Is Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School a good school?

Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of New York high schools.

How many students attend Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 759 students attended Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School.

What is the racial makeup of Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School?

Students at Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School are 61% African American, 23% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School

Summary:

Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School is a public high school serving 752 students in grades 9-12 in Rochester, New York, which is part of the Rochester City School District. This school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New York high schools over the past decade and maintains a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very poor overall performance compared to other schools in the state.

The school's performance is particularly low for most student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 50% or worse among New York high schools. This includes female students, male students, Asian students, African American students, Hispanic students, and white students. The school's performance is slightly better for English Language Learner students, Special Education students, and Homeless students, but still ranks in the bottom 50% or worse. Notably, the school's performance for Low Socioeconomic Status students is among the worst in the state, ranking in the bottom 5% of New York high schools. The school has also struggled with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.1% to 72.7% in recent years, more than double the state average.

While the nearby schools, such as School of the Arts, Edison Career and Technology High School, and Rochester Early College International High School, also perform poorly compared to the state average, they generally outperform Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School across various metrics. The exception is Brighton High School, which is a high-performing school outside the Rochester City School District, ranking in the top 10% of New York high schools.

Detail:

Public 9-12

501 Genesee St
Rochester, NY 14611-3699

(585) 328-3440

District: Rochester City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1228^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,665

Student/teacher ratio: 8.8

Number of students: 759

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.4%

Hispanic:

22.7%

White:

7.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School ranks worse than 98.9% of high schools in New York. It also ranks 5^th among 9 ranked high schools in the Rochester City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 3.69. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a 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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (61.4%), Hispanic (22.7%), White (7.4%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School is 8.8, which is the 5^th best among 9 high schools in the Rochester City School District. (See more...)

Compare Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School employs 86.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School is $17,665, which is the 4^th highest among 9 high schools in the Rochester City School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School 1228^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School 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 Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School

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Rank History for all students at Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	14.01	825^th	935	11.8%
2006	17.90	832^nd	986	15.6%
2007	24.37	804^th	1002	19.8%
2008	15.64	901^st	1027	12.3%
2009	16.50	944^th	1086	13.1%
2010	19.62	941^st	1117	15.8%
2011	9.96	1096^th	1165	5.9%
2012	13.10	1029^th	1198	14.1%
2013	11.81	1041^st	1217	14.5%
2014	10.17	1121^st	1237	9.4%
2015	14.77	1091^st	1255	13.1%
2016	13.17	1173^rd	1255	6.5%
2017	7.64	1140^th	1221	6.6%
2018	8.11	1112^th	1210	8.1%
2019	6.28	1135^th	1207	6.0%
2022	5.03	1138^th	1190	4.4%
2023	5.13	1187^th	1228	3.3%
2024	3.69	1228^th	1242	1.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	14.33	284^th	306	7.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.76	314^th	546	42.5%
2019	38.19	346^th	565	38.8%
2022	32.95	347^th	481	27.9%
2023	29.28	458^th	583	21.4%
2024	25.71	543^rd	637	14.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	11.86	1068^th	1095	2.5%
2019	15.01	1050^th	1132	7.2%
2022	17.76	926^th	1038	10.8%
2023	12.06	1090^th	1130	3.5%
2024	8.35	1135^th	1144	0.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	7.23	1104^th	1154	4.3%
2019	5.95	1128^th	1179	4.3%
2022	4.78	1071^st	1101	2.7%
2023	4.83	1123^rd	1155	2.8%
2024	3.77	1152^nd	1170	1.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	15.27	476^th	498	4.4%
2019	25.59	416^th	493	15.6%
2022	21.70	347^th	389	10.8%
2023	21.96	473^rd	531	10.9%
2024	27.87	450^th	564	20.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	6.44	1132^nd	1176	3.7%
2019	5.86	1138^th	1193	4.6%
2022	5.60	1105^th	1155	4.3%
2023	6.54	1146^th	1197	4.3%
2024	5.07	1200^th	1219	1.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	9.91	1075^th	1176	8.6%
2019	6.29	1123^rd	1190	5.6%
2022	4.56	1111^th	1154	3.7%
2023	4.45	1163^rd	1191	2.4%
2024	3.40	1202^nd	1211	0.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	13.75	386^th	426	9.4%
2019	9.13	420^th	447	6.0%
2022	11.47	349^th	386	9.6%
2023	3.33	415^th	424	2.1%
2024	0.77	422^nd	426	0.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	14.58	633^rd	679	6.8%
2019	13.47	636^th	686	7.3%
2022	9.86	576^th	593	2.9%
2023	12.46	633^rd	671	5.7%
2024	9.15	668^th	690	3.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	8.06	768^th	791	2.9%
2019	6.53	788^th	815	3.3%
2022	7.20	736^th	760	3.2%
2023	11.64	790^th	851	7.2%
2024	7.00	846^th	865	2.2%

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Rank History for White students at Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.52	682^nd	765	10.8%
2019	14.84	728^th	793	8.2%
2023	0.33	771^st	776	0.6%
2024	0.10	781^st	781	0.0%

