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Walt Disney School

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Walt Disney School ranks 1639 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1639^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Walt Disney School is an elementary school in Rochester, New York, serving 497 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the Gates Chili Central School District, which is ranked 660 out of 874 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walt Disney School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 1568 and 1962 out of around 2,400 schools. It has a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math on the New York State Assessments are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 36.92% compared to the district's 38.41% and the state's 54.15%.

When compared to nearby schools in the Gates Chili Central School District, such as Florence Brasser School and Neil Armstrong School, Walt Disney School generally performs worse on academic measures, with lower proficiency rates and rankings. However, these nearby schools still struggle to match the state averages, indicating broader challenges within the district. Compared to charter schools and schools in other districts, such as Rochester Prep Charter School 2 and Dr. David and Ruth Anderson Academy, Walt Disney School's performance appears to be significantly lower.

416

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,158

Per pupil spending ?

52.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

175 Coldwater Rd
Rochester, NY 14624-1492

(585) 247-3151

District: Gates Chili Central School District

Students who attend Walt Disney School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.3%

Hispanic:

18.5%

African American:

15.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (45% vs 55% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 15 pts below the New York average

!Near the bottom of Gates Chili Central School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg47%

New York avg55%

1,639^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	34.4	1639 of 2445	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	1568 of 2445	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1860 of 2439	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1820 of 2434	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	1826 of 2201	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1962 of 2413	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1738 of 2395	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.6	1853 of 2386	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.1	1597 of 2366	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.7	1586 of 2352	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.2	1451 of 2345	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.5	1577 of 2325	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.9	1508 of 2320	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.4	1373 of 2286	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.4	1526 of 2263	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.7	1576 of 2257	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.2	1147 of 2227	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.8	1138 of 2219	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.7	1154 of 2206	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	682 of 928	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.1	502 of 927	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	666 of 857	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	635 of 936	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	194 of 427	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	608 of 891	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	649 of 948	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	29.7	505 of 662	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	603 of 671	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.0	377 of 601	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	54.9	318 of 1066	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	56.7	284 of 1001	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	19.5	397 of 454	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	1549 of 2409	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1619 of 2413	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1941 of 2403	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1759 of 2401	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	1640 of 1955	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	2172 of 2357	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1779 of 2338	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	1103 of 1569	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.6	788 of 1531	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	990 of 1429	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	615 of 1503	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.3	545 of 818	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	968 of 1315	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	767 of 1392	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1535 of 2098	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1360 of 2078	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1764 of 2041	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1439 of 2099	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.9	1470 of 1678	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1742 of 2032	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1492 of 2045	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	1662 of 2407	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	1421 of 2411	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1665 of 2400	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1813 of 2400	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1645 of 1961	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1607 of 2358	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1664 of 2340	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	143 of 287	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.0	157 of 279	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	151 of 223	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	186 of 289	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	116 of 202	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	43.2	956 of 1941	50.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	1042 of 1402	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1098 of 1392	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1061 of 1337	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	1219 of 1399	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1145 of 1224	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	1220 of 1338	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1180 of 1408	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)70th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2018)51st percentile+23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2024)24th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math54%-4 vs state

English Language Arts40%-15 vs state

Science38%-7 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
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
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
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
Paul Road School	Public	K-5	571 Paul Rd	Rochester	14624	Monroe County	Gates Chili Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 247-2144	426	33	12.8	45.8%	237 (55.6%)	66 (15.5%)	47 (11.0%)	23 (5.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.7%)	42.9	1392^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	43.1%		33.5	1633^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	33.2%	241			46.3	35.1	53.9				59.0	55.3	62.5			43.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	$29,546	$1,207	$28,339
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
Chestnut Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3560 Chili Ave	Rochester	14624	Monroe County	Churchville-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 889-2188	569	48	11.7	27.4%	350 (61.5%)	79 (13.9%)	75 (13.2%)	25 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.9%)	37.1	1544^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.9%		35.3	1585^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.2%	41			47.1	44.8					54.4	51.4					99.4	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.8	99.8	$21,592	$816	$20,776
Canal View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Ranger Rd	Spencerport	14559	Monroe County	Spencerport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 349-5702	434	47	9.2	43.1%	341 (78.6%)	20 (4.6%)	50 (11.5%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	35.2	1610^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.2%		41.4	1404^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.6%	206			52.4	46.8	35.1				37.1	59.7	48.2			39.7	99.4	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.6	99.8	$27,990	$1,022	$26,969
Leo Bernabi School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Bernabi Rd	Spencerport	14559	Monroe County	Spencerport Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 349-5402	370	39	9.4	23.2%	306 (82.7%)	17 (4.6%)	33 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	32.1	1710^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.1%		44.1	1319^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.1%	391			54.7	38.5	38.2				61.5	38.5	38.2			32.7	99.2	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.5	99.5	$27,095	$1,020	$26,074
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Walt Disney School

What schools do graduates of Walt Disney School attend?

Students who attend Walt Disney School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Walt Disney School?

Students at Walt Disney School are 49% White, 19% Hispanic, 15% African American, 13% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Walt Disney School a good school?

Walt Disney School ranks 1639^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Walt Disney School in?

Gates Chili Central School District

How many students attend Walt Disney School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Walt Disney School.

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