Rochester Academy Charter School

Summary:

Rochester Academy Charter School is an alternative public charter school serving grades K-12 in Rochester, New York, with a diverse student population that is predominantly African American and low-income.

The school has faced significant challenges, with graduation rates ranging from a high of 91.1% to a low of 74.1% in recent years, well below the state average. Student performance on state assessments and Regents exams is also significantly below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from just 5.08% to 39.66% in English Language Arts and 5.08% to 17.24% in Math, compared to state averages of 44.89% to 55.2% in ELA and 40.74% to 53.85% in Math. Additionally, the school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 49.8% to 54.4% in the past two school years, much higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Minerva Deland School in the Fairport Central School District, which has significantly higher proficiency rates on Regents exams, it becomes clear that the challenges faced by Rochester Academy Charter School are not shared by all schools in the region. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Rochester Academy Charter School (96.72% to 100%) suggests that the school's socioeconomic factors play a significant role in its academic performance and attendance challenges, and addressing these issues should be a priority for the school's leadership and the broader community.


Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

 841 Genesee St
       Rochester, NY  14611-3817


(585) 467-9201

District: Rochester Academy Charter School

SchoolDigger Rank:
2425th of 2,439 New York Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,046 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  10.2 Help
Number of students:  823

Racial breakdown:

African American:
79.0%
White:
12.6%
Hispanic:
6.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  96.7% Help


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Compare Details Rochester Academy Charter School ranks worse than 99.4% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 3.71. (See more...)
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Compare Details Rochester Academy Charter School ranks worse than 94.9% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details Rochester Academy Charter School ranks worse than 77% of high schools in New York. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.84. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Rochester Academy Charter School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (79%), White (12.6%), Hispanic (6.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 96.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rochester Academy Charter School is 10.2. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rochester Academy Charter School is $15,046.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Rochester Academy Charter School:

SchoolDigger ranks Rochester Academy Charter School 2425th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Rochester Academy Charter School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Rochester Academy Charter School 1423rd of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See Rochester Academy Charter School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Rochester Academy Charter School 945th of 1228 New York public high schools. (See Rochester Academy Charter School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rochester Academy Charter School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 5.73 2132nd 2201 3.1%
2022 5.19 2408th 2434 1.1%
2023 3.71 2425th 2439 0.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 14.65 2030th 2031 0.0%
2023 15.54 1995th 2016 1.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 11.08 1617th 1678 3.6%
2022 15.14 1973rd 2099 6.0%
2023 5.47 2034th 2041 0.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 7.33 1886th 1955 3.5%
2022 7.41 2353rd 2401 2.0%
2023 3.56 2390th 2403 0.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 4.36 1929th 1961 1.6%
2022 5.03 2388th 2400 0.5%
2023 5.97 2359th 2400 1.7%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 15.77 385th 427 9.8%
2022 12.82 904th 936 3.4%
2023 10.79 828th 857 3.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 10.79 1455th 1503 3.2%
2023 17.01 1299th 1429 9.1%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 1.42 1335th 1337 0.1%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 18.51 1036th 1224 15.4%
2010 6.07 1195th 1243 3.9%
2011 12.87 1134th 1295 12.4%
2012 26.46 1028th 1337 23.1%
2013 33.51 924th 1373 32.7%
2014 17.18 1208th 1401 13.8%
2015 16.13 1236th 1407 12.2%
2016 14.30 1296th 1429 9.3%
2017 14.53 1325th 1455 8.9%
2018 18.26 1242nd 1438 13.6%
2019 12.51 1345th 1439 6.5%
2021 6.99 1218th 1242 1.9%
2022 12.18 1391st 1479 5.9%
2023 10.80 1423rd 1500 5.1%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.87 1081st 1170 7.6%
2019 54.68 325th 1139 71.5%
2022 30.90 975th 1283 24.0%
2023 18.19 1263rd 1307 3.4%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 11.11 915th 935 2.1%
2022 18.17 1189th 1306 9.0%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.57 1182nd 1353 12.6%
2019 18.89 1194th 1370 12.8%
2021 8.00 1047th 1066 1.8%
2022 9.56 1406th 1454 3.3%
2023 10.69 1390th 1463 5.0%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.97 1213th 1352 10.3%
2019 9.29 1337th 1366 2.1%
2021 5.66 1056th 1071 1.4%
2022 20.46 1247th 1455 14.3%
2023 12.28 1379th 1464 5.8%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.56 512th 663 22.8%
2019 25.24 531st 653 18.7%
2021 14.52 237th 253 6.3%
2022 20.30 613th 706 13.2%
2023 21.10 599th 696 13.9%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.04 556th 810 31.4%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2011 15.20 1038th 1165 10.9%
2012 13.37 1026th 1198 14.4%
2013 16.98 980th 1217 19.5%
2014 22.30 944th 1237 23.7%
2015 23.72 973rd 1255 22.5%
2016 25.92 954th 1255 24.0%
2017 18.41 947th 1221 22.4%
2018 27.35 867th 1210 28.3%
2019 29.49 863rd 1207 28.5%
2021 8.00 490th 519 5.6%
2022 8.89 1086th 1190 8.7%
2023 19.84 945th 1228 23.0%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.52 871st 1095 20.5%
2019 18.75 987th 1132 12.8%
2023 18.50 1009th 1130 10.7%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.23 850th 1154 26.3%
2023 25.72 862nd 1155 25.4%
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Rank History for high school Homeless students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 33.86 371st 531 30.1%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.20 913th 1176 22.4%
2019 28.47 867th 1193 27.3%
2022 7.26 1082nd 1155 6.3%
2023 16.78 990th 1197 17.3%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.09 820th 1176 30.3%
2019 28.89 861st 1190 27.6%
2022 11.50 1017th 1154 11.9%
2023 24.39 877th 1191 26.4%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.32 386th 679 43.2%
2019 44.92 364th 686 46.9%
2022 21.31 507th 593 14.5%
2023 32.05 454th 671 32.3%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Rochester Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.96 217th 791 72.6%
2019 45.91 416th 815 49.0%
2023 53.01 339th 851 60.2%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Rochester Academy Charter School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2009 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 0
2010 17 160 2 20 0 n/a n/a 7 206
2011 19 209 0 20 3 0 9 0 260
2012 50 216 4 24 0 0 0 0 294
2013 43 249 5 39 0 0 0 0 336
2014 56 212 5 55 0 0 0 0 328
2015 44 246 6 65 0 0 0 0 361
2016 86 239 5 40 0 0 0 0 370
2017 76 254 5 26 0 0 0 0 361
2018 23 321 6 73 0 0 0 0 423
2019 37 395 8 92 0 0 1 0 533
2020 64 490 9 78 0 0 3 0 644
2021 68 559 7 78 0 0 2 0 714
2022 88 590 9 61 0 0 2 0 750
2023 104 650 8 51 0 9 1 0 823

