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School 52-Frank Fowler Dow

Public Grades PK, KG-6

2298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of New York elementary schools

Summary

School 52-Frank Fowler Dow is an elementary school located in Rochester, NY, serving grades PK-6 with 297 students. It is part of the Rochester City School District, which is ranked 859 out of 874 districts in New York 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 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

School 52-Frank Fowler Dow consistently underperforms the Rochester City School District and the state of New York in proficiency rates for English Language Arts and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 33.33% compared to the district's 21.54% and the state's 54.15%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 30% of NY elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students. Additionally, the school has very high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 83-85% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

The other schools in the immediate vicinity of School 52-Frank Fowler Dow, such as School 45-Mary McLeod Bethune, School 28-Henry Hudson, and School 33-John James Audubon, also perform poorly and rank in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools. However, Austin Steward Elementary School 46, also part of the Rochester City School District, performs significantly better, ranking in the bottom 15-20% of New York elementary schools. In contrast, Indian Landing Elementary School, which is part of the Penfield Central School District, performs very well, ranking in the top 20-25% of New York elementary schools.

332

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,434

Per pupil spending ?

81%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Farmington Rd
Rochester, NY 14609-6699

(585) 482-9614

District: Rochester City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.2%

Hispanic:

29.5%

White:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Rochester City School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (24% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg19%

New York avg54%

2,298^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	10.2	2298 of 2445	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	2086 of 2445	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	2052 of 2439	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	2188 of 2434	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1854 of 2201	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1703 of 2413	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	2061 of 2395	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.8	2035 of 2386	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	2076 of 2366	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.2	1999 of 2352	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.3	1818 of 2345	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.1	1797 of 2325	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.6	1658 of 2320	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.6	1666 of 2286	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.5	1458 of 2263	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.1	1502 of 2257	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.2	1688 of 2227	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.3	1866 of 2219	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.8	1730 of 2206	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	801 of 928	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	708 of 927	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	721 of 857	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	756 of 936	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	685 of 891	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	826 of 948	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	2332 of 2409	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	2038 of 2413	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1996 of 2403	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1972 of 2401	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	1351 of 1955	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	1606 of 2357	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	1684 of 2338	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1405 of 1569	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1302 of 1531	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1016 of 1429	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1250 of 1503	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	766 of 1315	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1060 of 1392	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	28.0	1568 of 2078	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1757 of 2041	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1889 of 2099	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1524 of 1678	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	1381 of 2032	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1820 of 2045	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	2139 of 2407	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	2075 of 2411	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	2032 of 2400	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	2242 of 2400	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	1758 of 1961	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1716 of 2358	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	2112 of 2340	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	2000 of 2134	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1870 of 2110	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	1847 of 2016	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1874 of 2031	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1422 of 1859	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1849 of 1941	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	34.6	967 of 1399	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.3	247 of 1338	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	55.5	643 of 1408	54.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2022)31st percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)25th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-27 vs state

