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If you could change one rule at SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI, what would it be?
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Enrollment
525
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362475003391
SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI
158 ORCHARD ST, ROCHESTER, NY 14611 · (585) 436-2560 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of New York public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
12.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
397 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 100 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 5% larger than its 6th grade class (58).
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.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
7.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
4.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7.0% | 4.0% |
| 2023-24 | 7.0% | 0.9% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
4.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-42.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 4% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% 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 →
Schools most like SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI
SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI's state test result (4.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI this school | 525 | 75.6% | 4.3% |
| LAFRANCIS HARDIMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WYANDANCH | 538 | 75.5% | N/A |
| NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AMITYVILLE | 525 | 71.0% | N/A |
| MARTIN LUTHER KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WYANDANCH | 538 | 78.1% | 25.4% |
| SCHOOL 28-HENRY HUDSON ROCHESTER | 567 | 79.5% | 17.6% |
| PARK AVENUE SCHOOL AMITYVILLE | 604 | 74.2% | 33.8% |
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 17-ENRICO FERMI ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 4.3% | #2,334 of 2,335 | #96 of 97 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.0% | #2,340 of 2,342 ▲ 1 | #96 of 97 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #2,340 of 2,343 ▼ 7 | #94 of 97 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #715 of 2,585 | #23 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #1,470 of 2,338 | #70 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #1,171 of 2,388 | #57 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.6% | #877 of 2,534 | #32 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #800 of 1,757 | #15 of 58 |
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
525
-125 (-19%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 676
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 525 | 41.9 | 12.5:1 | 76% (397) |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 52.7 | 11.4:1 | 89% (534) |
| 2022-23 | 644 | 50.2 | 12.8:1 | 92% (592) |
| 2020-21 | 650 | 50 | 13.0:1 | 94% (611) |
| 2017-18 | 626 | 56 | 11.2:1 | 97% (608) |
| 2015-16 | 681 | 49 | 13.9:1 | 91% (620) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 48 | 12.8:1 | 89% (548) |
| 2000-01 | 725 | 61 | 11.9:1 | 15% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 676 | 38 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI.
About SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI
Families in ROCHESTER, New York, are served by SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI, a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 525 students in pre-K through 6.
ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT has 51 schools and 25,949 students, and SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI is one of those schools.
At 64%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI combined. Other students are 26% Black, 4% White, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Monroe County residents are about 10% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
The school employs the equivalent of 41.9 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.5:1. Elementary schools in New York average about 12.8:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI is 76%. For comparison, public schools in Monroe County average 50%.
allk12 grades SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI an F. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI ranks in the bottom 10% in New York. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 4.3%, against a prediction of 47.2%.
Federal survey data for Monroe County show that median household income is about $76,382, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. A total of 186 public schools operate in Monroe County, serving about 106,108 students.
The shortest distance from SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS. The five-mile area around SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 14.7% proficiency; SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI posts 4.3%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 650 to 525.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS0.5 mi · 485
- SCHOOL 54-FLOWER CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 325
- SCHOOL 4-GEORGE MATHER FORBES0.8 mi · 265
- SCHOOL 29-ADLAI E STEVENSON0.8 mi · 236
- ANDREW A LANGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 314
- JOSEPH C WILSON FOUNDATION ACADEMY0.9 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMIHow many students attend SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI?
SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI enrolls approximately 525 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI serve?
SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI.
How diverse is SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI?
SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI reports a student body of 4% White, 64% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI?
SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI is overseen by ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Monroe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.