SCHOOL 58-WORLD OF INQUIRY SCHOOL

SCHOOL 58-WORLD OF INQUIRY SCHOOL operates as a big combined-grade school in ROCHESTER, New York, part of ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 896 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 65% bigger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 544 students.

Within ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 51 schools and 25,949 students, SCHOOL 58-WORLD OF INQUIRY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, SCHOOL 58-WORLD OF INQUIRY SCHOOL shows that 65% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest looks like 22% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 14% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. The state averages around 8.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Monroe County (around 50%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SCHOOL 58-WORLD OF INQUIRY SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 47.9%; this one comes in at 13.9%, -34.0 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Monroe County indicate median household income runs about $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. SCHOOL 58-WORLD OF INQUIRY SCHOOL is one of 186 public schools in Monroe County (combined enrollment of about 106,108 students).

The closest other public school is SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SCHOOL 58-WORLD OF INQUIRY SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 26.3%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 892 students in 2018 compared to 896 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 13% to 5%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.