For the 2025 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 10% (versus the New York public pre school average of 38%), 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)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Listwood School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
325 List Ave
Rochester, NY 14617
(585) 336-1640
Rochester, NY 14617
(585) 336-1640
Grades: PK-3
| 176 students
Rank: #22.
Chestnut Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
3560 Chili Ave
Rochester, NY 14624
(585) 889-2188
Rochester, NY 14624
(585) 889-2188
Grades: PK-4
| 574 students
Rank: #33.
School 23-francis Parker
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
170 Barrington St
Rochester, NY 14607
(585) 473-5099
Rochester, NY 14607
(585) 473-5099
Grades: PK-6
| 307 students
Rank: #44.
Walt Disney School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
175 Coldwater Rd
Rochester, NY 14624
(585) 247-3151
Rochester, NY 14624
(585) 247-3151
Grades: PK-5
| 497 students
Rank: #55.
School 53 Montessori Academy
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
625 Scio St
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 325-0935
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 325-0935
Grades: PK-6
| 268 students
Rank: #6 - 86. - 8.
School 25-nathaniel Hawthorne
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
625 Scio St
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 288-3654
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 288-3654
Grades: PK-6
| 281 students
Rank: #6 - 86. - 8.
School 4-george Mather Forbes
(Math: 15-19% | 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
Grades: PK-6
| 251 students
Rank: #6 - 86. - 8.
School 46-charles Carroll
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
250 Newcastle Rd
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 288-8008
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 288-8008
Grades: PK-6
| 314 students
Rank: #99.
School 52-frank Fowler Dow
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
100 Farmington Rd
Rochester, NY 14609
(585) 482-9614
Rochester, NY 14609
(585) 482-9614
Grades: PK-6
| 297 students
Rank: #1010.
School 58-world Of Inquiry School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
200 University Ave
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 325-6170
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 325-6170
Grades: PK-12
| 928 students
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
School 15-children's School Of Rochester
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
85 Hillside Ave
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 262-8830
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 262-8830
Grades: PK-6
| 372 students
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
School 19-dr Charles T Lunsford
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
465 Seward St
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 328-7454
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 328-7454
Grades: PK-8
| 313 students
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
School 29-adlai E Stevenson
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
88 Kirkland Rd
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 328-8228
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 328-8228
Grades: PK-6
| 236 students
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Anna Murray-douglass Academy
(Math: 11% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
999 South Ave
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 461-3280
Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 461-3280
Grades: PK-8
| 782 students
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
School 50-helen Barrett Montgomery
(Math: 7% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
301 Seneca Ave
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 266-0331
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 266-0331
Grades: PK-8
| 624 students
Rank: #1616.
School 7-virgil Grissom
(Math: 11% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
31 Bryan St
Rochester, NY 14613
(585) 254-3110
Rochester, NY 14613
(585) 254-3110
Grades: PK-6
| 443 students
Rank: #1717.
School 22-lincoln School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
595 Upper Falls Blvd
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 467-7160
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 467-7160
Grades: PK-6
| 466 students
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
Grades: PK-2
| 262 students
Rank: #1919.
School 33-john James Audubon
(Math: 6% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
500 Webster Ave
Rochester, NY 14609
(585) 482-9290
Rochester, NY 14609
(585) 482-9290
Grades: PK-6
| 889 students
Rank: #2020.
School 16-john Walton Spencer
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
321 Post Ave
Rochester, NY 14619
(585) 235-1272
Rochester, NY 14619
(585) 235-1272
Grades: PK-6
| 353 students
Rank: #2121.
School 42-abelard Reynolds
(Math: 7% | Reading: 9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
3330 Lake Ave
Rochester, NY 14612
(585) 663-4330
Rochester, NY 14612
(585) 663-4330
Grades: PK-6
| 420 students
Rank: #2222.
School 5-john Williams
(Math: 4% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
555 N Plymouth Ave
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 325-2255
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 325-2255
Grades: PK-8
| 590 students
Rank: #2323.
School 54-flower City Community School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
36 Otis St
Rochester, NY 14606
(585) 254-2080
Rochester, NY 14606
(585) 254-2080
Grades: PK-6
| 316 students
Rank: #2424.
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
Grades: PK-6
| 341 students
Rank: #2525.
School 34-dr Louis A Cerulli
(Math: 4% | Reading: 9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
530 Lexington Ave
Rochester, NY 14613
(585) 458-3210
Rochester, NY 14613
(585) 458-3210
Grades: PK-6
| 402 students
Rank: #2626.
School 9-dr Martin Luther King Junior
(Math: 3% | Reading: 6%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
485 Clinton Ave N
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 325-7828
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 325-7828
Grades: PK-6
| 597 students
Rank: #2727.
School 17-enrico Fermi
(Math: 2% | Reading: 7%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
158 Orchard St
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 436-2560
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 436-2560
Grades: PK-8
| 602 students
Rank: #2828.
School 8-roberto Clemente
(Math: 2% | Reading: 6%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1180 St Paul St
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 262-8888
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 262-8888
Grades: PK-8
| 448 students
Rank: #2929.
