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Joseph C Wilson Foundation Academy

Q: How many students attend Joseph C Wilson Foundation Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 351 students attended Joseph C Wilson Foundation Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Joseph C Wilson Foundation Academy?

Students at Joseph C Wilson Foundation Academy are 72% African American, 16% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Two or more races.

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Summary

Joseph C Wilson Foundation Academy is an elementary school in Rochester, NY that serves 404 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Rochester City School District, which is ranked 849 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Joseph C Wilson Foundation Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments that are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency was just 9.52%, compared to the state average of 42.6% and the district average of 14.81%. The school also struggles with very low performance on Regents exams, with proficiency rates around 10-25% compared to state averages around 60-80%. These stark performance gaps are particularly pronounced for African American and Hispanic students.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $13,500-$15,300 and low student-teacher ratio of 9.8-11.4, the academic challenges persist. This suggests that simply allocating more resources may not be enough to drive meaningful improvements. Interestingly, a nearby charter school, True North Rochester Prep-West Camp, demonstrates significantly higher academic achievement, with proficiency rates that often exceed the state averages. This highlights the potential for alternative school models to be more effective in this high-poverty, low-performing district context.

351

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Genesee St
Rochester, NY 14611

(585) 463-4100

District: Rochester City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.1%

Hispanic:

15.7%

White:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2019 → 2nd in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (15% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Algebra I scores 51 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school15%

District avg14%

New York avg49%

Not ranked this year

Joseph C Wilson Foundation Academy 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	16.3	2175 of 2445	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	2364 of 2439	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	2301 of 2434	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	2076 of 2201	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	2272 of 2413	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	2348 of 2395	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.8	2288 of 2386	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.6	2366 of 2366	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.3	1959 of 2320	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	24.1	755 of 927	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	792 of 857	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	779 of 936	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	702 of 891	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	846 of 948	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	13.0	2268 of 2413	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	2365 of 2403	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	2192 of 2401	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	2151 of 2357	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	2255 of 2338	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	21.2	1204 of 1392	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	27.9	474 of 570	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	521 of 730	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	58.7	679 of 2078	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.2	1928 of 2032	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	2022 of 2045	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	22.6	1983 of 2411	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	2237 of 2400	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	2248 of 2400	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1840 of 1961	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	2269 of 2358	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	2318 of 2340	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	20.9	1723 of 1859	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1885 of 1941	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	3.8	1314 of 1337	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	1377 of 1408	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	6.6	1471 of 1504	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	1476 of 1500	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	1432 of 1479	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	1227 of 1242	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	1422 of 1439	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	1411 of 1438	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.2	1423 of 1455	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.6	1351 of 1429	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	1325 of 1407	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.7	1241 of 1401	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.4	1096 of 1373	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.3	1121 of 1337	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.8	1058 of 1295	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.1	1156 of 1243	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.0	1114 of 1224	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	14.1	664 of 705	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	652 of 696	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	668 of 706	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	622 of 653	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	645 of 663	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	1.2	374 of 374	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	40.8	295 of 591	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.0	245 of 473	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	314 of 503	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	9.8	1404 of 1465	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1430 of 1463	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1346 of 1454	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	1052 of 1066	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	1356 of 1370	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	1345 of 1353	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	4.9	950 of 953	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	890 of 943	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	825 of 826	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	777 of 810	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	21.8	357 of 392	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	454 of 457	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	6.8	1278 of 1288	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1264 of 1306	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	1238 of 1241	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	1235 of 1245	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	7.9	1431 of 1464	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1443 of 1464	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	1424 of 1455	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1037 of 1071	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	1359 of 1366	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1332 of 1352	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	16.1	1276 of 1303	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1286 of 1307	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1244 of 1283	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1074 of 1139	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1032 of 1170	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	5.2	752 of 763	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)67th percentile+56 vs school

African American (2024)19th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2024)18th percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2019)17th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2018)14th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2019)7th percentile~ school

Female (2024)6th percentile-5 vs school

White (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)50th percentile+48 vs school

Homeless (2019)9th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2024)6th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)4th percentile~ school

Male (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)2nd percentile~ school

White (2018)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Asian (2018)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2023-2024) ?

English Language Arts17%-30 vs state

Math15%-37 vs state

Science15%-20 vs state

Algebra I12%-51 vs state

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How many students attend Joseph C Wilson Foundation Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 351 students attended Joseph C Wilson Foundation Academy.

What district is Joseph C Wilson Foundation Academy in?

Rochester City School District

What is the racial makeup of Joseph C Wilson Foundation Academy?

Students at Joseph C Wilson Foundation Academy are 72% African American, 16% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Two or more races.

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