SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE)

SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE) is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in ROCHESTER, New York, operated by ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 384 students in grades pre-K through 6.

SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE) is one of 51 schools operated by ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 25,949 students overall.

On the student-mix side, SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE) logs that 28% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 23% White, 21% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. By comparison, Monroe County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Monroe County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.9%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Monroe County put median household earnings sit near $76,382, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Monroe County runs 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,108 students), of which SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE) is one.

Nearest neighbor: VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE). On composite proficiency, SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE) comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 37.9%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 8%: 355 students in 2018 compared to 384 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 39% to 28% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.