School 16-John Walton Spencer Primary School
321 Post Ave
Rochester NY, 14619, Monroe County
Phone: 585-235-1272
Ranking: 
(3,337 out of 3,424, bottom 3%)*
(3,337 out of 3,424, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Rochester City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 31 | 33 | 34 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 546 | 532 | 522 | 447 | 474 | 493 | 492 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 27 | 4.9% | 35 | 6.6% | 34 | 6.5% | 34 | 7.6% | 35 | 7.4% | 36 | 7.3% | 32 | 6.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 82 | 15.0% | 72 | 13.5% | 74 | 14.2% | 67 | 15.0% | 61 | 12.9% | 61 | 12.4% | 62 | 12.6% |
| Grade 1: | 83 | 15.2% | 82 | 15.4% | 76 | 14.6% | 64 | 14.3% | 66 | 13.9% | 70 | 14.2% | 68 | 13.8% |
| Grade 2: | 90 | 16.5% | 56 | 10.5% | 52 | 10.0% | 62 | 13.9% | 62 | 13.1% | 64 | 13.0% | 62 | 12.6% |
| Grade 3: | 48 | 8.8% | 44 | 8.3% | 63 | 12.1% | 55 | 12.3% | 73 | 15.4% | 64 | 13.0% | 77 | 15.7% |
| Grade 4: | 37 | 6.8% | 40 | 7.5% | 56 | 10.7% | 68 | 15.2% | 50 | 10.5% | 64 | 13.0% | 75 | 15.2% |
| Grade 5: | 30 | 5.5% | 48 | 9.0% | 59 | 11.3% | 43 | 9.6% | 59 | 12.4% | 70 | 14.2% | 61 | 12.4% |
| Grade 6: | 40 | 7.3% | 49 | 9.2% | 47 | 9.0% | 54 | 12.1% | 68 | 14.3% | 63 | 12.8% | 54 | 11.0% |
| Grade 7: | 55 | 10.1% | 54 | 10.2% | 61 | 11.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 54 | 9.9% | 52 | 9.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 291 | 53.3% | 269 | 50.6% | 263 | 50.4% | 233 | 52.1% | 234 | 49.4% | 242 | 49.1% | 265 | 53.9% |
| Female: | 255 | 46.7% | 263 | 49.4% | 259 | 49.6% | 214 | 47.9% | 232 | 48.9% | 243 | 49.3% | 223 | 45.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 9 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 59 | 10.8% | 51 | 9.6% | 33 | 6.3% | 17 | 3.8% | 22 | 4.6% | 17 | 3.4% | 20 | 4.1% |
| Black: | 441 | 80.8% | 449 | 84.4% | 467 | 89.5% | 407 | 91.1% | 436 | 92.0% | 459 | 93.1% | 454 | 92.3% |
| White: | 36 | 6.6% | 27 | 5.1% | 18 | 3.4% | 21 | 4.7% | 12 | 2.5% | 15 | 3.0% | 15 | 3.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 376 | 68.9% | 507 | 95.3% | 433 | 83.0% | 381 | 85.2% | 410 | 86.5% | 416 | 84.4% | 397 | 80.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 2.7% | 11 | 2.5% | 23 | 4.9% | 34 | 6.9% | 34 | 6.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.60 | 16.12 | 15.50 | 11.39 | 12.61 | 12.50 | 13.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 47% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 43% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 44% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 49% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 5% | 24% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 24% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18% | 23% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 4.8% | 5.6% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 56% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 63% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 79% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 10% | 27% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23% | 29% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22% | 27% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 0% | 5.7% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 51% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 48% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 52% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 57% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 22% | 30% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 14% | 29% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 7% | 22% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 13.9% | 5.2% | 30.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 54% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 52% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 62% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 65% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 33% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 26% | 32% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 19% | 30% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 8.6% | 5.6% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 79% | 86% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 75% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 76% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 72% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 72% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 66% | 89% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 43% | 67% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 45% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 58% | 78% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 65% | 83% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 8% | 26% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 26% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 9% | 21% | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 2.4% | 4.6% | 30.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 16% | 31% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 48% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 60% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 69% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 15% | 30% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 16% | 32% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | 32% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 2.4% | 5.5% | 29.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | 82% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 71% | 78% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 77% | 85% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77% | 86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 76% | 86% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 41% | 61% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 42% | 63% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 56% | 67% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 39% | 32% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 17% | 29% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 16% | 22% | 55% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 2.2% | 5.5% | 29.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 28% | 31% | 60% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 28% | 40% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 56% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 64% | 83% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 39% | 61% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 23% | 34% | 63% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 21% | 30% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 0% | 5.1% | 30.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 7% | 16% | 53% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 1.9% | 5.9% | 31.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 11% | 24% | 65% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 0% | 4% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 5.7% | 33.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 3.5% | 27.4% |
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* School 16-John Walton Spencer Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.