Is School 52-Frank Fowler Dow a good school?

School 52-Frank Fowler Dow ranks in the bottom 14.7% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend School 52-Frank Fowler Dow?

In the 2022-23 school year, 315 students attended School 52-Frank Fowler Dow.

What is the racial makeup of School 52-Frank Fowler Dow?

Students at School 52-Frank Fowler Dow are 46% African American, 30% Hispanic, 19% White, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of School 52-Frank Fowler Dow attend?

Students who attend School 52-Frank Fowler Dow 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 52-Frank Fowler Dow

Summary:

School 52-Frank Fowler Dow is an elementary school in Rochester, NY, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 315 students. 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. Unfortunately, School 52-Frank Fowler Dow has consistently been ranked in the bottom 15% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, including consistently underperforming the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Math proficiency rates across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 30.77%, compared to 14.81% for the Rochester City School District and 42.6% for the state. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with 83.49% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing School 52-Frank Fowler Dow to other nearby schools in the Rochester City School District, it becomes clear that the school is not an outlier in terms of its performance. Many of the other schools in the district, such as School 45-Mary McLeod Bethune and School 15-Children's School Of Rochester (The), also struggle with low test scores and high percentages of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher-than-average spending per student suggest that there may be opportunities to implement targeted interventions and support programs to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

100 Farmington Rd
Rochester, NY 14609-6699

(585) 482-9614

District: Rochester City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2086^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,490

Students who attend School 52-Frank Fowler Dow 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: 12.2

Number of students: 315

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.0%

Hispanic:

29.8%

White:

18.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details School 52-Frank Fowler Dow ranks worse than 85.3% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 5^th among 30 ranked elementary schools in the Rochester City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.25. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at School 52-Frank Fowler Dow is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (46%), Hispanic (29.8%), White (18.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at School 52-Frank Fowler Dow is 12.2. 18 elementary schools in the Rochester City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare School 52-Frank Fowler Dow employs 25.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at School 52-Frank Fowler Dow is $14,490, which is the 14^th highest among 30 elementary schools in the Rochester City School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

School 52-Frank Fowler Dow:

SchoolDigger ranks School 52-Frank Fowler Dow 2086^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See School 52-Frank Fowler Dow in the ranking list.)

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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 52-Frank Fowler Dow

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Rank History for all students at School 52-Frank Fowler Dow

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	29.82	1730^th	2206	21.6%
2007	20.27	1866^th	2219	15.9%
2008	34.16	1688^th	2227	24.2%
2009	46.12	1502^nd	2257	33.5%
2010	43.46	1458^th	2263	35.6%
2011	33.61	1666^th	2286	27.1%
2012	34.63	1658^th	2320	28.5%
2013	27.13	1797^th	2325	22.7%
2014	26.26	1818^th	2345	22.5%
2015	18.23	1999^th	2352	15.0%
2016	16.74	2076^th	2366	12.3%
2017	18.76	2035^th	2386	14.7%
2018	19.22	2061^st	2395	13.9%
2019	30.78	1703^rd	2413	29.4%
2021	19.90	1854^th	2201	15.8%
2022	15.16	2188^th	2434	10.1%
2023	19.47	2052^nd	2439	15.9%
2024	19.25	2086^th	2445	14.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at School 52-Frank Fowler Dow

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.09	1849^th	1941	4.7%
2019	28.38	1422^nd	1859	23.5%
2022	21.66	1874^th	2031	7.7%
2023	20.50	1847^th	2016	8.4%
2024	22.33	1870^th	2110	11.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at School 52-Frank Fowler Dow

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.11	1820^th	2045	11.0%
2019	33.12	1381^st	2032	32.0%
2021	18.32	1524^th	1678	9.2%
2022	19.38	1889^th	2099	10.0%
2023	21.05	1757^th	2041	13.9%
2024	28.01	1568^th	2078	24.5%

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Rank History for Female students at School 52-Frank Fowler Dow

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.29	1684^th	2338	28.0%
2019	33.62	1606^th	2357	31.9%
2021	33.95	1351^st	1955	30.9%
2022	22.43	1972^nd	2401	17.9%
2023	21.60	1996^th	2403	16.9%
2024	20.82	2038^th	2413	15.5%

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Rank History for Male students at School 52-Frank Fowler Dow

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	15.96	2112^th	2340	9.7%
2019	29.80	1716^th	2358	27.2%
2021	15.21	1758^th	1961	10.4%
2022	12.58	2242^nd	2400	6.6%
2023	19.89	2032^nd	2400	15.3%
2024	19.90	2075^th	2411	13.9%

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Rank History for African American students at School 52-Frank Fowler Dow

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.20	826^th	948	12.9%
2019	26.62	685^th	891	23.1%
2022	23.71	756^th	936	19.2%
2023	20.51	721^st	857	15.9%
2024	27.18	708^th	927	23.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at School 52-Frank Fowler Dow

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.64	1060^th	1392	23.9%
2019	40.09	766^th	1315	41.7%
2022	24.28	1250^th	1503	16.8%
2023	32.18	1016^th	1429	28.9%
2024	22.43	1302^nd	1531	15.0%

