Schools by Reading Proficiency in Rochester (2025)
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Listed with official data; 76 schools in Rochester, New York. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and New York.
- 193Brighton High SchoolRochester · Public HighReading · math: 99.5% · 99.5%
- 290Irondequoit High SchoolRochester · Public HighReading · math: 97% · 98%
- 382Gates Chili High SchoolRochester · Public HighReading · math: 96% · 92%
- 481Eastridge Senior High SchoolRochester · Public HighReading · math: 95% · 95%
- 570Young Women's College Prep CsRochester · Charter HighReading · math: 95% · 84.5%
- 684Athena High SchoolRochester · Public HighReading · math: 87% · 93%
- 774East Upper High SchoolRochester · Public HighReading · math: 87% · 82%
- 872Rochester Early College International High SchoolRochester · Public HighReading · math: 87% · 82%
- 976University Preparatory Charter School for Young MenRochester · Charter HighReading · math: 84.5% · 84.5%
- 1089Listwood SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 84.5% · 74.5%
- 1151School Without WallsRochester · Public HighReading · math: 84.5% · 24.5%
- 1282Arcadia High SchoolRochester · Public HighReading · math: 83% · 95%
- 1368Joseph C Wilson Magnet High SchoolRochester · Public HighReading · math: 77% · 72%
- 1487Allen Creek SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 72% · 77%
- 1586Twelve Corners Middle SchoolRochester · Public MiddleReading · math: 70% · 64%
- 1662Vertus Charter SchoolRochester · Charter HighReading · math: 64.5% · 84.5%
- 1779Southlawn SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 64.5% · 64.5%
- 1877Seneca SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 64.5% · 64.5%
- 1976Colebrook SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 64.5% · 64.5%
- 2074Briarwood SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 64.5% · 64.5%
- 2181Iroquois Middle SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 62% · 72%
- 2275David B Crane Elementary SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 62% · 72%
- 2368Pine Brook Elementary SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 62% · 51%
- 2481Indian Landing Elementary SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 57% · 74%
- 2566Paddy Hill Elementary SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 57% · 53%
- 2678French Road Elementary SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 56% · 72%
- 2776Rogers Middle SchoolRochester · Public MiddleReading · math: 55% · 63%
- 2858Odyssey AcademyRochester · Public HighReading · math: 55% · 53%
- 2971Ethel K Fyle Elementary SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 52% · 77%
- 3052School of the ArtsRochester · Public HighReading · math: 51% · 48%
- 3167Dake Junior High SchoolRochester · Public MiddleReading · math: 45% · 55%
- 3254Olympia High SchoolRochester · Public HighReading · math: 44% · 52%
- 3353Paul Road SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 42% · 47%
- 3459Athena Middle SchoolRochester · Public MiddleReading · math: 39% · 53%
- 3547Laurelton-Pardee Intermediate SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 39% · 47%
- 3661Chestnut Ridge Elementary SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 38% · 55%
- 3752Florence Brasser SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 37% · 47%
- 3849Neil Armstrong SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 37% · 47%
- 3936School 52-Frank Fowler DowRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 37% · 37%
- 4049Gates Chili Middle SchoolRochester · Public MiddleReading · math: 36% · 43%
- 4133School 4-George Mather ForbesRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 35% · 31%
- 4247Brookside Elementary School CampusRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 32% · 47%
- 4347Arcadia Middle SchoolRochester · Public MiddleReading · math: 32% · 39%
- 4437School 23-Francis ParkerRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 32% · 27%
- 4533Austin Steward Elementary School 46Rochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 32% · 22%
- 4642Durand-Eastman Intermediate SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 30% · 49%
- 4732James Monroe Upper SchoolRochester · Public HighReading · math: 30% · 30%
- 4839Buckman Heights Elementary SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 28% · 38%
- 4936Walt Disney SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 27% · 32%
- 5029School 15-Children's School of Rochester (The)Rochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 27% · 22%
- 5141Craig Hill Elementary SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 26% · 38%
- 5235Longridge SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 25% · 32%
- 5338East Irondequoit Middle SchoolRochester · Public MiddleReading · math: 22% · 38%
- 5434Lakeshore Elementary SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 22% · 30%
