NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH 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 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 46% 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 NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL
Set in WOLCOTT, New York, NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL is a tight-knit four-year high school, one of the schools within NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It educates 326 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 51% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.
NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,059 students. NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On demographics, NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL records that nearly all students (83%) are White; the rest looks like 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.9%; this one delivers 46.2%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate median household income runs about $74,506, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wayne County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,068 students), NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 1.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 6%: 347 students in 2018 compared to 326 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 89% to 83%.
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