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School 5-John Williams

Q: Is School 5-John Williams a good school?

School 5-John Williams ranks in the bottom 1.2% of New York elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend School 5-John Williams?

In the 2024-25 school year, 485 students attended School 5-John Williams.

Q: What is the racial makeup of School 5-John Williams?

Students at School 5-John Williams are 44% African American, 22% Hispanic, 12% White, 12% Asian, 10% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of School 5-John Williams attend?

Students who attend School 5-John Williams usually go on to attend: Middle : East Lower School Middle : Northwest College Preparatory High School High : East Upper High School High : James Monroe Upper School High : Rochester Early College International High School High : School Of The Arts High : School Without Walls

Public Grades PK, KG-6

2416^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of New York elementary schools

Summary

School 5-John Williams is an elementary school in Rochester, New York, serving 590 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Rochester City School District. Despite significant per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, the school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New York, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math that are far below state and district averages.

The school faces a range of challenges, including a high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds and a diverse student population that includes a large number of English Language Learners and Special Education students. While nearby schools in the district, such as School 53 Montessori Academy and School 22-Lincoln School, demonstrate slightly higher academic performance, the underlying issues at School 5-John Williams appear to be systemic and require a comprehensive approach to address the root causes of the school's persistent underperformance.

The analysis suggests that the school's challenges go beyond just resource allocation and student demographics, and may require a more strategic and data-driven approach to identifying and implementing effective interventions. By examining the practices and strategies employed by the higher-performing nearby schools, as well as exploring ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the school's resource utilization, School 5-John Williams may be able to make meaningful progress in improving student outcomes and providing a high-quality education for all its students.

485

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,681

Per pupil spending ?

81.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

555 N Plymouth Ave
Rochester, NY 14608-1690

(585) 325-2255

District: Rochester City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.1%

Hispanic:

22.3%

White:

12.0%

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Compare School 5-John Williams to nearby elementary schools!

At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (14% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Science scores 41 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg19%

New York avg54%

2,416^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Rochester City School District

859^th of 874Rochester City 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	2416 of 2445	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	2433 of 2445	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	2402 of 2439	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	2384 of 2434	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.7	2192 of 2201	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	2378 of 2413	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	2365 of 2395	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	2325 of 2386	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	2266 of 2366	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	2255 of 2352	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.3	2272 of 2345	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.6	2275 of 2325	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.9	2221 of 2320	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.8	2232 of 2286	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.5	2006 of 2263	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	3.6	2219 of 2257	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.1	2162 of 2227	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.6	2034 of 2219	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.3	1897 of 2206	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	883 of 928	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	900 of 927	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	820 of 857	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	915 of 936	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	857 of 891	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	917 of 948	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	678 of 696	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.9	599 of 605	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	630 of 671	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.8	546 of 548	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	587 of 601	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	1035 of 1117	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	903 of 1066	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	790 of 1001	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	664 of 1027	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	691 of 860	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	823 of 938	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	2362 of 2409	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	2397 of 2413	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	2364 of 2403	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	2369 of 2401	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	2334 of 2357	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	2300 of 2338	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1508 of 1569	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	1498 of 1531	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1363 of 1429	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1463 of 1503	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	754 of 818	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	1194 of 1315	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1345 of 1392	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	717 of 792	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	764 of 766	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	595 of 637	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	612 of 622	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	521 of 570	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	702 of 730	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	6.9	2063 of 2078	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	2380 of 2407	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	2392 of 2411	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	2357 of 2400	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	2302 of 2400	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	1914 of 1961	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	2304 of 2358	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	2319 of 2340	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	258 of 287	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	1996 of 2134	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	2067 of 2110	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1968 of 2016	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	1989 of 2031	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	1926 of 1941	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	1.1	1398 of 1402	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	1383 of 1392	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	1387 of 1399	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	1328 of 1338	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	1399 of 1408	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	4.7	1491 of 1504	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1484 of 1500	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	1442 of 1479	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	1393 of 1439	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	1392 of 1438	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.6	1371 of 1455	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.7	1365 of 1429	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.8	1369 of 1407	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.9	1368 of 1401	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.1	1339 of 1373	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.9	1309 of 1337	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	9.8	688 of 705	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	685 of 696	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	675 of 706	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	620 of 653	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	635 of 663	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	3.3	382 of 388	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	360 of 381	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	358 of 369	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	360 of 374	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	24.8	572 of 615	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	439 of 591	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	350 of 581	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	295 of 473	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	294 of 503	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	4.8	1452 of 1465	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	1456 of 1463	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	1433 of 1454	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1328 of 1370	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1323 of 1353	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	9.9	929 of 953	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	930 of 943	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	878 of 914	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	731 of 826	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	789 of 810	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	17.0	556 of 594	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	532 of 543	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	441 of 487	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	444 of 457	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	5.5	1290 of 1296	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1284 of 1288	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	1277 of 1306	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1232 of 1245	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	7.0	1440 of 1464	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1429 of 1464	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1373 of 1455	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1333 of 1366	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1322 of 1352	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	16.3	1273 of 1303	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1227 of 1307	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1102 of 1283	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	805 of 1139	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1131 of 1170	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	3.3	773 of 778	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.9	770 of 772	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	711 of 716	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	758 of 763	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)9th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2024)6th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Asian (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2024)1st percentile~ school

