Enrollment
348
High
STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360111706470
VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL
21 HUMBOLDT ST, ROCHESTER, NY 14609 · (585) 747-8911 · Monroe County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of New York public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
287 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 152 | 44% |
| Grade 10 | 70 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 68 | 20% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
57.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +30.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 30 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 16.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL
VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 348 | 82.5% | 43.3% |
| BROOKLYN COMMUNITY ARTS AND MEDIA HIGH SCHOOL (BCAM) BROOKLYN | 360 | 86.9% | 40.2% |
| ACADEMY OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM BROOKLYN | 402 | 83.8% | 52.0% |
| URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR LAW AND JUSTICE (THE) BROOKLYN | 416 | 82.0% | 57.3% |
| YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS ROCHESTER | 356 | 84.3% | 28.0% |
| ACADEMY FOR YOUNG WRITERS BROOKLYN | 398 | 89.2% | 34.9% |
Matched among New York high 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 VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #876 of 1,135 | #22 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #652 of 1,109 ▲ 384 | #20 of 35 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #836 of 1,135 ▲ 9 | #21 of 34 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #839 of 1,216 | #35 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.0% | #582 of 1,070 | #26 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.5% | #403 of 1,167 | #10 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.8% | #70 of 339 | #3 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high 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
348
+95 (+38%) vs 2020
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 | 348 | N/A | N/A | 82% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | N/A | N/A | 82% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 315 | N/A | N/A | 83% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | N/A | N/A | 68% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 288 | 19.5 | 14.8:1 | 82% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 137 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL.
About VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL
VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL is a small high school found in ROCHESTER, New York. The school's enrollment of 348 students covers grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 48% lower than the average for high schools in New York, which is about 668.
In federal data, the district for VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL is the school itself.
Black students account for 66% of enrollment at VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL. Other groups make up 33% Hispanic. Monroe County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school's share is higher. VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL has a diversity index of 46%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 82%. Public schools in Monroe County average 50%.
VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (43.3%) and its predicted rate (44.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
Across Monroe County, median household income is about $76,382, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL is among the 186 public schools in Monroe County.
The nearest public school is EAST UPPER HIGH SCHOOL, at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL is 2nd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL's location as City: Mid-size. VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL is one of the charter schools in New York.
Enrollment was 253 in 2020-21 and 348 in 2024-25, a increase of 95 students.
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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
- ROCHESTER PREP CHARTER SCHOOL 1Combined · 1,405 students
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- BRIGHTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,164 students
- IRONDEQUOIT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,160 students
- GATES CHILI HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,134 students
Nearby schools
- EAST UPPER HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 814
- EAST LOWER SCHOOL0.4 mi · 364
- SCHOOL 28-HENRY HUDSON0.6 mi · 567
- ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL0.7 mi · 395
- SCHOOL 15-CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER (THE)0.8 mi · 384
- SCHOOL 23-FRANCIS PARKER0.8 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOLHow many students attend VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL?
VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 348 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How diverse is VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL?
VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL reports a student body of 1% White, 33% Hispanic, 66% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL in?
VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL is part of VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL.
What city is VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL in?
VERTUS CHARTER SCHOOL is located in ROCHESTER, NY.
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