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How has WALT DISNEY SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GATES CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361188000955
WALT DISNEY SCHOOL
175 COLDWATER RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14624 · (585) 247-3151 · Monroe County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
220 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within GATES CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
40.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
54.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
416
-56 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 10.7:1
% White
49%
was 56%
% Hispanic
19%
was 17%
% Black
15%
was 16%
% Asian
4%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WALT DISNEY SCHOOL
As a mid-tier elementary school in ROCHESTER, New York, WALT DISNEY SCHOOL educates 416 students from grades K through 5, part of GATES CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
GATES CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,598 students; WALT DISNEY SCHOOL is among them.
On the student-mix side, WALT DISNEY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 19% Hispanic, 15% Black, 13% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, WALT DISNEY SCHOOL has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, WALT DISNEY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.5%, the actual is 41.8%, a residual of -13.8 points.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Monroe County) reports that median household income runs about $76,382, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Monroe County's 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,108 students), WALT DISNEY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: FLORENCE BRASSER SCHOOL, around 1.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WALT DISNEY SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 51.1%.
The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WALT DISNEY SCHOOL has declined 12%, going from 472 students in 2018 to 416 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 56% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.
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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 GATES CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GATES CHILI HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,134 students
- GATES CHILI MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 838 students
- PAUL ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 426 students
- NEIL ARMSTRONG SCHOOLElementary · 400 students
- FLORENCE BRASSER SCHOOLElementary · 384 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
- FLORENCE BRASSER SCHOOL1.8 mi · 384
- GATES CHILI MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 838
- NEIL ARMSTRONG SCHOOL1.9 mi · 400
- GATES CHILI HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,134
- PAUL ROAD SCHOOL2.5 mi · 426
- WILLIAM C MUNN SCHOOL2.7 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About WALT DISNEY SCHOOLHow many students attend WALT DISNEY SCHOOL?
WALT DISNEY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 416 students in grades KG-05.
Is WALT DISNEY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WALT DISNEY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at WALT DISNEY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at WALT DISNEY SCHOOL.
How diverse is WALT DISNEY SCHOOL?
WALT DISNEY SCHOOL reports a student body of 49% White, 19% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees WALT DISNEY SCHOOL?
WALT DISNEY SCHOOL is overseen by GATES CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Monroe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.