- 5532Greece Community Early Learning CenterRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 22% · 27%
- 5626School 53 Montessori AcademyRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 22% · 17%
- 5724School 28-Henry HudsonRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 19% · 15%
- 5819Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34Rochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 19% · 11%
- 5923School 25-Nathaniel HawthorneRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 17% · 17%
- 6021School 42-Abelard ReynoldsRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 17% · 17%
- 6120School 45-Mary McLeod BethuneRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 17% · 11%
- 6221School 33-John James AudubonRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 16% · 21%
- 6323School 7-Virgil GrissomRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 14% · 21%
- 6420Anna Murray-Douglass AcademyRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 14% · 12%
- 6521School 50-Helen Barrett MontgomeryRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 13% · 13%
- 6622School 9-DR Martin Luther King JRRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 12% · 16%
- 6718School 22-Lincoln SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 12% · 8%
- 6822School 5-John WilliamsRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 11% · 12%
- 6922School 35-PinnacleRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 11% · 12%
- 7019East Lower SchoolRochester · Public MiddleReading · math: 10% · 10%
- 7122School 19-DR Charles T LunsfordRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 10% · 9%
- 7220School 17-Enrico FermiRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 9% · 8%
- 7319Northwest College Preparatory High SchoolRochester · Public MiddleReading · math: 8% · 3%
- 7418DR David and Ruth Anderson Academy- School 16Rochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 7% · 7%
- 7516School 54-Flower City Community SchoolRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 6% · 5%
- 7622School 8-Roberto ClementeRochester · Public ElementaryReading · math: 5% · 5%
| # | School | Sector | Reading · math | Success Index (US) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 99.5% · 99.5% | 93.4 Top 5% | 99.5% Math proficiency | 1,164 |
| 2 | Irondequoit High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 97% · 98% | 89.5 Top 5% | 98% Math proficiency | 1,160 |
| 3 | Gates Chili High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 96% · 92% | 81.8 Top 10% | 92% Math proficiency | 1,134 |
| 4 | Eastridge Senior High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 95% · 95% | 81.1 Top 10% | 95% Math proficiency | 888 |
| 5 | Young Women's College Prep Cs Rochester · High · Grades 7–12 | Charter | 95% · 84.5% | 70.1 Top 25% | 84.5% Math proficiency | 356 |
| 6 | Athena High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 87% · 93% | 84.0 Top 5% | 93% Math proficiency | 1,070 |
| 7 | East Upper High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 87% · 82% | 73.7 Top 25% | 82% Math proficiency | 814 |
| 8 | Rochester Early College International High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 87% · 82% | 72.4 Top 25% | 82% Math proficiency | 458 |
| 9 | University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men Rochester · High · Grades 6–12 | Charter | 84.5% · 84.5% | 75.7 Top 25% | 84.5% Math proficiency | 514 |
| 10 | Listwood School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–3 | Public | 84.5% · 74.5% | 89.2 Top 5% | 74.5% Math proficiency | 154 |
| 11 | School Without Walls Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 84.5% · 24.5% | 51.2 Top 50% | 24.5% Math proficiency | 258 |
| 12 | Arcadia High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 83% · 95% | 81.5 Top 10% | 95% Math proficiency | 972 |
| 13 | Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 77% · 72% | 67.5 Top 25% | 72% Math proficiency | 868 |
| 14 | Allen Creek School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 72% · 77% | 86.6 Top 5% | 77% Math proficiency | 365 |
| 15 | Twelve Corners Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 70% · 64% | 86.1 Top 5% | 64% Math proficiency | 759 |
| 16 | Vertus Charter School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Charter | 64.5% · 84.5% | 62.1 Top 50% | 84.5% Math proficiency | 348 |
| 17 | Southlawn School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–3 | Public | 64.5% · 64.5% | 78.6 Top 25% | 64.5% Math proficiency | 235 |
| 18 | Seneca School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–3 | Public | 64.5% · 64.5% | 76.9 Top 25% | 64.5% Math proficiency | 166 |
| 19 | Colebrook School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–3 | Public | 64.5% · 64.5% | 76.4 Top 25% | 64.5% Math proficiency | 144 |
| 20 | Briarwood School Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–3 | Public | 64.5% · 64.5% | 74.3 Top 25% | 64.5% Math proficiency | 170 |
