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School 25-Nathaniel Hawthorne

Public Grades PK, KG-6

2322^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New York elementary schools

Summary

School 25-Nathaniel Hawthorne is an elementary school in Rochester, New York, serving grades PK-6 with 281 students. It is part of the Rochester City School District, which is ranked 859 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 0 or 1-star rating. Its academic performance is significantly below the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 14.29% to 33.96%, compared to the district's 21.54%-20.12% and the state's 54.15%-50.86%. The school's Math proficiency rates were also much lower, ranging from 7.69% to 29.63%, compared to the district's 24.59%-18.14% and the state's 59.7%-51.2%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White and Hispanic students.

Despite the school's low academic performance, it has seen a significant increase in spending per student, from $12,950 in 2020-2021 to $35,627 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the spending at nearby schools. The school is also located very close to several other elementary schools, including School 23-Francis Parker and School 5-John Williams, as well as two nearby charter schools, Rochester Prep Charter School 3 and Genesee Community Charter School, which generally outperform the district in academic metrics.

471

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,673

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

190 Reynolds St
Rochester, NY 14608

(585) 288-3654

District: Rochester City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.2%

Hispanic:

23.4%

Two or more races:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (22% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg19%

New York avg54%

2,322^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	2322 of 2445	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	2115 of 2445	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	2321 of 2439	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	2123 of 2434	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	1.8	2191 of 2201	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	2299 of 2413	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	2127 of 2395	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	2266 of 2386	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.7	2173 of 2366	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	1944 of 2352	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.4	1751 of 2345	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.6	1985 of 2325	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.0	1680 of 2320	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.0	1518 of 2286	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	20.5	1922 of 2263	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.7	1907 of 2257	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.9	1582 of 2227	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.2	1511 of 2219	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.6	1315 of 2206	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	769 of 928	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	588 of 927	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	733 of 857	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	684 of 936	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	751 of 891	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	663 of 948	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	614 of 1117	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	2273 of 2409	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	2044 of 2413	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	2328 of 2403	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	2041 of 2401	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	2165 of 2357	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	2066 of 2338	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	1431 of 1569	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1350 of 1531	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1240 of 1429	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	1221 of 1503	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1014 of 1315	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	1264 of 1392	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	746 of 792	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1864 of 2098	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1946 of 2032	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	2299 of 2407	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	2130 of 2411	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	2192 of 2400	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	2105 of 2400	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	2276 of 2358	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	2085 of 2340	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	1813 of 2134	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1545 of 2110	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1597 of 2016	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1763 of 2031	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1213 of 1859	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	1231 of 1941	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	1381 of 1402	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)45th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science33%-12 vs state

English Language Arts23%-31 vs state

Math18%-38 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
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 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 19-Dr Charles T Lunsford	Public	PK, KG-6	465 Seward St	Rochester	14608	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 328-7454	353	36	9.8	80.7%	15 (4.2%)	253 (71.7%)	57 (16.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	16.3	2163^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	11.5%		30.3	1738^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.9%	425			32.4	20.8	36.1	20.5			45.7	20.0	38.5	15.8		35.9	99.4	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	100.0	$33,320	$4,871	$28,450
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
Anna Murray-Douglass Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	999 South Ave	Rochester	14620	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 461-3280	741	58	12.8	77.2%	78 (10.5%)	284 (38.3%)	291 (39.3%)	16 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (9.4%)	9.7	2303^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	5.8%		8.9	2351^st of 2445 public elementary schools	3.8%	48			26.8	22.9	25.3	26.1			32.2	22.7	22.0	24.4		22.0	98.2	99.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	99.6	99.3	$29,684	$2,968	$26,716
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
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
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
School 53 Montessori Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	353 Congress Ave	Rochester	14619	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 325-0935	306	27	11.3	72.9%	21 (6.9%)	202 (66.0%)	54 (17.6%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	13.2	2237^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.5%		17	2150^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.1%	87			18.0	11.8	28.6	52.6			18.0	5.9	24.1	36.8		36.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$30,158	$2,476	$27,682
Genesee Community Charter School-Flour City Campus	Public, Charter	K-4	1100 S Goodman St	Rochester	14620	Monroe County	Genesee Community Charter School-Flour City Campus	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(585) 417-7020	158	13	12.3	51.3%	58 (36.7%)	59 (37.3%)	25 (15.8%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.9%)	48.9	1219^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.1%					(n/a)			44.8	71.0					60.0	46.7													$15,608	$00	$15,608

Frequently Asked Questions about School 25-Nathaniel Hawthorne

What schools do graduates of School 25-Nathaniel Hawthorne attend?

Students who attend School 25-Nathaniel Hawthorne usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Lower School
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High : East Upper High School
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High : Rochester Early College International High School
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How many students attend School 25-Nathaniel Hawthorne?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended School 25-Nathaniel Hawthorne.

What district is School 25-Nathaniel Hawthorne in?

Rochester City School District

What is the racial makeup of School 25-Nathaniel Hawthorne?

Students at School 25-Nathaniel Hawthorne are 58% African American, 23% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 8% White, 1% Asian.

Is School 25-Nathaniel Hawthorne a good school?

School 25-Nathaniel Hawthorne ranks in the bottom 5.0% of New York elementary schools.

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