Arcadia High School, Rochester NY

Original Research by School Decision on Arcadia High School

Arcadia High School serves grades nine through twelve in Rochester's Greece Central School District, with enrollment across all four high school grades. The student body is roughly split between white students and students of color, with Hispanic and Black students each making up a substantial share of enrollment. More than half the student population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that a significant portion of families have economic need.

The school sits within the Rochester housing market, where home values are climbing and rental costs have risen modestly. The neighborhood supports walkable city living with established residential areas, parks, and access to transit, though like many parts of Rochester, it reflects both historical character and ongoing change. Greece Central is in the midst of a major facility refresh: voters approved a large capital improvement project in December 2024 that will reconfigure and add classrooms across every school in the district, funded through state building aid and capital reserves without a new tax levy. That work runs over four summers beginning in 2026, meaning families can expect ongoing facility upgrades at Arcadia through the targeted 2030 completion.

State testing data and graduation rate information for Arcadia were not available, so it is not possible to characterize how students perform on state assessments or what share complete a degree on time. This gap likely reflects either a reporting delay or the data format the state uses for individual schools. A parent interested in understanding Arcadia's academic outcomes may want to look into those metrics directly with the school or district, as they are important to the overall picture of student achievement.

Enrollment data on special-education and English-learner populations was also not reported, so the full profile of student support needs is not visible here. The school's course offerings, staffing levels, and discipline data were similarly not available, leaving open questions about program breadth and the day-to-day school environment.

Arcadia is a regular public high school, not a charter or magnet school. It draws from the Greece Central community and serves the traditional four-year high school pathway. The district has recently expanded its model by opening two new community schools focused on academic achievement and behavioral support with work-based learning partnerships, a shift that reflects growing attention to student support beyond the traditional classroom. For families considering Arcadia, the school offers standard high school enrollment, but understanding its specific academic pathways, available courses, and student supports would benefit from a direct conversation with the school or district.

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Academic performance

How students graduate and prepare for what comes next.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

96.0%Cohort of 263 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

13 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

4 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Calculus BC

5 tested

40.0%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science Principles

11 tested · Grade 10

45.5%

scored 3 or higher

Statistics

4 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Biology

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Chemistry

17 tested

76.5%

scored 3 or higher

Physics C: Mechanics

4 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

Psychology

25 tested

56.0%

scored 3 or higher

U.S. History

58 tested

70.7%

scored 3 or higher

Other

Language and Comp

57 tested · Grade 10

35.1%

scored 3 or higher

Literature and Comp

16 tested

93.8%

scored 3 or higher

U S Government and Politics

22 tested

86.4%

scored 3 or higher

World History

50 tested · Grade 10

40.0%

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	271	68.0%
Social Studies	267	61.0%
Science	263	60.0%
Math	175	30.0%

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.