| 21 | Iroquois Middle School Rochester · Elementary · Grades 3–6 | Public | 62% · 72% | 80.9 Top 10% | 72% Math proficiency | 403 |
| 22 | David B Crane Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–3 | Public | 62% · 72% | 75.0 Top 25% | 72% Math proficiency | 376 |
| 23 | Pine Brook Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 62% · 51% | 68.3 Top 25% | 51% Math proficiency | 429 |
| 24 | Indian Landing Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 57% · 74% | 80.7 Top 10% | 74% Math proficiency | 545 |
| 25 | Paddy Hill Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 57% · 53% | 65.9 Top 50% | 53% Math proficiency | 521 |
| 26 | French Road Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 56% · 72% | 77.5 Top 25% | 72% Math proficiency | 743 |
| 27 | Rogers Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 4–6 | Public | 55% · 63% | 75.8 Top 25% | 63% Math proficiency | 425 |
| 28 | Odyssey Academy Rochester · High · Grades 6–12 | Public | 55% · 53% | 57.9 Top 50% | 53% Math proficiency | 878 |
| 29 | Ethel K Fyle Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–3 | Public | 52% · 77% | 71.2 Top 25% | 77% Math proficiency | 392 |
| 30 | School of the Arts Rochester · High · Grades 7–12 | Public | 51% · 48% | 51.7 Top 50% | 48% Math proficiency | 1,065 |
| 31 | Dake Junior High School Rochester · Middle · Grades 7–9 | Public | 45% · 55% | 67.0 Top 50% | 55% Math proficiency | 551 |
| 32 | Olympia High School Rochester · High · Grades 6–12 | Public | 44% · 52% | 54.2 Top 50% | 52% Math proficiency | 1,090 |
| 33 | Paul Road School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 42% · 47% | 53.2 Top 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 426 |
| 34 | Athena Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 39% · 53% | 58.9 Top 50% | 53% Math proficiency | 810 |
| 35 | Laurelton-Pardee Intermediate School Rochester · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 39% · 47% | 47.0 Lower 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 262 |
| 36 | Chestnut Ridge Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–4 | Public | 38% · 55% | 61.4 Top 50% | 55% Math proficiency | 569 |
| 37 | Florence Brasser School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 37% · 47% | 52.0 Top 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 384 |
| 38 | Neil Armstrong School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 37% · 47% | 48.8 Lower 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 400 |
| 39 | School 52-Frank Fowler Dow Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 37% · 37% | 36.0 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 332 |
| 40 | Gates Chili Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 36% · 43% | 49.0 Lower 50% | 43% Math proficiency | 838 |
| 41 | School 4-George Mather Forbes Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 35% · 31% | 32.7 Lower 50% | 31% Math proficiency | 265 |
| 42 | Brookside Elementary School Campus Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 32% · 47% | 46.9 Lower 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 400 |
| 43 | Arcadia Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 5–8 | Public | 32% · 39% | 46.9 Lower 50% | 39% Math proficiency | 673 |
| 44 | School 23-Francis Parker Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 32% · 27% | 37.2 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 313 |
| 45 | Austin Steward Elementary School 46 Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 32% · 22% | 33.2 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 343 |
| 46 | Durand-Eastman Intermediate School Rochester · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 30% · 49% | 42.3 Lower 50% | 49% Math proficiency | 318 |
| 47 | James Monroe Upper School Rochester · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 30% · 30% | 32.0 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 809 |
| 48 | Buckman Heights Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 28% · 38% | 39.2 Lower 50% | 38% Math proficiency | 378 |
| 49 | Walt Disney School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 27% · 32% | 36.3 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 416 |
| 50 | School 15-Children's School of Rochester (The) Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 27% · 22% | 29.1 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 384 |
| 51 | Craig Hill Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 26% · 38% | 41.1 Lower 50% | 38% Math proficiency | 287 |
| 52 | Longridge School Rochester · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 25% · 32% | 34.8 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 754 |
| 53 | East Irondequoit Middle School Rochester · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 22% · 38% | 37.6 Lower 50% | 38% Math proficiency | 636 |
