ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 3

ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 3 operates as a big elementary campus in ROCHESTER, New York, operated by ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 3. Current enrollment sits at 826 students spanning grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 86% bigger than typical.

ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 3 is a school of ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 3, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 3 shows that Black students make up the majority at 69%. The remainder consists of 24% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 14% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 3 lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 48.8:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Monroe County (around 50%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 3 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.7%; this one delivers 40.8%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Monroe County) logs that median household income runs about $76,382, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 3 is one of 186 public schools in Monroe County (combined enrollment of about 106,108 students).

SCHOOL 45-MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 3 ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 11.8%.

ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 3 operates from an urban location. ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 3 operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 3 has climbed 367%, going from 177 students in 2018 to 826 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 81% to 69%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 48.8:1 today.

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