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School 39-Andrew J Townson

Q: How many students attend School 39-Andrew J Townson?

In the 2023-24 school year, 330 students attended School 39-Andrew J Townson.

Q: What is the racial makeup of School 39-Andrew J Townson?

Students at School 39-Andrew J Townson are 47% African American, 40% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% White.

Public Grades

Summary

School 39-Andrew J Townson is an elementary school in Rochester, NY, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 369 students. Unfortunately, this school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, with extremely low proficiency rates on state assessments compared to the Rochester City School District and the state of New York.

In the 2023-2024 school year, only 0-6.9% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, and 0-4.26% were proficient in Math across grades 3-6. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 5% of New York elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students in both ELA and Math. Despite increased per-student spending and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school has not shown any significant improvement in academic outcomes over time.

While the nearby schools within the Rochester City School District also struggle with low academic performance, School 39-Andrew J Townson stands out as one of the lowest-performing schools in the district and the state. For example, School 22-Lincoln School and School 50-Helen Barrett Montgomery have slightly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math compared to School 39-Andrew J Townson.

330

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

90.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

145 Midland Ave
Rochester, NY 14621-4097

(585) 467-8816

District: Rochester City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.3%

Hispanic:

40.3%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2014 → <1st in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (3% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Math scores 51 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school3%

District avg14%

New York avg47%

Not ranked this year

School 39-Andrew J Townson did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	2.3	2442 of 2445	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	2434 of 2439	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	2432 of 2434	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.1	2185 of 2201	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	2407 of 2413	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	2386 of 2395	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.2	2372 of 2386	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.8	2350 of 2366	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.5	2317 of 2352	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.6	2299 of 2345	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.9	2284 of 2325	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.0	2218 of 2320	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.0	2230 of 2286	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.5	2221 of 2263	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.0	2106 of 2257	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.0	1999 of 2227	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.7	2033 of 2219	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.8	2029 of 2206	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	9.3	913 of 927	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	848 of 857	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	929 of 936	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	425 of 427	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	875 of 891	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	921 of 948	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	2.9	2411 of 2413	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.7	2397 of 2403	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	2399 of 2401	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	1941 of 1955	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	2349 of 2357	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	2335 of 2338	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	5.5	1528 of 1531	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1419 of 1429	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	1503 of 1503	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	1302 of 1315	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1361 of 1392	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	9.4	636 of 637	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	509 of 570	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	684 of 730	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	4.0	2077 of 2078	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	2039 of 2041	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	2099 of 2099	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	3.4	2408 of 2411	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	2389 of 2400	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	2399 of 2400	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.4	1953 of 1961	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	2352 of 2358	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	2328 of 2340	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	16.7	2070 of 2110	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1962 of 2016	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	2012 of 2031	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	1803 of 1859	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1875 of 1941	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	0.7	1396 of 1399	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2024)2nd percentile~ school

White (2022)<1st percentile~ school

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Homeless (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2024)<1st percentile~ school

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

By subject vs New York (2023-2024) ?

English Language Arts4%-41 vs state

Science3%-32 vs state

Math2%-51 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about School 39-Andrew J Townson

What is the racial makeup of School 39-Andrew J Townson?

Students at School 39-Andrew J Townson are 47% African American, 40% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% White.

How many students attend School 39-Andrew J Townson?

In the 2023-24 school year, 330 students attended School 39-Andrew J Townson.

What district is School 39-Andrew J Townson in?

Rochester City School District

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