School 45-mary Mcleod Bethune
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 7%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1445 Clifford Ave
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 325-6945
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 325-6945
Grades: PK-8
| 500 students
Rank: #3030.
School 39-andrew J Townson
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: ≤1%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
145 Midland Ave
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 467-8816
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 467-8816
Grades: PK-6
| 330 students
Rank: n/an/a
800 Tait Ave
Rochester, NY 14616
(585) 966-3800
Rochester, NY 14616
(585) 966-3800
Grades: PK-2
| 353 students
Rank: n/an/a
220 Helendale Rd
Rochester, NY 14609
(585) 339-1330
Rochester, NY 14609
(585) 339-1330
Grades: PK-2
| 314 students
Rank: n/an/a
800 Brown Rd
Rochester, NY 14622
(585) 339-1310
Rochester, NY 14622
(585) 339-1310
Grades: PK-2
| 341 students
Rochester, New York Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Grades
Students
242 W Main St
Rochester, NY 14614
(585) 325-6934
Rochester, NY 14614
(585) 325-6934
Grades: 9-12
| 279 students
750 Maiden Ln
Rochester, NY 14615
(585) 966-5200
Rochester, NY 14615
(585) 966-5200
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
71 Maiden Ln
Rochester, NY 14616
(585) 621-5910
Rochester, NY 14616
(585) 621-5910
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
950 Norton St
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-3730
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-3730
Grades: 9-12
| 55 students
Canterbury Road Group Home (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
115 Canterbury Rd
Rochester, NY 14607
Rochester, NY 14607
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
4115 Lake Ave
Rochester, NY 14612
(585) 663-7070
Rochester, NY 14612
(585) 663-7070
Grades: 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
Grades: K-8
| 1,105 students
Day Care Treatment (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
200 Alcott Rd
Rochester, NY 14626
Rochester, NY 14626
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
180 Ridgeway Ave
Rochester, NY 14615
(585) 262-8850
Rochester, NY 14615
(585) 262-8850
Grades: 9-12
| 194 students
353 Congress Ave
Rochester, NY 14619
(585) 324-2010
Rochester, NY 14619
(585) 324-2010
Grades: PK-6
| 311 students
2350 Ridge Rd E
Rochester, NY 14622
(585) 339-1400
Rochester, NY 14622
(585) 339-1400
Grades: 7-8
| 596 students
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
Grades: 9-12
| 6 students
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
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
950 Norton St
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-9760
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-9760
Grades: 7-8
| 212 students
950 Norton St
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-3750
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-3750
Grades: 9-12
| 1,006 students
950 Norton St
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-3720
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-3720
Grades: 9-12
| 55 students
950 Norton St
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-3750
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-3750
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
950 Norton St
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-3725
Rochester, NY 14621
(585) 324-3725
Grades: 9-12
| 35 students
200 Genesee Street
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 463-4100
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 463-4100
Grades: 7-10
| 1,038 students
180 Ridgeway Ave
Rochester, NY 14615
(585) 458-2110
Rochester, NY 14615
(585) 458-2110
Grades: 9-12
| 363 students
Linden Street Group Home (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
223 Linden St
Rochester, NY 14620
Rochester, NY 14620
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
Monroe County Childrens Center (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
355 Westfall Rd
Rochester, NY 14620
Rochester, NY 14620
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
Nester Street Group Home (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
260 Nester St
Rochester, NY 14621
Rochester, NY 14621
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
1010 English Rd
Rochester, NY 14616
(585) 966-3600
Rochester, NY 14616
(585) 966-3600
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
2300 English Rd
Rochester, NY 14616
(585) 966-4600
Rochester, NY 14616
(585) 966-4600
Grades: K-5
| 437 students
Preschool-parent Program Elementary School (Closed 2014)
Alternative School
30 Hart St
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 328-3360
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 328-3360
Grades: PK
| n/a students
Roc Achieve Charter School (Closed 2020)
Charter School
14 Mark St
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 471-6219
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 471-6219
Grades: 5-8
| 370 students
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
Grades: 9-12
| 237 students
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
Grades: 7-12
| 12 students
1020 Maple St
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 454-5000
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 454-5000
Grades: K-8
| 615 students
655 Colfax St
Rochester, NY 14606
(585) 324-9760
Rochester, NY 14606
(585) 324-9760
Grades: 9-12
| 724 students
85 Hillside Ave
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 473-1533
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 473-1533
Grades: PK-6
| 301 students
353 Congress Ave
Rochester, NY 14619
(585) 325-6738
Rochester, NY 14619
(585) 325-6738
Grades: 3-6
| 132 students
190 Reynolds St
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 235-2820
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 235-2820
Grades: PK-6
| 301 students
54 Oakman St
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 325-2920
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 325-2920
Grades: PK-6
| n/a students
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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 29-adlai E Stevenson vs. School 23-francis Parker, School 19-dr Charles T Lunsford vs. School 58-world Of Inquiry School
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