White (2024)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-38 vs state

Math15%-41 vs state

Science4%-41 vs state

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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
School 5-John Williams	Public	PK, KG-6	555 N Plymouth Ave	Rochester	14608	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 325-2255	485	48	10.1	81.9%	58 (12.0%)	214 (44.1%)	108 (22.3%)	56 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (9.9%)	4.4	2416^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.2%		4.2	2433^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	0.5%	17	28.0	6.4	10.8	20.0	25.9	2.1	16.9	13.6	4.2	98.2	98.9	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.7	99.0	98.9	$32,681	$2,122	$30,559
School 17-Enrico Fermi	Public	PK, KG-6	158 Orchard St	Rochester	14611	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 436-2560	525	42	12.5	75.6%	23 (4.4%)	139 (26.5%)	337 (64.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.6%)	1.2	2445^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.2	2444^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.0%	1	10.5	5.9	8.6	3.5	11.3	1.9	1.6	0.0	3.1	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	99.8	$29,772	$2,275	$27,498
School 9-Dr Martin Luther King Junior	Public	PK, KG-6	485 Clinton Ave N	Rochester	14605	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 325-7828	614	54	11.3	81.1%	12 (2.0%)	150 (24.4%)	432 (70.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	3	2432^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	0.5%		5.3	2421^st of 2445 public elementary schools	1.0%	11	12.7	3.6	6.2	15.9	20.2	9.8	3.7	17.9	6.0	98.2	99.1	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	99.1	98.5	$29,213	$2,296	$26,917
School 54-Flower City Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	36 Otis St	Rochester	14606	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 254-2080	325	25	12.9	87.7%	16 (4.9%)	180 (55.4%)	85 (26.2%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	36 (11.1%)	9	2320^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.1%		8	2366^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.2%	46	9.8	23.3	21.2	19.4	14.6	32.3	18.2	40.0	18.2	99.4	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.4	$31,560	$3,983	$27,576
School 8-Roberto Clemente	Public	PK, KG-6	1180 St Paul St	Rochester	14621	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 262-8888	436	42	10.3	77.5%	16 (3.7%)	205 (47.0%)	169 (38.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.6%)	2.3	2437^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.3%		3.2	2440^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.2%	3	14.3	9.8	7.6	13.3	2.2	0.0	1.8	17.0	3.8	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$32,174	$2,449	$29,725
School 4-George Mather Forbes	Public	PK, KG-6	198 Dr Samuel McCree Way	Rochester	14611	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 235-7848	265	28	9.6	87.2%	15 (5.7%)	178 (67.2%)	52 (19.6%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	3.1	2430^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.6%		5.2	2423^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	0.9%	7	9.4	7.4	12.1	6.9	16.7	0.0	6.1	24.1	9.1	99.2	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	$39,110	$3,005	$36,104
School 25-Nathaniel Hawthorne	Public	PK, KG-6	190 Reynolds St	Rochester	14608	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 288-3654	471	44	10.7	82.6%	36 (7.6%)	274 (58.2%)	110 (23.4%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.1%)	8.9	2322^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	5.0%		18.2	2115^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.5%	207	14.3	26.8	34.0	18.5	19.0	17.2	29.6	7.7	32.7	99.3	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.7	100.0	$32,673	$2,154	$30,519
School 22-Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-6	595 Upper Falls Blvd	Rochester	14605	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 467-7160	522	42	12.5	85.8%	17 (3.3%)	145 (27.8%)	325 (62.3%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	5.3	2397^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.0%		6.9	2387^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.4%	10	19.7	15.0	10.9	14.0	37.1	13.6	6.0	19.0	12.3	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	99.8	$29,601	$2,455	$27,146
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
Exploration Ele Charter School - Science-Technol	Public, Charter	K-5	1001 Lake Ave	Rochester	14613	Monroe County	Exploration Ele Charter School - Science-Technol	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 498-4700	371	28	13.2	94.1%	36 (9.7%)	281 (75.7%)	47 (12.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2.2	2438^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.3%		4	2436^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.4%	2	14.0	18.2	8.8		10.5	5.3	11.5		6.6									$11,003	$00	$11,003

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Rochester City School District

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School 5-John Williams ranks in the bottom 1.2% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend School 5-John Williams?

In the 2024-25 school year, 485 students attended School 5-John Williams.

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Students who attend School 5-John Williams usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Lower School
Middle : Northwest College Preparatory High School
High : East Upper High School
High : James Monroe Upper School
High : Rochester Early College International High School
High : School Of The Arts
High : School Without Walls

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Students at School 5-John Williams are 44% African American, 22% Hispanic, 12% White, 12% Asian, 10% Two or more races.

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