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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362475003396

SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER

170 BARRINGTON ST, ROCHESTER, NY 14607 · (585) 473-5099 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of New York public elementary schools
  • CTest 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

Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
183 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K155%
Kindergarten4113%
Grade 14213%
Grade 24113%
Grade 35116%
Grade 43812%
Grade 54314%
Grade 64213%

This year's kindergarten class (41) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (42).

Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
10634%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
5317%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
12741%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
52%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
206%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
16252%
Female
15148%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
40.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2540.0%42.0%
2023-2434.0%38.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →

Schools most like SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER

SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER this school31358.5%37.7%
LEMOYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SYRACUSE
33855.6%27.9%
PS 770 NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY
BROOKLYN
26659.0%70.8%
AUSTIN STEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 46
ROCHESTER
34366.5%30.0%
ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL DAYS PARK
BUFFALO
42955.2%55.2%
ALBANY SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES
ALBANY
37855.0%65.3%
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 23-FRANCIS PARKER ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Monroe County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
37.7%#1,730 of 2,335#57 of 97
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
42.0%#1,776 of 2,342
▼ 3
#57 of 97
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
40.0%#1,806 of 2,343
▼ 217
#59 of 97
▼ 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
313#1,909 of 2,585#86 of 106
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.8:1#766 of 2,338#34 of 99
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
68.8%#274 of 2,388#20 of 99
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
58.5%#1,195 of 2,534#45 of 106
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-11.1%#1,086 of 1,757#32 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 2024-25
Enrollment
313
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 367
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531328.910.8:158% (183)
2023-2430727.411.2:164% (195)
2022-2331526.212.0:161% (193)
2020-213042711.3:163% (190)
2017-1835227.512.8:167% (235)
2015-163172413.2:160% (189)
2010-113472315.1:164% (221)
2000-013202512.8:168% (219)
1990-913671524.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER.

About SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER

As a small elementary school, SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER serves students in ROCHESTER, New York. Enrollment is 313 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 6. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 29% lower.

ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT is made up of 51 schools with 25,949 students in all.

Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER, at 41%. Enrollment also includes 34% White, 17% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Monroe County, the Black share is about 14%. SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.

With 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER was 10.8:1. This ratio sits 2.0 below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 58%.

allk12 grades SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER a C-. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

In New York, SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 37.7% actual against a predicted 53.5%.

Among Monroe County residents, the median household income is $76,382, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER, Monroe County has 185 other public schools.

The closest public school to SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER is INNOVA GIRLS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 29.8%, lower than SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER's 37.7%.

NCES describes the area around SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 9 more students in 2024-25.

Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Monroe County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER
District
ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
170 BARRINGTON ST, ROCHESTER, NY 14607
Phone
(585) 473-5099
County
Monroe County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
313
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
10.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
183 (58%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
362475003396
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER
How many students attend SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER?
SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER enrolls approximately 313 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER serve?
SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER have?
SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER?
Student demographics at SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER are roughly 34% White, 17% Hispanic, 41% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER public or private?
SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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