ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 1

ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 1 is an expansive multi-level school in ROCHESTER, New York, operated by ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 1. The school teaches 1,405 students in grades K through 12. That puts it 158% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 544 students.

ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 1 is a school of ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 1, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 1 logs that 78% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder looks like 15% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

In terms of school funding signals, ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 1 shows 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 30.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 8.7:1 average. An estimated 87% of students are eligible 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 somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 1 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.1%; this one delivers 42.5%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Monroe County put median household income runs about $76,382, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 1 is one of 186 public schools in Monroe County (combined enrollment of about 106,108 students).

SCHOOL 53 MONTESSORI ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 1 comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 21.9%.

ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 1 operates from an urban location. ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 1 is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 26%: 1,112 students in 2018 compared to 1,405 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 87% to 78% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 30.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.