Vertus Charter School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Rochester, New York
Vertus Charter School in Rochester, New York enrolled 348 students in 2024-25. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-59% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 52%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 65-69% (New York: 87.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25
315 students in 2022-23, 336 students in 2023-24, 348 students in 2024-25.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 315 | not reported | not reported |
| 2023-24 | 336 | not reported | not reported |
| 2024-25 | 348 | not reported | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.
1 AP courses and one counselor per 263 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Vertus Charter School enrolled 263 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 60 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses1
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 263 of the 263 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions60
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
65.8% of students were Black, 32.8% Hispanic, 1.1% White in 2024-25.
- Black65.8%
- Hispanic32.8%
- White1.1%
- Asian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Vertus Charter School scored proficient or above: 40-59% in math, against 52% in math across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 40‑59% | not published | 52% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
65-69% of the 62 students in Vertus Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | New York | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 65‑69% | 65‑69% | 87.2% |
| Students in the class | 62 | 62 | 202,009 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Rochester
21 public high schools in Rochester report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Career and Technology High School | 1,362 | 8.8 | 89.7% |
| Brighton High School | 1,164 | 11.4 | 23.3% |
| Irondequoit High School | 1,160 | 12.6 | 29.1% |
| Gates-Chili High School | 1,134 | 11.0 | 50.4% |
| Olympia High School | 1,090 | 9.9 | 53.0% |
| Athena High School | 1,070 | 11.2 | 39.3% |
| School of the Arts | 1,065 | 11.1 | 68.4% |
| Arcadia High School | 972 | 10.7 | 46.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Vertus Charter School
- East Upper High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.4 miles away: 814 students, 8.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- School of the ArtsThe next nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 1,065 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Vertus Charter School with East Upper High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Vertus High School spends per student$19,149 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,149
- The largest public schools in New YorkVertus Charter School is the number 830 by size of 1,195 New York high schools open in 2024-25.#830 of 1,195
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Vertus Charter School
How many students attend Vertus Charter School?
348 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 315 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Rochester, NY.Is Vertus Charter School a Title I school?
Vertus Charter School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Vertus Charter School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Vertus Charter School scored proficient or above: 40-59% in math, against 52% in math across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Vertus Charter School?
65-69% of the 62 students in Vertus Charter School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Vertus Charter School in?
Vertus High School, NCES district ID 3601117. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 360111706470 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.