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School of the Arts
C

School of the Arts

PublicHighGrades 7–12

45 Prince St, Rochester, NY 14607 · (585) 242-7682 · Part of Rochester City School District

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

Directions
Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,065
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Setting
City
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about School of the Arts

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 32% of New York’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Rochester kids: 8 high schools

On the path

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

PK–625 schoolsDepends on your address
7–12School of the ArtsYou are here
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency53%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

45 Prince St, Rochester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7192
Grade 8205
Grade 9158
Grade 10160
Grade 11172
Grade 12178
Enrollment over time
1,109’20
1,077’21
1,066’22
1,058’23
1,065’24

Down 4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 42%Hispanic 29%White 23%Asian 4%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%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 of the Arts 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.