Best traditional public schools in Rochester (2025)
District-run public schools. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 85 schools in Rochester, New York. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and New York.
- 193Brighton High SchoolRochester · Public High99.5% Math proficiency · 1,164 students
- 290Irondequoit High SchoolRochester · Public High98% Math proficiency · 1,160 students
- 389Listwood SchoolRochester · Public Elementary74.5% Math proficiency · 154 students
- 487Allen Creek SchoolRochester · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 365 students
- 586Twelve Corners Middle SchoolRochester · Public Middle64% Math proficiency · 759 students
- 684Athena High SchoolRochester · Public High93% Math proficiency · 1,070 students
- 782Gates Chili High SchoolRochester · Public High92% Math proficiency · 1,134 students
- 882Arcadia High SchoolRochester · Public High95% Math proficiency · 972 students
- 981Eastridge Senior High SchoolRochester · Public High95% Math proficiency · 888 students
- 1081Iroquois Middle SchoolRochester · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 403 students
- 1181Indian Landing Elementary SchoolRochester · Public Elementary74% Math proficiency · 545 students
- 1279Brookview SchoolRochester · Public Elementary69.5% Math proficiency · 171 students
- 1379Southlawn SchoolRochester · Public Elementary64.5% Math proficiency · 235 students
- 1478French Road Elementary SchoolRochester · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 743 students
- 1577Seneca SchoolRochester · Public Elementary64.5% Math proficiency · 166 students
- 1676Colebrook SchoolRochester · Public Elementary64.5% Math proficiency · 144 students
- 1776English Village Elementary SchoolRochester · Public Elementary39.3% Free/reduced-price lunch · 346 students
- 1876Rogers Middle SchoolRochester · Public Middle63% Math proficiency · 425 students
- 1975David B Crane Elementary SchoolRochester · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 376 students
- 2075Council Rock Primary SchoolRochester · Public Elementary22.2% Free/reduced-price lunch · 743 students
- 2175Autumn Lane Elementary SchoolRochester · Public Elementary39.9% Free/reduced-price lunch · 341 students
- 2274Briarwood SchoolRochester · Public Elementary64.5% Math proficiency · 170 students
- 2374East Upper High SchoolRochester · Public High82% Math proficiency · 814 students
- 2472Rochester Early College International High SchoolRochester · Public High82% Math proficiency · 458 students
- 2571Ethel K Fyle Elementary SchoolRochester · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 392 students
- 2670Holmes Road Elementary SchoolRochester · Public Elementary54.2% Free/reduced-price lunch · 330 students
- 2768Pine Brook Elementary SchoolRochester · Public Elementary51% Math proficiency · 429 students
- 2868Joseph C Wilson Magnet High SchoolRochester · Public High72% Math proficiency · 868 students
- 2967Dake Junior High SchoolRochester · Public Middle55% Math proficiency · 551 students
- 3066Paddy Hill Elementary SchoolRochester · Public Elementary53% Math proficiency · 521 students
- 3161Chestnut Ridge Elementary SchoolRochester · Public Elementary55% Math proficiency · 569 students
- 3261Helendale Road Primary SchoolRochester · Public Elementary60.8% Free/reduced-price lunch · 311 students
- 3359Athena Middle SchoolRochester · Public Middle53% Math proficiency · 810 students
- 3458Odyssey AcademyRochester · Public High53% Math proficiency · 878 students
- 3555Ivan L Green Primary SchoolRochester · Public Elementary64.9% Free/reduced-price lunch · 333 students
- 3654Olympia High SchoolRochester · Public High52% Math proficiency · 1,090 students
- 3753Paul Road SchoolRochester · Public Elementary47% Math proficiency · 426 students
- 3852Florence Brasser SchoolRochester · Public Elementary47% Math proficiency · 384 students
- 3952School of the ArtsRochester · Public High48% Math proficiency · 1,065 students
- 4051School Without WallsRochester · Public High24.5% Math proficiency · 258 students
- 4150Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolRochester · Public Middle84.3% Free/reduced-price lunch · 325 students
- 4249Gates Chili Middle SchoolRochester · Public Middle43% Math proficiency · 838 students
- 4349Neil Armstrong SchoolRochester · Public Elementary47% Math proficiency · 400 students
- 4447Laurelton-Pardee Intermediate SchoolRochester · Public Elementary47% Math proficiency · 262 students
- 4547Arcadia Middle SchoolRochester · Public Middle39% Math proficiency · 673 students
- 4647Brookside Elementary School CampusRochester · Public Elementary47% Math proficiency · 400 students
- 4747Loretta Johnson Middle SchoolRochester · Public Middle89.9% Free/reduced-price lunch · 416 students
- 4845Dr. Freddie Thomas Middle SchoolRochester · Public Middle88.9% Free/reduced-price lunch · 512 students
- 4945Andrew A Langston Middle SchoolRochester · Public Middle93.6% Free/reduced-price lunch · 314 students
- 5043Padilla High SchoolRochester · Public High86.9% Free/reduced-price lunch · 1,342 students
- 5142Durand-Eastman Intermediate SchoolRochester · Public Elementary49% Math proficiency · 318 students
