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School Of The Arts

Public Grades 7-12
800th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 35% of New York high schools
Summary

School Of The Arts is a public high school located in Rochester, New York, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 1,058 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 consistently outperforms the Rochester City School District and the state of New York in proficiency rates across various Regents exams and state assessments, particularly in subjects like Algebra II, Global History and Geography, and U.S. History and Government. However, the school struggles in some areas, such as Geometry and Earth Science, where its proficiency rates are lower than the district and state. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with White and Hispanic students tending to perform better than African American and Asian students. The school's four-year graduation rate is on par with the district and state averages, but its dropout rate is higher, and it has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to the district and state.

When compared to other high schools within the Rochester City School District, such as Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School, James Monroe Upper School, and East Upper High School, School Of The Arts generally outperforms them in academic performance and student subgroup outcomes. However, when compared to a higher-performing district like Brighton Central School District, School Of The Arts lags behind significantly, with Brighton High School consistently achieving much higher proficiency rates across various Regents exams.

1,065
Students ?
11.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$33,368
Per pupil spending ?
68.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 45 Prince St
       Rochester, NY  14607-1437

(585) 242-7682

District: Rochester City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:
42.0%
Hispanic:
28.7%
White:
23.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025
Strengths
91% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)
Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015
Among the top-ranked schools in Rochester City School District
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (48% vs 62% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Earth Science scores 43 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school48%
District avg24%
New York avg62%
Middle school
1,167th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 22%▲ up 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
800th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 35%▲ up 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 8High Schools in the Rochester City School District
859th 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202528.11167 of 150022.2%★☆☆☆☆
202427.31155 of 150423.2%★☆☆☆☆
202326.01185 of 150021.0%★☆☆☆☆
202224.71182 of 147920.1%★☆☆☆☆
202121.51049 of 124215.5%★☆☆☆☆
201925.91096 of 143923.8%★☆☆☆☆
201819.21226 of 143814.7%★☆☆☆☆
201722.81187 of 145518.4%★☆☆☆☆
201619.01209 of 142915.4%★☆☆☆☆
201518.51180 of 140716.1%★☆☆☆☆
201427.11039 of 140125.8%★☆☆☆☆
201332.2943 of 137331.3%★★☆☆☆
201226.41030 of 133723.0%★☆☆☆☆
201140.5847 of 129534.6%★★☆☆☆
201036.1874 of 124329.7%★☆☆☆☆
200951.2774 of 122436.8%★★☆☆☆
200844.7803 of 118532.2%★★☆☆☆
200742.5751 of 112333.1%★★☆☆☆
200631.4812 of 109525.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202528.2519 of 67623.2%★☆☆☆☆
202429.3537 of 70523.8%★☆☆☆☆
202329.9518 of 69625.6%★☆☆☆☆
202225.5555 of 70621.4%★☆☆☆☆
201927.8500 of 65323.4%★☆☆☆☆
201823.0571 of 66313.9%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202534.0314 of 40622.7%★☆☆☆☆
201813.5339 of 3749.4%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202422.6596 of 6153.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202234.2394 of 58132.2%★★☆☆☆
201828.0452 of 50310.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202521.41249 of 145714.3%★☆☆☆☆
202424.21212 of 146517.3%★☆☆☆☆
202324.31197 of 146318.2%★☆☆☆☆
202221.21231 of 145415.3%★☆☆☆☆
202116.0976 of 10668.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.01239 of 13709.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.51237 of 13538.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202526.0795 of 96517.6%★☆☆☆☆
202419.8848 of 95311.0%★☆☆☆☆
202319.0844 of 94310.5%★☆☆☆☆
202228.5696 of 91423.9%★☆☆☆☆
201930.8593 of 82628.2%★☆☆☆☆
201825.5660 of 81018.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202522.81106 of 128313.8%★☆☆☆☆
202421.51118 of 129613.7%★☆☆☆☆
202323.01115 of 128813.4%★☆☆☆☆
202222.61132 of 130613.3%★☆☆☆☆
202110.6921 of 9351.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.41065 of 124114.2%★☆☆☆☆
201819.51126 of 12459.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202541.3848 of 145541.7%★★☆☆☆
202431.91053 of 146428.1%★☆☆☆☆
202324.71189 of 146418.8%★☆☆☆☆
202227.61115 of 145523.4%★☆☆☆☆
202126.1842 of 107121.4%★☆☆☆☆
201944.1705 of 136648.4%★★☆☆☆
201824.91087 of 135219.6%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202512.0224 of 2354.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202542.1680 of 129847.6%★★☆☆☆
202430.7949 of 130327.2%★☆☆☆☆
202320.71214 of 13077.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.21217 of 12835.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.2988 of 113913.3%★☆☆☆☆
