Is School 39-Andrew J Townson a good school?

School 39-Andrew J Townson ranks in the bottom 0.1% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend School 39-Andrew J Townson?

In the 2023-24 school year, 330 students attended School 39-Andrew J Townson.

What is the racial makeup of School 39-Andrew J Townson?

Students at School 39-Andrew J Townson are 47% African American, 40% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of School 39-Andrew J Townson attend?

Students who attend School 39-Andrew J Townson 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 : Northeast College Preparatory High School High : Rochester Early College International High School High : School Of The Arts High : School Without Walls

School 39-Andrew J Townson

Summary:

School 39-Andrew J Townson is an elementary school in Rochester, NY, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 369 students. Unfortunately, this school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, with extremely low proficiency rates on state assessments compared to the Rochester City School District and the state of New York.

In the 2023-2024 school year, only 0-6.9% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, and 0-4.26% were proficient in Math across grades 3-6. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 5% of New York elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students in both ELA and Math. Despite increased per-student spending and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school has not shown any significant improvement in academic outcomes over time.

While the nearby schools within the Rochester City School District also struggle with low academic performance, School 39-Andrew J Townson stands out as one of the lowest-performing schools in the district and the state. For example, School 22-Lincoln School and School 50-Helen Barrett Montgomery have slightly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math compared to School 39-Andrew J Townson.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

145 Midland Ave
Rochester, NY 14621-4097

(585) 467-8816

District: Rochester City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2442^nd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,371

Students who attend School 39-Andrew J Townson usually attend:

Middle:	East Lower School
	Northwest College Preparatory High School
High:	East Upper High School
	James Monroe Upper School
	Northeast College Preparatory High School
	Rochester Early College International High School
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	School Of The Arts
	School Without Walls

Student/teacher ratio: 13.0

Number of students: 330

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.3%

Hispanic:

40.3%

Two or more races:

7.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details School 39-Andrew J Townson ranks worse than 99.9% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 29^th among 30 ranked elementary schools in the Rochester City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 2.35. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (47.3%), Hispanic (40.3%), two or more races (7.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at School 39-Andrew J Townson is 13. 25 elementary schools in the Rochester City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare School 39-Andrew J Townson employs 25.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at School 39-Andrew J Townson is $12,371. 28 elementary schools in the Rochester City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

School 39-Andrew J Townson:

SchoolDigger ranks School 39-Andrew J Townson 2442^nd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See School 39-Andrew J Townson in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Rochester City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Rochester City School District 849^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for School 39-Andrew J Townson

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Rank History for all students at School 39-Andrew J Townson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	11.79	2029^th	2206	8.0%
2007	11.66	2033^rd	2219	8.4%
2008	15.02	1999^th	2227	10.2%
2009	11.99	2106^th	2257	6.7%
2010	4.48	2221^st	2263	1.9%
2011	4.96	2230^th	2286	2.4%
2012	7.05	2218^th	2320	4.4%
2013	6.93	2284^th	2325	1.8%
2014	6.64	2299^th	2345	2.0%
2015	6.51	2317^th	2352	1.5%
2016	4.83	2350^th	2366	0.7%
2017	4.20	2372^nd	2386	0.6%
2018	3.38	2386^th	2395	0.4%
2019	2.98	2407^th	2413	0.2%
2021	2.10	2185^th	2201	0.7%
2022	3.00	2432^nd	2434	0.1%
2023	2.50	2434^th	2439	0.2%
2024	2.35	2442^nd	2445	0.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at School 39-Andrew J Townson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	18.99	1875^th	1941	3.4%
2019	17.89	1803^rd	1859	3.0%
2022	16.54	2012^th	2031	0.9%
2023	16.49	1962^nd	2016	2.7%
2024	16.74	2070^th	2110	1.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at School 39-Andrew J Townson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	3.46	2099^th	2099	0.0%
2023	2.85	2039^th	2041	0.1%
2024	3.98	2077^th	2078	0.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at School 39-Andrew J Townson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	18.67	684^th	730	6.3%
2019	24.10	509^th	570	10.7%
2023	9.39	636^th	637	0.2%

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Rank History for Female students at School 39-Andrew J Townson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	3.30	2335^th	2338	0.1%
2019	3.68	2349^th	2357	0.3%
2021	2.66	1941^st	1955	0.7%
2022	3.51	2399^th	2401	0.1%
2023	2.66	2397^th	2403	0.2%
2024	2.95	2411^th	2413	0.1%

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Rank History for Male students at School 39-Andrew J Townson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	5.01	2328^th	2340	0.5%
2019	3.85	2352^nd	2358	0.3%
2021	2.37	1953^rd	1961	0.4%
2022	3.55	2399^th	2400	0.0%
2023	4.21	2389^th	2400	0.5%
2024	3.36	2408^th	2411	0.1%

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Rank History for African American students at School 39-Andrew J Townson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	12.62	921^st	948	2.8%
2019	10.82	875^th	891	1.8%
2021	5.51	425^th	427	0.5%
2022	8.93	929^th	936	0.7%
2023	8.25	848^th	857	1.1%
2024	9.32	913^th	927	1.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at School 39-Andrew J Townson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	9.05	1361^st	1392	2.2%
2019	6.38	1302^nd	1315	1.0%
2022	4.62	1503^rd	1503	0.0%
2023	5.46	1419^th	1429	0.7%
2024	5.54	1528^th	1531	0.2%