- 5241Craig Hill Elementary SchoolRochester · Public Elementary38% Math proficiency · 287 students
- 5339Buckman Heights Elementary SchoolRochester · Public Elementary38% Math proficiency · 378 students
- 5438East Irondequoit Middle SchoolRochester · Public Middle38% Math proficiency · 636 students
- 5537School 23-Francis ParkerRochester · Public Elementary27% Math proficiency · 313 students
- 5636Walt Disney SchoolRochester · Public Elementary32% Math proficiency · 416 students
- 5736School 52-Frank Fowler DowRochester · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 332 students
- 5835Longridge SchoolRochester · Public Elementary32% Math proficiency · 754 students
- 5934Lakeshore Elementary SchoolRochester · Public Elementary30% Math proficiency · 387 students
- 6033Austin Steward Elementary School 46Rochester · Public Elementary22% Math proficiency · 343 students
- 6133School 4-George Mather ForbesRochester · Public Elementary31% Math proficiency · 265 students
- 6232Greece Community Early Learning CenterRochester · Public Elementary27% Math proficiency · 269 students
- 6332James Monroe Upper SchoolRochester · Public High30% Math proficiency · 809 students
- 6429School 15-Children's School of Rochester (The)Rochester · Public Elementary22% Math proficiency · 384 students
- 6526School 53 Montessori AcademyRochester · Public Elementary17% Math proficiency · 306 students
- 6624School 28-Henry HudsonRochester · Public Elementary15% Math proficiency · 567 students
- 6723School 7-Virgil GrissomRochester · Public Elementary21% Math proficiency · 486 students
- 6823School 25-Nathaniel HawthorneRochester · Public Elementary17% Math proficiency · 471 students
- 6922School 5-John WilliamsRochester · Public Elementary12% Math proficiency · 485 students
- 7022School 9-DR Martin Luther King JRRochester · Public Elementary16% Math proficiency · 614 students
- 7122School 19-DR Charles T LunsfordRochester · Public Elementary9% Math proficiency · 353 students
- 7222School 8-Roberto ClementeRochester · Public Elementary5% Math proficiency · 436 students
- 7322School 35-PinnacleRochester · Public Elementary12% Math proficiency · 435 students
- 7421School 33-John James AudubonRochester · Public Elementary21% Math proficiency · 980 students
- 7521School 42-Abelard ReynoldsRochester · Public Elementary17% Math proficiency · 465 students
- 7621School 50-Helen Barrett MontgomeryRochester · Public Elementary13% Math proficiency · 590 students
- 7720School 45-Mary McLeod BethuneRochester · Public Elementary11% Math proficiency · 430 students
- 7820Anna Murray-Douglass AcademyRochester · Public Elementary12% Math proficiency · 741 students
- 7920School 17-Enrico FermiRochester · Public Elementary8% Math proficiency · 525 students
- 8019East Lower SchoolRochester · Public Middle10% Math proficiency · 364 students
- 8119Northwest College Preparatory High SchoolRochester · Public Middle3% Math proficiency · 487 students
- 8219Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34Rochester · Public Elementary11% Math proficiency · 465 students
- 8318School 22-Lincoln SchoolRochester · Public Elementary8% Math proficiency · 522 students
- 8418DR David and Ruth Anderson Academy- School 16Rochester · Public Elementary7% Math proficiency · 430 students
- 8516School 54-Flower City Community SchoolRochester · Public Elementary5% Math proficiency · 325 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index (US) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 93.4 Top 5% | 99.5% Math proficiency | 1,164 |
| 2 | Irondequoit High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 89.5 Top 5% | 98% Math proficiency | 1,160 |
| 3 | Listwood School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–3 | Public | 89.2 Top 5% | 74.5% Math proficiency | 154 |
| 4 | Allen Creek School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 86.6 Top 5% | 77% Math proficiency | 365 |
| 5 | Twelve Corners Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 86.1 Top 5% | 64% Math proficiency | 759 |
| 6 | Athena High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 84.0 Top 5% | 93% Math proficiency | 1,070 |
| 7 | Gates Chili High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 81.8 Top 10% | 92% Math proficiency | 1,134 |
| 8 | Arcadia High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 81.5 Top 10% | 95% Math proficiency | 972 |
| 9 | Eastridge Senior High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 81.1 Top 10% | 95% Math proficiency | 888 |
| 10 | Iroquois Middle School Rochester · Elementary · Grades 3–6 | Public | 80.9 Top 10% | 72% Math proficiency | 403 |
| 11 | Indian Landing Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 80.7 Top 10% | 74% Math proficiency | 545 |
| 12 | Brookview School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–3 | Public | 78.9 Top 25% | 69.5% Math proficiency | 171 |
| 13 | Southlawn School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–3 | Public | 78.6 Top 25% | 64.5% Math proficiency | 235 |
| 14 | French Road Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 77.5 Top 25% | 72% Math proficiency | 743 |