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Rochester Academy Charter School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2009 0 12.0 n/a n/a
2010 206 15.5 13.2 96
2011 260 17.5 14.8 75.8
2012 294 22.0 13.3 80.3
2013 336 24.0 13.9 71.7
2014 328 23.1 14.1 61
2015 361 26.0 13.8 85.6
2016 370 35.0 10.5 n/a
2017 361 36.0 10.0 97.2
2018 423 37.9 11.1 99.3
2019 533 52.6 10.1 98.7
2020 644 55.5 11.6 99.1
2021 714 62.5 11.4 98.9
2022 750 75.5 9.9 100
2023 823 80.3 10.2 96.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Rochester Academy Charter School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2009 0 12.0 n/a n/a
2010 206 15.5 13.2 96
2011 260 17.5 14.8 75.8
2012 294 22.0 13.3 80.3
2013 336 24.0 13.9 71.7
2014 328 23.1 14.1 61
2015 361 26.0 13.8 85.6
2016 370 35.0 10.5 n/a
2017 361 36.0 10.0 97.2
2018 423 37.9 11.1 99.3
2019 533 52.6 10.1 98.7
2020 644 55.5 11.6 99.1
2021 714 62.5 11.4 98.9
2022 750 75.5 9.9 100
2023 823 80.3 10.2 96.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Rochester Academy Charter School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $733 (5.4%) $12,838 (94.6%) $13,571
2020 $1,007 (8.8%) $10,422 (91.2%) $11,429
2021 $1,572 (13.7%) $9,924 (86.3%) $11,496
2022 $3,831 (27.6%) $10,041 (72.4%) $13,872
2023 $3,131 (20.8%) $11,915 (79.2%) $15,046

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Rochester Academy Charter School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1345th of 1439 Middle schoolsRanks 1423rd of 1500 Middle schools
 1.4%
Ranks 863rd of 1207 High schoolsRanks 945th of 1228 High schools
 5.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Rochester Academy Charter School)2214.3
 7.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4745.8
 1.2%
6th Grade Math (Rochester Academy Charter School)89.3
 1.3%
   6th Grade Math (New York)4748.1
 1.1%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Rochester Academy Charter School)1820
 2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4048
 8%
7th Grade Math (Rochester Academy Charter School)1716.7
 0.3%
   7th Grade Math (New York)4451.9
 7.9%
End of Course Algebra I (Rochester Academy Charter School)46.242.6
 3.6%
   End of Course Algebra I (New York)71.164.6
 6.5%
End of Course Chemistry (Rochester Academy Charter School)5055.6
 5.6%
   End of Course Chemistry (New York)73.165.2
 7.9%
End of Course Algebra II (Rochester Academy Charter School)66.717.9
 48.8%
   End of Course Algebra II (New York)82.764.1
 18.5%
End of Course English (Rochester Academy Charter School)93.673.9
 19.6%
   End of Course English (New York)83.976.9
 6.9%
End of Course Geometry (Rochester Academy Charter School)306.8
 23.2%
   End of Course Geometry (New York)70.153.2
 17%
End of Course Earth Science (Rochester Academy Charter School)4518.5
 26.5%
   End of Course Earth Science (New York)68.962.1
 6.9%
End of Course Living Environment (Rochester Academy Charter School)71.936.4
 35.4%
   End of Course Living Environment (New York)73.265.7
 7.5%
End of Course U.S. History and Government (Rochester Academy Charter School)63.575.5
 12%
   End of Course U.S. History and Government (New York)76.979.7
 2.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students533823
 54.4%
African American395650
 64.6%
American Indian00
Asian88
Hispanic9251
 44.6%
Pacific Islander09
White37104
 181.1%
Two or More Races11
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98.7%96.7%
 2%


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Students at Rochester Academy Charter School are 79% African American, 13% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Pacific Islander.

In the 2022-23 school year, 823 students attended Rochester Academy Charter School.

Rochester Academy Charter School ranks in the bottom 0.6% of New York alternative schools.


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