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French Road Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5
633rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 74% of New York elementary schools
Summary

French Road Elementary School is a public elementary school in Rochester, New York, serving 713 students in grades 3-5 and part of the Brighton Central School District. The school consistently performs well on state assessments, with a significant percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across all grade levels.

In the 2024-2025 school year, French Road Elementary School's proficiency rates were 61.64% in 3rd grade ELA, 65.38% in 4th grade ELA, and 66.8% in 5th grade ELA. In Math, the proficiency rates were 69.07% in 3rd grade, 74.64% in 4th grade, and 71.02% in 5th grade. These scores are notably higher than the state and district averages. The school has also consistently ranked in the top 30% of New York elementary schools, placing it in the top quartile statewide.

While French Road Elementary School performs well overall, there are some disparities in the performance of different student subgroups. The school's Asian and White students tend to perform better than the African American and Hispanic students. The school's English Language Learner (ELL) and Special Education students also perform below the school's overall average. With a relatively high per-student spending of $23,927, the school has access to significant resources, which may contribute to its academic success. However, the school's leadership may need to focus on addressing the performance gaps among different student subgroups to ensure that all students are receiving the support they need to succeed.

743
Students ?
12.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,256
Per pupil spending ?
21.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 488 French Rd
       Rochester, NY  14618-5373

(585) 242-5140

District: Brighton Central School District


Students who attend French Road Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Twelve Corners Middle School
High:    Brighton High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
62.3%
Two or more races:
11.0%
Asian:
9.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the New York average (67% vs 55% meeting standards)
Above the New York median (74th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school67%
District avg67%
New York avg55%
633rd of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Top 26%▼ down 17 pts since 2015
From top 9% (2015) to top 26% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
135th of 874Brighton Central School District among New York districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202572.3633 of 244574.1%★★★★☆
202466.9730 of 244570.1%★★★★☆
202361.2884 of 243963.8%★★★☆☆
202268.8690 of 243471.7%★★★★☆
202176.2453 of 220179.4%★★★★☆
201976.8497 of 241379.4%★★★★☆
201880.4384 of 239584.0%★★★★☆
201783.7300 of 238687.4%★★★★☆
201686.1236 of 236690.0%★★★★★
201587.5210 of 235291.1%★★★★★
201487.3200 of 234591.5%★★★★★
201390.4139 of 232594.0%★★★★★
201285.5206 of 232091.1%★★★★★
201184.8231 of 228689.9%★★★★☆
201084.3204 of 226391.0%★★★★★
200978.2366 of 225783.8%★★★★☆
200881.7244 of 222789.0%★★★★☆
200781.6267 of 221988.0%★★★★☆
200678.6369 of 220683.3%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202531.9651 of 92829.8%★★☆☆☆
202435.9587 of 92736.7%★★☆☆☆
202338.6512 of 85740.3%★★☆☆☆
202246.9459 of 93651.0%★★★☆☆
202156.0151 of 42764.6%★★★☆☆
201938.7520 of 89141.6%★★☆☆☆
201848.3427 of 94855.0%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202551.4384 of 69644.8%★★☆☆☆
202447.2390 of 66241.1%★★☆☆☆
202339.5422 of 60530.2%★★☆☆☆
202244.5428 of 67136.2%★★☆☆☆
202136.7323 of 43024.9%★☆☆☆☆
201943.2379 of 54830.8%★★☆☆☆
201839.9424 of 60129.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202549.4451 of 111759.6%★★★☆☆
202460.1247 of 106676.8%★★★★☆
202373.8136 of 100186.4%★★★★☆
202260.5262 of 102774.5%★★★★☆
202173.376 of 45483.3%★★★★☆
201961.2190 of 86077.9%★★★★☆
201864.3192 of 93879.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202568.9687 of 240971.5%★★★★☆
202460.1865 of 241364.2%★★★☆☆
202350.41148 of 240352.2%★★★☆☆
202265.8740 of 240169.2%★★★☆☆
202171.6472 of 195575.9%★★★★☆
201967.6712 of 235769.8%★★★☆☆
201877.2437 of 233881.3%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202557.1585 of 156962.7%★★★☆☆
202449.3687 of 153155.1%★★★☆☆
202342.7804 of 142943.7%★★☆☆☆
202270.0337 of 150377.6%★★★★☆
202183.977 of 81890.6%★★★★★
201966.3326 of 131575.2%★★★★☆
201886.6108 of 139292.2%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202540.01212 of 209842.2%★★☆☆☆
202437.61281 of 207838.4%★★☆☆☆
202330.91444 of 204129.3%★☆☆☆☆
202257.9727 of 209965.4%★★★☆☆
202163.3486 of 167871.0%★★★★☆
201953.2792 of 203261.0%★★★☆☆
201854.5787 of 204561.5%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202571.8607 of 240774.8%★★★★☆
202470.1612 of 241174.6%★★★★☆
202371.4602 of 240074.9%★★★★☆
202270.3624 of 240074.0%★★★★☆
202176.1389 of 196180.2%★★★★☆
201982.2344 of 235885.4%★★★★☆
201881.4328 of 234086.0%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202564.5107 of 28762.7%★★★☆☆
202458.1112 of 27959.9%★★★☆☆
202354.082 of 22363.2%★★★☆☆
202259.4105 of 28963.7%★★★☆☆
202162.153 of 14362.9%★★★☆☆
201971.436 of 18080.0%★★★★☆
201876.848 of 20276.2%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202548.7907 of 213457.5%★★★☆☆
202440.71121 of 211046.9%★★☆☆☆
202338.51141 of 201643.4%★★☆☆☆
202246.1911 of 203155.1%★★★☆☆
202150.2421 of 104459.7%★★★☆☆
201964.5373 of 185979.9%★★★★☆
201874.1267 of 194186.2%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202567.0446 of 140268.2%★★★☆☆
202458.8552 of 139260.3%★★★☆☆
202353.4652 of 133751.2%★★★☆☆
202259.7546 of 139961.0%★★★☆☆
202170.0356 of 122470.9%★★★★☆
201971.1376 of 133871.9%★★★★☆
201874.6297 of 140878.9%★★★★☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Male (2025)75th percentile~ school
Female (2025)71st percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)68th percentile-6 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)63rd percentile-11 vs school
Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile-11 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile-14 vs school
Special Education (2025)57th percentile-17 vs school
Asian (2025)45th percentile-29 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-32 vs school
African American (2025)30th percentile-44 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Math71%+14 vs state
English Language Arts65%+10 vs state
Science61%+16 vs state

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Students who attend French Road Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Twelve Corners Middle School
High : Brighton High School

Students at French Road Elementary School are 62% White, 11% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 743 students attended French Road Elementary School.

French Road Elementary School ranks 633rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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