Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362475001623
SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE)
85 HILLSIDE AVE, ROCHESTER, NY 14610 · (585) 262-8830 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest 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
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
284 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (53).
Student demographics
78%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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
37.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
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SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE)'s state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE) this school | 384 | 74.0% | 30.9% |
| JESSIE T ZOLLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 439 | 75.6% | 41.0% |
| HOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 390 | 79.0% | 28.7% |
| PS 193 GIL HODGES BROOKLYN | 487 | 77.4% | 51.8% |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UTICA | 390 | 79.5% | 34.3% |
| PINE HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALBANY | 363 | 68.0% | 32.2% |
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 SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #1,986 of 2,335 | #65 of 97 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,890 of 2,342 ▲ 232 | #63 of 97 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,932 of 2,343 ▼ 2 | #63 of 97 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #1,458 of 2,585 | #66 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #741 of 2,338 | #31 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.3% | #6 of 2,388 | #1 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.0% | #914 of 2,534 | #33 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #317 of 606 | #13 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 2024-25Enrollment
384
+31 (+9%) vs 2020
+61% since 2000-01, when it was 239
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 384 | 35.6 | 10.8:1 | 74% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 372 | 32.7 | 11.4:1 | 75% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 32.7 | 10.6:1 | 75% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | 30 | 11.8:1 | 78% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 31 | 11.4:1 | 85% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 293 | 25 | 11.7:1 | 85% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 29 | 10.4:1 | 83% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 239 | 23 | 10.4:1 | 69% (165) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE).
About SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE)
Students in ROCHESTER, New York, attend SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE), a mid-sized elementary school. There are 384 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 6.
ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT serves 25,949 students across 51 schools.
The student body at SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE) has no majority group. Black students lead at 28%. Next come 23% White, 21% Asian, 17% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. The county population is about 14% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 78%.
There are about 10.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE), which has 35.6. Elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1, 2.1 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE) is about 74%. The rate at public schools in Monroe County averages 50%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE) lands at D, ahead of 14% of New York public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE) is 47.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.9%.
In Monroe County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $76,382, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 186 public schools and about 106,108 students.
VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL is the nearest public school to SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE), about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE), there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE) is behind the 37.9% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 353 to 384, a 9% gain.
This page collects posts and questions about SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE), such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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- 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
- VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL0.8 mi · 348
- ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL0.9 mi · 395
- SCHOOL 28-HENRY HUDSON0.9 mi · 567
- SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER0.9 mi · 313
- EAST LOWER SCHOOL1.1 mi · 364
- EAST UPPER HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 814
Frequently asked questions
About SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE)How many students attend SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE)?
SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE) enrolls approximately 384 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE) serve?
SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE) serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE) have?
SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE) employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE)?
At SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE), the student body is approximately 23% White, 17% Hispanic, 28% Black, 21% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE)?
SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE) is overseen by ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Monroe County.
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