201828.9977 of 117016.5%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202568.4236 of 77569.5%★★★☆☆
202476.4160 of 77879.4%★★★★☆
202176.8115 of 61481.3%★★★★☆
201837.0506 of 76333.7%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202535.7800 of 123435.2%★★☆☆☆
202433.8810 of 124234.8%★★☆☆☆
202339.2744 of 122839.4%★★☆☆☆
202238.4732 of 119038.5%★★☆☆☆
202144.4347 of 51933.1%★★☆☆☆
201934.7819 of 120732.1%★★☆☆☆
201839.6768 of 121036.5%★★☆☆☆
201732.7806 of 122134.0%★★☆☆☆
201639.7782 of 125537.7%★★☆☆☆
201526.6928 of 125526.1%★☆☆☆☆
201426.7890 of 123728.1%★☆☆☆☆
201340.3772 of 121736.6%★★☆☆☆
201244.3730 of 119839.1%★★☆☆☆
201142.9729 of 116537.4%★★☆☆☆
201047.9671 of 111739.9%★★☆☆☆
200949.8631 of 108641.9%★★☆☆☆
200846.6664 of 102735.3%★★☆☆☆
200738.8723 of 100227.8%★☆☆☆☆
200640.8686 of 98630.4%★★☆☆☆
200551.8564 of 93539.7%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202539.7422 of 71340.8%★★☆☆☆
202436.5427 of 69038.1%★★☆☆☆
202342.2349 of 67148.0%★★☆☆☆
202237.9354 of 59340.3%★★☆☆☆
202133.327 of 4235.7%★★☆☆☆
201942.7381 of 68644.5%★★☆☆☆
201847.3328 of 67951.7%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202316.1378 of 42410.8%★☆☆☆☆
201930.1358 of 44719.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202531.7501 of 66925.1%★☆☆☆☆
202422.2569 of 63710.7%★☆☆☆☆
201933.1391 of 56530.8%★★☆☆☆
201852.5213 of 54661.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202534.3806 of 120633.2%★★☆☆☆
202430.6847 of 121930.5%★★☆☆☆
202336.9767 of 119735.9%★★☆☆☆
202234.3767 of 115533.6%★★☆☆☆
202136.9214 of 29026.2%★☆☆☆☆
201930.3854 of 119328.4%★☆☆☆☆
201836.5785 of 117633.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202538.5509 of 88542.5%★★☆☆☆
202442.6453 of 86547.6%★★☆☆☆
202351.7354 of 85158.4%★★★☆☆
202253.8314 of 76058.7%★★★☆☆
201945.8417 of 81548.8%★★☆☆☆
201854.1343 of 79156.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202527.8870 of 117926.2%★☆☆☆☆
202427.2867 of 117025.9%★☆☆☆☆
202332.1787 of 115531.9%★★☆☆☆
202231.1770 of 110130.1%★★☆☆☆
202121.1261 of 2899.7%★☆☆☆☆
201931.8836 of 117929.1%★☆☆☆☆
201835.0782 of 115432.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202538.5749 of 120137.6%★★☆☆☆
202432.8806 of 121133.4%★★☆☆☆
202335.3759 of 119136.3%★★☆☆☆
202243.9652 of 115443.5%★★☆☆☆
202143.3231 of 35434.7%★★☆☆☆
201941.4743 of 119037.6%★★☆☆☆
201842.7725 of 117638.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202531.2815 of 114929.1%★☆☆☆☆
202423.3947 of 114417.2%★☆☆☆☆
202327.4856 of 113024.2%★☆☆☆☆
202229.2742 of 103828.5%★☆☆☆☆
201947.1557 of 113250.8%★★★☆☆
201846.7542 of 109550.5%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202564.2237 of 78869.9%★★★★☆
202457.7335 of 78157.1%★★★☆☆
202356.9330 of 77657.5%★★★☆☆
202254.0346 of 73853.1%★★★☆☆
201948.8449 of 79343.4%★★☆☆☆
201851.3401 of 76547.6%★★☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
White (2025)70th percentile+47 vs school
Special Education (2025)48th percentile+25 vs school
Male (2025)42nd percentile+20 vs school
African American (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Asian (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school
Female (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-18 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-20 vs school
High school
White (2025)70th percentile+35 vs school
Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+7 vs school
African American (2025)41st percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)38th percentile~ school
Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)29th percentile-6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-9 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile-10 vs school
Asian (2023)11th percentile-29 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Common Core English Language Arts81%+5 vs state
Common Core Algebra II71%-4 vs state
Global History and Geography66%-10 vs state
U.S. History and Government58%-17 vs state
Algebra I53%-3 vs state
Geometry51%-9 vs state
Life Science Biology47%-11 vs state
English Language Arts47%-5 vs state
Chemistry46%-18 vs state
Earth and Space Sciences44%-12 vs state
Physics31%-38 vs state
Math29%-24 vs state
Living Environment27%-30 vs state
Common Core Geometry22%~ state avg
Earth Science22%-43 vs state
Science19%-24 vs state

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by a citizen
Saturday, March 24, 2012

Open Quote Great school! I was a student when 6th grade was still implemented. After graduation, I find myself missing the faculty because they were very caring and understanding. This school is a great way to find your passion for success! Close Quote


by a student
Thursday, April 23, 2009

Open Quote As a former student of this school i feel it is my duty to express just how wonderful it is! I personally was a creative writing major and I must say I looked forward to going to those classes the most. Craddock Painting and Gamzon are wonderful role models! Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,065 students attended School Of The Arts.

School Of The Arts ranks 800th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at School Of The Arts are 42% African American, 29% Hispanic, 23% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.


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