Largest Schools in Rochester (2025)

Schools with the highest enrollment. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 98 schools in Rochester, New York. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and New York.

#	School	Sector	Enrollment	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Padilla High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,342	43.0 Lower 50%	86.9% Free/reduced-price lunch	1,342
2	Brighton High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,164	93.4 Top 5%	99.5% Math proficiency	1,164
3	Irondequoit High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,160	89.5 Top 5%	98% Math proficiency	1,160
4	Gates Chili High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,134	81.8 Top 10%	92% Math proficiency	1,134
5	Olympia High School Rochester · High · Grades 6–12	Public	1,090	54.2 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	1,090
6	Athena High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,070	84.0 Top 5%	93% Math proficiency	1,070
7	School of the Arts Rochester · High · Grades 7–12	Public	1,065	51.7 Top 50%	48% Math proficiency	1,065
8	School 33-John James Audubon Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	980	21.2 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	980
9	Arcadia High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12	Public	972	81.5 Top 10%	95% Math proficiency	972
10	Eastridge Senior High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12	Public	888	81.1 Top 10%	95% Math proficiency	888
11	Odyssey Academy Rochester · High · Grades 6–12	Public	878	57.9 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	878
12	Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12	Public	868	67.5 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	868
13	Gates Chili Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	838	49.0 Lower 50%	43% Math proficiency	838
14	Rochester Prep Charter School 2 Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	827	15.1 Lower 50%	84.3% Free/reduced-price lunch	827
15	Rochester Prep Charter School 3 Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	826	10.9 Lower 50%	90.4% Free/reduced-price lunch	826
16	East Upper High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12	Public	814	73.7 Top 25%	82% Math proficiency	814
17	Athena Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	810	58.9 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	810
18	James Monroe Upper School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12	Public	809	32.0 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	809
19	Twelve Corners Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	759	86.1 Top 5%	64% Math proficiency	759
20	Longridge School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	754	34.8 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	754
21	French Road Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades 3–5	Public	743	77.5 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	743
22	Council Rock Primary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–2	Public	743	74.7 Top 25%	22.2% Free/reduced-price lunch	743
23	Anna Murray-Douglass Academy Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	741	20.2 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	741
24	Arcadia Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	673	46.9 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	673
25	East Irondequoit Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	636	37.6 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	636
26	School 9-DR Martin Luther King JR Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	614	21.9 Lower 50%	16% Math proficiency	614
27	School 50-Helen Barrett Montgomery Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	590	20.5 Lower 50%	13% Math proficiency	590
28	Chestnut Ridge Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–4	Public	569	61.4 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	569
29	School 28-Henry Hudson Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	567	24.0 Lower 50%	15% Math proficiency	567
30	Dake Junior High School Rochester · Middle · Grades 7–9	Public	551	67.0 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	551
31	Indian Landing Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	545	80.7 Top 10%	74% Math proficiency	545
32	School 17-Enrico Fermi Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	525	19.9 Lower 50%	8% Math proficiency	525
33	School 22-Lincoln School Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	522	17.8 Lower 50%	8% Math proficiency	522
34	Paddy Hill Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	521	65.9 Top 50%	53% Math proficiency	521
35	University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men Rochester · High · Grades 6–12	Charter	514	75.7 Top 25%	84.5% Math proficiency	514
36	Dr. Freddie Thomas Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	512	45.4 Lower 50%	88.9% Free/reduced-price lunch	512
37	Renaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–6	Charter	500	29.8 Lower 50%	90.6% Free/reduced-price lunch	500
38	Northwest College Preparatory High School Rochester · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	487	19.0 Lower 50%	3% Math proficiency	487
39	School 7-Virgil Grissom Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	486	23.4 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	486
40	School 5-John Williams Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	485	21.9 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	485
41	School 25-Nathaniel Hawthorne Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	471	22.9 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	471
42	School 42-Abelard Reynolds Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	465	21.0 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	465
43	Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34 Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	465	18.8 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	465
44	Rochester Early College International High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12	Public	458	72.4 Top 25%	82% Math proficiency	458
45	School 8-Roberto Clemente Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	436	21.8 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	436
46	School 35-Pinnacle Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	435	21.7 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	435
47	School 45-Mary McLeod Bethune Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	430	20.4 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	430
48	DR David and Ruth Anderson Academy- School 16 Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	430	17.7 Lower 50%	7% Math proficiency	430
49	Pine Brook Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	429	68.3 Top 25%	51% Math proficiency	429
50	Paul Road School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	426	53.2 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	426
51	Rogers Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 4–6	Public	425	75.8 Top 25%	63% Math proficiency	425
