Enrollment
230
Middle
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362475006710
MONROE LOWER SCHOOL
164 ALEXANDER ST, ROCHESTER, NY 14607 · (585)232-1530 · Monroe County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL230 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
12.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.8:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
220 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 103 | 45% |
| Grade 8 | 127 | 55% |
Student demographics
51%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
5.8%
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 6 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
13.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% 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 MONROE LOWER SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.4% | #762 of 766 | #27 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.8% | #766 of 768 | #27 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #766 of 768 | #27 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 230 | #664 of 796 | #32 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #571 of 683 | #31 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #327 of 688 | #19 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.7% | #56 of 773 | #3 of 33 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
3-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
230
-33 (-13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 230 | 24.4 | 9.4:1 | 96% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 272 | 22.2 | 12.3:1 | 94% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 263 | 18 | 14.6:1 | 97% (256) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MONROE LOWER SCHOOL.
About MONROE LOWER SCHOOL
MONROE LOWER SCHOOL is a small middle-grades school. Its address is in ROCHESTER, New York. Enrollment in 2023-24 was 230 students in grades 7 through 8. Against the 531-student average for middle schools in New York, enrollment here is 57% lower.
Across its 51 schools, ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 25,949 students. MONROE LOWER SCHOOL is one of those schools.
Hispanic students make up a majority at MONROE LOWER SCHOOL, at 58%. The remaining students are 39% Black. Census figures show Monroe County is about 10% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at MONROE LOWER SCHOOL is 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.3:1. This ratio sits 2.0 above the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 96%. The 50% average for public schools in Monroe County is 46 points lower.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, MONROE LOWER SCHOOL would score about 39.8%. It scores 13.4%, a bottom-10% result among New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Monroe County, the median household income is $76,382, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 186 public schools in Monroe County, enrolling about 106,108 students in all.
The nearest other public school, JAMES MONROE UPPER SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. MONROE LOWER SCHOOL is 8th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The federal government classifies MONROE LOWER SCHOOL's location as City: Mid-size.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 33 fewer students in 2023-24. The school's ratio fell from 14.6:1 to 9.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2023-24.
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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
- JAMES MONROE UPPER SCHOOL0.0 mi · 809
- SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS0.1 mi · 258
- INNOVA GIRLS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 179
- GENESEE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL0.6 mi · 233
- SCHOOL 35-PINNACLE0.8 mi · 435
- SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER0.8 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About MONROE LOWER SCHOOLHow large is MONROE LOWER SCHOOL?
MONROE LOWER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 230 students in grades 07-08.
Is MONROE LOWER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MONROE LOWER SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at MONROE LOWER SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at MONROE LOWER SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at MONROE LOWER SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MONROE LOWER SCHOOL are roughly 2% White, 58% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is MONROE LOWER SCHOOL in?
MONROE LOWER SCHOOL is part of ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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