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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 Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	277	539	37	48	6	n/a	n/a	0	907
1990	276	517	37	61	4	n/a	n/a	0	895
1991	276	523	38	61	2	n/a	n/a	0	900
1992	281	567	43	56	1	n/a	n/a	0	948
1993	257	562	50	60	1	n/a	n/a	0	930
1994	264	598	59	69	2	n/a	n/a	0	992
1995	283	648	66	83	2	n/a	n/a	0	1082
1996	283	648	66	83	2	n/a	n/a	0	1082
1997	270	676	64	77	3	n/a	n/a	0	1090
1998	255	701	73	94	2	n/a	n/a	0	1125
1999	241	702	81	88	1	n/a	n/a	0	1113
2000	217	653	82	86	2	n/a	n/a	0	1040
2001	226	669	74	99	3	n/a	n/a	0	1071
2002	210	874	58	125	4	n/a	n/a	0	1271
2003	210	874	58	125	4	n/a	n/a	0	1271
2004	171	798	51	103	4	n/a	n/a	0	1127
2005	153	822	49	97	7	n/a	n/a	0	1128
2006	153	1573	58	141	5	n/a	n/a	0	1930
2007	165	1522	52	136	6	n/a	n/a	0	1881
2008	163	1603	43	174	8	n/a	n/a	1	1992
2009	75	824	30	76	6	n/a	n/a	1	1012
2010	84	732	42	90	6	n/a	n/a	0	954
2011	103	875	40	123	5	0	0	0	1146
2012	116	831	33	141	4	0	0	0	1125
2013	94	743	25	137	2	1	0	0	1002
2014	92	701	44	103	2	0	0	0	942
2015	73	618	36	89	1	0	0	0	817
2016	78	570	42	75	1	0	0	0	766
2017	90	536	47	84	1	0	0	0	758
2018	76	551	50	76	1	0	0	0	754
2019	78	541	56	99	1	0	1	0	776
2020	63	525	47	98	1	0	0	0	734
2021	64	498	47	118	0	0	2	0	729
2022	52	490	30	131	0	0	6	0	709
2023	41	513	44	147	0	0	6	1	752
2024	56	466	48	172	0	0	17	0	759

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 Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	907	80.4	11.2	n/a
1990	895	81.1	11.0	n/a
1991	900	83.1	10.8	n/a
1992	948	84.5	11.2	n/a
1993	930	83.2	11.2	n/a
1994	992	85.8	11.6	29.1
1995	1082	80.8	13.4	32
1996	1082	80.8	13.4	32
1997	1090	86.4	12.6	32.8
1998	1125	86.5	13.0	34.3
1999	1113	84.6	13.2	31.7
2000	1040	95.9	10.8	71.3
2001	1071	89.4	12.0	40.1
2002	1271	90.6	14.0	44.5
2003	1271	90.6	14.0	44.5
2004	1127	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1128	89.6	12.6	59
2006	1930	165.0	11.7	64.2
2007	1881	167.2	11.3	75
2008	1992	170.2	11.7	72.4
2009	1012	108.8	9.3	66.1
2010	954	85.7	11.1	69.2
2011	1146	100.1	11.4	69.9
2012	1125	93.9	11.9	74.2
2013	1002	93.4	10.7	66
2014	942	82.1	11.4	58.2
2015	817	74.0	11.0	76.9
2016	766	58.0	13.2	75.8
2017	758	60.4	12.5	76.5
2018	754	67.6	11.1	84.4
2019	776	67.6	11.4	84.5
2020	734	91.2	8.0	85.4
2021	729	74.5	9.7	84.2
2022	709	76.0	9.3	87.4
2023	752	82.5	9.1	n/a
2024	759	86.2	8.8	n/a

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 Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	907	80.4	11.2	n/a
1990	895	81.1	11.0	n/a
1991	900	83.1	10.8	n/a
1992	948	84.5	11.2	n/a
1993	930	83.2	11.2	n/a
1994	992	85.8	11.6	29.1
1995	1082	80.8	13.4	32
1996	1082	80.8	13.4	32
1997	1090	86.4	12.6	32.8
1998	1125	86.5	13.0	34.3
1999	1113	84.6	13.2	31.7
2000	1040	95.9	10.8	71.3
2001	1071	89.4	12.0	40.1
2002	1271	90.6	14.0	44.5
2003	1271	90.6	14.0	44.5
2004	1127	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1128	89.6	12.6	59
2006	1930	165.0	11.7	64.2
2007	1881	167.2	11.3	75
2008	1992	170.2	11.7	72.4
2009	1012	108.8	9.3	66.1
2010	954	85.7	11.1	69.2
2011	1146	100.1	11.4	69.9
2012	1125	93.9	11.9	74.2
2013	1002	93.4	10.7	66
2014	942	82.1	11.4	58.2
2015	817	74.0	11.0	76.9
2016	766	58.0	13.2	75.8
2017	758	60.4	12.5	76.5
2018	754	67.6	11.1	84.4
2019	776	67.6	11.4	84.5
2020	734	91.2	8.0	85.4
2021	729	74.5	9.7	84.2
2022	709	76.0	9.3	87.4
2023	752	82.5	9.1	n/a
2024	759	86.2	8.8	n/a

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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