Charlotte High School (Rochester, New York)

Charlotte High School

Charlotte High School
Connecting Youth to Innovative Life Experiences
Address
4115 Lake Avenue
Rochester, New York 14612
United States
Coordinates 43°14′46″N 77°37′09″W / 43.24611°N 77.61917°W / 43.24611; -77.61917Coordinates: 43°14′46″N 77°37′09″W / 43.24611°N 77.61917°W / 43.24611; -77.61917
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1907
School district Rochester City School District
Principal Wakili Moore
Staff ~100
Faculty 60
Grades 8-12[1]
Enrollment 864 (2011-12)[1]
 • Grade 9 213
 • Grade 10 135
 • Grade 11 139
 • Grade 12 116
Student to teacher ratio 14:1[1]
Campus Urban
Nickname Lakesiders
Website Charlotte High School

Charlotte High School is a public high school in Rochester, operated by the Rochester City School District. The school is named for Charlotte, formerly an incorporated village in the Town of Greece and now a neighborhood in the city of Rochester.

Demographics

Charlotte High School's free/reduced lunch rate is 77.9% of the students.[2]

History

A school was built on the former site of a one-room school house in Charlotte in 1867. In 1907, a high school building was erected and the present Charlotte High School building was built in 1931.[3] In 1988, the Rochester City School District changed Charlotte to a middle school. In 2005, it became a high school once again.[4]

Campus

Charlotte High School is housed in a five-story new art deco style building on Lake Avenue in Rochester, not far from Lake Ontario. The building contains a swimming pool that is open to the public when not used for school activities.[5]

Curriculum

In addition to typical high school courses, Charlotte High School offers some unique opportunities to students.

Extracurriculars

Clubs and organizations

The school offers art, music, newspaper, math league and drama club.[6]

Young video artists from Charlotte participate in the Rochester Urban Youth Film Festival, sponsored by the University of Rochester.[9]

Sports

The school supports a full sports program.[6]

The Lakesiders basketball team won successive New York State championships in 1983 and 1984.[4] After winning the 2007 Section V Class "BB" title on March 3, 2007, the Charlotte basketball team finished second in the Far West Regional Class "B" final on March 10, 2007.[10] The team repeated as Section V "BB"" champions on March 1, 2008.[11]

The 2009–2010 track team won the Section V Class B championship.

Performance

In 2005, the school's attendance rate of 85% and its suspension rate of 33.3% both exceed those for similar schools. The school's standardized test scores for English Language Arts, Mathematics and Social Studies rank below the state average for similar schools.[12]

Incidents

In 2004, there were reports of violence and other acts at the school that required disciplinary action.[13][14][15] Charlotte High School was on the New York State list of dangerous schools in 2006.[16][17]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Charlotte High School | Best High Schools". US News. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Charlotte High School". schooldigger.com. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Carl W. Peters: American Scene Painter from Rochester to Rockport
  4. 1 2 Charlotte alum bask in success of the new generation, Democrat & Chronicle, January 11, 2008
  5. ↑ Rochester Parks and Recreation
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Charlotte High School Archived February 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ Charlotte High plans tourism academy, Democrat & Chronicle, July 29, 2004
  8. ↑ High School Library
  9. ↑ Rochester Urban Youth Film Festival Showcases Young Student Works
  10. ↑ City Basketball - K-12 - 2006/2007 Season - Rochester, New York
  11. ↑ "Moore, Williams help Charlotte repeat in BB". Retrieved 2008-03-02.
  12. ↑ City-Data for Charlotte High School in Rochester NY
  13. ↑ Two Local Schools Including Charlotte High School Deemed Dangerous (RNews Article) Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  14. ↑ Threat Leads to Charlotte Lockdown (RNews article)
  15. ↑ Student Stabbed at Charlotte HS (RNews article)
  16. ↑ New York States 'Persistently Dangerous Schools' List Archived March 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  17. ↑ "17 New York Schools Labeled 'Persistently Dangerous'". campussafetymagazine.com. Campus Safety. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
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