Science24%-21 vs state

Math20%-36 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 52-Frank Fowler Dow	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Farmington Rd	Rochester	14609	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 482-9614	332	26	12.5	81.0%	48 (14.5%)	160 (48.2%)	98 (29.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	10.2	2298^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.0%		19.2	2086^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.7%	212	33.3	36.6	34.0	6.4	35.7	26.2	10.9	8.5	24.0	98.4	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.7	99.3	$31,434	$2,694	$28,740
Helendale Road Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	220 Helendale Rd	Rochester	14609	Monroe County	East Irondequoit Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 339-1330	311	26	11.9	60.8%	122 (39.2%)	72 (23.2%)	79 (25.4%)	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.7%)								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$31,628	$2,208	$29,421
School 28-Henry Hudson	Public	PK, KG-6	450 Humboldt St	Rochester	14610	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 482-4836	567	55	10.3	79.5%	25 (4.4%)	170 (30.0%)	338 (59.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.1%)	7.7	2348^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.0%		6.4	2395^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.0%	47	34.5	18.3	23.8	23.0	34.3	22.6	12.3	14.1	13.9	93.6	98.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.6	99.8	99.7	$32,849	$2,480	$30,369
School 33-John James Audubon	Public	PK, KG-6	500 Webster Ave	Rochester	14609	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 482-9290	980	75	13.0	80.6%	29 (3.0%)	367 (37.4%)	520 (53.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.0%)	3.8	2425^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.8%		4.4	2430^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.6%	5	20.0	9.7	16.3	13.9	20.7	7.4	6.6	20.0	12.2	99.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	100.0	$28,605	$2,562	$26,043
Austin Steward Elementary School 46	Public	PK, KG-6	250 Newcastle Rd	Rochester	14610	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 288-8008	343	31	11.0	66.5%	84 (24.5%)	138 (40.2%)	85 (24.8%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	18.9	2108^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.8%		19.4	2081^st of 2445 public elementary schools	14.9%	27	47.6	28.9	42.9	27.3	37.8	32.6	30.2	30.4	27.9	99.3	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	$31,361	$2,490	$28,870
Laurelton-Pardee Intermediate School	Public	3-5	600 Pardee Rd	Rochester	14609	Monroe County	East Irondequoit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 339-1370	262	21	12.4	62.6%	111 (42.4%)	65 (24.8%)	52 (19.8%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.7%)	21.9	2027^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.1%		24.5	1918^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.6%	109	32.2	44.3	24.2		43.7	55.7	34.4		25.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$32,208	$2,438	$29,770
School 45-Mary McLeod Bethune	Public	PK, KG-8	1445 Clifford Ave	Rochester	14621	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 325-6945	430	41	10.5	88.1%	23 (5.3%)	209 (48.6%)	168 (39.1%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	2.6	2435^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.4%		5.5	2419^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.1%	16	12.7	12.9	16.7	16.0	10.9	16.1	2.1	6.0	8.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$36,183	$2,759	$33,423
School 15-Children's School Of Rochester (The)	Public	PK, KG-6	85 Hillside Ave	Rochester	14610	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 262-8830	384	36	10.7	74.0%	88 (22.9%)	108 (28.1%)	66 (17.2%)	79 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.9%)	24.2	1951^st of 2445 public elementary schools	20.2%		19.7	2069^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.4%	118	54.8	30.4	27.1	37.0	45.8	58.3	20.8	31.4	25.0	97.1	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.4	99.0	98.7	$33,520	$2,643	$30,876
School 23-Francis Parker	Public	PK, KG-6	170 Barrington St	Rochester	14607	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 473-5099	313	29	10.8	58.5%	106 (33.9%)	127 (40.6%)	53 (16.9%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.4%)	27.7	1841^st of 2445 public elementary schools	24.7%		34.1	1614^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.0%	227	37.3	35.0	33.3	53.7	47.1	43.9	22.7	53.7	29.8	98.7	98.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.7	99.0	$33,279	$2,916	$30,362
Indian Landing Elementary School	Public	K-5	702 Landing Rd N	Rochester	14625	Monroe County	Penfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 249-6900	545	54	10.0	27.5%	440 (80.7%)	25 (4.6%)	38 (7.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.6%)	69.2	711^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.9%		75.7	519^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.8%	192	59.6	64.8	72.2		56.6	73.0	71.8		64.6	99.3	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.3	99.3	99.8	$22,027	$1,223	$20,804

Frequently Asked Questions about School 52-Frank Fowler Dow

What schools do graduates of School 52-Frank Fowler Dow attend?

Students who attend School 52-Frank Fowler Dow 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

How many students attend School 52-Frank Fowler Dow?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended School 52-Frank Fowler Dow.

What is the racial makeup of School 52-Frank Fowler Dow?

Students at School 52-Frank Fowler Dow are 48% African American, 30% Hispanic, 14% White, 7% Two or more races.

What district is School 52-Frank Fowler Dow in?

Rochester City School District

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School 52-Frank Fowler Dow ranks in the bottom 6.0% of New York elementary schools.

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