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Neil Armstrong School

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Neil Armstrong School ranks 1831 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1831^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Neil Armstrong School is an elementary school located in Rochester, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 388 students. The school is part of the Gates Chili Central School District, which is ranked 660 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Neil Armstrong School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,751 and 1,877 out of 2,201 to 2,445 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 40.35% to 41.89% in English Language Arts and 33.93% to 53.13% in math, compared to the state averages of 54.07% to 56.61% and 54.16% to 59.7%, respectively. The school's performance on state science assessments is also low, with only 34.38% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 45.02%. However, the nearby Florence Brasser School and Walt Disney School within the same district generally perform better than Neil Armstrong School on state assessments.

Neil Armstrong School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 47.75% to 61.18% over the past 3 years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's per-student spending has increased from $17,353 in 2020-2021 to $29,493 in 2023-2024, suggesting a focus on providing additional resources to support the needs of the student population. Despite these efforts, the school's performance on state assessments has been relatively stagnant over the past 5 years, with little improvement in proficiency rates across grades and subject areas.

400

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,595

Per pupil spending ?

60.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3273 Lyell Rd
Rochester, NY 14606-4729

(585) 247-3190

District: Gates Chili Central School District

Students who attend Neil Armstrong School usually attend:

Middle:	Gates Chili Middle School
High:	Gates Chili High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.8%

Hispanic:

20.3%

African American:

18.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (42% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg47%

New York avg55%

1,831^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Gates Chili Central School District

660^th of 874Gates Chili 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	1831 of 2445	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	1863 of 2445	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1875 of 2439	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1751 of 2434	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1877 of 2201	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	1448 of 2413	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	1223 of 2395	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.4	1090 of 2386	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.4	920 of 2366	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.9	849 of 2352	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.9	846 of 2345	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.0	1309 of 2325	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.5	1196 of 2320	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.8	1095 of 2286	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.3	775 of 2263	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.9	837 of 2257	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.7	828 of 2227	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.4	557 of 2219	74.9%	★★★★☆
2006	65.7	904 of 2206	59.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	722 of 928	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	802 of 927	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	661 of 857	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	730 of 936	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	289 of 427	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	587 of 891	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.8	206 of 948	78.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	10.7	557 of 605	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	51.5	372 of 671	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	314 of 1117	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	36.0	699 of 1066	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	888 of 1001	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	65.5	216 of 1027	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	38.7	276 of 454	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	718 of 938	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	1817 of 2409	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1932 of 2413	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1962 of 2403	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1851 of 2401	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	1648 of 1955	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	1237 of 2357	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	1139 of 2338	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1246 of 1569	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	984 of 1531	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	834 of 1429	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	887 of 1503	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	659 of 818	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	672 of 1315	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	816 of 1392	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	1571 of 2098	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	1758 of 2078	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1782 of 2041	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1472 of 2099	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	1414 of 1678	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	1043 of 2032	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	886 of 2045	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	1772 of 2407	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	1679 of 2411	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1701 of 2400	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	1563 of 2400	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1751 of 1961	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1571 of 2358	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	1244 of 2340	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	134 of 287	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	97 of 223	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	126 of 289	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	70 of 202	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	1380 of 2134	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	1358 of 2110	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1620 of 2016	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	2021 of 2031	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	853 of 1044	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	695 of 1859	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.4	1186 of 1941	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	1181 of 1402	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1190 of 1392	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1183 of 1337	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1112 of 1399	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	1174 of 1224	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	889 of 1338	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	999 of 1408	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+47 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

African American (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2023)8th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math45%-13 vs state

