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School Without Walls
B−

School Without Walls

PublicHighGrades 9–12

480 Broadway, Rochester, NY 14607 · (585) 546-6732 · Part of Rochester City School District

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

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Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
258
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about School Without Walls

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher

On the path

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

7–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12School Without WallsYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts84%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, B−, 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 ↗

480 Broadway, Rochester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 969
Grade 1068
Grade 1163
Grade 1258
Enrollment over time
262’20
253’21
262’22
260’23
258’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 49%Hispanic 30%White 15%Asian 4%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about School Without Walls from Rochester families.

Other schools in Rochester City School District

The district →
School 33-John James Audubon
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rochester
D−
980 students13:1
School 58-World of Inquiry School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Rochester
C
896 students13:1
Anna Murray-Douglass Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rochester
D−
741 students13:1
School 9-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rochester
D−
614 students11:1
School 50-Helen Barrett Montgomery
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rochester
D−
590 students12:1
School 28-Henry Hudson
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rochester
D−
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.