residents are about 14% Black, 44 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 87.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1. The average for high schools in New York is 11.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL, 88% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. It compares with 50% for public schools in Monroe County.
JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 1% of New York public high schools.
JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL trails its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 18.9 points (23.7% versus 42.5%), a bottom-10% result in New York on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Monroe County, median household income comes to about $76,382, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Monroe County counts 186 public schools with about 106,108 students.
JOSEPH C WILSON FOUNDATION ACADEMY is about 0.4 miles from JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The NCES locale for JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL had a net gain of 139 students, or 19%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL. 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
- JOSEPH C WILSON FOUNDATION ACADEMY0.4 mi · 351
- LORETTA JOHNSON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 416
- SCHOOL 29-ADLAI E STEVENSON0.5 mi · 236
- ROCHESTER ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 829
- SCHOOL 19-DR CHARLES T LUNSFORD0.5 mi · 353
- SCHOOL 4-GEORGE MATHER FORBES0.6 mi · 265
Frequently asked questions
About JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL?
JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 868 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL serve?
JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 9.9:1 (88 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 7% White, 24% Hispanic, 59% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL in?
JOSEPH C WILSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL is part of ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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