For the 2025-26 school year, there are 33 public preschools serving 14,187 students in Rochester, NY.
The top ranked public preschools in Rochester, NY are Listwood School, Chestnut Ridge Elementary School and School 23-francis Parker. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Rochester, NY public preschools have an average math proficiency score of 16% (versus the New York public pre school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 15% (versus the 41% statewide average). Pre schools in Rochester have an average ranking of 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of New York public pre schools.
Minority enrollment is 83% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the New York public preschool average of 62% (majority Hispanic).
Best Public Preschools in Rochester, NY (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Listwood School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
325 List Ave
Rochester, NY 14617
(585) 336-1640
Rochester, NY 14617
(585) 336-1640
Gr: PK-3 | 176 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 21%
Rank: #22.
Chestnut Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
3560 Chili Ave
Rochester, NY 14624
(585) 889-2188
Rochester, NY 14624
(585) 889-2188
Gr: PK-4 | 574 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 38%
Rank: #33.
School 23-francis Parker
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
170 Barrington St
Rochester, NY 14607
(585) 473-5099
Rochester, NY 14607
(585) 473-5099
Gr: PK-6 | 307 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 63%
Rank: #44.
Walt Disney School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
175 Coldwater Rd
Rochester, NY 14624
(585) 247-3151
Rochester, NY 14624
(585) 247-3151
Gr: PK-5 | 497 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #55.
School 46-charles Carroll
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
250 Newcastle Rd
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 288-8008
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 288-8008
Gr: PK-6 | 314 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 77%
Rank: #66.
School 53 Montessori Academy
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
625 Scio St
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 325-0935
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 325-0935
Gr: PK-6 | 268 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
School 19-dr Charles T Lunsford
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
465 Seward St
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 328-7454
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 328-7454
Gr: PK-8 | 313 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
School 52-frank Fowler Dow
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
100 Farmington Rd
Rochester, NY 14609
(585) 482-9614
Rochester, NY 14609
(585) 482-9614
Gr: PK-6 | 297 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
School 25-nathaniel Hawthorne
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
625 Scio St
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 288-3654
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 288-3654
Gr: PK-6 | 281 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
School 4-george Mather Forbes
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
198 Dr Samuel Mccree Way
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 235-7848
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 235-7848
Gr: PK-6 | 251 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #1111.
School 15-children's School Of Rochester
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
85 Hillside Ave
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 262-8830
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 262-8830
Gr: PK-6 | 372 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 77%
Rank: #1212.
School 29-adlai E Stevenson
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
88 Kirkland Rd
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 328-8228
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 328-8228
Gr: PK-6 | 236 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #1313.
School 50-helen Barrett Montgomery
(Math: 12% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
301 Seneca Ave
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 266-0331
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 266-0331
Gr: PK-8 | 624 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
Rank: #1414.
School 34-dr Louis A Cerulli
(Math: 21% | Reading: 9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
530 Lexington Ave
Rochester, NY 14613
(585) 458-3210
Rochester, NY 14613
(585) 458-3210
Gr: PK-6 | 402 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #1515.
School 22-lincoln School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
595 Upper Falls Blvd
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 467-7160
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 467-7160
Gr: PK-6 | 466 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1616.
Anna Murray-douglass Academy
(Math: 16% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
999 South Ave
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 461-3280
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 461-3280
Gr: PK-8 | 782 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 90%
Rank: #1717.
School 7-virgil Grissom
(Math: 12% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
31 Bryan St
Rochester, NY 14613
(585) 254-3110
Rochester, NY 14613
(585) 254-3110
Gr: PK-6 | 443 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #1818.
Greece Community Early Learning Center
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10% )
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1010 English Rd
Rochester, NY 14616
(585) 966-3600
Rochester, NY 14616
(585) 966-3600
Gr: PK-2 | 262 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 48%
Rank: #1919.
School 33-john James Audubon
(Math: 9% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
500 Webster Ave
Rochester, NY 14609
(585) 482-9290
Rochester, NY 14609
(585) 482-9290
Gr: PK-6 | 889 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #2020.
School 42-abelard Reynolds
(Math: 12% | Reading: 9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
3330 Lake Ave
Rochester, NY 14612
(585) 663-4330
Rochester, NY 14612
(585) 663-4330
Gr: PK-6 | 420 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 84%
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
School 16-john Walton Spencer
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
321 Post Ave
Rochester, NY 14619
(585) 235-1272
Rochester, NY 14619
(585) 235-1272
Gr: PK-6 | 353 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
School 54-flower City Community School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
36 Otis St
Rochester, NY 14606
(585) 254-2080
Rochester, NY 14606
(585) 254-2080
Gr: PK-6 | 316 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #2323.
School 58-world Of Inquiry School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
200 University Ave
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 325-6170
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 325-6170
Gr: PK-12 | 928 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #2424.
School 5-john Williams
(Math: 7% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
555 N Plymouth Ave
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 325-2255
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 325-2255
Gr: PK-8 | 590 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
Rank: #2525.
School 9-dr Martin Luther King Junior
(Math: 7% | Reading: 6%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
485 Clinton Ave N
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 325-7828
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 325-7828
Gr: PK-6 | 597 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #26 - 2726. - 27.
School 45-mary Mcleod Bethune
(Math: 5% | Reading: 7%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1445 Clifford Ave
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 325-6945
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 325-6945
Gr: PK-8 | 500 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #26 - 2726. - 27.
School 8-roberto Clemente
(Math: 6% | Reading: 6%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1180 St Paul St
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 262-8888
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 262-8888
Gr: PK-8 | 448 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #2828.
