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Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34

Public Grades PK, KG-6

2336^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34 is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the Rochester City School District, with 402 students. Despite high per-student spending, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New York state, with a statewide ranking between 2131 and 2406 out of around 2,400 schools over the past 10 years.

Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34 significantly underperforms the Rochester City School District and the state of New York in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.87% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to 54.15% statewide, and only 15.79% were proficient in math compared to 59.7% statewide. The school's rankings for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students are all in the bottom 30-40% of New York state elementary schools, suggesting the school struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population.

The poor performance of Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34 is not unique within the Rochester City School District, as the other nearby elementary schools, such as School 5-John Williams and School 17-Enrico Fermi, also rank in the bottom 10% of New York state elementary schools. However, the nearby Discovery Charter School significantly outperforms the district schools, suggesting systemic issues within the Rochester City School District that need to be addressed.

465

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,351

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

530 Lexington Ave
Rochester, NY 14613-2299

(585) 458-3210

District: Rochester City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.5%

Hispanic:

28.2%

Two or more races:

10.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (21% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Math scores 39 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg19%

New York avg54%

2,336^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	8.1	2336 of 2445	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	2252 of 2445	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	2131 of 2439	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	2406 of 2434	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	2174 of 2201	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	2350 of 2413	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	2340 of 2395	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	2313 of 2386	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.3	2300 of 2366	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.3	2301 of 2352	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.8	2284 of 2345	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.7	2293 of 2325	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.3	2309 of 2320	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.9	2270 of 2286	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.2	2212 of 2263	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.0	2207 of 2257	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.6	2004 of 2227	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	6.7	2124 of 2219	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.1	1984 of 2206	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	829 of 928	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	767 of 927	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	617 of 857	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	816 of 936	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	377 of 427	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	754 of 891	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	822 of 948	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	1003 of 1117	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	837 of 860	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	858 of 938	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	2295 of 2409	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	2316 of 2413	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	2104 of 2403	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	2368 of 2401	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	1879 of 1955	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	2310 of 2357	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	2303 of 2338	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	1412 of 1569	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1157 of 1531	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1012 of 1429	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	1475 of 1503	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1278 of 1315	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1333 of 1392	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	25.8	621 of 766	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.5	296 of 637	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	10.7	560 of 570	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	2262 of 2407	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	2023 of 2411	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	2070 of 2400	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	2359 of 2400	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	2286 of 2358	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	2280 of 2340	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	270 of 287	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	1589 of 2134	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.0	1148 of 2110	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	1010 of 2016	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.0	1791 of 2031	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	893 of 1044	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1663 of 1859	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	1857 of 1941	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	7.3	1351 of 1399	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1236 of 1338	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	1364 of 1408	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)26th percentile+21 vs school

Homeless (2024)19th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2022)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-25 vs state

Math17%-39 vs state

Science12%-33 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
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
School 7-Virgil Grissom	Public	PK, KG-6	31 Bryan St	Rochester	14613	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 254-3110	486	43	11.2	81.1%	43 (8.8%)	232 (47.7%)	127 (26.1%)	35 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.9%)	5.6	2393^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	2.1%		5.4	2420^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.0%	27	26.4	33.3	10.7	14.8	25.0	26.7	13.2	12.3	9.2	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$31,444	$2,579	$28,865
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
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 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 50-Helen Barrett Montgomery	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Seneca Ave	Rochester	14621	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 266-0331	590	49	12.0	81.2%	80 (13.6%)	213 (36.1%)	188 (31.9%)	64 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (7.1%)	4	2421^st of 2445 public elementary schools	1.0%		6.2	2400^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.8%	21	15.9	7.9	10.8	27.7	20.2	8.5	7.8	16.2	7.9	99.1	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.4	99.4	99.2	$31,475	$2,470	$29,005
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34

What is the racial makeup of Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34?

Students at Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34 are 52% African American, 28% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 5% White, 3% Asian.

What district is Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34 in?

Rochester City School District

How many students attend Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34?

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34.

What schools do graduates of Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34 attend?

Students who attend Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34 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

Is Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34 a good school?

Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34 ranks in the bottom 4.5% of New York elementary schools.

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