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Buckman Heights Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5

1870^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Buckman Heights Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in the Greece Central School District in Rochester, NY. With 375 students, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Buckman Heights Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 38.02% of 3rd graders, 34.13% of 4th graders, and 38.4% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district scores of 39.48%, 36.02%, and 44.77%, respectively, and the state scores of 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61%. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools for Asian, Hispanic, and White students, as well as English Language Learners and students with low socioeconomic status.

Despite the school's high per-student spending of $26,577 in the 2023-2024 school year and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12:1, Buckman Heights Elementary School has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance over the past decade. When compared to nearby schools in the Greece Central School District, such as Paddy Hill Elementary School, Buckman Heights consistently underperforms in both ELA and Math proficiency rates. The high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at Buckman Heights (56% in 2023-2024) suggests that the school serves a population with a lower socioeconomic status, which may be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges.

378

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,922

Per pupil spending ?

65.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

550 Buckman Rd
Rochester, NY 14615-1298

(585) 966-5900

District: Greece Central School District

Students who attend Buckman Heights Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Olympia High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.2%

Hispanic:

22.2%

African American:

15.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2021 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2025) from a 8th-percentile low (2021)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (41% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg40%

New York avg55%

1,870^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Greece Central School District

755^th of 874Greece 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	26.7	1870 of 2445	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	2186 of 2445	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	2179 of 2439	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	2110 of 2434	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	2031 of 2201	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	1868 of 2413	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1564 of 2395	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.9	1639 of 2386	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.5	1493 of 2366	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.9	1245 of 2352	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.4	1017 of 2345	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.9	1012 of 2325	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.4	1384 of 2320	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.0	1361 of 2286	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.9	1347 of 2263	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.2	1444 of 2257	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.3	1198 of 2227	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.2	1364 of 2219	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.0	1145 of 2206	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	619 of 928	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.3	823 of 927	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	673 of 857	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	585 of 936	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.7	328 of 427	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	756 of 891	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	572 of 948	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	605 of 696	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	583 of 605	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	644 of 671	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	402 of 430	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	402 of 548	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.0	395 of 601	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	841 of 1117	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	676 of 1066	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	765 of 1001	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	671 of 1027	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	190 of 454	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	271 of 860	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	1695 of 2409	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	2170 of 2413	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	2168 of 2403	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	2109 of 2401	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	1860 of 1955	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1783 of 2357	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	1585 of 2338	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1322 of 1569	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1395 of 1531	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1303 of 1429	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1444 of 1503	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	778 of 818	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1082 of 1315	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1091 of 1392	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1582 of 2098	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	2002 of 2078	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1937 of 2041	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1971 of 2099	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1580 of 1678	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1659 of 2032	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	1228 of 2045	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	1990 of 2407	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	2129 of 2411	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	2260 of 2400	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	2036 of 2400	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	1810 of 1961	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1889 of 2358	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	1499 of 2340	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	241 of 287	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	214 of 223	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	253 of 289	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	116 of 143	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	103 of 180	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.2	68 of 202	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1463 of 2134	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1843 of 2110	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1883 of 2016	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1764 of 2031	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	977 of 1044	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1480 of 1859	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	1077 of 1402	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1268 of 1392	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1243 of 1337	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	1282 of 1399	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	1190 of 1224	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1184 of 1338	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1156 of 1408	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile~ school

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

White (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)13th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math47%-10 vs state

English Language Arts37%-18 vs state

Science32%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Transferred both of our kids to another school because of their refusal to work with our children's IEPs and provide the assistance they needed. School insisted children didn't need any extra help and punished them for not completing their work when they had official diagnosis of dyslexia & autism. Pathetic. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th 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
Buckman Heights Elementary School	Public	3-5	550 Buckman Rd	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-5900	378	35	10.8	65.9%	186 (49.2%)	58 (15.3%)	84 (22.2%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.0%)	26.7	1870^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.5%		15.9	2186^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.6%	316	38.0	34.1	38.4		65.6	39.2	37.8		31.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	$27,922	$1,751	$26,171
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
Longridge School	Public	K-5	190 Longridge Ave	Rochester	14616	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-5800	754	66	11.4	63.5%	301 (39.9%)	143 (19.0%)	186 (24.7%)	45 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (10.3%)	21.1	2048^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.2%		19.6	2073^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	15.2%	25	37.1	30.7	46.3		44.7	42.7	30.0		27.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,411	$1,804	$25,607
Brookside Elementary School Campus	Public	K-5	1144 Long Pond Rd	Rochester	14626	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 966-4800	400	29	13.6	44.3%	217 (54.3%)	58 (14.5%)	64 (16.0%)	33 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	32.1	1709^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.1%		33.4	1640^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.9%	69	34.3	53.5	41.5		54.4	61.0	35.3		30.8	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	$25,398	$640	$24,758
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
Greece Community Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-2	1010 English Rd	Rochester	14616	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-3600	269	12	21.6	19.0%	137 (50.9%)	38 (14.1%)	57 (21.2%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.2%)								(n/a)										98.0	98.4	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.4	98.8	98.8	$22,205	$822	$21,383
English Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	800 Tait Ave	Rochester	14616	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-3800	346	29	11.9	39.3%	147 (42.5%)	45 (13.0%)	97 (28.0%)	18 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.7%)								(n/a)										99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$27,253	$1,356	$25,897
Autumn Lane Elementary School	Public	K-2	2089 Maiden Ln	Rochester	14626	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 966-4700	341	28	12.1	39.9%	161 (47.2%)	57 (16.7%)	72 (21.1%)	24 (7.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.0%)								(n/a)										99.3	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.7	100.0	$30,499	$1,212	$29,286
Paddy Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1801 Latta Rd	Rochester	14612	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 966-3700	521	38	13.5	36.3%	336 (64.5%)	47 (9.0%)	61 (11.7%)	37 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	57.3	1007^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.8%		56.3	996^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.3%	11	57.3	53.7	67.0		57.3	68.4	55.3		48.9	99.1	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.5	99.5	$24,512	$750	$23,762
School 42-Abelard Reynolds	Public	PK, KG-6	3330 Lake Ave	Rochester	14612	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 663-4330	465	37	12.5	82.2%	69 (14.8%)	195 (41.9%)	125 (26.9%)	20 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.8%)	4.7	2409^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.5%		6.1	2404^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.7%	5	15.0	31.7	17.7	16.7	16.2	17.7	13.9	14.3	6.7	98.9	99.3	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.3	99.5	99.5	$31,262	$2,320	$28,942

Frequently Asked Questions about Buckman Heights Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Buckman Heights Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Buckman Heights Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Olympia High School

What district is Buckman Heights Elementary School in?

Greece Central School District

How many students attend Buckman Heights Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Buckman Heights Elementary School.

Is Buckman Heights Elementary School a good school?

Buckman Heights Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.5% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Buckman Heights Elementary School?

Students at Buckman Heights Elementary School are 49% White, 22% Hispanic, 15% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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