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Schools in Rochester

Rochester’s public schools

New London Local School District and Wellington Exempted Village School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rochester. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/6schools above Ohio’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Ohio’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▲ 4% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024 · New London Local
Students per teacher
14.2
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,752 students on the public path
In brief

Rochester’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Rochester’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. New London High School places highest (better than 51%); Wellington High School lowest (30%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Rochester, graded from C+ to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Wellington High School and New London High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Rochester, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the New London Local School District.

Two districts serve Rochester

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

New London Local School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 892 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$17,325OH $16,610 · FY2024
B−
Wellington Exempted Village School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 860 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$18,246OH $16,610 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, New London Local School District53%
State average 59.5% · 456 students tested
Math · PK–12, New London Local School District52%
State average 52.2% · 449 students tested
Reading · K–12, Wellington Exempted Village School District57%
State average 59.5% · 552 students tested
Math · K–12, Wellington Exempted Village School District48%
State average 52.2% · 550 students tested

Rochester vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Rochester’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rochester—New London Local PK–12 · Wellington Exempted Village K–12

Every school in Rochester

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Rochesterin other towns
New London Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New London
C+
464 students18:1Rate it →
Westwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Wellington
C+
294 students16:1Rate it →
Mccormick Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Wellington
C+
338 students14:1Rate it →
New London Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New London
C+
204 students13:1Rate it →
Wellington High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wellington
C
228 students14:1Rate it →
New London High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New London
B−
224 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Rochester’s schools

Are Rochester’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rochester. New London Local School District and Wellington Exempted Village School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rochester. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rochester in?

New London Local School District and Wellington Exempted Village School District.

Where do Rochester kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Wellington High School and New London High School.

Parents talk

What Rochester families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.