Middle school (grades 6-8) · Rochester, NY

Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence

Federal NCES profile for Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 362475003378
0/100100/10040/100
👥 S:T ratio
60
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of New York schools.

#8 of 10
middle schools in Rochester · Resource Index
40
Resource Index · Typical
10:1
small classes for New York
91.1%
free-lunch eligible

Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence has class sizes smaller than 70% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence ranks #8 of 10 middle schools in Rochester, NY.

Enrollment

350

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

35.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

-15% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

91.1%

vs 56.2% New York avg

+62% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence compares with New York and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence

Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence is a high-poverty, mid-sized middle school in Rochester, New York, enrolling 350 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10:1 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need is high: 91.1% of students qualify for free meals, 62% above the New York average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

With 350 students, its enrollment sits close to the New York median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 4,801 scored New York schools.

Against 761 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #90.

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 350 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 77.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 24.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 109 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 350 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Rochester City School District also operates Edison Career and Technology High School (1,362 students) and School of the Arts (1,065 students) alongside Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence compares

Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence on the metrics families compare, against New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10:1 ▼ 15% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 91.1% ▲ 62% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 350 top 65% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
350
Bigger than 40% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
91.1%
free-lunch eligible - 62% above the New York average of 56.2%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10:1
students per teacher - 15% below state mean
Top 30% in New York - lower ratio than 70% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
77.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$28,608
per pupil, district-wide - above New York avg of $26,410
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 350 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
27
in-school suspensions + 82 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 31.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Rochester City School District, which includes Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence.

$28,608
Per student
+8%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+72%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 11.4%
State 64.3%
Federal 24.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Edison Career and Technology High School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
School of the Arts Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
School 33-John James Audubon Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Franklin Upper School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
School 58-World of Inquiry School Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Rochester City School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New York, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence

How many students attend Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence?

Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence has 350 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Rochester, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence?

The student-teacher ratio at Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence is 10:1, which is 15% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 36% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence?

91.1% of students at Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence?

Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence rank among middle schools in Rochester?

By Resource Investment Index, Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence ranks #8 of 10 middle schools in Rochester, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all middle schools in Rochester on the city page.

Is Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence a good school?

Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of New York schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Rochester City School District?

Besides Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence, Rochester City School District also operates Edison Career and Technology High School (1,362 students), School of the Arts (1,065 students), and School 33-John James Audubon (980 students). See the Rochester City School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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