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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362475003380
SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS
555 N PLYMOUTH AVE, ROCHESTER, NY 14608 · (585) 325-2255 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
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
10.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
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 | 63 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (67).
Student demographics
72%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
16.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
15.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 12.0% | 11.8% |
% 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
14.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-30.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% 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 5-JOHN WILLIAMS
SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS's state test result (14.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS this school | 485 | 81.9% | 14.1% |
| SCHOOL 7-VIRGIL GRISSOM ROCHESTER | 486 | 81.1% | 14.9% |
| SCHOOL 42-ABELARD REYNOLDS ROCHESTER | 465 | 82.2% | 14.4% |
| PS 123 SOUTH OZONE PARK | 596 | 81.9% | 61.3% |
| SCHOOL 50-HELEN BARRETT MONTGOMERY ROCHESTER | 590 | 81.2% | 15.5% |
| PS 34 JOHN HARVARD QUEENS VILLAGE | 440 | 84.3% | 51.4% |
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 5-JOHN WILLIAMS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #2,304 of 2,335 | #85 of 97 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #2,301 of 2,342 ▲ 10 | #83 of 97 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #2,307 of 2,343 ▼ 4 | #82 of 97 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #901 of 2,585 | #38 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #491 of 2,338 | #19 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #146 of 2,388 | #9 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.9% | #713 of 2,534 | #21 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.3% | #392 of 1,757 | #2 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
485
-204 (-30%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 485 | 47.7 | 10.2:1 | 82% (397) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 57.5 | 10.3:1 | 95% (559) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 56 | 10.6:1 | 93% (554) |
| 2020-21 | 689 | 55 | 12.5:1 | 93% (642) |
| 2017-18 | 658 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 95% (623) |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 43 | 15.2:1 | 93% (606) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 52 | 10.4:1 | 95% (516) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 60 | 9.4:1 | 79% (447) |
| 1990-91 | 396 | 34 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS.
About SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS
SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS sits in ROCHESTER, New York, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrollment stands at 485 students, covering pre-K through 6.
Across its 51 schools, ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 25,949 students. SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS is one of those schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS is Black, with 44% of students. Enrollment also includes 22% Hispanic, 12% White, 12% Asian, and 10% multiracial. The school's Black share is 30 points above the 14% share among Monroe County residents. The diversity index for SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS is 72%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS is 10.2:1, based on 47.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Monroe County, the average is 50%.
On the allk12 Grade, SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS lands at F, ahead of 0% of New York public elementary schools.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS is 44.9%. It actually posts 14.1%, which is 30.8 points lower and in the bottom 10% of New York schools.
The school is in Monroe County, where median household income comes to about $76,382, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Monroe County's 186 public schools enroll about 106,108 students and include SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, SCHOOL 17-ENRICO FERMI, is about 0.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS is 3rd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 485 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 689. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.5:1 to 10.2:1 over the same years.
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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 17-ENRICO FERMI0.5 mi · 525
- SCHOOL 9-DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR0.7 mi · 614
- ANDREW A LANGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 314
- SCHOOL 54-FLOWER CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 325
- SCHOOL 8-ROBERTO CLEMENTE1.0 mi · 436
- DR. ALICE HOLLOWAY YOUNG SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE1.1 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMSWhat is the total enrollment at SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS?
SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS enrolls approximately 485 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS serve?
SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS.
How diverse is SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS?
SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS reports a student body of 12% White, 22% Hispanic, 44% Black, 12% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS public or private?
SCHOOL 5-JOHN WILLIAMS 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.