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School 54-Flower City Community School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

2320^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New York elementary schools

Summary

School 54-Flower City Community School is an elementary school in Rochester, NY, serving 316 students in grades PK-6. 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. Unfortunately, School 54-Flower City Community School has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, also earning a 0-star rating.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with consistently low proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 9.76% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 21.54% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school also has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 92.72% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite increased spending per student, from $9,760 in 2020-2021 to $33,223 in 2023-2024, the school has been unable to improve student outcomes.

Interestingly, the challenges faced by School 54-Flower City Community School are not unique. Other nearby district schools, such as School 4-George Mather Forbes and Ida B Wells-Barnett Elementary School 34, also perform poorly, with most ranking in the bottom 10-20% of New York elementary schools. This suggests that the issues facing this school are systemic within the Rochester City School District.

325

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,560

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

36 Otis St
Rochester, NY 14606

(585) 254-2080

District: Rochester City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.4%

Hispanic:

26.2%

Two or more races:

11.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 36 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg19%

New York avg54%

2,320^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	9.0	2320 of 2445	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	2366 of 2445	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	2382 of 2439	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	2423 of 2434	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	2157 of 2201	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	2409 of 2413	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	2308 of 2395	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.3	2345 of 2386	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.8	2360 of 2366	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.5	2293 of 2352	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.0	2331 of 2345	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.9	2272 of 2325	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.3	2267 of 2320	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.5	2165 of 2286	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.6	1961 of 2263	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.6	1860 of 2257	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.1	1756 of 2227	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.0	1811 of 2219	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.6	1668 of 2206	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	806 of 928	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	815 of 927	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	794 of 857	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	914 of 936	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	427 of 427	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	884 of 891	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	839 of 948	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	21.4	880 of 938	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	2253 of 2409	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	2273 of 2413	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	2314 of 2403	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	2387 of 2401	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	1919 of 1955	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	2346 of 2357	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	2252 of 2338	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	1377 of 1569	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1469 of 1531	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	1400 of 1429	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	1496 of 1503	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1286 of 1392	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	2054 of 2098	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	2006 of 2078	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	2293 of 2407	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	2363 of 2411	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	2358 of 2400	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	2390 of 2400	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	1925 of 1961	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	2356 of 2358	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	2276 of 2340	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	19.3	1945 of 2031	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1775 of 1941	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)13th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2018)6th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)4th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math26%-30 vs state

Science18%-27 vs state

English Language Arts18%-36 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 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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about School 54-Flower City Community School

Is School 54-Flower City Community School a good school?

School 54-Flower City Community School ranks in the bottom 5.1% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of School 54-Flower City Community School?

Students at School 54-Flower City Community School are 55% African American, 26% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 5% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend School 54-Flower City Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended School 54-Flower City Community School.

What district is School 54-Flower City Community School in?

Rochester City School District

What schools do graduates of School 54-Flower City Community School attend?

Students who attend School 54-Flower City Community School 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

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