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Rank History for White students at School 39-Andrew J Townson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	0.69	1396^th	1399	0.2%

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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for School 39-Andrew J Townson

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	305	337	5	84	1	n/a	n/a	0	732
1990	299	366	6	99	0	n/a	n/a	0	770
1991	264	376	7	125	0	n/a	n/a	0	772
1992	246	363	6	136	0	n/a	n/a	0	751
1993	250	411	13	140	0	n/a	n/a	0	814
1994	216	442	15	141	1	n/a	n/a	0	815
1995	174	464	8	147	2	n/a	n/a	0	795
1996	174	464	8	147	2	n/a	n/a	0	795
1997	161	419	7	131	1	n/a	n/a	0	719
1998	155	440	15	140	2	n/a	n/a	0	752
1999	131	461	13	151	1	n/a	n/a	0	757
2000	120	393	12	136	0	n/a	n/a	0	661
2001	97	371	5	140	1	n/a	n/a	0	614
2002	89	376	8	178	1	n/a	n/a	0	652
2003	89	376	8	178	1	n/a	n/a	0	652
2004	73	387	6	171	2	n/a	n/a	0	639
2005	72	377	12	157	4	n/a	n/a	0	622
2006	72	394	9	173	2	n/a	n/a	0	650
2007	64	385	9	154	3	n/a	n/a	0	615
2008	56	403	8	159	3	n/a	n/a	5	634
2009	48	419	4	149	3	n/a	n/a	5	628
2010	50	411	4	155	2	n/a	n/a	4	626
2011	49	427	7	149	1	0	5	0	638
2012	53	407	3	148	0	0	1	0	612
2013	47	400	4	160	0	0	0	0	611
2014	53	388	3	178	0	0	1	0	623
2015	46	390	2	168	0	0	1	0	607
2016	38	390	3	193	0	0	2	0	626
2017	36	375	6	187	0	0	5	0	609
2018	30	386	6	182	1	0	8	0	613
2019	38	332	5	174	0	0	7	0	556
2020	36	316	6	163	0	0	17	0	538
2021	31	274	2	133	0	0	15	0	455
2022	30	248	0	147	0	0	21	0	446
2023	13	198	1	134	0	0	23	0	369
2024	14	156	3	133	0	0	24	0	330

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 School 39-Andrew J Townson

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	732	40.6	18.0	n/a
1990	770	43.4	17.7	n/a
1991	772	42.0	18.3	n/a
1992	751	43.9	17.1	n/a
1993	814	41.0	19.9	n/a
1994	815	46.1	17.7	60.1
1995	795	43.6	18.2	64.7
1996	795	43.6	18.2	64.7
1997	719	44.8	16.0	67.6
1998	752	44.5	16.9	69.1
1999	757	45.6	16.6	55.7
2000	661	48.3	13.7	84.6
2001	614	50.0	12.3	80.3
2002	652	43.5	15.0	92
2003	652	43.5	15.0	92
2004	639	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	622	43.2	14.4	83.4
2006	650	46.0	14.1	74.5
2007	615	45.0	13.7	83.1
2008	634	45.0	14.1	84.3
2009	628	45.0	14.0	89.2
2010	626	48.0	13.0	88.7
2011	638	48.7	13.0	84.3
2012	612	43.5	14.0	92.5
2013	611	41.0	14.8	91
2014	623	40.0	15.5	n/a
2015	607	42.0	14.4	88.1
2016	626	42.0	14.9	89.1
2017	609	43.8	13.8	93.4
2018	613	38.0	16.1	95.1
2019	556	39.5	14.0	94.4
2020	538	43.0	12.5	94.6
2021	455	33.0	13.7	n/a
2022	446	26.0	17.1	92.8
2023	369	30.1	12.2	94.3
2024	330	25.2	13.0	90.6

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 School 39-Andrew J Townson

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	732	40.6	18.0	n/a
1990	770	43.4	17.7	n/a
1991	772	42.0	18.3	n/a
1992	751	43.9	17.1	n/a
1993	814	41.0	19.9	n/a
1994	815	46.1	17.7	60.1
1995	795	43.6	18.2	64.7
1996	795	43.6	18.2	64.7
1997	719	44.8	16.0	67.6
1998	752	44.5	16.9	69.1
1999	757	45.6	16.6	55.7
2000	661	48.3	13.7	84.6
2001	614	50.0	12.3	80.3
2002	652	43.5	15.0	92
2003	652	43.5	15.0	92
2004	639	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	622	43.2	14.4	83.4
2006	650	46.0	14.1	74.5
2007	615	45.0	13.7	83.1
2008	634	45.0	14.1	84.3
2009	628	45.0	14.0	89.2
2010	626	48.0	13.0	88.7
2011	638	48.7	13.0	84.3
2012	612	43.5	14.0	92.5
2013	611	41.0	14.8	91
2014	623	40.0	15.5	n/a
2015	607	42.0	14.4	88.1
2016	626	42.0	14.9	89.1
2017	609	43.8	13.8	93.4
2018	613	38.0	16.1	95.1
2019	556	39.5	14.0	94.4
2020	538	43.0	12.5	94.6
2021	455	33.0	13.7	n/a
2022	446	26.0	17.1	92.8
2023	369	30.1	12.2	94.3
2024	330	25.2	13.0	90.6

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.

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