Brighton High School, Rochester NY

Original Research by School Decision on Brighton High School

Brighton High School is a regular public high school serving grades 9–12 in Rochester, New York. It is part of the Brighton Central School District, a suburban district that has pursued sustained capital investment in its buildings and programs over the past few years.

The school enrolls a moderate number of students spread across its four grade levels. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller populations of Asian, Black, Hispanic, and multiracial students. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing economic diversity solidly in the middle range for its suburban context. Detailed enrollment data on students with disabilities or English learners was not available.

State testing data for grades 8 and below showed no proficiency results at Brighton High School, which is expected because the school serves only grades 9–12 and those grades are not subject to state testing in New York. The school therefore has no published state proficiency metrics, a gap that reflects the grade band served rather than low performance. No graduation rate was available in the data provided, so a parent would want to ask the school directly about post-secondary outcomes and completion rates.

Within Monroe County's districts, the school sits in the bottom quartile on the overall proficiency index, which is computed from tested grades and subjects where data exists. This positioning is shaped by the lack of state testing data for high school grades; it does not describe secondary academic performance. No detailed course offerings, AP program scope, career pathway information, or staffing details were included in the available data, leaving those dimensions of the high school experience unexplored here. A parent evaluating Brighton should visit the school's website or contact the district directly for specifics on course breadth, Advanced Placement and dual-credit options, career and technical programming, and support services.

The district itself is actively investing in its schools. Voters approved a capital project for building improvements at Council Rock Primary School in December 2024, and in February 2024 approved a larger capital project spanning improvements at French Road Elementary, Twelve Corners Middle School, and Brighton High School, which included a controversial athletic field and synthetic turf component. The district recently expanded kindergarten to full-day, a program change that affects families with young children considering the district. These investments signal the district's commitment to facilities and program expansion, though they also carry modest ongoing tax implications families would weigh.

The surrounding Rochester neighborhood combines established residential blocks with walkable areas featuring historic homes, local shops, and parks. Housing values in the Rochester zip code where the school sits have been rising modestly and remain moderate relative to state and national benchmarks. The region's economic anchors include healthcare, higher education, and advanced manufacturing, creating a stable employment backdrop. Whether Brighton High School aligns with a family's needs depends on factors like course offerings, athletic and extracurricular breadth, and post-secondary support, all of which would benefit from direct conversation with the school.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

96.0%Cohort of 306 students · Class of 2021

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,253 schools plotted. 14 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Advanced Placement & IB

30 subjects offered · 2023-24

Each card is one AP or IB subject. The headline number is the share of students scoring 3 or higher on the exam — the threshold for college credit at most universities. The bar below each rate shows the underlying distribution across performance levels.

Score:12· no credit345· extremely well qualified

Math and Computer Science

Calculus AB

48 tested

79.2%

scored 3 or higher

Calculus BC

34 tested · Grade 10

91.2%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science A

21 tested · Grade 10

66.7%

scored 3 or higher

Statistics

63 tested · Grade 10

76.2%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Biology

49 tested

77.6%

scored 3 or higher

Chemistry

75 tested · Grade 10

94.7%

scored 3 or higher

Environmental Science

28 tested

78.6%

scored 3 or higher

Physics 1

100 tested · Grade 10

72.0%

scored 3 or higher

Physics 2

38 tested

71.1%

scored 3 or higher

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

36 tested

91.7%

scored 3 or higher

Physics C: Mechanics

36 tested

100.0%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

Comparative Government and Politics

41 tested

85.4%

scored 3 or higher

European History

25 tested

84.0%

scored 3 or higher

Human Geography

7 tested · Grade 9, Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Macroeconomics

2 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Microeconomics

3 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Psychology

48 tested

85.4%

scored 3 or higher

U.S. History

110 tested

97.3%

scored 3 or higher

World Languages and Cultures

Chinese Language and Culture

1 tested · Grade 9

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

French Language and Culture

12 tested

100.0%

scored 3 or higher

German Language and Culture

9 tested

100.0%

scored 3 or higher

Spanish Language and Culture

20 tested

85.0%

scored 3 or higher

Arts

Art History

21 tested · Grade 10

81.0%

scored 3 or higher

Music Theory

9 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Studio Art Drawing

2 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Other

Language and Comp

76 tested

82.9%

scored 3 or higher

Literature and Comp

43 tested

97.7%

scored 3 or higher

Studio Art 2d Design

4 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

U S Government and Politics

42 tested

92.9%

scored 3 or higher

World History

127 tested · Grade 10

93.7%

scored 3 or higher

New York Regents Exams

4 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Ela	324	93.0%
Social Studies	318	93.0%
Math	243	75.0%
Science	87	82.0%

Math

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 54% · ▼ 54 pts below district

▼ 37 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 76% · ▼ 76 pts below district

▼ 48 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Science

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 71% · ▼ 71 pts below district

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

This schoolBRIGHTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.