The top reported proficiency rate is 39% in English language arts. The lowest is 28% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Wheatland-chili High School
Wheatland-Chili High School in Scottsville is a public school serving grades six through twelve with a small enrollment typical for a suburban Rochester-area district. The school sits within a residential village where most families own homes, roughly a ten-minute drive from Rochester's outer edge, in a stable community with limited new development and a flat population trajectory over recent years.
State test results show proficiency challenges across the board. In sixth-grade math and English language arts, proficiency rates are in the mid-to-high forties. By seventh grade, math holds steady near the mid-forties while ELA dips to the high thirties. Eighth grade sees steeper declines, with ELA proficiency in the low thirties and science proficiency near the low thirties as well. Performance across these tested grades and subjects sits in the bottom quartile relative to other Monroe County district schools, a gap a parent would want to explore directly with the school to understand what reading or math interventions exist and how students move forward from these baseline assessments.
The school serves a student body that is majority white, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting mixed economic circumstances in the attendance zone. The district has pursued capital improvements without raising taxes on residents, funding a new cafeteria, playground, and security upgrades at the elementary school through state aid and reserves, and earlier completed another major facility project the same way. The district also participates in an interdistrict transfer program that allows students from outside the boundaries to enroll, which shapes the composition of this already small school.
High school grades and graduation data were not available in the reporting received, so a parent would need to ask the school directly about college-readiness curriculum, dual-credit or AP offerings, and graduation outcomes. The test results provided cover only sixth through eighth grade, leaving the academic picture for grades nine through twelve incomplete from this data set.
Scottsville itself is a quiet village anchored by a historic downtown and connected to the Genesee Valley Greenway trail system, with modest walkability outside the compact core and most daily errands requiring a car. Housing values have risen modestly, and the local market is showing active listings and decent supply by recent measures. For a family seeking a small, stable suburban setting with straightforward school facilities and a rural-adjacent feel close to Rochester, Wheatland-Chili offers that profile, though the middle-grade test results suggest academic support and intervention would be an important conversation before enrolling.
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