📍 164 Alexander St, Rochester, Monroe County, 14607
James Monroe Upper School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rochester, Monroe County. The school has 681 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rochester City School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 66.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 61%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Monroe Upper School enrolls 681 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 66.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 45% Black or African American and 3.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 338 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 306 | 45% |
| White | 25 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
630 of the school's 681 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 630 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
James Monroe Upper School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 55, state house district 138.
James Monroe Upper School is one of 46 schools in ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in ROCHESTER, New York. The district serves 21,990 students district-wide and employs 2,196 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 681 students, James Monroe Upper School is larger than the district average of about 478 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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