| 54 | Lakeshore Elementary School Rochester · Elementary · Grades 3–5 | Public | 22% · 30% | 34.1 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 387 |
| 55 | Greece Community Early Learning Center Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–2 | Public | 22% · 27% | 32.1 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 269 |
| 56 | School 53 Montessori Academy Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 22% · 17% | 25.5 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 306 |
| 57 | School 28-Henry Hudson Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 19% · 15% | 24.0 Lower 50% | 15% Math proficiency | 567 |
| 58 | Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34 Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 19% · 11% | 18.8 Lower 50% | 11% Math proficiency | 465 |
| 59 | School 25-Nathaniel Hawthorne Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 17% · 17% | 22.9 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 471 |
| 60 | School 42-Abelard Reynolds Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 17% · 17% | 21.0 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 465 |
| 61 | School 45-Mary McLeod Bethune Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 17% · 11% | 20.4 Lower 50% | 11% Math proficiency | 430 |
| 62 | School 33-John James Audubon Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 16% · 21% | 21.2 Lower 50% | 21% Math proficiency | 980 |
| 63 | School 7-Virgil Grissom Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 14% · 21% | 23.4 Lower 50% | 21% Math proficiency | 486 |
| 64 | Anna Murray-Douglass Academy Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 14% · 12% | 20.2 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 741 |
| 65 | School 50-Helen Barrett Montgomery Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 13% · 13% | 20.5 Lower 50% | 13% Math proficiency | 590 |
| 66 | School 9-DR Martin Luther King JR Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 12% · 16% | 21.9 Lower 50% | 16% Math proficiency | 614 |
| 67 | School 22-Lincoln School Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 12% · 8% | 17.8 Lower 50% | 8% Math proficiency | 522 |
| 68 | School 5-John Williams Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 11% · 12% | 21.9 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 485 |
| 69 | School 35-Pinnacle Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 11% · 12% | 21.7 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 435 |
| 70 | East Lower School Rochester · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 10% · 10% | 19.3 Lower 50% | 10% Math proficiency | 364 |
| 71 | School 19-DR Charles T Lunsford Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 10% · 9% | 21.8 Lower 50% | 9% Math proficiency | 353 |
| 72 | School 17-Enrico Fermi Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 9% · 8% | 19.9 Lower 50% | 8% Math proficiency | 525 |
| 73 | Northwest College Preparatory High School Rochester · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 8% · 3% | 19.0 Lower 50% | 3% Math proficiency | 487 |
| 74 | DR David and Ruth Anderson Academy- School 16 Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 7% · 7% | 17.7 Lower 50% | 7% Math proficiency | 430 |
| 75 | School 54-Flower City Community School Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 6% · 5% | 16.0 Lower 50% | 5% Math proficiency | 325 |
| 76 | School 8-Roberto Clemente Rochester · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 5% · 5% | 21.8 Lower 50% | 5% Math proficiency | 436 |
Brighton High School in Rochester leads the 2025 list of schools by reading proficiency in Rochester with Reading · math 99.5% · 99.5%. Of the 76 schools shown, 73 are public, 3 are charter.
For the full picture see the wider New York schools by reading proficiency rankings, every school on the Rochester page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.
Free academic assessment
Is your child on grade level in reading and math?
Success Tutoring offers personalised English and math tutoring from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Start with a free online assessment and a clear plan for the year ahead.
- Personalised learning plan mapped to the Australian Curriculum
- English & Maths from Kindergarten to Year 12
- Flexible memberships, no lock-in contracts
- Centres across NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA and ACT
Frequently asked questions
What is the best reading results school in Rochester?
Brighton High School in Rochester, New York ranks first among schools by reading proficiency in Rochester with Reading · math 99.5% · 99.5% (Enrollment: 1,164).
How are schools by reading proficiency in Rochester ranked?
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Figures are the most recent published by the national authority and matched to the school directory.
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.