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Rank History for White students at School 52-Frank Fowler Dow

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	55.52	643^rd	1408	54.3%
2019	79.26	247^th	1338	81.5%
2022	34.56	967^th	1399	30.9%

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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 52-Frank Fowler Dow

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	194	181	3	33	2	n/a	n/a	0	413
1990	183	199	4	35	3	n/a	n/a	0	424
1991	172	214	5	39	2	n/a	n/a	0	432
1992	175	215	3	41	2	n/a	n/a	0	436
1993	192	200	3	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	438
1994	181	214	4	34	2	n/a	n/a	0	435
1995	151	232	3	47	2	n/a	n/a	0	435
1996	151	232	3	47	2	n/a	n/a	0	435
1997	156	220	3	32	4	n/a	n/a	0	415
1998	147	199	1	46	3	n/a	n/a	0	396
1999	144	190	1	47	3	n/a	n/a	0	385
2000	160	184	2	39	2	n/a	n/a	0	387
2001	138	155	2	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	339
2002	161	143	2	27	3	n/a	n/a	0	336
2003	161	143	2	27	3	n/a	n/a	0	336
2004	135	125	2	26	2	n/a	n/a	0	290
2005	142	143	2	29	4	n/a	n/a	0	320
2006	132	174	4	30	2	n/a	n/a	0	342
2007	125	183	4	38	1	n/a	n/a	0	351
2008	120	182	5	34	1	n/a	n/a	3	345
2009	107	182	5	43	1	n/a	n/a	3	341
2010	96	179	7	56	1	n/a	n/a	3	342
2011	111	169	8	52	1	0	2	0	343
2012	109	158	4	54	2	0	1	0	328
2013	93	172	6	54	2	0	1	0	328
2014	91	193	4	68	1	0	0	0	357
2015	102	185	5	60	1	0	0	0	353
2016	86	204	6	69	0	0	0	0	365
2017	90	189	5	72	0	0	3	0	359
2018	84	180	2	81	1	0	1	0	349
2019	83	163	2	83	0	0	4	0	335
2020	81	156	3	81	0	0	4	0	325
2021	77	148	3	79	0	0	8	0	315
2022	57	139	2	79	0	0	16	0	293
2023	59	145	1	94	0	0	16	0	315

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 52-Frank Fowler Dow

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	413	22.9	18.0	n/a
1990	424	22.9	18.5	n/a
1991	432	21.9	19.7	n/a
1992	436	19.9	21.9	n/a
1993	438	19.0	23.1	n/a
1994	435	20.2	21.5	43.2
1995	435	22.2	19.6	43
1996	435	22.2	19.6	43
1997	415	21.1	19.7	54.9
1998	396	23.4	16.9	56.3
1999	385	23.5	16.4	58.2
2000	387	24.8	15.6	78.3
2001	339	24.6	13.8	69.6
2002	336	21.4	15.7	51.2
2003	336	21.4	15.7	51.2
2004	290	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	320	22.7	14.1	65.6
2006	342	26.0	13.2	54.4
2007	351	21.6	16.3	55.6
2008	345	19.8	17.4	77.5
2009	341	19.8	17.2	68.9
2010	342	20.2	16.9	71.7
2011	343	21.2	16.1	72.3
2012	328	15.0	21.8	72.3
2013	328	21.0	15.6	59.8
2014	357	20.9	17.0	49
2015	353	23.0	15.3	72
2016	365	24.0	15.2	74.8
2017	359	18.5	19.3	76
2018	349	25.0	13.9	81.7
2019	335	22.0	15.2	81.5
2020	325	29.1	11.1	83.7
2021	315	27.9	11.2	80.3
2022	293	28.8	10.1	83.6
2023	315	25.8	12.2	83.5

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 52-Frank Fowler Dow

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	413	22.9	18.0	n/a
1990	424	22.9	18.5	n/a
1991	432	21.9	19.7	n/a
1992	436	19.9	21.9	n/a
1993	438	19.0	23.1	n/a
1994	435	20.2	21.5	43.2
1995	435	22.2	19.6	43
1996	435	22.2	19.6	43
1997	415	21.1	19.7	54.9
1998	396	23.4	16.9	56.3
1999	385	23.5	16.4	58.2
2000	387	24.8	15.6	78.3
2001	339	24.6	13.8	69.6
2002	336	21.4	15.7	51.2
2003	336	21.4	15.7	51.2
2004	290	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	320	22.7	14.1	65.6
2006	342	26.0	13.2	54.4
2007	351	21.6	16.3	55.6
2008	345	19.8	17.4	77.5
2009	341	19.8	17.2	68.9
2010	342	20.2	16.9	71.7
2011	343	21.2	16.1	72.3
2012	328	15.0	21.8	72.3
2013	328	21.0	15.6	59.8
2014	357	20.9	17.0	49
2015	353	23.0	15.3	72
2016	365	24.0	15.2	74.8
2017	359	18.5	19.3	76
2018	349	25.0	13.9	81.7
2019	335	22.0	15.2	81.5
2020	325	29.1	11.1	83.7
2021	315	27.9	11.2	80.3
2022	293	28.8	10.1	83.6
2023	315	25.8	12.2	83.5

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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