52	Loretta Johnson Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	416	46.6 Lower 50%	89.9% Free/reduced-price lunch	416
53	Walt Disney School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	416	36.3 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	416
54	Iroquois Middle School Rochester · Elementary · Grades 3–6	Public	403	80.9 Top 10%	72% Math proficiency	403
55	Neil Armstrong School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	400	48.8 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	400
56	Brookside Elementary School Campus Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	400	46.9 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	400
57	Academy of Health Sciences Charter School Rochester · Middle · Grades 5–8	Charter	394	10.6 Lower 50%	89.3% Free/reduced-price lunch	394
58	Ethel K Fyle Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–3	Public	392	71.2 Top 25%	77% Math proficiency	392
59	Lakeshore Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades 3–5	Public	387	34.1 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	387
60	Florence Brasser School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	384	52.0 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	384
61	School 15-Children's School of Rochester (The) Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	384	29.1 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	384
62	Buckman Heights Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades 3–5	Public	378	39.2 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	378
63	David B Crane Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–3	Public	376	75.0 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	376
64	Exploration Ele Cs - Science-Technol Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	371	31.9 Lower 50%	94.1% Free/reduced-price lunch	371
65	Allen Creek School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	365	86.6 Top 5%	77% Math proficiency	365
66	East Lower School Rochester · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	364	19.3 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	364
67	Citizenship and Science Academy of Rochester Charter School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–4	Charter	361	19.6 Lower 50%	83.4% Free/reduced-price lunch	361
68	Young Women's College Prep Cs Rochester · High · Grades 7–12	Charter	356	70.1 Top 25%	84.5% Math proficiency	356
69	School 19-DR Charles T Lunsford Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	353	21.8 Lower 50%	9% Math proficiency	353
70	Vertus Charter School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	348	62.1 Top 50%	84.5% Math proficiency	348
71	English Village Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–2	Public	346	76.1 Top 25%	39.3% Free/reduced-price lunch	346
72	Austin Steward Elementary School 46 Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	343	33.2 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	343
73	Autumn Lane Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–2	Public	341	74.6 Top 25%	39.9% Free/reduced-price lunch	341
74	Ivan L Green Primary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–2	Public	333	55.1 Top 50%	64.9% Free/reduced-price lunch	333
75	School 52-Frank Fowler Dow Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	332	36.0 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	332
76	Holmes Road Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–2	Public	330	69.9 Top 25%	54.2% Free/reduced-price lunch	330
77	Thurgood Marshall Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	325	49.7 Top 50%	84.3% Free/reduced-price lunch	325
78	School 54-Flower City Community School Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	325	16.0 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	325
79	Durand-Eastman Intermediate School Rochester · Elementary · Grades 3–5	Public	318	42.3 Lower 50%	49% Math proficiency	318
80	Andrew A Langston Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	314	44.8 Lower 50%	93.6% Free/reduced-price lunch	314
81	School 23-Francis Parker Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	313	37.2 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	313
82	Helendale Road Primary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–2	Public	311	60.8 Top 50%	60.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	311
83	School 53 Montessori Academy Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	306	25.5 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	306
84	Discovery Charter School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–6	Charter	300	50.1 Top 50%	82.3% Free/reduced-price lunch	300
85	Craig Hill Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades 3–5	Public	287	41.1 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	287
86	Greece Community Early Learning Center Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–2	Public	269	32.1 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	269
87	School 4-George Mather Forbes Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	265	32.7 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	265
88	Laurelton-Pardee Intermediate School Rochester · Elementary · Grades 3–5	Public	262	47.0 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	262
89	School Without Walls Rochester · High · Grades 9–12	Public	258	51.2 Top 50%	24.5% Math proficiency	258
90	Southlawn School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–3	Public	235	78.6 Top 25%	64.5% Math proficiency	235
91	Genesee Community Charter School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–6	Charter	233	60.0 Top 50%	51.1% Free/reduced-price lunch	233
92	Innova Girls Academy Charter School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–3	Charter	179	25.7 Lower 50%	100% Free/reduced-price lunch	179
93	Brookview School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–3	Public	171	78.9 Top 25%	69.5% Math proficiency	171
94	Briarwood School Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–3	Public	170	74.3 Top 25%	64.5% Math proficiency	170
95	Seneca School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–3	Public	166	76.9 Top 25%	64.5% Math proficiency	166
96	Genesee Community Charter School-Flour City Campus Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–4	Charter	158	59.8 Top 50%	51.3% Free/reduced-price lunch	158
97	Listwood School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–3	Public	154	89.2 Top 5%	74.5% Math proficiency	154
98	Colebrook School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–3	Public	144	76.4 Top 25%	64.5% Math proficiency	144

Padilla High School in Rochester leads the 2025 list of largest schools in Rochester with Enrollment 1,342. Of the 98 schools shown, 85 are public, 13 are charter.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best largest school in Rochester?

Padilla High School in Rochester, New York ranks first among largest schools in Rochester with Enrollment 1,342 (Enrollment: 1,342).

How are largest schools in Rochester ranked?

Schools with the highest enrollment. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.

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