| 15 | Seneca School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–3 | Public | 76.9 Top 25% | 64.5% Math proficiency | 166 |
| 16 | Colebrook School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–3 | Public | 76.4 Top 25% | 64.5% Math proficiency | 144 |
| 17 | English Village Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–2 | Public | 76.1 Top 25% | 39.3% Free/reduced-price lunch | 346 |
| 18 | Rogers Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 4–6 | Public | 75.8 Top 25% | 63% Math proficiency | 425 |
| 19 | David B Crane Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–3 | Public | 75.0 Top 25% | 72% Math proficiency | 376 |
| 20 | Council Rock Primary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–2 | Public | 74.7 Top 25% | 22.2% Free/reduced-price lunch | 743 |
| 21 | Autumn Lane Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–2 | Public | 74.6 Top 25% | 39.9% Free/reduced-price lunch | 341 |
| 22 | Briarwood School Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–3 | Public | 74.3 Top 25% | 64.5% Math proficiency | 170 |
| 23 | East Upper High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 73.7 Top 25% | 82% Math proficiency | 814 |
| 24 | Rochester Early College International High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 72.4 Top 25% | 82% Math proficiency | 458 |
| 25 | Ethel K Fyle Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–3 | Public | 71.2 Top 25% | 77% Math proficiency | 392 |
| 26 | Holmes Road Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–2 | Public | 69.9 Top 25% | 54.2% Free/reduced-price lunch | 330 |
| 27 | Pine Brook Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 68.3 Top 25% | 51% Math proficiency | 429 |
| 28 | Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 67.5 Top 25% | 72% Math proficiency | 868 |
| 29 | Dake Junior High School Rochester · Middle · Grades 7–9 | Public | 67.0 Top 50% | 55% Math proficiency | 551 |
| 30 | Paddy Hill Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 65.9 Top 50% | 53% Math proficiency | 521 |
| 31 | Chestnut Ridge Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–4 | Public | 61.4 Top 50% | 55% Math proficiency | 569 |
| 32 | Helendale Road Primary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–2 | Public | 60.8 Top 50% | 60.8% Free/reduced-price lunch | 311 |
| 33 | Athena Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 58.9 Top 50% | 53% Math proficiency | 810 |
| 34 | Odyssey Academy Rochester · High · Grades 6–12 | Public | 57.9 Top 50% | 53% Math proficiency | 878 |
| 35 | Ivan L Green Primary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–2 | Public | 55.1 Top 50% | 64.9% Free/reduced-price lunch | 333 |
| 36 | Olympia High School Rochester · High · Grades 6–12 | Public | 54.2 Top 50% | 52% Math proficiency | 1,090 |
| 37 | Paul Road School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 53.2 Top 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 426 |
| 38 | Florence Brasser School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 52.0 Top 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 384 |
| 39 | School of the Arts Rochester · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 51.7 Top 50% | 48% Math proficiency | 1,065 |
| 40 | School Without Walls Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 51.2 Top 50% | 24.5% Math proficiency | 258 |
| 41 | Thurgood Marshall Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 49.7 Top 50% | 84.3% Free/reduced-price lunch | 325 |
| 42 | Gates Chili Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 49.0 Lower 50% | 43% Math proficiency | 838 |
| 43 | Neil Armstrong School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 48.8 Lower 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 400 |
| 44 | Laurelton-Pardee Intermediate School Rochester · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 47.0 Lower 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 262 |
| 45 | Arcadia Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 5–8 | Public | 46.9 Lower 50% | 39% Math proficiency | 673 |
| 46 | Brookside Elementary School Campus Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 46.9 Lower 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 400 |
| 47 | Loretta Johnson Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 46.6 Lower 50% | 89.9% Free/reduced-price lunch | 416 |
| 48 | Dr. Freddie Thomas Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 45.4 Lower 50% | 88.9% Free/reduced-price lunch | 512 |
| 49 | Andrew A Langston Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 44.8 Lower 50% | 93.6% Free/reduced-price lunch | 314 |
| 50 | Padilla High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 43.0 Lower 50% | 86.9% Free/reduced-price lunch | 1,342 |
| 51 | Durand-Eastman Intermediate School Rochester · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 42.3 Lower 50% | 49% Math proficiency | 318 |
| 52 | Craig Hill Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 41.1 Lower 50% | 38% Math proficiency | 287 |
| 53 | Buckman Heights Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 39.2 Lower 50% | 38% Math proficiency | 378 |
