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James Monroe Upper School
C+

James Monroe Upper School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

164 Alexander St, Rochester, NY 14607 · (585) 232-1530 · Part of Rochester City School District

Rochester’s School Grade D− better than 2% of New York school districts

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Photo: Joe Harmon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
809
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
88%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about James Monroe Upper School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of New York’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 28.8% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Rochester kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12James Monroe Upper SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

164 Alexander St, Rochester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9201
Grade 10179
Grade 11202
Grade 12227
Enrollment over time
628’20
681’21
681’22
649’23
809’24

Up 28.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%Black 44%White 3%Asian 2%Two or more races 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about James Monroe Upper School from Rochester families.

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Anna Murray-Douglass Academy
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School 9-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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School 50-Helen Barrett Montgomery
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rochester
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590 students12:1
School 28-Henry Hudson
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rochester
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567 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Rochester’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.