Rise Community School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
279 W Ridge Rd
Rochester, NY 14615
(585) 254-4472
Rochester, NY 14615
(585) 254-4472
Gr: PK-6 | 341 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 89%
Rank: #2929.
School 17-enrico Fermi
(Math: 3% | Reading: 7%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
158 Orchard St
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 436-2560
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 436-2560
Gr: PK-8 | 602 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #3030.
School 39-andrew J Townson
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤1%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
145 Midland Ave
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 467-8816
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 467-8816
Gr: PK-6 | 330 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: n/an/a
800 Tait Ave
Rochester, NY 14616
(585) 966-3800
Rochester, NY 14616
(585) 966-3800
Gr: PK-2 | 353 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 55%
Rank: n/an/a
220 Helendale Rd
Rochester, NY 14609
(585) 339-1330
Rochester, NY 14609
(585) 339-1330
Gr: PK-2 | 314 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 59%
Rank: n/an/a
800 Brown Rd
Rochester, NY 14622
(585) 339-1310
Rochester, NY 14622
(585) 339-1310
Gr: PK-2 | 341 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 56%
Rochester, New York Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Quick Facts
242 W Main St
Rochester, NY 14614
(585) 325-6934
Rochester, NY 14614
(585) 325-6934
Gr: 9-12 | 279 students Minority enrollment: 96%
950 Norton St
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-3730
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-3730
Gr: 9-12 | 55 students Student-teacher ratio: 3:1
4115 Lake Ave
Rochester, NY 14612
(585) 663-7070
Rochester, NY 14612
(585) 663-7070
Gr: 9-12 | 152 students
Charter School Of Science & Technical (Closed 2006)
Charter School
690 St. Paul Street
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 454-0100
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 454-0100
Gr: K-8 | 1,105 student Minority enrollment: 98%
180 Ridgeway Ave
Rochester, NY 14615
(585) 262-8850
Rochester, NY 14615
(585) 262-8850
Gr: 9-12 | 194 students Student-teacher ratio: 32:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
353 Congress Ave
Rochester, NY 14619
(585) 324-2010
Rochester, NY 14619
(585) 324-2010
Gr: PK-6 | 311 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
2350 Ridge Rd E
Rochester, NY 14622
(585) 339-1400
Rochester, NY 14622
(585) 339-1400
Gr: 7-8 | 596 students Minority enrollment: 21%
Finger Lakes Ddso High School (Closed 2008)
Special Education School
620 Westfall Rd
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 241-5711
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 241-5711
Gr: 9-12 | 6 students Minority enrollment: 50%
Florence S. Brown Pre-k Center (Closed 2007)
Alternative School
500 Webster Avenue
Rochester, NY 14609
(585) 288-2410
Rochester, NY 14609
(585) 288-2410
950 Norton St
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-9760
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-9760
Gr: 7-8 | 212 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
950 Norton St
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-3750
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-3750
Gr: 9-12 | 1,006 student Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
950 Norton St
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-3720
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-3720
Gr: 9-12 | 55 students Student-teacher ratio: 55:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
950 Norton St
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-3750
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-3750
Gr: 7-12
950 Norton St
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-3725
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-3725
Gr: 9-12 | 35 students
200 Genesee Street
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 463-4100
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 463-4100
Gr: 7-10 | 1,038 student Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
180 Ridgeway Ave
Rochester, NY 14615
(585) 458-2110
Rochester, NY 14615
(585) 458-2110
Gr: 9-12 | 363 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
2300 English Rd
Rochester, NY 14616
(585) 966-4600
Rochester, NY 14616
(585) 966-4600
Gr: K-5 | 437 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 41%
Preschool-parent Program Elementary School (Closed 2014)
Alternative School
30 Hart St
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 328-3360
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 328-3360
Gr: PK
Roc Achieve Charter School (Closed 2020)
Charter School
14 Mark St
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 471-6219
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 471-6219
Gr: 5-8 | 370 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rochester Career Mentoring Charter School (Closed 2018)
Charter School
30 Hart St-3rd Fl
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 232-1045
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 232-1045
Gr: 9-12 | 237 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rochester Chldrn & Youth Svcs High School (Closed 2008)
Special Education School
1111 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 473-1048
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 473-1048
Gr: 7-12 | 12 students Minority enrollment: 41%
1020 Maple St
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 454-5000
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 454-5000
Gr: K-8 | 615 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
655 Colfax St
Rochester, NY 14606
(585) 324-9760
Rochester, NY 14606
(585) 324-9760
Gr: 9-12 | 724 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
85 Hillside Ave
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 473-1533
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 473-1533
Gr: PK-6 | 301 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 89%
353 Congress Ave
Rochester, NY 14619
(585) 325-6738
Rochester, NY 14619
(585) 325-6738
Gr: 3-6 | 132 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
190 Reynolds St
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 235-2820
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 235-2820
Gr: PK-6 | 301 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top ranked public preschools in Rochester, NY?
The top ranked public preschools in Rochester, NY include Listwood School, Chestnut Ridge Elementary School and School 23-francis Parker.
How many public preschools are located in Rochester?
33 public preschools are located in Rochester.
What is the racial composition of students in Rochester?
Rochester public preschools minority enrollment is 83% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the New York public preschools average of 62% (majority Hispanic).
Which public preschools in Rochester are often viewed compared to one another?
Popular comparisons of public preschools in Rochester include: Greece Community Early Learning Center vs. Walt Disney School, School 19-dr Charles T Lunsford vs. School 58-world Of Inquiry School, School 7-virgil Grissom vs. School 54-flower City Community School
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