| 54 | East Irondequoit Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 37.6 Lower 50% | 38% Math proficiency | 636 |
| 55 | School 23-Francis Parker Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 37.2 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 313 |
| 56 | Walt Disney School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 36.3 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 416 |
| 57 | School 52-Frank Fowler Dow Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 36.0 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 332 |
| 58 | Longridge School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 34.8 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 754 |
| 59 | Lakeshore Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 34.1 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 387 |
| 60 | Austin Steward Elementary School 46 Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 33.2 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 343 |
| 61 | School 4-George Mather Forbes Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 32.7 Lower 50% | 31% Math proficiency | 265 |
| 62 | Greece Community Early Learning Center Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–2 | Public | 32.1 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 269 |
| 63 | James Monroe Upper School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 32.0 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 809 |
| 64 | School 15-Children's School of Rochester (The) Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 29.1 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 384 |
| 65 | School 53 Montessori Academy Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 25.5 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 306 |
| 66 | School 28-Henry Hudson Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 24.0 Lower 50% | 15% Math proficiency | 567 |
| 67 | School 7-Virgil Grissom Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 23.4 Lower 50% | 21% Math proficiency | 486 |
| 68 | School 25-Nathaniel Hawthorne Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 22.9 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 471 |
| 69 | School 5-John Williams Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 21.9 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 485 |
| 70 | School 9-DR Martin Luther King JR Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 21.9 Lower 50% | 16% Math proficiency | 614 |
| 71 | School 19-DR Charles T Lunsford Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 21.8 Lower 50% | 9% Math proficiency | 353 |
| 72 | School 8-Roberto Clemente Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 21.8 Lower 50% | 5% Math proficiency | 436 |
| 73 | School 35-Pinnacle Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 21.7 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 435 |
| 74 | School 33-John James Audubon Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 21.2 Lower 50% | 21% Math proficiency | 980 |
| 75 | School 42-Abelard Reynolds Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 21.0 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 465 |
| 76 | School 50-Helen Barrett Montgomery Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 20.5 Lower 50% | 13% Math proficiency | 590 |
| 77 | School 45-Mary McLeod Bethune Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 20.4 Lower 50% | 11% Math proficiency | 430 |
| 78 | Anna Murray-Douglass Academy Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 20.2 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 741 |
| 79 | School 17-Enrico Fermi Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 19.9 Lower 50% | 8% Math proficiency | 525 |
| 80 | East Lower School Rochester · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 19.3 Lower 50% | 10% Math proficiency | 364 |
| 81 | Northwest College Preparatory High School Rochester · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 19.0 Lower 50% | 3% Math proficiency | 487 |
| 82 | Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34 Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 18.8 Lower 50% | 11% Math proficiency | 465 |
| 83 | School 22-Lincoln School Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 17.8 Lower 50% | 8% Math proficiency | 522 |
| 84 | DR David and Ruth Anderson Academy- School 16 Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 17.7 Lower 50% | 7% Math proficiency | 430 |
| 85 | School 54-Flower City Community School Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 16.0 Lower 50% | 5% Math proficiency | 325 |
Brighton High School in Rochester leads the 2025 list of traditional public schools in Rochester with a Success Index (US) of 93.4. Of the 85 schools shown, 85 are public.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best public school in Rochester?
Brighton High School in Rochester, New York ranks first among traditional public schools in Rochester with a Success Index (US) of 93.4 out of 100 (Enrollment: 1,164).
How are traditional public schools in Rochester ranked?
Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.