North Rose-wolcott Elementary School, North Rose NY

Original Research by School Decision on North Rose-wolcott Elementary School

North Rose-Wolcott Elementary School serves children from prekindergarten through fourth grade in a small rural hamlet in Wayne County. The school is located on Salter Road in North Rose, a compact agricultural community where most families own their homes and the school district has deep roots serving the area's farming heritage.

The school enrolls roughly four hundred students, with a family composition showing economic need: a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student population is predominantly white, with smaller populations of Hispanic students and students of other backgrounds represented. Specific data on students with individualized education plans or English learners was not available.

State test results from the most recent year show proficiency in math and English language arts that falls below the midpoint for Wayne County's districts. In third grade math, fewer than a third of students tested met proficiency. Fourth grade showed slightly higher proficiency in both subjects, though still low: around a third in math and somewhat higher in English language arts. Science results from 2022 are stronger, with a much larger share of fourth graders meeting proficiency in that subject. This pattern, where proficiency rises by grade level in some subjects and where science performance outpaces reading and math, is something a parent may want to explore further with the school to understand the instructional focus and any support systems in place for early literacy and numeracy.

Across tested grades and subjects, the school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among Wayne County districts, driven by the science performance. This means the school is not at the weakest end of its county peer group, but the reading and math results in the earlier tested grades indicate an area warranting attention.

The school sits within North Rose-Wolcott Central School District, which in 2023 voters approved a substantial capital improvement project addressing facilities needs across all three schools in the district without raising school taxes, funded through reserves and state aid. More recently, in 2025, voters narrowly approved another multi-year capital project that includes a new transportation building and classroom, kitchen, cafeteria, roof, and infrastructure upgrades at the elementary and high schools, again with state funding covering most of the cost. These investments signal the district's effort to maintain its physical plant and learning spaces.

North Rose itself is a quiet, rural setting with very limited local employment; most residents work in the Rochester area. Housing is affordable, with median home values well below the state average. The community is small and tightly knit, with local government, libraries, and volunteer institutions as anchors. The elementary school is one of the few major institutional employers in the area. Enrollment in the early grades is modest but stable, with mixed groups spanning the school's four grade bands. Families considering this school should be prepared for a traditional small-town rural experience, limited in nearby services and commerce, where the school is a significant part of community life and where reading and math proficiency levels are an area the school is navigating alongside its peers.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 326%

School 26% · District 26%

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 31% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 329%

School 29% · District 29%

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

Grade 437%

School 37% · District 36% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Science

Grade 481%

School 81% · district not reported

▼ 4 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 586%

School 86% · district not reported

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

This schoolNORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income17%Higher-income45%28 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income29%Higher-income52%24 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income33%Higher-income57%23 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income15%Higher-income43%28 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income29%Higher-income38%10 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income52%Higher-income63%11 pp gap