English Language Arts41%-14 vs state

Science34%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)					NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Neil Armstrong School	Public	K-5	3273 Lyell Rd	Rochester	14606	Monroe County	Gates Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 247-3190	400	36	11.1	60.3%	167 (41.8%)	73 (18.3%)	81 (20.3%)	26 (6.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.0%)	28.1	1831^st of 2445 public elementary schools	25.1%		26.4	1863^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	23.8%	32			40.4	41.9	40.6				33.9	45.3	53.1			34.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$30,595	$1,895	$28,700
Walt Disney School	Public	K-5	175 Coldwater Rd	Rochester	14624	Monroe County	Gates Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 247-3151	416	32	13.0	52.9%	205 (49.3%)	63 (15.1%)	77 (18.5%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.5%)	34.4	1639^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.0%		36	1568^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.9%	71			36.9	36.4	46.3				42.9	59.1	58.2			38.2	85.8	85.8	85.8	85.8	85.8	85.8	85.8	85.8	$29,158	$1,267	$27,891
William C Munn School	Public	PK, KG-5	2333 Manitou Rd	Spencerport	14559	Monroe County	Spencerport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 349-5502	351	39	9.0	43.6%	227 (64.7%)	43 (12.3%)	41 (11.7%)	18 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	34.3	1643^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	32.8%		34	1618^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.8%	25			48.8	54.0	43.6				32.6	50.0	48.2			37.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$29,765	$1,047	$28,718
Holmes Road Elementary School	Public	K-2	300 Holmes Rd	Rochester	14626	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 966-4900	330	33	10.0	54.2%	165 (50.0%)	54 (16.4%)	68 (20.6%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.8%)								(n/a)															99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$29,359	$1,652	$27,708
Craig Hill Elementary School	Public	3-5	320 W Craig Hill Dr	Rochester	14626	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-4500	287	27	10.6	54.7%	135 (47.0%)	46 (16.0%)	65 (22.6%)	19 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	29.4	1793^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	26.7%		40.1	1445^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.9%	348			42.3	38.3	50.6				50.5	37.1	43.7			36.6	99.4	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	100.0	100.0	$32,330	$1,006	$31,324
Rochester Prep Charter School 2	Public, Charter	K-8	432 Chili Ave	Rochester	14611	Monroe County	Rochester Prep Charter School 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 368-5090	827	27	30.9	84.3%	16 (1.9%)	608 (73.5%)	158 (19.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.8%)	34.7	1630^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.3%		33.7	1630^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.3%		38.6	28.1	48.2	30.6	43.7	25.8	46.2	51.2	95.2	55.1	36.4	40.5	62.2	33.7									$16,231	$2,044	$14,187
Florence Brasser School	Public	K-5	1000 Coldwater Rd	Rochester	14624	Monroe County	Gates Chili Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 247-1880	384	35	10.9	48.4%	231 (60.2%)	53 (13.8%)	41 (10.7%)	18 (4.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.4%)	44.9	1335^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.4%		48.1	1213^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.4%	122			30.4	61.0	52.1				47.1	74.1	56.3			42.3	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	99.7	$29,984	$1,521	$28,463
Discovery Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	133 Hoover Dr	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 342-4032	300	28	10.7	82.3%	20 (6.7%)	195 (65.0%)	69 (23.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	77.1	501^st of 2445 public elementary schools	79.5%		51.5	1132^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	53.7%	631			73.5	81.3	67.7	50.0			94.1	91.7	66.7	68.2		43.8									$16,263	$2,035	$14,228
Dr David And Ruth Anderson Academy- School 16	Public	PK, KG-6	321 Post Ave	Rochester	14619	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 235-1272	430	36	11.9	85.8%	11 (2.6%)	314 (73.0%)	75 (17.4%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	9.1	2316^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.3%		15.1	2214^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.4%	102			11.5	38.5	20.8	20.8			35.2	28.9	7.8	25.0		15.1	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$32,032	$2,866	$29,165
Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34	Public	PK, KG-6	530 Lexington Ave	Rochester	14613	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 458-3210	465	38	12.3	87.5%	24 (5.2%)	244 (52.5%)	131 (28.2%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.8%)	8.1	2336^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.5%		13.7	2252^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.9%	84			18.9	31.7	27.4	37.2			15.8	17.2	18.5	18.2		12.5	99.5	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	99.8	$30,351	$3,906	$26,445

Frequently Asked Questions about Neil Armstrong School

What is the racial makeup of Neil Armstrong School?

Students at Neil Armstrong School are 42% White, 20% Hispanic, 18% African American, 12% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Neil Armstrong School a good school?

Neil Armstrong School ranks 1831^st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Neil Armstrong School attend?

Students who attend Neil Armstrong School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gates Chili Middle School
High : Gates Chili High School

How many students attend Neil Armstrong School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Neil Armstrong School.

What district is Neil Armstrong School in?

Gates Chili Central School District

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