SCHOOL 7-VIRGIL GRISSOM

SCHOOL 7-VIRGIL GRISSOM, a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in ROCHESTER, New York, part of ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, teaches 486 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

SCHOOL 7-VIRGIL GRISSOM is one of 51 schools operated by ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 25,949 students overall.

On demographics, SCHOOL 7-VIRGIL GRISSOM shows that the largest single group is Black at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 26% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 9% White, 7% Asian. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 81% of students at SCHOOL 7-VIRGIL GRISSOM qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Monroe County (around 50%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, SCHOOL 7-VIRGIL GRISSOM falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 45.2%; this one comes in at 14.9%, -30.3 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Monroe County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $76,382 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Monroe County runs 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,108 students), of which SCHOOL 7-VIRGIL GRISSOM is one.

The closest other public school is EXPLORATION ELE CS - SCIENCE-TECHNOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SCHOOL 7-VIRGIL GRISSOM comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 15.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SCHOOL 7-VIRGIL GRISSOM has fell 9%, going from 536 students in 2018 to 486 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 60% to 48% over that span.

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.